Jackie：Mr. White, can I ask you some questions?

Mr. White：Sure．

Jackie：Do you like being a vet?

Mr. White：Yes．To be a doctor for animals is very interesting．

Jackie：What animals do you like best?

Mr. White：I like all kinds of animals．

Jackie：Why do you want to be a vet, but not to be a doctor?

Mr. White：I like to work with animals：They don’t complain and they are very grateful (令人愉快、感激地)．We should protect(保护)them．They’re our good friends．

Jackie：How can you tell they’re grateful?

Mr. White：When an animal wags (摇摆) its tail (尾巴), or puts its ears straight up, then I know it’s grateful．

Jackie：But it is more important to help people than animals．

Mr. White：To help animals is helpful to people．To many people, a pet is like one of the family members．This is often true for older people who are very lonely．

Jackie：Oh, I see．So a pet can help a person feel less lonely．

Mr. White：That’s all right．It also gives people a lot of pleasure．

Jackie：Yeah, are there any famous vets?

Mr. White：Oh, yes．There is a vet from England who wrote many books about animals．His     stories have touched millions of people．His name is James Herriot．Maybe We can find something about him on the Internet．

Jackie：Yeah, let’s go and look．

1．The Chinese meaning of “vet” is         ．

2．Why does Mr. White want to be a vet?

3．When         , we can tell they are grateful．

4．A pet can help a person          and it also give people          ．

5．将斜体部分泽成汉语：                        ．

Do you want to start a business to make some extra money? Maybe the only thing that stops you is money. There is one business that anyone can start. You don’t need any money. All that is necessary is patience(耐心). This is the business of pet sitting. 

In the US over 70% of all homes have pets, and in 2005 Americans spent over14 billion dollars on their pets. That is why pet sitters are needed. 

If you want to be a pet sitter, make sure that you have some knowledge of pets. Dogs and cats are quite easy to take care of. Birds are harder. And snakes and turtles may be special and could even be dangerous if you are not familiar with them. Pets need sleep and rest. They also need activities and exercise. Some even need medical care. But all pets need patience and love.

1. Why does the writer advise (建议) people to start the pet sitting business?

A. Because it is a dream for most people.

B. Because it can make a lot of money.

  C. Because people don’t need any money to start it.

D. Because many people have no time to look after their pets

2. The underlined word “medical” means          

  A. 物理的                    B. 生理的                 C. 医疗的             D. 精神的

3. The third paragraph gives people some        about pet sitting.

  A. websites                   B. stories                   C. examples           D. knowledge

4. The best title for the passage is “        ”.

A. Pets need love                       B. How to make money 

C. Pet sitting business                 D. People who live with pets

There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved*.

I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not enjoy the long train journey and had brought along many magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sat down and started to read magazines.

         It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just a city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond* the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight. Immediately I came alive, I decided to wave back.

         From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

         The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. When my uncle arrived, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug. I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

         I looked forward to the return journey.

1.The writer expected the train trip to be ______.

A. dangerous              B. pleasant             C. exciting             D. boring

2. What impressed the writer most during her train trip?

A. The friendly country people        

B. The mountains along the way.

C. The crowds of people in the streets.  

D. The straight rows of rubber trees.

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?.

A. The people on the train were the villagers’ favorite relatives.       

B. The writer spent the whole journey reading magazines.      

C. The writer thought he enjoyed the train journey at last.

D. The writer’s uncle gave him a warm hug with a huge smile.

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A. Pleasure of Living in the Country.     B. Reading Gives People Happiness.

C. Comfort in Traveling by train.       D. Smiles Brighten People Up.

 

Hu Yaohui, a schoolgirl in Zhejiang province, didn’t want to speak or eat for a week. She kept worrying about her scores on the exam. “I can’t stop thinking about my place in the class,” she said. “I feel stressed out.”
Hu is not the only one who faces stress. According to a recent survey conducted by Wuhan University of Hubei province, 70 percent of the 2,000 students who are going to take the college and high school entrance exams feel under pressure (压力).
Stress is a normal physical response (反应) to things that make people feel worried or break their balance of life in some way.
Stress isn’t always bad. Sometimes, people’s stress is important during emergency situations, such as when a driver has to stop his car to avoid an accident. Sometimes, stress can help people do their best — like while getting ready before a big competition or exam.
However, too much or long-term stress gives people a stress overload (负荷过多). People with stress overloads may have problems remembering or concentrating on things. They are quick to get angry or lose patience. They may even have other problems, such as sleeping problems, headaches and often getting colds.
The most helpful way to deal with stress overloads is to learn how to manage the stress. For example, you might manage it by getting a good night’s sleep, or by exercising every day.
Another good way to deal with stress is to ask parents or friends for help. Everyone has stress. For many people, stress is so common that it has become a way of life. Don’t be too shy to tell others that you are having a hard time. They may comfort you or give you some useful advice. Sometimes just sharing your problems with someone else can make you feel better.
【小题1】Hu Yaohui felt stressed out about ________.

A．her marks on the exams

B．which seat to take during exams

C．not being able to sit in the front

D．not being allowed to eat in class

【小题2】According to the survey in Paragraph 2, _______ of the 2,000 students who will take entrance exams feel stressed.

A．nearly half	B．about 1,400
C．almost seven hundred	D．about one seventh

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Stress is a kind of serious heart disease.

B．Stress is always bad for people.

C．Stress is always useless for an exam.

D．Stress is greatly needed sometimes.

【小题4】This passage is mainly about “________”.

A．Many students face stress now.

B．People’s stress is always important.

C．How to get less stress

D．How to get good results with the help of stress.

A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.
【小题1】The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．forgave

D．doubted

【小题2】The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.

A．brave

B．patient

C．clever

D．honest

【小题3】What may be the best title for this passage?

A．An Experienced Gemologist	B．Experience, the Best Teacher
C．Experience of a Young Man	D．A Confident Teacher