In their book Time to Eat the Dog : The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robort and Breanda Vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.
“We ‘re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog .We are just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted.”
Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41hectares of land ,while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares or 1.1hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd.
Convincing flesh-eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non-starter,
The Vales say .Instead they recommend keeping greener, smaller, and more sustainable pets ,such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits.
The book ‘s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully recycled, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die ,may not appeal to animal fans .
Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert vale said.
“Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog . It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said
It about much more challenging and difficult issues, he added . Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things , you might decide to have the cat but not also to have two cars and three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself.
【小题1】. The authors gave their book the playful title to    .
A make it amusing       B  create a vivid image
C show writing skills     D  arouse people’s concern
【小题2】. In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us      .
A  the amount of consumed land     B  the neglected ecological impact
C  some familiar examples          D   some actual figures
【小题3】. What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?
A Going vegetarian    B  Raising cats and dogs
C Using a cloth bag    D Keeping a greener life
【小题4】. Who may not the idea of  “recycling” pet animal?
A Manufactures   B Drivers  C Animal fans  D The authorities
【小题5】.  What do the authors thing of living a sustainable life?
A Challenging    B Inspiring   C Inviting  D Touching

In their book Time to Eat the Dog : The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robort and Breanda Vale say keeping a medium-sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.

  “We ‘re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog .We are just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted.”

  Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41hectares of land ,while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares or 1.1hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd.

  Convincing flesh-eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non-starter,

The Vales say .Instead they recommend keeping greener, smaller, and more sustainable pets ,such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits.

  The book ‘s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully recycled, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die ,may not appeal to animal fans .

  Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert vale said.

  “Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog . It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said

  It about much more challenging and difficult issues, he added . Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things , you might decide to have the cat but not also to have two cars and three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself.

1.. The authors gave their book the playful title to     .

A make it amusing       B  create a vivid image

C show writing skills     D  arouse people’s concern

2.. In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us      .

A  the amount of consumed land     B  the neglected ecological impact

C  some familiar examples          D   some actual figures

3.. What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?

A Going vegetarian    B  Raising cats and dogs

C Using a cloth bag    D Keeping a greener life

4.. Who may not the idea of  “recycling” pet animal?

   A Manufactures   B Drivers  C Animal fans  D The authorities

5..  What do the authors thing of living a sustainable life?

   A Challenging    B Inspiring   C Inviting  D Touching

In their book Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser．

“We’re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog．We’ re just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted．”

Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41 hectares of land, while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares — or 1.1 hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd．

Convincing flesh eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non - starter, the Vales say．Instead they recommend keeping “greener”, smaller, and more sustainable pets, such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits．

The book’s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully “recycled”, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die, may not appeal to animal fans．

Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert Vale said．

“Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog．It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said．

“It’s about much more challenging and difficult issues,” he added．“Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things, you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself．”

1．The authors gave their book the playful title to________．

      A．make it amusing                   B．create a vivid image

       C．show writing skills                       D．arouse people’s concern

2．In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us________．

       A．the amount of consumed land               B．the neglected ecological impact

      C．some familiar examples                        D．some actual figures

3．What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?

       A．Going vegetarian．                              B．Raising cats and dogs．

      C．Using a cloth bag．                             D．Keeping a greener life．

4．Who may not like the idea of “recycling” pet animals?

       A．Manufacturers．                    B．Drivers．

       C．Animal fans．                      D．The authorities．

5．What do the authors think of living a sustainable life?

       A．Challenging．                               B．Inspiring．

       C．Inviting．                                     D．Touching．

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.
　　Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”
　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.
　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.
　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.
　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”
Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！
【小题1】 Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite______.

What if it isn’t a dog-eat-dog world? What if caring for a dog or for a mom with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症) makes you stronger and allows you to live longer?
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are challenging our long-held belief that humans are born to be selfish.
Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection was misunderstood by his male followers, the researchers say. Rather than “every man for himself”, Darwin believed that humans are successful as a species precisely because of our educational, selfless and sympathetic characteristics.
Why has it taken so long for Darwin’s central revelation(揭示) to be properly understood? “We’ve had too many men in social science,” Berkeley psychology professor Dacher Keltner told me in an interview. “Female scientists acknowledge that caring for people is part of human nature according to the research, which shows the human ability to care exists in our brains and nerve systems.”
In my book Passages in Caregiving , I urge women who take the whole responsibility for taking care of an elderly parent or a sick relative to build a “Circle of Care”. Reach out to your brothers and sisters, friends, neighbors and community volunteers to help you care, because no one can perform this overwhelming role alone. You will be as shocked as I to learn how the most selfless caregivers are rewarded with longer life.
Sympathy is not a woman’s word. In fact it makes all of us stronger under stress and more highly respected by our peers. For so long we have repeated the false saying “Nice guys finish last”. But the 40 richest Americans committed to doing good by donating half their fortunes are no spring chickens. So here is my new explanation：Nice guys die last.
【小题1】The first paragraph serves to       .