Some pets lost their homes during the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai. Their owners have COVID-19 or are close contacts, so they can’t look after their pets. To solve the problem, Shanghai’s first pet care center downtown opened on May 7. The center accepts these pets.

The center has two rooms, and it can hold around 40 dogs and 10 cats in cages(笼子). Workers of the center feed these pets twice a day, clean them, and take the dogs for walks.

“An official(官员) got in touch with me and hoped that I could help take care of pets whose owners were under quarantine(隔离) earlier this month. As an animal lover, I am glad to hear that,” said Zhai Jiang, head of the pet caring volunteer association and Babala Pet Hospital.

After discussing the matter with his team, Zhai decided to offer free pet care services to these owners. “I hope more neighborhoods can see what we are doing, and I am willing to guide them for free,” Zhai said. He added that the difficulty is that the size and number of cages are limited(有限的) now.

After learning about the pet care center, Qiu Ying, a person living in the Huangpu district, said: “I think what the center did is very heart-warming. I hope that every neighborhood can provide such services.”

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1.What does “the problem” in Paragraph One refer to(指)?

A Some pets lost their homes.

B The pet owners had COVID-19.

C Some people became close contacts.

D D. The COVID-19 broke out in Shanghai.

解析：选A。A 词意指代题。根据下文的“Shanghai’s first pet care center downtown opened on May 7”可知，上海首家宠物护理中心开业，就是为了解决宠物失去家的问题。故选A。

2.How many animals can the two rooms hold now?

A 7.

B 10.

C 40.

D 50.

解析：选D。D 数字计算题。根据第二段第一句“The center has two rooms, and it can hold around 40 dogs and 10 cats in cages”可知，这家宠物护理中心有两个房间，可以容纳关在笼子里的40只狗和10只猫，即总共可容纳50只动物。故选D。

3.How does Zhai Jiang feel about helping the pets?

A Angry.

B Happy.

C Tired.

D Nervous.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第三段中Zhai Jiang说的话“As an animal lover, I am glad to hear that”可知，他很高兴听到这位官员请他帮忙照顾宠物，由此可知他很乐意帮助这些宠物。故选B。

4.What problem does the center face now?

A There are not enough workers.

B No neighborhoods provide help.

C They don’t have enough big cages.

D Pets can’t get on well with each other.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第四段的“He added that the difficulty is that the size and number of cages are limited now.”可知，现在这个护理中心面临的困难是笼子的尺寸和数量有限，即他们缺少大笼子。故选C。

5.What does Qiu Ying think of the pet care center?

A It’s dangerous.

B It’s wonderful.

C It’s educational.

D It’s meaningless.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Qiu Ying说的话“I think what the center did is very heart-warming. I hope that every neighborhood can provide such services”她认为这个宠物护理中心做的事很暖心，希望每个社区都能提供这样的服务，由此可知她认为宠物护理中心很棒。故选B。