科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：053
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Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary． He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her． 'Most people don't seem to mind Allan, ' says Birgit-ta ,who thinks he is wonderful． 'he's my fourth child,' she says, She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog．
Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides（提供）a high level of care for its people． This level of care costs money．
People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes． Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill． However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance（保险）for their dog．
In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage（损坏）their dog does． A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner ,have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident．
1．Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because ______．
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A．he is her dog B．he is her child
C．he follows her everywhere D．he often falls ill
2．The money paid as dog taxes is used to ______．
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A．keep a high level of care for the people
B．pay for damage done by dogs
C．provide medical care for dogs
D．buy insurance for dog owners
3．If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?
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A．The owner of the car．
B．The owner of the dog．
C．The insurance company（公司）．
D．The government．
4．From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden ______．
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A．dogs are welcome in public places
B．keeping dogs means asking for trouble
C．many car accidents are caused by dogs
D．people care much about dogs
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科目：高中英语 来源：单元双测同步达标活页试卷 高二英语下 题型：050
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In Glacier National Park, which is in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, there once roamed a little deaf Indian boy. He loved to wander in the forest, and made friends with the animals who lived there. Since he loved animals, he would observe them intently and learn their habits. This little Indian boy's name was John Lewis Clarke.
John Lewis Clarke's grandfather was a graduate from West Point and a captain in the U. S. Army. He was married to the daughter of a Blackfoot Indian Chief and adopted by the tribe. His son, John Lewis Clarke's father, also married an Indian princess, the daughter of Chief Stands Alone. Sadly, John's grandfather was later killed by Indians of another tribe near Helena, Montana.
John Lewis Clarke was not born deaf. He became ill at a young age with scarlet fever. Though he survived, he could no longer hear the sounds that the forest animals made. He could not hear his Indian friends when they called to him. Scarlet fever had caused him to lose his hearing. His Indian friends gave him the name Cutapuis (Cu-ta-pu-ee) which means, “man who talks not.”
Because John could not talk, he could not tell his parents about his many animal friends in the forest and the exciting things that he saw, but he found another way to express himself. He made figures of them out of clay(粘土) from the river banks. Later, when he was older, he learned to carve things out of wood. He loved to carve animals. With an axe and a pocket knife, he carved a life-sized image of a bear from a cedar trunk. The bear looked so real, the only thing missing was its growl.
When John was old enough to go to school, his parents sent him to the Fort Shaw Indian School. However, since he needed special education, he was transferred to a school for the deaf at Boulder, Montana. He also attended the School for the Deaf at Devil's Lake, North Dakota. When he was older, he enrolled at St. Francis Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he studied wood carving. While he was still in his teens, John returned to Montana and opened a studio. He began to carve all the animals he had known very well in his childhood, and offer them for sale. He made models of animals out of wood, clay, and stone. He painted pictures using water colors and oils, and did excellent pen and ink drawings. He began to make a name for himself as an artist.
John spent most of his 89 years at his home studio in Glacier Park. Every year when the park season was over, he continued his work in Great Falls, Montana, his second home. Many important people bought John's work. John D． Rockefeller, Jr., the famous multimillionaire, was one of them. John's work was on exhibit in many places in this country. John died on November 20,1970. In his life-time, he literally carved his way to fame.
1．John probably started to use American Sign Language as soon as ________.
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A．he became deaf
B．he entered a school for the deaf
C．he could make figures out of clay
D．his Indian friends taught him
2．The subject of his artwork was mostly animals. This is most likely because ________.
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A．the environment he grew up has influenced him
B．he was an Indian
C．it was his way of expressing ideas
D．he did not like people
3．“The bear looked so real. The only thing missing was its growl.” This phrase means ________.
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A．John forgot to add one more thing
B．the bear was missing
C．the bear missed growling
D．the bear looked perfect except that it could not make any sound
4．During the course of his education, John attended ________.
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A．two schools
B．only a residential school for the deaf
C．four different schools
D．a school in Maine
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Saying "thank you" is probably the first thing most of us learn to do in a foreign language. After all,
we're brought up to be polite, and it is important to make a good impression upon other people-especially across national divides.
So, what exactly are you supposed to say when "thank you" is only the 20th most popular way to
express gratitude? According to a recent survey, 19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of "thank you" in a poll of 3,000 people.
Pollsters(民测调查员) found almost half of those asked preferred the more informal "cheers", while
others liked to use such expressions as "ta", "great" and "nice one".
So, just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?
Fortunately, the clue is in the language itself. "Cheers", despite its popularity, is considered an
informal way to say thank you - and this is a definite clue as to when you can best use it.
For instance, when going for a drink with friends, a smile and a "cheers" by way of thanks is not only
appropriate to the situation, it is also culturally accurate.
"Ta", originated from the Danish word "tak", was the second-most popular expression of thanks, and
is also commonly used in informal situations, along with phrases such as "nice one", and "brilliant".
Interestingly, one word that didn't make it into the top 20 was "thanks", Thank you is shorter, more
informal cousin.
"Thanks" can be useful, as it is able to bridge the divide between the formality of "thank you" and the
downright relaxed "cheers".
Certain words can double as an expression of thanks as well as delight. Again, the words themselves
offer the clue as to when best to use them.
For example, words like "awesome", "brilliant" and "you star" featured highly in the new poll and they
can hint at both your pleasure at someone's action, as well as serving to express your thanks. If you are
on the receiving end of a "new" thank you, you can respond with a simple "no problem", or "sure".
Of course, in certain circumstances, a simple wave, nod or smile may be appropriate. For instance, if
a car driver slows down to let you cross the road, simply raising your hand in acknowledgement is enough to show that you appreciate the driver's consideration.
Sometimes, formality is necessary, and "thank you" is still the best choice in such situations. But students should not worry about when exactly to use certain expressions.
Many people in Western countries are worried that good manners are in decline. People are tired of
seeing their acts of kindness and service pass without comment. So don't think your "thank you" is clumsy or awkwardly formal. The chances are, if you said "thank you", you made someone's day. You star.
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