《2026年江苏13大市中考名卷优选38套英语》

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Otters(水獭) are cute water animals. 36 In
Japan, some "otter cafes" are open for business.
People can pay to play with the otters there and to
take photos with them. In Indonesia, people go
swimming with their pet otters and take "funny"
videos. These photos and videos posted online have
attracted more people to buy otters as pets.
However, these photos and videos hide the fact
that the online trade is doing harm to otters. In the
wild, baby otters usually stay with their mothers
during their first year of life. According to a report,
70 percent of otters sold online are under a year old.
37 When they're kept as pets by humans, they
do not live full, natural lives.
Otters are very social. They live in family
groups of up to fifteen in the wild. Keeping an otter
as a pet can make it very sad and lonely. 38
Their owners' bathtubs or pools are much smaller
than the bodies of water in the wild.
On the other hand, it is not wise to keep otters
as pets at home. 39 If they're kept indoors,
they will leave a lot of waste around the house. This
would make the smell even more unpleasant.
Besides, when otters are upset, they will make loud
noises and even attack people. If a person is bitten
by an otter, he or she needs to go to the hospital
immediately.
40 Well, one of the main ways is to let
more people know that otters should not be kept as
pets. We should also keep an eye on online posts
about these animals. When photos and videos show
baby otters being kept or sold as pets, don't share
them.
A. These animals also need enough space to swim.
B. They have a very special fishy smell.
C. These baby otters have been stolen from their
mothers.
D. These baby otters have run away from their
mothers.
E. Now more and more people like keeping them
as pets.
F. What can we do to stop the otter pet trade?
36. E 37. C 38. A
39. B 40. F

答案： 36.E 上文说水獭是可爱的水生动物，下文讲日本有水獭咖啡馆、印尼人养宠物水獭等情况，E项“现在越来越多人喜欢把它们当宠物养”承上启下，符合语境。
37.C 上文提到野生小水獭一岁前通常和妈妈在一起，而网上售卖的水獭中有70％不足一岁，C项说明这些小水獭是从母亲身边被偷走的，合理解释了这些幼崽的来源。D项“幼崽从妈妈身边逃走”不符合野生小水獭和妈妈的关系及实际情况，排除。
38.A 下文说主人的浴缸或泳池比野生环境中的水域小很多，A项“这些动物也需要足够空间游泳”引出关于水獭所需空间的内容，符合语境。
39.B 下文提到将水獭养在室内会留下很多排泄物，味道更难闻，B项“它们有很特别的鱼腥味”能解释水獭在家里产生的气味方面的问题，符合语境。
40.F 下文讲述了阻止水獭宠物交易的方法，F项“我们能做什么来阻止水獭宠物交易?”以问题形式引出下文的解决办法，符合语境。