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Many animal lovers would like to do more to help animals, but aren’t sure where to start or feel like they just don’t have the time. The good news is that there are many simple things you can do to help protect animals.

Think twice before you decide

The decisions you make when it comes to eating meat or other animal products can go a long way toward stopping the killing of animals. Consider eating a vegetarian（素食的） diet. If you aren’t ready to make this change, there are still things you can do. Do not buy animal products from companies known to use practices that go against the law such as using drugs to increase milk production in cows.

Help get the word out

Getting the word out about the problems faced by animals can be as easy as putting up a notice on your car. Also, talk to your friends and family members about important issues that are related to animals. Give some simple advice to a friend with a new pet about the serious pet over-population problem we’re facing. Turn to some books on the subject if you are not so clear about the advice you give your friend.

Write a letter

We’ve all heard the saying, “ The pen is more powerful than the sword”. Put this idea to the protection of animals. If a company has practices or rules that are harmful to animals, write them a letter to let them know you are angry about them, and that you won’t buy their products until they make some changes. Write letters to state and local legislators（立法者） to let them know how important it is that they support legislation that protects animals. Make them know that their actions will have a great effect on your vote.

Be more loving

If you’re considering adding a dog or a cat to your family, think about getting one from a homeless-animal house rather than buying a pet. There are many wonderful animals just waiting for a home. By taking back an animal from there, you will be helping in the fight against pet over-population, as well as giving your money to those who are responsible for taking care of pitiful animals.

Let your actions be an example to others

It may sound simple ,but one of the best ways to help animals is to let your actions speak to the world. You should do the following things first by yourself: Treat all living creatures with respect. Care about your pets and look after them well. Avoid (避免)entertainment places that use animals to perform. Support legislation （立法）that protects animals. All of these things set an example for others to follow.

Title: Ways of ___1.____ animals

Think about your _2._____ carefully	●Don’t eat meat or animal products. ●____3.__ to buy animal products from companies that have illegal practices
Get the word out	●Put up an animal-protection _4._____ on the car ●Talk to your friends and family members about important animal issues ●Give your friends some simple__5.____on the pet over-population problem ●Get help from books if necessary
Write letters	●Let those companies that are doing harm to animals know about your __6.____ ●Let legislators know the __7.___ of their support for legislation that protects animals
Be more loving	●Get a pet from a homeless-animal house
Act as an example to others	●Treat all living creatures with respect. ●Take good _8.____ of your pets ●Do not go to places where animals ____9.____ ●Support legislation which is ___10.____ for animals.

 

 

完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

     Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles (肌肉) get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream.

  Although the cat doesn’t  36   this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will  37 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

   38 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 39  changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 40  run.

   Human beings, 41  , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them  42  , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then  43  later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always 44  to express your feelings freely.

    Does this mean that it’s smarter always to  45  our feelings? No! If you  46  feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays47  . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be48  for your health.

   Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just  49  . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but 50  you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d  51  little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.

   You can try to treat emotions  52  they were bananas in the cupboard. You can  53  they don’t exist, but they’ll still be  54  . And at last you’ll have to  55  them, just like those bananas.

 

1. A. mind          B. admit            C. realize      D. remember

2. A. save          B. help             C. defend       D. hide

3. A. Truly         B. Frequently   C. Similarly        D. Differently

4. A. chemical     B. physical         C. health       D. ill

5.A. and            B. or           C. but          D. yet

6. A. therefore         B. but          C. besides      D. however

7.A. take off       B. take on     C. take over        D. take up

8. A. wished        B. hoped        C. blamed       D. shared

9.  A. useful       B. right            C. easy             D. wise

10.  A. handle      B. hurt             C. hide             D. prevent

11. A. keep             B. find             C. control      D. let

12. A. relaxed     B. tense            C. same             D. different

13. A. good             B. harmful     C. helpful      D. useful

14. A. go away     B. go on            C. go up            D. go out

15.  A. long before     B. as usual         C. before long D. right away

16. A. meet             B. observe     C. catch            D. see

17. A. as if            B. just as     C. just after       D. even though

18. A. pretend     B. expect       C. decide       D. assume

19.  A. in          B. around       C. over             D. beyond

20. A. eat up       B. deal with        C. throw away   D. send out

 

 

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___1___ for stillness.

And when we are ___2 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___3 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___4___.

This comes at a ___ 5___: we lose that time for ___6__, for observing and listening. We lose peace.

And ___7___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 8___done.

Take a moment to think about ___9__ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___10 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___11___through your schedule?

Is this how you want to spend your ___12___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___13___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___14___be in the moment.

Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___15___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___16___.

Then be that vision.

It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___17___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___18___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___19___ for it.

___20 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.

1.                A．place          B．chance         C．freedom  D．time

 

2.                A．forced         B．ordered        C．invited   D．told

 

3.                A．have           B．find            C．buy  D．get

 

4.                A．familiar with     B．curious about    C．used to   D．interested in

 

5.                A．cost           B．risk            C．loss  D．danger

 

6.                A．play           B．food           C．sleep D．consideration

 

7.                A．further         B．worse          C．farther   D．deeper

 

8.                A．everything      B．anything        C．nothing   D．something

 

9.                A．how           B．where          C．why D．whether

 

10.               A．questions       B．problems       C．phones    D．messages

 

11.               A．walking         B．rushing         C．stepping   D．going

 

12.               A．school         B．youth          C．work D．life

 

13.               A．silent          B．patient         C．still   D．quiet

 

14.               A．Nearly         B．Ever           C．Just  D．Already

 

15.               A．like            B．decide         C．choose    D．need

 

16.               A．activity         B．research        C．study D．peace

 

17.               A．Because        B．Until           C．Once D．Unless

 

18.               A．frequently      B．slowly          C．fast   D．quickly

 

19.               A．asking          B．sending        C．calling D．waiting

 

20.               A．Value          B．Miss           C．Owe  D．Hold

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．

I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．

Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．

The next six months were   49   ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．

Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．

Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

1.A．hope             B．job           C．faith               D．house

2.A．torn            B．divided        C．taken              D．fallen

3.A．down             B．against              C．in                  D．over

4.A．equipped          B．armed          C．decorated            D．filled

5.A．examined          B．inspected        C．investigated          D．checked

6.A．general          B．usual           C．ordinary             D．regular

7.A．turn in            B．give in          C．bring in             D．take in

8.A．hesitated          B．turned          C．promised           D．determined

9.A．searched         B．observed        C．found              D．watched

10.A- thankful          B．excited         C．delighted           D．truthful

11.A．reward           B．prize            C．award              D．praise

12.A．so              B．even            C．ever                D．such

13.A．changed         B．spoiled         C．helped              D．missed

14.A．fortunate         B．merciful      C．inspiring           D．miserable

15.A．employment     B．settlement      C．fulfillment          D．disappointment

16.A- However         B．Therefore      C．Thus                D．Besides

17.A．threw           B．spread         C．put                 D．lost

18.A．got over        B．came over      C．turned over         D．knocked over

19.A．surprise          B, blessing        C．mistake             D．misfortune

20.A．set             B．brought        C．took                D．picked

 

1.Nor ________________________ (我认为) they should give it to any government.   (think)

2._________________________ (能够证明) China has more people than any other country in

the world.   (prove)

3.I lived in ________________________ (你们现在称为古希腊的地方) and I used to write

about the Olympic Games a long time ago.   (what)

4._____________________ (你英语讲得越多), the better your English will become.   (speak)

5._________________ (过了几乎200年) before I was built as an analytical machine.   (take)

6.First as a PC and then as a laptop, I ___________________________ (被用) in offices and

homes since the 1970s.   (use)

7.You had to pay to _________________________________ (修理相机).    (get)

8.It was my sister ______________________________________ (先有此念头的).   (have)

9.The writer was sleeping downstairs ________________________ (突然爆发地震).   (break)

10.We were put into a position ______________________________________ (我们要么不得不

接受) we were less important, or fight the government.    (which)