Dogs are generally called “man's best friend”. They are loyal, funny and loving. They seldom complain and always obey their owners. People who have dogs seem to be happier and healthier than those who live alone. One reason for this is that people with dogs lead more active lives. Who can say no to a lovely dog when he pulls on your arm and asks you to take him for a walk?

Dogs are really amazing animals. They not only provide great help for humans but also offer emotional support. Think about guide dogs for blind people, or dogs that help people in wheelchairs.

However, it is the emotional side of owning a dog that has been studied in detail by Dr Julie Davis of Chicago University. I have interviewed office workers and farmers, policemen and construction workers," says Dr Davis. Everyone wants to talk about their dogs. Many people said they cried much more when their dogs died than when their parents did. They said the sadness was much deeper. People tell me all the time that they get more emotional support from their dogs than they do from their husbands or wives."

1.What is the dog regarded as? (No more than 3 words)

2.Why do people with pet dogs seem happier and healthier than those having no dogs? (No more than 8 words)

3.Why does the writer think dogs are amazing animals? (No more than 11 words)

4.What can be concluded from Dr. Davis’ interview? (No more than 10 words)

These days, young children can enjoy directly what it is like to be a marine biologist (海洋生物学家) at a marine association. What they discover can lead them to appreciate and protect the ocean and also the animals living in it.

At the present time, learning isn’t only limited to the classroom. It’s quite common for kids to learn from outdoor experiences. Teachers commonly take their pupils on field trips to museums as well as other interesting areas. If you wish to help pupils to take care of the ocean, one of the best areas to take them to is a marine association, the place where the ocean biome (生物圈) is shown.

Taking your pupils to a marine association is a prefect way to help them learn. Education professionals agree that there are topics that children can learn more successfully whenever they experience them directly.

Several organizations that focused on protecting the ocean now operate on the coast of different areas in America and all around the world. It’s quite common for marine associations nowadays to open their doors several times a week to kids, parents, and ocean lovers to learn more about the ocean biome.

A marine association has different programs for children of different ages. You’ll find programs that are developed specially for pupils. Pupils are involved in interactive (互动的) learning. This learning experience allows young children to recognize the value of the role each species performs in their environment. They not only get to research creatures from the ocean, but they also get to see, touch, and smell most of these animals and plants. This type of exposure offers students an idea about the life of a marine scientist. It could help them choose a career afterwards.

These programs are generally held on Saturdays and Sundays in order that kids and parents can have more hours in which to have fun. Teachers who want to arrange these activities for their students can call a local marine association near them.

1.According to the text, pupils can have a better understanding of the ocean biome by _______.

A．learning about it from books

B．going to a marine association

C．attending marine biologists’ meetings

D．taking part-time jobs at marine associations

2.In Paragraph 5, the author mainly wants to tell us _______.

A．the advantage of learning at a marine association

B．different activities offered by a marine association

C．a marine association’s working conditions

D．the way to develop children’s interest in ocean

3.The underlined word “exposure” in Paragraph 5 probably means _______.

A．the way of explaining something

B．the way of choosing a career

C．a marine association’s working condition

D．the way to develop children’s interest in the ocean

4.Which of the following is TURE?

A．Young children can enjoy indirectly what it is like to be a marine biologist at a marine association.

B．To help your pupils to take care of the ocean, the best area to take them to is a marine association.

C．Children can learn the topics more successfully when they experience them directly.

D．A marine association has the same program for children of different ages.

5.The text is most probably taken from _______.

A．a teacher’s presentation

B．a marine biologist’s report

C．a student’s field trip journal

D．an introduction to a marine association

D
“I started going to clubs when I was nineteen. My friends went and they told me that I’d love it. They were right.” –Lara
Lara is a twenty-one-year old student who loves dancing. “At the moment, my favorite kind of music is acid jazz. I’d love to go to a Fatboy Slim or Ken Ishii gig. They’re so cool,” says Lara. Fatboy Slim and Ken Ishii are not pop stars—they are famous DJs. Being a DJ these days means more than playing records at a nightclub. DJs like Fatboy Slim have also produced a lot of successful CDs of their own music.
Nightclubs have been popular since the seventies but today’s clubs are different. They don’t usually open until at least 11 pm, and people often stay until 7 or 8 o’clock the next morning. Some clubbers will keep on dancing until 12 o’clock in the morning.
Why has dance music become so popular? Some people believe that clubs give young people what the hippies found in the sixties. They have somewhere to meet people just like them. Many clubbers say that dance music helps them to escape from their problems. They feel they are part of a big happy family. But most people just love to dance.
Dance Dictionary
So, what is the difference between Garage and High Energy? Not sure? Well, you’re not alone! There are lots of different types of dance music. A few are described below.

When we were very small, we realized that having friends was important. The need for friends continued as we grew into our teens. Friends played a big part in the development of our personalities. As adults, it is still important for us to have friends.

True friends are people who like us though we make mistakes and who listen to us and tell us the truth. Friends support our decisions and tell us when we’re wrong. They laugh with us and share our sadness. They are our partners and share interests with us. They stimulate us when we are feeling down. They are people with whom we aren’t afraid of sharing our secret wishes or what is really on our minds.

Friends, you fell safe and warm. At times, they also help with our everyday life, cooking a meal, helping with chores, or giving us a lift when we need.

Friends also are there to offer advice, an ear to listen, or a shoulder to cry on..

Friends also help us reduce stress. They not only listen to us when we fell stressed, but also discuss with us how to friends help us forget about problems at work or at home. For a short time, we can lose ourselves in a pleasant activity and perhaps laugh and breathe more easily.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

2.The underlined word “stimulate”in Paragraph 2 probably means ­­­­­­­­­­­­_________.

3.We can learn from the third paragraph that friends always _________.

4.According to the passage, we can reduce stress by _____.

① making more new friends             ② discussing our stress with friends

③ ignoring our problems for a while       ④ sharing interests with friends

The United States government wants to know what the public thinks about its findings on the safety of cloned animals.

The Food and Drug Administration says meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats are safe to eat. An FDA official called them “as safe to eat as the food we eat every day.” And when those clones reproduce sexually, the agency says, their offspring (后代) are safe to eat as well. But research on cloned sheep is limited. So the FDA proposes that sheep clones not be used for human food.

The United States this year could become the first country to agree to the sale of foods from cloned animals. First, however, the public will have ninety days to comment on three suggested documents. On December 28th the FDA released a long report, called a draft risk assessment, along with two policy documents.

The agency says it must receive comments by April second. The FDA seemed ready to act several years ago, but a committee called for more research.

For now, the government will continue to ask producers to honor a request that they not sell foods from cloned animals.

Clones are still rare. They cost a lot and are difficult to produce.

The FDA says most food from cloning is expected to come not from clones themselves, but from their sexually reproduced offspring. It says clones are expected to be used mostly as breeding animals to spread good qualities.

Public opinion studies show most Americans do not like the idea of food from cloned animals. But this research also shows the public knows little about cloning.

Cloning differs from genetic engineering. A cell taken from a so-called donor animal is grown into an embryo (胚胎) in the laboratory. Next, the embryo is placed into the uterus (子宫) of a female animal. If the process is successful, the pregnancy reaches full term and a genetic copy of the donor animal is born.

41. What’s the main purpose of the passage?

A. To tell an interesting story.                    B. To give some advice on foods.

C. To give a report.                                  D. To compare different opinions.

42. Who believe that foods from cloning are safe to eat? __________

A. Most Americans      B. An advisory committee      C. Critics        D. The FDA

43. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_____.

A. cloning has much in common with genetic

B. not every cell taken from a donor animal can grow into a genetic copy

C. the donor animal should be a female one

D. cloned animals grow faster than normal ones

44. Which of the following is true about foods from cloning? _______________

A. They come from the sexually reproduced offspring of cloned animals.

B. The food from first-generation cloned animals is very expensive.

C. Only FDA has the right to sell the food.

D. They will be sold mixed with those from naturally bred animals.