PetsorThreats?Formanyfamilies,havingapetaspartofthehouseholdisasnormalandtraditionalashavingawasheranddryeroracarandabicycle.Manyyoungpeoplerememberwithimmensefondnessthepleasureofgrowingupwithdogs,cats,fish,birds,andothercommondomesticanimalsinthehome.Petsfrequentlyattainthestatusofanactualfamilymember,andprovidelove,companionship,andaffection.Whathappens,however,whentheconceptofpetsstretchesbeyondthecustomary（傳統(tǒng)的）breedsandintothelessconventionaltypessuchasrattlesnakes（響尾蛇）,tigers,orevenelephants？WhileapproximatelyhalfofthestatesintheUsbanatleastsomespeciesofdangerouscaptivewildlife,theotherhalfhavelittleornorestrictionsonwhatcreaturescanbebroughthome.WhetherornotpeopleshouldbeallowedtoownexoticpetsisamatterofopinionManypetownersareresponsibleandknowledgeableabouthowtocarefortheuniquedietary,housing,andlifestyleneedsofunusualanimals.Also,althoughmanyofthesebreedsareclassifiedaswildcreatures,anumberofthemposenoactualthreattohumans,especiallyifkeptinthepropercontainers.Sadly,therearepetownerswhoareonlytemporarilyfascinatedbyuniqueanimals.Theyloseinterestorgetdistractedandstoptakingadequatecareofthecreatures.Theymaystopfeedingthemthenecessarydiettokeeptheanimalssatisfied.Theymayforgettolatch（用碰鎖鎖上）agateorlidandtheanimalscanescape,ortheownersmayjustdecidetoreturnthem“tothewild”andletthemgo.Frightened,confusedanimalscanbeespeciallyhazardoustothepublic,andwhenthoseanimalsarealreadydangerous,thethreatismagnified.Notonlyarepeopleatrisk,butalsoisthelostpet,asmanyauthoritieswillfindasolutiontoitsescapenotthroughcaptureandrelease,butthrougheuthanasia（安樂(lè)死）.

ReadingComprehensionChoosethecorrectanswerforeachquestion1.Whichofthefollowingisakindofexoticpet?A.Thecat.B.Thetiger.C.Thedog.D.Thebird.2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheusintermsofowningpets?A.30%ofitsstatesbancertainspeciesofdangerouscaptivewildlife.B.Mostofitsstatesencouragepeopletohaveconventionalpets.C.Halfofitsstateshavelittleornorestrictionsonchoosingpets.D.Morethanhalfofitspeoplechoosetoownexoticpets.3.Howcanwekeeppeoplesafefromexoticpets?A.Carefortheiruniquedietary.B.Satisfyalltheirlifestyleneeds.C.Classifythemashouseholdanimals.D.Keeptheminpropercontainers.4.Whenmighttheuniqueanimalsescape?A.Whenagateorlidisnotlatched.B.Whentheirownerslostinterestinthem.C.Whentheyarenotfedadequately.D.Whentheyarefreedtothewild.5.Whatmighthappentothelostexoticpetsthreateningpeople?A.Theywillbekilledonthespot.B.Theywillbereleasedtothewild.C.Theywillbehumanelykilled.D.Theywillbetakentolocalzoos.Vocabulary基礎(chǔ)詞traditional adj.傳統(tǒng)的；習(xí)俗的 記詞根記憶tra（=trans,轉(zhuǎn)移）+dit（給予）+ion+al（…的）代代相傳的→傳統(tǒng)的 搭traditionaldress/clothes傳統(tǒng)服裝attain vt.（通常經(jīng)過(guò)努力）獲得；得到；達(dá)到（水平、年齡、狀況等） 英tosucceedingettingsth.,usuallyafteralotofeffort 記詞根記憶at（表加強(qiáng)）+tain（拿?。o緊拿住→獲得；達(dá)到 例Tonytriedhisbesttoattainthegoalofgettingpromoted.托尼竭盡全力達(dá)到升職的目標(biāo)。affection n.喜愛(ài),鐘愛(ài)；感情 搭afeelingoflikingforsth.orsb.affectionforsb./sth.對(duì)某人或某物的喜愛(ài)breed n.（動(dòng)植物的）品種vt.飼養(yǎng),培育（動(dòng)植物）；繁殖 搭aparticulartypeofanimalabreedofdog某個(gè)品種的狗wildlife n.野生動(dòng)植物；野生生物 記組合詞wild（野生的）+life（生命）→野生生物 搭awildlifehabitat一個(gè)野生動(dòng)物棲息地classify vt.分類(lèi),歸類(lèi)；編排 記詞根記憶class（類(lèi)別）+ify（…化）→類(lèi)化→分類(lèi) 例Theyclassifiedthesebooksbysubject.他們按學(xué)科將這些圖書(shū)進(jìn)行了分類(lèi)。container n.容器；集裝箱 記詞根記憶con（表加強(qiáng)）+tain（拿?。?er（表物）能容納物品的東西→容器authority n.[常pl.]官方,當(dāng)權(quán)者,當(dāng)局；權(quán)力,權(quán)威；批準(zhǔn),授權(quán) 記詞根記憶author（特權(quán)）+ity→權(quán)威；當(dāng)局Vocabulary進(jìn)階詞immense adj.巨大的,極大的 英extremelylargeorgreat 記詞根記憶im（不）+mens（測(cè)量）+e→不可測(cè)量的→巨大的domestic adj.家庭的；馴養(yǎng)的；國(guó)內(nèi)的 記詞根記憶dom（馴服）+estic（…的）馴養(yǎng)的stretch v.延伸,拉長(zhǎng)n.一段路程；延伸 搭stretchout伸展；（使）嚴(yán)平躺captive adj.被監(jiān)禁的,被困住的；受控制的n.俘虜；戰(zhàn)俘 英keptasaprisonerorinaconfinedspace；unabletoescape 記詞根記憶capt（抓）+ⅳe（表人）→被抓的人→俘虜restriction n.限制,約束 搭dietrestriction飲食限制trafficrestriction交通限制exotic adj.外來(lái)的,來(lái)自異國(guó)的；奇異的英unusualandoftenexcitingbecauseitisconnectedwithforeigncountries 記詞根記憶exo（外面）+tic（屬于…的）→外來(lái)的 搭exoticplants奇花異草exoticgoods外來(lái)商品dietary adj.飲食的 搭dietaryrequirements飲食要求pose vt.造成,產(chǎn)生（問(wèn)題、威脅等）；擺姿勢(shì)；提出n.姿勢(shì) 記聯(lián)想記憶手拿玫瑰（rose）擺好姿勢(shì)（pose）,準(zhǔn)備拍照f(shuō)ascinate v.深深吸引,迷住 記詞根記憶fascin（迷?。?ate（表動(dòng)詞）迷住 例Heissofascinatedbymeteorology.他被氣象學(xué)深深吸引住了。frightened adj.受驚的；受恐