[]黑龙江省伊春市第二中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2016-2017学年度第一学期高三学年期中考试 英语试卷 考试时间100分钟，满分150分。 第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分） A Pet owners are being encouraged to take their animals to work , a move scientists say can be good for productivity , workplace morale (士气), and the well-being of animals .  A study found that 25% of Australian women would like to keep an office pet . Sue Chaseling of Petcare Information Service said the practice of keeping office pets was good both for the people and the pets . "On the pets' side , they are not left on their own and won't feel lonely and unhappy," she said .A study of major US companies showed that 73% found office pets beneficial , while 27% experienced a drop in absenteeism Xarni Riggs has two cats walking around her Global Hair Salon in Paddington. "My customers love them. They are their favorites," she said . "They are not troublesome. They know when to go and have a sleep in the sun.” Little black BJ has spent nearly all his two years "working" at Punch Gallery in Balmain . Owner Iain