Animal Services

Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, offering shelter to more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services to all of Austin and Travis County．In the shelter, no animal will be turned away．

Hours of Operation

Shelter:

Monday－Friday, 11:30 a．m．to 7:00 p．m．

Saturday－Sunday, 11:30 a．m．to 5:00 p．m．

Closed City Holidays

Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter．

Animal Protection and Control:

Monday ― Friday, 7:00 a．m．to 6:00 p．m．

Saturday ― Sunday, 7:00 a．m．to 5:00 p．m．

City Holidays, 7:00 a．m．to 3:00 p．m．

Officers on call overnight

Administrative Offices:

Monday ― Friday, 9:00 a．m．to 5:00 p．m．

Closed City Holidays

Location: 1156 W．Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703

Mailing address: Town lake Animal Center, POBox 1088, Austin, TX 78767

What’s New

Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes

PURPOSE: To teach people how to recognize and report animal cruelty．

WHO: All citizens are encouraged to take this class．

CAUSE: Usually animal cruelty is in relation to(与……有关) family cruelty．People who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings．If you’re able to recognize and report animal cruelty, you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area．

Programs

Town Lake Animal Center offers a number of animal-related services to Austin and Travis County, including Animal Protection & Control, a Pet Lost & Found, Pet Adoptions(领养) and Pet Registration(登记)．

Because the shelter accepts all animals, and because there is a big problem of a large population of pets in our area, the shelter does carry out painless killing of animals that have no other choices for lifetime care．

60．According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center    ．

A．is the largest animal shelter in the USA        

B．kills or sells homeless animals

C．offers many services to animals                   

D．is a place that raises animals for food

61．If you meet a badly injured pet dog at night, you’d better    ．

A．send it to the shelter directly         

B．call Administrative Offices immediately

C．send it to Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes

D．call Animal Protection and Control officers

62．Attending Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes can also help    ．

A．avoid family cruelty                               B．know more about the wildlife

C．stop any animal cruelty                        D．treat injured animals quickly

63．According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center has the right to    ．

       A．kill any animal in the area      B．reduce animals’ population greatly

C．balance the number of animals       D．stop animals’ life without pain

Ever wondered how one person could save the planet from the effects of climate change?
A British-made computer game on trial release on Monday creates different ways of doing just that．
“Fate of the World”puts the Earth’s future in players’ hands, placing them in charge of an international environmental body which could save the world from the effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions（排放）or let it destroyed by more emissions．
Through different scenes, players can explore options such as geoengineering（地球工程） and alternative energy sources to save the planet from rising temperatures, decreasing natural resources and a growing population over the next 200 years．
An improved version of the game will be followed by a three-month feedback period from players, with final release due in February next year．
Created by Oxford-based games developer Red Redemption, the game is different from other mainstream action games mainly by using data from real climate models and advice from scientists and economists．
“Science data is often inaccessible and we are trying to put players in a position of power and connected with the issues,” Gobion Rowlands, Red Redemption’s founder and chairman said．
This year, a series of apparent errors in climate science and the failure of UN talks to reach an international deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions appeared to weaken the public’s interest in climate change．
However, games centered on sustainability（持续性）and human rights have been growing in popularity and are welcomed by green groups as a way of raising awareness．
Using climate change as inspiration for entertainment shows the issue has affected global culture, which can only be a good thing．Friends of the Earth’s head of climate Mike Childs said.“We need creative industries to work with these big issues as the results can be extremely powerful and can help us to understand what a sustainable future looks and feels like,”he added．
【小题1】“Fate of the World” in the passage refers to                      ．

A．a book on computer games	B．a company developing computer games
C．a computer game on climate change	D．a player in charge of computer games

【小题2】What makes the climate computer game different from the other games?

A．It uses data from real climate models and advice from experts．

B．It is the only computer game about climate．

C．It can save the planet from the effect of climate change．

D．It aims to affect the global culture．

【小题3】It can be concluded from the passage that                        ．

A．games on sustainability and human rights are very popular among young players

B．the game increases players’ awareness of environmental protection

C．only computer experts can play the new climate computer game

D．after a three-month feedback period from players, the new game is on sale now

【小题4】Which of the following can NOT the players experience while playing the new game?

A．Challenging the climate change in an unreal world

B．Understanding what a sustainable future looks and feels like

C．Enjoying the power to decide the earth’s fate

D．Predicting what will happen in 200 years

【小题5】In which column of a newspaper can you probably read this article?

A．Weather & Climate	B．Science & Technology
C．Life & Entertainment	D．Sports & Culture

It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves

Must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderndss(荒野)

                            For Killing Wolves

  In Alaska，the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago，because hunters were killing hundreds

0f them forsport .However．1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur．So the woIf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply．

    A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for

food．Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life．When the deer can’t find enough food，they die．

   If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer，their prey(猎物)will disappear some

day．And the wolves will．too．So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the

ecology．If we killed more wolves，we would save them and their prey from dying out．We’d also

save some farm animals．

    In another northern state，wolves attack cows and chickens for food．Farmers want the

government to send biologists to study the problem．They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small woIf population．

                           Against Killing Wolves

  If you had lived long ago，you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous

wolf．According to most stories，hungry wolves often kill people for food．Even today，the stories of the“big bad woIf'＂will not disappear．

    But the fact is wolves are afraid of people．and they seldom travel in areas where there is a

human smell．When wolves eat other animals，they usually kill the very young．or the sick and

injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the

weak members had lived．And has always been a law of nature

  Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves，we say it is nonsense!Researchers

have found wolves and their prey living in balance．The wolves keep the deer population from

becoming too large,and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life．

    The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used bv people．Even if

wilderness land is not used directly for human needs．the wolves can’t always find enough food .So they travel to the nearest source,which is often a farm．Then there is danger．The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next．

1．According to the passage，some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that_____________．

    A．there are too many wolves                  B．they kill large numbers deer

    C．they attack cows and chickens for food        D．they destroy the wilderness plant life

2．Some people are against killing wolves because____________．

    A．wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wildemess

    B．there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness

    C．there are too many deer in the wilderness

    D．wolves are afraid of people and never attack people

3．According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals，____________．

A．they never eat strong and healthy ones

    B．they always go against the law of nature

    C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

    D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

4．The last sentence“And everyone knows what happens next”implies that in such cases____________．

    A．farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

    B．woIves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

    C．wolves wilI find enough food sources on famls

    D．people will leave the areas where wolves can live

During the last century we have moved from the Industrial Age through the Information Age to the Knowledge Age. The ability to obtain and apply the right knowledge effectively will become a key skill in the next century. Our ability will no longer be judged only by knowledge gained in the past, but will also be measured by our ability to learn and adapt in the future.

    Learning isn’t just about economic success, however. It is the key to achieving our full potential(潜能,潜力). Human beings are particularly adapted to learn and we have the ability to do so throughout our lives.

    Learning has the power to change us. Specifically, we can become more successful. Learning can enable us to solve problems and change our attitudes. It makes us more interesting to be with. It can be enormous fun. It can also be very challenging.

    We all have the ability, at any age, to change our lives through learning. Our survival in the twenty-first century as individuals, organizations and nations, will depend on our ability to learn. A learning population is healthier, more tolerant(容忍的,宽容的), independent and fulfilled. Learning can take place in a range of styles: anytime, anywhere, anyhow.

    None of us learn in isolation(隔绝,孤立). There are a whole range of factors that can affect us in learning. The key factors affecting people’s learning include: ●their resources ●their image of learning ●the rewards associated with any learning activity ●the availability of information about learning opportunities ●the climate created by government and employers in which learning takes place

What is the most important skill in the next century according to the passage?

A. Knowledge we obtained in the past.

B. Computer skill.

C. The ability to obtain and apply knowledge.

D. Foreign language.

What is the most important purpose of learning?

A. To succeed economically.

B. To achieve in life.

C. To solve problems.

D. To achieve our full potential.

In many ways learning has the power to transform us, so which of the following does NOT belong to the ways?

A. We can have a longer life.

B. We can become more successful through learning.

C. We can be more open-minded.

D. We can be more agreeable.

Which of the following proverbs can best go with the fourth paragraph?

A. Learning makes a good man better and an ill man worse.

B. It’s never too late to learn.

C. Reading makes a full man.

D. Knowledge is power.

A latest national survey has found that over half of China’s netizens（网民）are suffering from various mental problems although some 62 percent of them claim at the same time that they are happy on the whole anyway.

This is the result of China’s first White Paper on Netizens’ Health Conditions issued on Wednesday by 39.net, China’s largest authoritative website on health sciences. It is the first most comprehensive health survey on netizens’ health situation ever conducted in China in ten years’ time. The white paper came out after two months of online and offline research that involved over 150 thousand netizens, covering topics and questions on health knowledge, mental situation, sense of health, and living habits.

According to the white paper, more than 70 percent of China’s netizens say they are suffering from mental problems such as bad memory, anxiety, depression, and a lack of confidence. And a similar 72 percent of them also say they are often suffering from diseases like insomnia, dizziness, joint degeneration and achings. Meanwhile, another 53 percent of netizens believe that white collar employees who have bigger work pressures are more likely to catch mental problems.

The white paper adds, doing almost no sports and spending long time surfing online lead to the above mentioned health problems among netizens. Only 9 percent of netizens take up sports on weekends while over 40 percent stay home, surfing. And only 16 percent netizens can assure more than eight hours’ sleeping daily.

At present, China has a netizen population of 162 million, with a monthly consumption of 186 yuan, or about 25 dollars, on Internet surfing.

68. The national survey on netizens’ health situation ________.

A. was conducted by sohu.com      B. is conducted every year

C. was carried out online and offline   D. covered about half a million netizens

69. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined part “white collar”?

A. White clothes.   B. White offices.  C. Office workers.   D. White people.

70. All the following factors have been mentioned to cause the health problems among netizens EXCEPT ________.

A. doing no sports           B. spending long time online

C. heavy work pressures         D. shopping online

71. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. China has a large netizen population.

B. Many netizens in China have mental problems.

C. the Internet has a negative influence on people.

D. How to surf the Internet safely and healthily.