Donna is 19 years old and loves animals, which is why I’m always happy to leave

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Donna is 19 years old and loves animals, which is why I’m always happy to leave my dog with her when I go on holiday. Donna also helps to train hunting dogs, but recently, her boyfriend told me, she returned home from a farm in tears after being told to hit some dogs.
“She wasn’t being asked to hit them because they didn’t behave well,” he said. “She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is the boss,” Donna refused. Good for Donna. In my view, you hit an animal for only two reasons: as a way to teach it an important lesson to protect it from danger, such as not into the road; or because you like hurting animals.
Last summer, I attended a horse race. I don’t know much about horses, but I was alarmed when I saw a horse with a huge ulcer (溃疡) on its legs. “Surely this horse won’t race?” I asked. I was very surprised that nobody in the crowd seemed concerned.
The horse began the race, but later it fell heavily. It had broken its leg. The next thing I saw was its dead body in a bag, being driven past. No one seemed to care, except those who had bet on it. I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses? I doubt it.
Oh, but it’s a tradition, I hear you say. Wouldn’t the world be a boring place if we didn’t occasionally hit, shoot and chase animals? Traditions are made by man and can be unmade. It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients or to watch public execution (执行死刑).
Nor should it be forgotten that in our progress to a more civilized world, animals have played an important role: they have fed us, carried us, worked for us, rescued us, died for us and sometimes just saved us from loneliness. Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the very least, they deserve our respect.
小题1:Donna was asked to hit the young dogs because ________.

A．they misbehaved

B．their owner disliked them

C．people on the farm enjoy hurting them

D．it was a way to train them to obey people

小题2:What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．strike

B．stroke

C．scold

D．pump

小题3:What is the author’s purpose in telling the readers the story about the horse?

A．To explain the traditional horse race to readers.

B．To prove that the weak horse can’t win in the race.

C．To show that animals are treated unfairly by humans.

D．To say that people care more for horses than horse racing.

小题4:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People no longer watch killing criminals in public.

B．The author cannot accept anyone who hits the animals.

C．It was a traditional practice to kill servants for their dead master.

D．The author thinks it is possible to change the traditions made by man.

小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?

A．No One Cares for Animals Nowadays.

B．Let’s Protect the Endangered Animals.

C．Show Animals the Respect They Deserve.

D．The Stories Between Animals and People.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：
小题1:根据第二段“She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is the boss”可知，Donna被要求教训那些狗，不是因为那些狗不听话，而是要让它们知道谁是它们的主人，也就是训练它们，故选D。
小题2:根据第二段“She wasn’t being asked to hit them because they didn’t behave well,”可知，Donna被要求打那些狗，punch在此与hit同义，故选A。
小题3:根据第四段“I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses?”可知，作者句了一个关于马的例子，来说明动物没有得到应有的尊重，故选C。
小题4:根据倒数第二段“It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients or to watch public execution (执行死刑).”可知，仆人陪葬、观看执行死刑这些在以前是一种传统，A、C正确；根据倒数第二段“Traditions are made by man and can be unmade.”可知，传统是人制定的，也是可以撤销的，D项正确；故选B。
小题5:根据最后一段“animals have played an important role ...Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the very least, they deserve our respect.”可知，动物在人类文明中扮演者重要角色，它们至少应该得到应有的尊重。故选C。

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Although similar in appearance to hyenas(土狼), African wild dogs are nevertheless true wild canine(犬). They are a mixture of black, yellow, and white in such a wide variety of patterns that no two individuals look exactly alike. African wild dogs are widely distributed across the African plains but they do not live in jungle areas.
They are social animals, living in groups of usually from 2 to 45 individuals. A hierarchy（统团） exists within the group, but the animals are friendly to one another. The young and the infirm（体弱的） are given special privileges within the group.
African wild dogs use their sense of sight, not smell, to find their prey. They can run up to 55 km/h for several kilometers. In eastern Africa, they mostly hunt Thomson"s gazelles, but they will also attack calves, warthogs, zebras, impalas, and the young of large antelopes such as the gnu.
Growing human populations have decreased or degraded the African wild dog"s habitat and also diminished their available prey. Road kill and human persecution（迫害） have also had a negative impact on African wild dog populations. This species is also susceptible to a variety of diseases such as distemper, which is controlled in domestic .dogs. Conservation of the African wild dog"s natural habitat must have the highest priority, as these dogs suffer in habitats modified by human intrusion（干扰）．
小题1:What does the underlined word "susceptible" mean?

A．easily affected or suffered	B．badly doubtful
C．seriously harmful	D．highly dangerous

小题2:What factors affect the population of the wild dogs?
a. the distribution of the dogs                  b. social living
c. highly increasing human populations          d. human"s killing the dogs
e. many diseases                           f. the changes of their habitats
g. domestic dogs                            h. food reduction

A．a. b, c, d, e

B．b, c, d, e, f

C．c, d, e, f, h

D．d, e, f, g, h

小题3:From the passage we can conclude that_______.

A．African wild dogs are completely different from domestic dogs in size, weight

B．African wild dogs are living in groups

C．African wild dogs use their eyes mostly when sleeping to guard

D．African wild dogs use their noses to find their food in most cases

小题4:What can we know about African wild dogs?

A．In a pack there may be about 90 wild dogs and no leader.

B．There are no such wild dogs that are different.

C．African wild dogs can run at a speed of about 15 m/s for a long distance.

D．All African wild dogs kill zebras, impalas, and antelopes as their food.

小题5: What can we infer from the passage?

A．African wild dogs are not in danger, because there are such a wide variety of patterns.

B．African wild dogs are not in danger, because are widely distributed across the African plains.

C．African wild dogs are in danger, because human"s activities have a great effect on them.

D．African wild dogs are in danger, because their habitats have been changed much.

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It"s time to remind myself what I love about life here in California,USA, to remember what I desperately miss when I go home.
Real radio
In the USA there are so many radio stations that those iPod tuner things don’t work at all. There is, simply, no dead air. It took me a while to discover the USA"s many public radio stations, which don"t broadcast any advertisements. KCRW is my favorites station, for its blend of indie music and current affairs. But I also listen to KJAZZ and KPCC. But before you feel jealous — it’s all online. My favorites: American life Snap Judgement and Henry Rollins live every Saturday night. Take listen online for free News? Well, there"s not a lot of news from South Africa, and when it is, it"s bad and full of fear, so I ignore it. But I care about any place I live in, and that includes the USA. And on public radio, the USA is covered in depth, from the perspective of individual stories rather than statistics.
The festivals
I’m jealously watching tweets and Facebook boasts and reviews from SXSW — seems like half the people I used to work with in South Africa are there,meeting Grumpy Cat and watching bands they’ve always wanted to see live. It’s great to know that these 1000s of festivals are so close, and that one day,if film school schedule ever allows me to leave campus for more than a few days, I can go to one or two of them. I have already exchanged my much loved Ford Mustang for a bigger, less sexy car — a car spacious enough to sleep in — so that next year I can be there, not just dream of it.
The famous people
When I go back to SA, I"m often asked if I’ve spotted any famous people. It"s awkward for me. I feel the the same way about it as I feel when an American asks me if there are lions in the streets. Except yes, I have. No,not lions. I have met some famous people. I chatted to RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad outside a dub in West Hollywood. Many of my professors are famous directors. The problem is, once you meet these famous people, they"re just people, FFS. This feels disappointing at first, like you"re missing a Jesus moment of some sort. But if you think about it, it"s inspiring. What it means, is that I, litlle me (right now, also "just a person") could be a famous just-a-person person one day, and get to make all the films I just dream of now.
小题1:The underlined sentence "There is,simply, no dead air." probably means____.

A．there is no useless radio programmes in the USA

B．there is no useful radio programmes in the USA

C．there is no polluted air in the USA

D．there is no advertisements from the radio programmes in the USA

小题2:There are so many festivals that_____.

A．I often leave campus for more than few days

B．I often attend some of them in person

C．I bought a bigger Ford? Mustang

D．I can share many reviews and performances online with my friends in South Africa

小题3:The author thinks the famous people in the USA _____.

A．are just Like lions	B．are well-known but ordinary
C．are disappointing	D．are inspiring

小题4:The author is most likely to be _____.

A．a director in America	B．a professor in South Africa
C．a student in America	D．an actor in South Africa

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The interview has been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well．Then, suddenly, the interviewer asks an unexpected question, “Which is more important, law or love?”
Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this．And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China．
Employers want people who are skilled, enthusiastic and devoted．So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicant will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are．In response, employers are increasingly using the questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality．
The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Kiersey Temperament Sorter．It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems, rather than what they know．This is often called aptitude (天资) test．
According to Mark Baldwin of Alliance, many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult．“When a Chinese fills out an aptitude test, he or she will think there is a right answer but they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see．”
This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma(窘境)．Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest, but they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for．Remember that in an aptitude test, the correct answer is the honest answer．
小题1:What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To give a piece of advice to job interviewees．

B．To tell you how to deal with job interviews．

C．To advise you how to find a good job．

D．To describe an aptitude test．

小题2:According to the writer, in an aptitude test, Chinese job applicants should ________.

A．not tell the truth

B．offer a complete answer

C．learn to tell what they really think

D．find out what the examiner wants to know

小题3:From the passage we know that ________．

A．job applicants are always trying to show their actual feelings

B．applicants should not act as cleverly as possible

C．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job

D．aptitude test is becoming world-wide popular

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Are you feeling stressed out? Anxious? Is your mind racing in circles? Are you worried about all the things you have to get done? Here’s a quick—acting trick that can make you feel better.
If you are sitting at a desk, place the palm of your hand on the desk, and take a moment to focus on what the surface of the desk feels like. Is it hot or cold, rough or smooth? Put all of your attention on the sensations in your palm, on how the desk feels underneath your hand. If you are not at a desk, do the same exercise by placing your palm on any nearby object—a wall, a chair, even your opposite arm.
When you are feeling stressed, your thoughts tend to take on a life of their own. You may be thinking about things you wish you had done differently in the past or worrying about things that you have to do in the future. These thoughts will make you feel anxious. The anxiety, in turn, increases the number of anxious thoughts.
If you can ground yourself even for a moment in the present, you will break the cycle and feel instant relief. Paying attention to what objects in your environment feel like forces you to pay more attention to the present moment than to negative, anxiety—provoking (刺激的，诱发的)thoughts about the past or about the future.
Try using your other senses too:
Try closing your eyes for a second(don’t try this while driving!) and breathe deeply through your nose. What do you smell?
When eating, put all your attention on how your food tastes.
What do you hear? What little noises are there around you that you didn’t notice before?
Look closely at an ordinary object. Do you see anything you haven’t noticed before?
小题1:By saying “Is your mind racing in circles”, the author intends to mean that______.

A．you did something wrong in the past and wouldn’t forgive yourself

B．your mind is quick and bright when in a state of anxiety

C．you are thinking in a stupid way when anxious thoughts worries you a lot

D．you worried a lot and the anxious thoughts will increase your anxiety

小题2:The author advises to put your palm on the desk or any things nearby in order to ____

A．play a small trick	B．feel the surface of the object
C．do some exercises	D．reduce your anxiety

小题3:The writer mentioned some senses that could be used to reduce stress except the _____.

A．sense of touching

B．sense of smell

C．sense of humour

D．sense of listening

小题4:Which of the following can be served as a title for the article?

A．Frist Aid to Anxiety----Senses

B．How Anxiety Works

C．The Cause of Anxiety—Senses

D．How to Deal with Anxiety

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A report brought back by most visitors to the US is how friendly, polite, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet American’s friendliness and helpfulness is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.
For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome break in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of distraction, and brought news of the outside world．
The tough realities of the border also shaped this tradition of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest settler agent. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or only a charitable impulse (冲动） on the part of the settlers. It reflected the hardship of daily life: if you didn"t take in the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situation．
Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the exhausted traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in the US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist routes. "I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner, amazing." Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be understood neither as superficial（表面的）nor as artificial（虚伪的）, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.
As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals and customs is the basis of all social inter-relationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to "translate" cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example when an American uses the word "friend", the cultural meanings of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitor"s language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to tell polite customs from individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue （美德） that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers.
小题1:In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, ________．

A．rude taxi drivers are hardly seen in the US

B．small-minded officials deserve a serious comment

C．Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors

D．most Americans are ready to offer help

小题2:We can know from the last paragraph that _______．

A．culture has an influence over social inter-relationship

B．polite customs and individual interest are inter-related

C．various virtues shows themselves only among friends

D．social inter-relationships equal the complex set of cultural customs

小题3:Families who lived far from one another used to entertain strangers _______．

A．to improve their hard life	B．in view of their long-distance travel
C．to add some taste to their own daily life	D．out of a charitable impulse

小题4:The tradition of hospitality to strangers _______．

A．tends to be superficial and artificial

B．is generally well kept up in the United States

C．is always understood properly

D．has something to do with the busy tourist route

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