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"teatmeatoranimalproducts. ●__3__tobuyanimalproductsfromcompanies thathaveillegalpractices | 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 proble ●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.
| 阅读理解 | I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek. Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square, It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square. You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and light, the south gave warmth, the west gave rain, and the north with its cold and strong wind gave strength and continuous power. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation"s circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children. But the Wasichus (Indian word for "white people") have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve or thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to be bull - grown. | 1. According to the passage, the Indians _______. | A. don"t have modern instruments in their homes B. refused to move from round places C. lived in round places, but were forced to live in square houses D. lived in round places, but then decided to move into square houses | 2. Two things being compared in the passage are _______. | A. the Indians" past and present living conditions B. the Indians" past and modern beliefs C. the Indians" old and new power D. people and nature | 3. In the second paragraph "the four quarters" refers to _______. | A. the four rooms of the Indian"s house B. the four kinds of natural power C. the four seasons D. the four directions | 4. According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses, _______. | A. they had to move to other houses B. boys took more time to grow into men C. they forgot the old way of life D. everyone was not happy | 任务型阅读 | Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically nonexistent.It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside to take the last remaining seat on the underway or bus. This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men,who say that since women have claimed equality,they no longer deserve to be treated with politeness and that those who go out to work should take their turns in the rat race like anyone else.But women have never claimed to be physically strong as men.Even if it is not agreed,however,the fact remains that courtesy(礼节) should be shown to the old and the sick.Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently(冷漠地) reading the paper or a book,saying to ourselves,"First come,first served" while a greyhaired woman,a mother with a young child or a cripple(残障者) stands?Yet this is all too often seen. Older people,tired and impatient from a day"s work,are not always considerate either - far from it. Many arguments break out as the older people push and squeeze(挤)each other to get on buses.One cannot approve this,of course,but one does feel there is just a little more excuse. It seems urgent,not only that communications in transport should be improved,but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite.All over cities,it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite.Shop assistants won"t bother to assist;taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously around corners;bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have time to get on or off the bus,and so on.It seems to us that it is up to the young to do their small part to stop such lowering of moral standards. Title:Manners in Metropolitan Cities |
Theme | Politeness is (1)_____, especially in large cities. | | Phenomena | Excuses | | Big,strong schoolboys push elderly women aside to (2)_____ on the last remaining seats. | | | Young men (3)_____to treat women politely. | Women think they are(4)_____ to men, so they should take their turns in the rat race like others. | | Young people sit (5)_____reading while greyhaired women, mothers with (6)_____and disabled people stand by. | First come, first served. | | The elderly themselves push each other to get on buses. | | (7)_____ | ·Communications in transport are not satisfactory.·Communication between people doesn"t go (8)_____and politely.·People are too (9)_____and too | Solution | Young people make an (10)_____to stop such lowering of moral standards. | 阅读理解 | My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart,because when I was young (and he was old),he gave me presents,and seated me on his knees,and told me stories,but I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him. At school,when he walked into a room full of noisy boys,there was silence at once.When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes,that boy went red in the face,and looked down at his shoes.If a boy brought him poor,careless work,which was not the best that boy could do,my grandfather picked up the boy"s book and threw it across the room,shouting,"Do it all again,and bring it back early in the morning!" If the boy was late,or if he forgot to birng the work,he had to do it again and again,and yet again.My grandfather never forgot. He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own home. | 1. I know my grandfather was kind and gentle,because________. | A. he was the headmaster of a boys" school B. he gave me presents and told me stories C. he told me stories about how kind he was D. he never scolded me | 2. When he looked at a boy in a certain way,that boy________. | A. went red in the face and could not return my grandfather"s look B. looked back at my grandfather"s red face C. changed another one D. went red in the face because his shoes were dirty | 3. My grandfather didn"t like to receive________. | A. worse work than he could do himself B. work that the boys could not do C. work that was not as good as the boys could do D. the work that the boys did | 4. When he received poor work,my grandfather________. | A. shouted at the boy and threw his work across the room B. went red in face C. threw the book on the floor,and shouted across the room D. threw the book at the boy | 5. He was a different man at home because________. | A. he didn"t get angry at school like he did at home B. he was not as gentle as at home C. he didn"t throw books about at school like he did at home D. he didn"t usually get angry at home | 阅读理解 | If there is one person who has left a deep impression on me,it"s my teacher,Mrs Pathak,who was my class teacher for three years.In my childhood,how I wished I had a mother or a sister like her.One moment she could be tough (严厉的) and strict,another moment caring and compassionate (富有同情心的). She always encouraged us to tell the truth.For instance,if one had not done the homework,he need not lie.She allowed us to make mistakes,saying we couldn"t be perfect all the time,but we should try. Another thing she taught me early on was punctuality.She set a good example with her own behaviour. She was always on time,so we students tried our best to be on time. She surprised us with her sense of humour.Her classroom teaching was always humorous.After class, she talked to us and told us jokes. We really felt free to ask questions and Mrs Pathak would give the answers.If she did not know-there had been some occasions (场合)-she would say so.We all then tried to find out the answers.Whoever came up with the answer was appreciated and given the due credit (应有的称赞).Now I sometimes wonder whether Mrs Pathak was pretending just to encourage us to explore and find answers by ourselves. | 1. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Mrs Pathak? | A. Tough. B. Humorous. C. Compassionate. D. Careful. | 2. The underlined word "punctuality" in the third paragraph probably means________. | A. being on time B. being honest C. being patient D. being clean | 3. The underlined word "so" in the last paragraph means that________. | A. the answers were not right B. she didn"t know the answers C. the answers were correct D. she would give the answers | 4. According to the passage,which of the following statements is TRUE? | A. Mrs Pathak asked us to tell jokes in class. B. Mrs Pathak was always strict in the classroom. C. Mrs Pathak thought telling truth was good. D. Mrs Pathak liked asking questions herself. | 5. In the author"s opinion,why didn"t Mrs Pathak give the answers to the questions sometimes? | A. Because she didn"t like answering the questions. B. Because she didn"t know the answers to the questions. C. Because she wanted the students to find them out by themselves. D. Because she thought the students knew the answers already. |
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