阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Animals perform many useful and amusing jobs. Dogs are particularly valuable in guiding the blind, 31 property(财产), finding 32 people, and hunting criminals(犯人). Horses are used in guarding herds(牧群)，carrying men in lands where there are no roads, and helping farmers work their land. Pigeons(鸽子) 33 to carry messages. Wild animals from the jungles, forests and seas are very popular performers in 34 and motion pictures(电影). People realize that, 35 animals may not have the same intelligence(智慧) as 36 , they are clever enough to learn certain things.
The first thing a dog is taught is to 37 . It should not 38 too 1ong for him to learn commands. Simple orders, such as “sit, lie down，stay there, come here, ” can 39 be taught by a child.
Training a dog to be a watchdog often produces unexpected results. Some dogs quickly learn the difference 40 unwanted people and friends. This is 41 their masters welcome friends and invite them into their houses. However, some dogs will always 42 the postman who comes to 43 letters. One explanation for this behavior is that, although the postman comes to the house often, he never 44 the house. Therefore, the dog thinks the postman is someone 45 is not wanted, but keeps 46 back anyway.
Dogs are extremely useful as 47 for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will lead his blind master in the right direction and keep him 48 danger. For example, seeing eye dogs 49 a busy road when cars are coming, 50 their masters command(命令) them to do so.
A．saving B．helping C．making D．protecting
A．lost B．losing C．loss D．missed
A．have long used B．have long been used C．have long been using D．are long being used
A．cinemas B．theatres C．museums D．circuses(马戏团)
A．although B．as C．since D．because
A．children B．human being C．human beings D．students
B．order C．do D．study
A．spend B．take C．use D．want
A．still B．though C．enough D．even
A．from B．between C．among D．with
A．because of B．due to C．why D．because
A．beat B．protest C．attack D．eat
A．deliver B．give C．post D．fetch
A．enters B．enters into C．gets D．arrives to
A．he B．who C．whom D．which
A．come B．to come C．from coming D．coming
A．companies B．companions(同伴) C．men D．colleagues(同事)
A．out from B．out C．out of D．out by
A．learn never to across B．learn to never cross C．never learn to cross D．learn never to cross
A．even B．if C．even if D．because
Have you thought about what determines the way we are as we grow up? Remember the TV program Seven Up ? It started following the lives of a group of children in 1963. We first meet them as wide-eyed seven-year-olds and then catch up with them at seven-year intervals (间隔 ) : nervous 14-year-olds , serious 21-year-olds , then grown-ups.
Some of the stories are inspiring ,others sad ,but what is interesting in almost all the cases is the way in which the children's early hopes and dreams are shown in their future lives, for example ,at seven ,Tony is a lively child who says he wants to become a sportsman or a taxi driver. When he grows up, he goes on to do both. How about Nicki ,who says, "I'd like to find out about the moon. " and goes on to become a space scientist. As a child, soft - spoken Bruce says he wants to help "poor children" and ends up teaching in India.
But if the lives of all the children had followed this pattern, the program would be far less interesting than it actually was. It was the children whose childhood did not prepare them for what was to come that made the program so inspiring. Where did their ideas come from about what they wanted to do when they grew up? Are children influenced by what their parents do ,by what they see on television ,or by what their teachers say? How great is the effect of a single important event? Many film directors ,including Stephen Spielberg ,say that an early visit to the cinema was the turning point in their lives. Dr. Magaret Mc Allister ,who has done a lot of research in this area ,thinks that the major influences are parents , friends and the wider society.
What does the text mainly discuss?
A．New ways to make a TV program interesting. B．The importance of television programs to children. C．Different ways to make childhood dreams come true. D．The influence of childhood experience on future lives.
A．different groups of people at different periods of their lives B．different groups of people at the same period of their lives C．the same group of people at different periods of their lives D．the same group of people at the same period of their lives
A．Many people's childhood hopes are related to their future jobs. B．There are many poor children in India who need help. C．Children have different dreams about their future. D．A lot of people are very sad in their childhood.
A．going to a movie at an early age helps a child learn about society B．a single childhood event may decide what one does as a grown-up C．parents and friends can help a child grow up properly D．films have more influence on a child than teachers do
A．Interesting. B．Crazy. C．Dull. D．Serious.
My family and I used to live in Belgium, and, to me, life was great. Most of my relatives and friends lived there, so there was never a of aunts to spoil me or children to play with me.
My father is a journalist, there wasn't much work for him in Belgium at that time. When I was eight, he he'd found a good job in London and that we were going to move there. I was - I didn't realize I was leaving my friends behind and throwing myself into a different world. The excitement soon after we moved there.
our arrival in London, I had to start a new school and learn a new . I didn't know things in fashion, either. For the six months I had extra lessons to learn English. This with cards and progressed towards books. I'm a learner ,so I soon caught up. It was fitting in with other in my school that took a bit more work.
For the first two years or so I was an outsider, no matter how much I tried to . This made me and sensitive - a perfect target for bullies. Thankfully, some of my classmates began to me, and they became a great help as they helped me to the things that made me a "foreigner". By the time I primary school, most people couldn't believe I had moved to England only four years before. I was able to fit in, grasp the language and adapt to the culture.
Trying to fit in is my to anyone who has just moved from the homeland. or is planning to. "Fitting in" doesn't mean completely yourself to be someone else ,but it does mean trying to learn the culture and language, ,which will make your life easier.
A．1ack B．memory C．reason D．purpose
A．if B．but C．unless D．because
A．realized B．explained C．learned D．announced
A．shocked B．excited C．nervous D．disappointed
A．formed B．increased C．disappeared D．continued
A．On B．In C．For D．By
A．art B．history C．science D．language
A．latest B．first C．last D．former
A．ended B．assisted C．started D．stayed
A．quick B．brave C．lovely D．happy
A．classes B．grades C．children D．teachers
A．fit in B．call in C．bring in D．give in
A．lazy B．shy C．responsible D．optimistic
A．accept B．change C．blame D．challenge
A．depend on B．take up C．refer to D．leave out
A．left B．began C．had D．enjoyed
A．nearly B．specially C．finally D．hardly
A．advice B．demand C．choice D．condition
A．sharing B．keeping C．finding D．losing
A．simple B．new C．positive D．recent
It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet ______. The loaded plates I carried ______ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything ______. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream ______ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father ______ at me as he handed my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve _____ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness ______. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d like my first day, I said, “______!” Those few words of praise had ______ everything. Praise is like ______ to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And ______, while most of us are only too______ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are ______ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Why-when one word of praise can bring such______?
It’s strange how mean we are about praising. Perhaps it’s ______ few of us know how to accept it. It’s ______ rewarding to give praise in areas in which______ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets admired for a glorious picture, a cook for a ______ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are ______ just right? In fact, to give praise ______ the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
A．rested B．hurt C．broke D．slipped
A．remained B．looked C．seemed D．appeared
A．new B．special C．nervous D．right
A．order B．price C．material D．chair
A．stared B．smiled C．glanced D．nodded
A．called on B．looked after C．passed by D．thought of
A．arrived B．continued C．disappeared D．developed
A．Oh B．Well C．Fine D．Terrible
A．made B．changed C．found D．improved
A．heat B．warmth C．snowstorm D．sunlight
A．then B．thus C．therefore D．yet
A．ready B．doubtful C．satisfied D．disappointed
A．unable B．unwilling C．likely D．anxious
A．attention B．choice C．pleasure D．difficulty
A．because B．when C．what D．where
A．finally B．especially C．silly D．fortunately
A．effort B．attempt C．deed D．feeling
A．daily B．light C．perfect D．poor
A．done B．sold C．chosen D．given
A．adds B．leaves C．offers D．costs
Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was enough to escape the flood, so when the water had and the other houses were there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．
Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children, Anna took in one of the families that had lost in the flood and she her home with them until it was for them to rebuild their house．
Anna＇s friends were when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to ．
“Well,” Anna her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very , because her husband had been killed in the and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our ,she said to her children．
The children were and happy to get such a present．They the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”
A．accident B．flood C．fire D．earthquake
A．below B．big C．high D．small
A．reduced B．come C．disappeared D．appeared
A．rising B．standing C．flowing D．falling
A．so B．for C．but D．since
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．gave B．shared C．found D．built
A．necessary B．important C．obvious D．possible
A．worried B．disappointed C．satisfied D．puzzled
A．them B．him C．herself D．us
A．supply B．grow C．support D．educate
A．asked for B．talked with C．turned up D．explained to
A．sad B．rich C．poor D．happy
A．storm B．rain C．war D．flood
A．because B．which C．that D．as
A．get B．make C．send D．buy
A．boy B．student C．teacher D．girl
A．child B．daughter C．present D．sister
A．angry B．lovely C．excited D．sorry
A．disliked B．gained C．led D．welcomed
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You needn’t worry if you money.
This is how I with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store in my mind, I step in and make the to the storekeeper. If an accident takes place, the of which I think the local police could use, I him up and tell him about it, though I am not in here. I found a rule about this world is to give getting something back, though the often comes in an unexpected form.
One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special letter to my home, though it was to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was . I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long list. As I was about to be , the postmaster appeared in the . “Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering an delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office we make one specifically for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get but complaints.”
A．difference B．research C．speech D．discovery
A．earn B．lack C．spend D．steal
A．experienced B．connected C．cooperated D．experimented
A．strikes B．flashes C．happens D．attempts
A．appeal B．request C．suggestion D．demand
A．story B．damage C．challenge D．material
A．call B．hold C．cheer D．pick
A．possession B．trouble C．place D．charge
A．plus B．without C．for D．before
A．process B．goal C．return D．concern
A．replied B．addressed C．driven D．brought
A．invitation B．apology C．complaint D．appreciation
A．discussing B．providing C．applying D．starting
A．enough B．extra C．no D．other
A．admitting B．relating C．buying D．waiting
A．positive B．shocked C．discouraged D．optimistic
A．doorway B．window C．home D．yard
A．unfamiliar B．unexpected C．unknown D．uncertain
A．in case B．now that C．even if D．rather
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything