根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K]
Adults keep pets with their children.
Pet-keeping has a very long history.
Pet-keeping may do harm to animals.
People keep pets for their aesthetic need.
Caged pets bee increasingly popular.
Pet-keeping is helpful for children’s growth.
【小题1】
Pet-keeping is a time-honored tradition. One of the reasons for people to raise dogs or cows was usefulness. While people in the past hunted animals and kept them in their backyards, the civilized man today is less cruel towards them and is less exploitative(利用的).
【小题2】
We keep animals as pets because they are attractive. We all have the urge to possess something that has aesthetic（审美的）value, and that is why we treasure paintings or fine furniture. Keeping pets is one form of this urge. A Siamese cat in the house can be a decorative object. Pets are playful animals and they amuse us. A little rabbit amuses us by its playful and lively runs.
【小题3】
Many parents find it helpful to have pets in the house for their children. Having pets is an excellent way of developing in children the love of animals and responsibility. Children get the opportunity to take on full responsibility for another creature’s life. It will be an educational experience for a child to watch the natural life cycle of an animal. There are psychological(心理的) benefits for children. Pets are wele friends for children who are lonely. Pets are excellent panions. Keeping pets means giving love and being loved. We find fort in giving care and receiving care in return. We get pleasure from their appearance and their behavior.
【小题4】
As more people move into apartments, there are limitations on keeping of animals like dogs and monkeys. Therefore, caged animals have increased in popularity. Birds fall into this group. We keep them for their beautiful songs and feathers. Fish-keeping is a widespread hobby and the keeper can observe their behavior in the glass tank and study its entire life cycle. The cat is a fine house pet and it fits neatly into human habitation(居住地) without requiring its own cage. They are wonderful hunters, if there are rats around.
【小题5】
Pets satisfy man’s desire to care for a bit of nature. The pet owner has the responsibility for supplying those needs that nature provides. Pets are amusing and entertaining, but we are in a way doing animals harm by making them live in a human environment. Are we not enslaving(奴役)them?B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文介绍了一些关于饲养宠物的问题。人们养宠物的原因和好处，以及对动物的影响。
【小题1】根据Pet-keeping is a time-honored tradition.可知养宠物有很长的历史了，故选B。
【小题2】根据We keep animals as pets because they are attractive. We all have the urge to possess something that has aesthetic value, and that is why we treasure paintings or fine furniture.可知人们养宠物是为了审美需求，故选D。
【小题3】根据Many parents find it helpful to have pets in their house and for their children可知养宠物有助于孩子的成长，.故选F。
【小题4】根据Therefore, caged animals have increased in popularity.可知圈养动物越来越受欢迎，故选E。
【小题5】根据Pets are amusing and entertaining, but we are in a way doing animals harm by making them live in a human environment. Are we not enslaving(奴役)them?可知养宠物可能对动物有害。故选C。