Over 500 dogs being delivered to a butcher house were saved by a Chinese animal protection organization. The incident then resulted in a debate among Chinese netizens about the necessity of pouring so much money and efforts into saving dogs.
On Friday, a truck loaded with over 500 dogs was stopped by volunteers from animal protection organization on Beijing section of Jingha expressway.
Beijing Times reported these dogs were being delivered to slaughter houses in the city of Changchun, northeast one in Jilin Province and would be eventually served on dinner tables.
After negotiations (协商) with the truck driver and a philanthropic (慈善) founda tion, Shangshan Foundation purchased these dogs with much money. Dogs were then delivered to the headquarter of China Small Animal Protection Association (CSAPA) , being taken care of and waiting for adoption.
After the dog saving mission was reported, Chinese net users debate over whether saving dogs worth so much efforts and money while there are still many poor and needy people in China lacking assistance.
Some net users argue the dog saving mission is placing too much attention to animals while lots of needy people are still left unattended.
A microblogger "Xiaowulaitajie" said on China's twitter-like website, weibo. com, "Dogs are saved, adopted and they attracted media attention. We'd better spend such money and take such efforts in helping the needy people. "
Another microblogger, Liluping, said "We poured such huge sum of money into saving dogs. I would rather the money be spent on disaster relief. "
Some applaud volunteers' actions and show eagerness of offering their helping hands to those saved dogs.
Still many disapprove those "saving dogs" critics. They argue that such act nevertheless embodies social progress.
A microblogger named "broken bridge" said, saving dogs does not go against taking care of people. Such enthusiasm in public affairs will help raise social awareness in helping the needy.
I think people and animals are created equal. Attention should be paid to people as well as animals.. According to the passage, we know the article probably comes from________ .
| A．a science fiction | B．a TV programme |
| C．the Internet | D．a magazine |
. Which one has the similar meaning to the underlined word “embodies”?
| A．express. | B．share. |
| C．emphasize. | D．prevent. |
. Whose opinion is closest to the writer's?
| A．Some net users'. | B．Liluping's. |
| C． Broken bridge 's. | D． Xiaowulaitajie's. |
. What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Why some people disagree to save the 500 dogs. |
| B．How the volunteers saved the 500 dogs to be killed. |
| C．These dogs were finally saved and sent back to their owners. |
| D．Different Chinese net users have different opinions on the mission. |
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child — things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well-known. But a child has his parents. He is not so free to do what he wishes to do; he is continually being told not to do things or being punished for what he has done wrong.
When the young man starts to earn his own living, he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society. According to the second paragraph, the writer thinks that __________.
| A．if much is given to a child, he must do something in return |
| B．a child is always loved whatever he does |
| C．life for a child is comparatively easy |
| D．only children are interested in life |
After a child grows up, he __________.
| A．will have little time playing |
| B．has to be successful in finding a job |
| C．can still ask for help in time of trouble |
| D．should be able to take care of himself |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Life is less interesting for old people. |
| B．People are often satisfied with their life. |
| C．Adults are free to do what they want to do. |
| D．Adults should no longer rely on others. |
The underlined word "responsibilities" in the second paragraph means __________.
| A．jobs | B．duties | C．suggestions | D．desires |
The main idea of the passage is __________.
| A．life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains |
| B．young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard |
| C．childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life |
| D．one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life |
Most of the news in the newspapers is bad but sometimes there is a story with good news. This is one of those stories. Millions of people around the world suffer from AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other serious diseases. There are medicines to treat these diseases but for people in poor countries, these medicines are too expensive to buy. When a pharmaceutical（制药的）company produces a new medicine, they receive a special license called a patent. This license means that the new medicine or drug is protected for a period of 20 years. The company that produced the drug can fix the price of the drug and no other company is allowed to produce the same drug or a copy of the drug for 20 years. At the moment, these patents operate all over the world, both in rich countries and in poor countries. The drugs companies say that they need patents so that they can get the money to pay for research to find new drugs and medicines. In rich countries people usually have enough money to pay for these drugs but in poor countries people can’t afford to buy them and cannot treat diseases like AIDS and malaria.
Last month, however, a group of experts published a report which says that patents are very bad for poor countries. The report says that drug companies do not want to find new medicines for diseases of poor people in poor countries. It says that poor countries should be allowed to buy cheap drugs without patents from other countries.
The authors of the report were lawyers, scientists and a senior director from the drug company Pfizer. Of course, the pharmaceuticals industry doesn’t agree with the report, “We need patents so that we can develop new medicines to fight disease both in the developed and developing world,” said a spokesman. But the report is the first sign that there might be a change in the patent system. This change could save millions of lives in the world’s poorest countries. This really is good news. Why are medicines expensive for people in poor countries?
| A．They are protected by patents. | B．They are produced in rich countries. |
| C．They are imported. | D．They can cure the deadly diseases. |
What does the underlined word “patent” in Para1 mean in Chinese?
| A．执照 | B．专利权 | C．专利品 | D．商标 |
Why do drugs companies need patents?
| A．To sell drugs in rich countries. |
| B．To sell drugs in poor countries. |
| C．To get money to produce new drugs. |
| D．To compete with other companies. |
What does the report say?
| A．Poor countries should spend more money on drugs. |
| B．Poor countries shouldn’t obey a pharmaceutical patent. |
| C．Poor countries should import drugs. |
| D．Poor countries should be allowed to make copies of drugs. |
What might happen if the patent system is changed?
| A．Millions of lives will be saved in poor countries. |
| B．Drugs companies will stop producing drugs. |
| C．Drug companies will make more money. |
| D．The competition will be canceled. |
Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother. But day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn’t connect with Nina, the 2-year -old girl she’d adopted from Russia as an infant （幼儿). The preschooler （学龄前儿童）pulled away whenever Hilt tried to hug or kiss her. Nina was physically aggressive with her 4-year-old sister, who had been adopted from Ukraine, and had violent tantrums（发脾气). Whenever Hilt wasn’t watching, she destroyed the family’s furniture and possessions. “Every day with Nina had become a struggle,” she recalls now.
As the girl grew older, things got worse. Hilt fell into a deep depression. She started drinking heavily, something she’d never done before. Ashamed, she hid her problem from everyone, including her husband.
On the morning of July 1, 2005, Hilt was packing for a family vocation, all the while swallowing one beer after another and growing increasingly angry and impatient with Nina’s deeds. “Everything she did just got to me,” Hilt said. When Hilt caught her reaching into her diaper（尿布）and smearing feces（粪便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩溃). I felt this uncontrollable rage.”
Then Hilt did something unthinkable. She grabbed Nina around the neck, shook her and then dropped her to the floor, where she kicked her repeatedly before dragging her up to her room, punching her as they went. “I had never hit a child before,” she says. “I felt horrible and promised myself that this would never happen again.” But it was too late for that. Nina woke up with a fever, and then started throwing up. The next day she stopped breathing. By the time the ambulance got the child to the hospital, she was dead.
Hilt is now serving a 19-year sentence for second-degree murder in a Virginia prison. She and her husband divorced, and he is raising their other daughter. She realizes the horror of her crime and says she isn’t looking for sympathy. “There is no punishment severe enough for what I did,” she told NEWSWEEK in an interview at the prison. This story mainly tells us __________.
| A．a cruel mother who killed her daughter |
| B．a social problem of adoption |
| C．a family problem in Western countries |
| D．an unlucky child’s fortune |
How did Hilt let out her depression at the beginning?
| A．By hitting her adopted girl. |
| B．By showing her more love. |
| C．By drinking heavily. |
| D．By hugging and kissing her. |
What does the underlined sentence in Para.4 mean?
| A．It was too late to hit the girl in order to make her good. |
| B．It was too late to save the girl’s life. |
| C．It was too late to regret hitting the girl. |
| D．It was too late to regret adopting the girl. |
“NEWSWEEK” in the last sentence of this text refers to a __________.
| A．magazine | B．journalist | C．book | D．policeman |
Why do some adoptions go so wrong？
| A．It’s the kid’s fault. | B．It’s the mother’s fault. |
| C．It’s the fault of the society. | D．The writer doesn’t mention the reason. |
Bernstein had been appointed Assistant Conductor for the New York philharmonic only a few months before that night. Just 25 years old, he was relatively inexperienced. At the last minute, Bernstein was told he was to take Walter’s place, so he didn’t have any time to rehearse（排演）. The music he was going to conduct was very difficult. Plus, the concert was going to be broadcast nationally on the radio. Despite all these pressures, Bernstein rose to the occasion and received a standing ovation（长久的鼓掌）at the end of the concert. The event made national headlines, and Bernstein became famous overnight.
Some people feel they do their best under the most stressful circumstances. What was it about Leonard Bernstein that made him do so well in such a difficult situation?
Perhaps Leonard Bernstein did so well because music was his devotion. The son of a man who supplied hairdressing products, Bernstein became interested in music at the age of 10. By the time he was a teenager, he was performing in public. He became a soloist of the Boston Public School Orchestra, and for 13 weeks in 1934, he played classics on the radio. The underlined word “break” in the first paragraph means “__________”.
| A．rest | B．chance | C．pause | D．gap |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second paragraph?
| A．The concert Bernstein was to play at was going to be broadcast nationally on TV. |
| B．The music Bernstein was going to conduct was very difficult. |
| C．When Bernstein was told he was to take Walter’s place, he had no time to practice the performance. |
| D．Before his performance as a conductor, Leonard Bernstein had little experience. |
Leonard Bernstein was successful at the concert because of __________.
| A．the wonderful music | B．the stress of the circumstances |
| C．his devotion to music | D．Bruno Walter’s absence |
From the last paragraph, we can learn that __________.
| A．Leonard Bernstein was very clever |
| B．Leonard Bernstein’s parents worked hard |
| C．chances are important to a famous person |
| D．early interest led to Leonard Bernstein’s success |
What might be the best title for the text?
| A．Leonard Bernstein’s Debut | B．Leonard Bernstein’s Life |
| C．A Young Soloist | D．A Great Conductor |
请根据Helen, Sophie, Peter, Elena和Jacques五人各自的情况，从A、B、C、D、E、F六条信息中选出适合各人的匹配选项（选项中有一项为多余项）。
1. Helen: A foreign tourist who loves rare animals.
2. Sophie: An economical mother with three children on holiday.
3. Peter: A man traveling in the north on business who enjoys southern dishes.
4. Elena: A young lady who pays special attention to her appearance.
5. Jacques: A French businessman who is particular about lifestyle.
A. Shangri-La Hotel Harbin
Located on the banks of the picturesque Songhua River, Shangri-La Hotel Harbin is close to the city's bustling business district and about 50 kilometers from the airport. Its 404 guestrooms, combining comfort and luxury, include the specially designed Horizon Club Executive Suite on floors 14 though 16. These cater to discerning business travelers and offer fast check-in and check-out privileges, free breakfast and afternoon tea. The hotel's Chinese restaurant Shang Palace is renowned for its authentic Cantonese dishes, but serves local Heilongjiang dishes and Sichuan fare too. The hotel has an imposing 1,350-square-meter banquet hall that can accommodate over 1,000 diners.
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D. Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
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The Spa, located on the hotel’s sixth floor, is open daily from 10 am to 11 pm.
Address: 8 Wangfujing East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing
E. Legendale Hotel Beijing
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Lunch time: 12:00 to 14:30
Price: RMB 288 per adult (including soft drinks and wine but excluding service fee)
Up to two children per table are entitled to a free meal!
F. Zhaolong Hotel
The Zhaolong Hotel is conveniently located in Beijing’s Central Business District in Chaoyang, adjacent to the Yingke Center, home to many business giants and the well-known Sanlitun Village for shopping and entertainment. The hotel has 270 cozy, exquisitely decorated guestrooms set in a tranquil environment. VIP guests staying in the hotel’s suites on the Executive Floor will be privileged to enjoy a variety of tailor-made services. The restaurants in the hotel, which include the Hanmeifang Chinese Restaurant, Treasure Food Palace, the Tandoor Indian Restaurant, the Emerald Café, Lobby Bar and Longxi Function Room, provide guests with a fine selection of cuisines and professional conference services.