Question

Cat cafes to open in Toronto and Montreal

THESTAR，TORONTO

Soon, people in Toronto may be able to enjoy a hot chocolate or a coffee in a "cat cafe". Two groups of people in the city are trying to raise enough money to open cat cafes.

The idea is simple： a cafe for humans一with lots of cats around. People will be able to pet the cats while they're sipping their coffee. There are already cat cafes in places like England, France and in Asia like in Japan, South Korea and China.

Jennifer Morozowich plans to open her Kitty Cat Cafe in September. She told The Toronto Star that it will have six to fifteen cats. Morozowich is a cat lover who says that cats help to reduce people's pressure（压力）．She is also planning to hold special "Litter-ature" events, with the Dundas West Animal Hospital, at her cafe, with kids reading to the cats.

Some experts（专家）say that reading to animals helps kids learn to read better because animals enjoy hearing the human voice and kids don’t have to feel worried about making mistakes while they're reading.

Another cat cafe, Pet Me Meow, will be open in autumn if Ashkan Rahimi and Jeff Ro have their way. They are trying to raise money to open a place where cats will live, and[people can come in and buy a coffee and hang out with the cats.

Both sets of possible tale owners will have to make sure their cafes are very clean. The City of Toronto has many rules that people have to follow who want to serve food to humans when there are animals nearby. For example, the animal boxes need to be in a separate space away from the eating area.

The cafe owners will get the cats from rescue shelters（救护所）．If the coffee drinkers fall in love with a certain cat, they may be able to take it home.

The Toronto cat rates won't be Canada's first. Happy Cat Cafe, is opening in July in Montreal.

1.The underlined word "sipping" in the second paragraph probably means“    ”·

A. selling B. getting C. drinking D. making

2.According to the passage, Jennifer Morozowich

A. is a star from Toronto B. likes cats very much

C. has a cat cafe now    D. lives under much pressure

3.We can learn from the passage that

A. reading to cats may help kids make fewer mistakes

B. the cat cafes have to give food to animals nearby

C. people mustn't take the cats of the cat cafes home

D. Canada will probably have three cat cafes this year

4.The passage might be

A. a news report    B. an animal story

C. a meeting notice D. a pet advertisement

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文提供的是有关“猫咖啡馆”的信息。讲述了开猫咖啡馆的简单想法、开猫咖啡馆的好处以及要注意的事项等等。

1.C 词义猜测题。题意：第二段里有下划线的"sipping" 可能是什么意思？A. selling卖；B. getting得到，获得；C. drinking 喝；D. making制作，制造。句意：People will be able to pet the cats while they're sipping their coffee. 人们在sipping咖啡时可以亲抚猫。进咖啡馆的人们是品尝咖啡的，可以推测出其词义是“喝”，故选C。

2.2】B 细节理解题。题意：根据短文内容，可知有关Jennifer Morozowich的什么信息？A. is a star from Toronto多伦多的一位明星；B, likes cats very much非常喜欢猫； C. has a cat cafe now现在有一家猫咖啡馆；D. lives under much pressure生活中有许多压力。根据第三段的：Morozowich is a cat lover who says that cats help to reduce people's pressure可知，他是一位猫爱好者。故选B。

3.3】D 推理判断题。题意：从短文中我们可以了解到什么？A. reading to cats may help kids make fewer mistakes对着猫读书可以帮助孩子少犯错；B. the cat cafes have to give food to animals nearby猫咖啡馆必须在附近给猫食物；C. people mustn't take the cats of the cat cafes home人们不得把猫咖啡馆里的猫带回家；D. Canada will probably have three cat cafes this year加拿大今年可能会有三家猫咖啡馆。根据短文，今年可能会有：Kitty Cat Cafe、Pet Me Meow、 Happy Cat Café这样三家猫咖啡馆开业，故选D。

4.A. a news report一则新闻报道； B. an animal story一个动物故事；C. a meeting notice一则会议通知； D. a pet advertisement一则宠物广告。本文报道的是加拿大的猫咖啡馆，可能是一则新闻报道。故选A。

【考点定位】 考查社会生活类短文阅读。