D　解析：细节理解题。由第二段Isaksen说的话可知，她认为目前人们对国外的宠物了解得太少。

3．What does the phrase "the wake­up call" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A．A new disease.

B．A clear warning.

C．A dangerous animal.

D．A morning call.

B　解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段内容可知monkey­pox可能给人们"一个警示"。

4．The text suggests that in the future we ________．

A．may have to fight against more new diseases

B．may easily get infected by diseases from dogs

C．should not be allowed to have pets

D．should stop buying pets from Africa

A　解析：推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知，这种病毒的出现只是一个警告。未来可能会出现更多的新的疾病。

　　Many times when children make a mistake，starting with breaking a window while playing football or skipping classes and ending with stealing something or fighting with another child，parents are always blamed by the society for not having known how to educate their offspring(后代)．The situation is not that easy to explain.

　　Parents always look for the best interest of their children and many times they are ready to take measures only for their sake.They know their children are suffering when they are obliged to stay indoors or when they have no money，but they have to teach them a lesson so that they won't repeat the same mistakes over and over again.When a child realizes that his father is talking seriously about him not being allowed to do something，he understands the gravity(严重性)of his deeds and he knows he will think twice before making the same mistake again.

　　These are the cases of the responsible parents，who suffer when they see that their children are not happy but who resist the temptation of forgiving them so easily so that they realize the gravity of their actions not only at present but also for the future.

　　On the other hand there are parents who always find excuses for their children's behavior，who never consider they make mistakes or if they just do what they call "childish" things lacking importance.

When you buy your children everything he has ever dreamt of or when you tell him he can wear a necklace even if he is only 13，he will become so spoiled that he won't take into consideration anything of what you are telling him later on.He will get to the point when he steals