10 Examining Cause and Effect：10检查的原因和影响.doc

10?Examining Cause and Effect What caused Pat to drop out of school? Why are soap operas so popular? Why does our football team do so poorly each year? How has retirement affected Dad? What effects does divorce have on children? Every day we ask such questions and look for answers. We realize that situations have causes and also effects—good or bad. By examining causes and effects, we seek to understand and explain things. In this section, you will be asked to do some detective work by examining the causes of something or the effects of something. First read the three paragraphs that follow and answer the questions about them. All three paragraphs support their opening points by explaining a series of causes or a series of effects. Paragraphs to Consider New Puppy in the House 1Buying a new puppy can have significant effects on a household. 2For one thing, the puppy keeps the entire family awake for at least two solid weeks. 3Every night when the puppy is placed in its box, it begins to howl, yip, and whine. 4Even after the lights go out and the house quiets down, the puppy continues to moan. 5A second effect is that the puppy tortures the family by destroying material possessions. 6Every day something different is damaged. 7Family members find chewed belts and shoes, gnawed table legs, and ripped sofa cushions leaking stuffing. 8In addition, the puppy often misses the paper during the paper-training stage of life, thus making the house smell like the public restroom at a city bus station. 9Maybe the most serious problem, though, is that the puppy causes family arguments. 10Parents argue with children about who is supposed to feed and walk the dog. 11Children argue about who gets to play with the puppy first. 12Everyone argues about who left socks and shoes around for the puppy to find. 13These continual arguments, along with the effects of sleeplessness and the loss of valued possessions, can really disrupt a household. 14Only when the puppy gets a bit older d