An American man from Las Vegas opened a dog and cat hotel recently. Pats can rest on soft rugs(小地毯), watch television and get to know some new friends while their masters have fun in the city

The American Dog and Cat Hotel opened officially on a Wednesday in March. There is everything a pet could want --- and more.

“We hear time and time again. ‘This is so nice, I’d like to stay here.’ ” the hotel manager said in an interview. He believed that people would want for their pets what they wanted for themselves.

Kennels(狗舍) have been around for a long time, but nowadays masters want to put their loved pets in some better places, he added.

He said the cats and dogs like to watch images(图像) on TV although they may not understand them. Anyway, they don’t have to know Britney Spears or Emimem to enjoy the pop music. Also, “The dogs don’t know it is a rug, but they know it is soft,” he said.

Pet masters can book a dog suite(套房) for $79 a night. Baths and other services are also offered.

The pet hotel manager believes that all the animal lovers in the world will love this great idea.

1. By “--- and more” in the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph the writer means that ______.

A. there’re also things for the pet masters

B. some of the things are unnecessary

C. there’re things a pet cannot fully enjoy

D. all the things are plenty in amount

2. In the pet masters’ opinion, the kennels are _____.

A. not good enough                 B. too old to live in

C. just an equal choice               D. no longer in existence

3. The 5th paragraph suggests that ______.

A. some pets know some pop stars

B. “rug” is a difficult word for a pet to learn

C. pets enjoy things the same way humans do

D. pets enjoy things at a sensational level

 

An American man from Las Vegas opened a dog and cat hotel recently. Pats can rest on soft rugs(小地毯), watch television and get to know some new friends while their masters have fun in the city

The American Dog and Cat Hotel opened officially on a Wednesday in March. There is everything a pet could want --- and more.

“We hear time and time again. ‘This is so nice, I’d like to stay here.’ ” the hotel manager said in an interview. He believed that people would want for their pets what they wanted for themselves.

Kennels(狗舍) have been around for a long time, but nowadays masters want to put their loved pets in some better places, he added.

He said the cats and dogs like to watch images(图像) on TV although they may not understand them. Anyway, they don’t have to know Britney Spears or Emimem to enjoy the pop music. Also, “The dogs don’t know it is a rug, but they know it is soft,” he said.

Pet masters can book a dog suite(套房) for $79 a night. Baths and other services are also offered.

The pet hotel manager believes that all the animal lovers in the world will love this great idea.

1. By “--- and more” in the last sentence of the 2nd paragraph the writer means that ______.

A. there’re also things for the pet masters

B. some of the things are unnecessary

C. there’re things a pet cannot fully enjoy

D. all the things are plenty in amount

2. In the pet masters’ opinion, the kennels are _____.

A. not good enough                 B. too old to live in

C. just an equal choice               D. no longer in existence

3. The 5th paragraph suggests that ______.

A. some pets know some pop stars

B. “rug” is a difficult word for a pet to learn

C. pets enjoy things the same way humans do

D. pets enjoy things at a sensational level

An American man from Las Vegas opened a dog and cat hotel recently. Pats can rest on soft rugs(小地毯), watch television and get to know some new friends while their masters have fun in the city

The American Dog and Cat Hotel opened officially on a Wednesday in March. There is everything a pet could want --- and more.

“We hear time and time again. ‘This is so nice, I’d like to stay here.’ ” the hotel manager said in an interview. He believed that people would want for their pets what they wanted for themselves.

Kennels(狗舍) have been around for a long time, but nowadays masters want to put their loved pets in some better places, he added.

He said the cats and dogs like to watch images(图像) on TV although they may not understand them. Anyway, they don’t have to know Britney Spears or Emimem to enjoy the pop music. Also, “The dogs don’t know it is a rug, but they know it is soft,” he said.

Pet masters can book a dog suite(套房) for $79 a night. Baths and other services are also offered.

The pet hotel manager believes that all the animal lovers in the world will love this great idea.

40. By “--- and more” in the last sentence of the 2^nd paragraph the writer means that ______.

A. there’re also things for the pet masters

B. some of the things are unnecessary

C. there’re things a pet cannot fully enjoy

D. all the things are plenty in amount

41. In the pet masters’ opinion, the kennels are _____.

A. not good enough                 B. too old to live in

C. just an equal choice               D. no longer in existence

42. The 5^th paragraph suggests that ______.

A. some pets know some pop stars

B. “rug” is a difficult word for a pet to learn

C. pets enjoy things the same way humans do

D. pets enjoy things at a sensational level

                            

Pop Music Festival: The Fourth Pop Music Festival will be held in Chaoyang Park from May 1 to 7. Chinese pop stars will be joined by artists from Brazil, Canada, Japan and Sweden to perform folk dances as well as classical and modern music. Folk dance lovers from several communities in Chaoyang District will perform dances of different countries. Tickets cost 10 yuan.

Flower Gala (节日): The festival at Fragrant Hill Park in Haidian District will run through May 8. Visitors will find nearly 300 kinds of plants suitable for growing in Beijing’s mountainous areas during the spring. This year’s festival has added more than 10 new species to last year’s collection. You can have some good pictures taken here. Tickets cost 10 yuan.

Spring Carnival: Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park in Shijingshan District will hold a spring carnival from today through May 7. The event will feature a parade of fairy tale characters, and dancers from Brazil, Africa, Latin America and Thailand. The park will also support a mass blind date for single people in Beijing during the week. Tickets cost 10 yuan.

Pear Flower Festival: The Seventh Pear Flower Festival is currently taking place in Weixian County, in Hebei Province’s Handan City. It will run through late May. Every spring, white pear flowers stretch (延伸) for about 100 sq km along the former routes of the Zhanghe River. Handan is located in southern Hebei, 430 km from Beijing. Besides the natural scenery surrounding Taihang Mountain in the west, it has two national forest parks and a national geological (地质的) park. To get there, take train T525 from the Beijing West Railway Station. Call 0310-3023834 for further information.

53.  In which of the following can visitors enjoy wonderful dance performances?

A. Pop Music Festival && Spring Carnival.   

B. Pop Music Festival && Flower Gala. 

C. Spring Carnival && Pear Flower Festival.

 D. Flower Gala && Pear Flower Festival.

54.  A girl who wants to make a boyfriend can go to _____.

     A. Flower Gala                      B. Spring Carnival  

       C. Pear Flower Festival               D. Pop Music Festival

55. If you are only free on May 15, which of the following can you go to?

A. Spring Carnival.               B. Pop Music Festival

C. Pear Flower Festival.                     D. Flower Gala.

Jenny lived in a town．Her father，Mr．Young，had a shop there and sold clothes in it．The shopkeeper was born in a poor family and was in school no more than a year．He was always sorry for it though he had much money now．He hoped his daughter could become a scientist．But the girl didn’t 1ike anything else except singing．She often went to the concerts，bought a lot of records the famous pop stars made and insisted on listening to the music when she was free．Of course she wanted to be a pop star，too．Her parents wanted to prevent her，but she didn’t listen to

them and they had to agree to her choice．They engaged an old man who was good at music as a private teacher．

Five years passed．Mr．Young bought all kinds of musical instruments for Jenny and they visited some places where the famous singers were born．Of course he spent a lot of money on it．But he found the girl didn’t make any progress．At last the teacher didn’t think the girl could become a singer at all and had to tell Mr．Young about it．The man became angry and said，“Why didn’t you tell me about it earlier? My daughter learned nothing but I paid you month after month!”

“I think you should thank me for it，”said the teacher．“Another teacher, who teaches

badly，is paid more than I was．And I saved much money for you!”

1.Mr. Young was in school for a short time because______  ．

A．he was too poor to go on studying	B．he had to help his parents
C．he was weak in his lessons	D．he didn’t like studying at all

2.Jenny spent much money buying records and went to the concerts in order to ______

A．visit some places	B．know some pop stars
C．become a pop star	D．1earn singing

3.Mr．Young became angry because______．

A．he paid a lot of money to the teacher

B．his daughter decided to drop music

C．his daughter spent four years on music

D．the teacher taught his daughter nothing