People spend more time at home during the COVID pandemic. They want to make their life interesting. They get a dog or a cat.

Now, prices of everything are getting higher. Caring for pets is more expensive. In the UK, many people don’t want their pets anymore. They don’t have money for food for their pets. Also, animal doctors are expensive.

Animal rescue centers are full of dogs and cats. People bring animals to them every day. Experts(专家) say that a more difficult time will come. Many people will be poor. They hope that someone will care for the dogs and cats.

1.Why don’t many people want their pets in the UK?

A Because they don’t have time to care for them.

B Because caring for pets is more expensive.

C Because their life is interesting now.

D Because pets are not good for their health.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句“Caring for pets is more expensive. In the UK, many people don’t want their pet anymore.”可知，越来越多人负担不起照料宠物的各项费用，被弃养的宠物数量持续上升。故选B。

2.What do people in the UK think of animal doctors?

A Kind.

B Expensive.

C Cheap.

D Polite.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Also, animal doctors are expensive.”可知，兽医护理费用是昂贵的。故选B。

3.What does the underlined part mean?

A Dogs and cats are our good friends.

B People in the UK don’t like dogs and cats.

C There are a lot of animal rescue centers.

D Many people in the UK bring animals to the centers.

解析：选D。D 句意理解题。根据划线部分后面的“People bring animals to them every day.”以及前面提到的越来越多人负担不起照料宠物的各项费用可知，随着英国人生活成本日益增加，越来越多的养宠家庭将宠物送到动物救援慈善机构，等待领养者的出现。故选D。

4.Experts hope that_________.

A someone will care for the dogs and cats

B people can stop the pandemic this year

C their life will become interesting

D they have money for food for their pets

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句的“They hope that someone will care for the dogs and cats.”可知，随着生活成本日益增加，英国人未来会越来越穷，可能会有越来越多的宠物被弃养，专家希望有人能够照顾这些宠物。故选A。

5.What is the passage about?

A People spend more time at home.

B Many people in the UK will be poor.

C People in the UK can’t care for pets.

D Caring for pets will be cheaper.

解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了英国人的生活成本升高，越来越多的人负担不起照料宠物的各项费用，被弃养的宠物数量近期持续上升的相关情况。故选C。