Andy is always watching animal programs on TV. When hewas a child his favorite books were Gerald Durrel’s animal books.He also wrote down something about animals when he heardthem-especiallytheones that were about loving animals.

He has always had pets. His first animal friends were pigs.And then he tried his best to persuade his parents to get a dog.For some reasons they did not seem to believe Andy would walkthe dog three times a day，no matter how Andy promised he’d do it.

He did his best to persuade them： he was good at drawing andleft drawings of dogs all over the place. He ran to the library，borrowed all the dog books he could find，and left them lyingaround as well. His parents were quite used to his books lyingaround everywhere.

Then Andy’s mother was told a friend’s cat had kittens andthey could go and get one. At first Andy was a little disappointed.As time went by，he learned to love the cat so much he has hadcats ever since.

Cats let us know when it is time to change the sofa. Eitherwhen the fabric starts to look like Einstein’s hair that has been combed with cat paws，thanks to the generous donation of cat hair.

根据短文内容，正确回答问题。

1.What animals were Andy’s first animal friends？

2.Did Andy’s parents agree to buy him a dog？

3.What animal did Andy get？

（Key： 1.His first animal friends were pigs.

2.No，they didn’t.

3.A cat.）

譯文

安迪的爱好

安迪总是看电视上的动物频道。当他还是个孩子的时候，他最喜欢的书就是杰拉尔德·达雷尔写的有关动物的书籍。每当他听到一些关于动物的事情，尤其是那些有关爱护动物的故事，他都会记录下来。

他一直爱养宠物，他的第一个动物朋友是猪。后来他尽自己的最大努力去说服他父母为他买一只狗。由于某些原因，无论安迪怎样承诺，他们似乎并不相信安迪会每天出去遛狗三次。

他尽自己的最大努力说服他们：他擅长画画，到处都放着狗的素描。他跑到图书馆去借他能找到的所有关于狗的书籍，也把它们丢得到处都是。他的父母已经习惯他把书丢得到处都是了。

后来安迪的母亲得知一个朋友家的猫生了小猫，他们可以去抱一只回家。起初安迪感到有点失望，但自从有了猫之后，随着时间的推移他学会给猫很多爱护。

猫让我们知道什么时候该换沙发了，也就是当沙发织物开始看起来像用猫爪梳理过的爱因斯坦的头发时，这其实多亏有了慷慨捐赠的猫毛。

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