Jaguar(美洲虎) was very rare. It was said that there less than 20 jaguars in the world, one of which was living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to help this jaguar, Peruvians set up a zoo for it, where there were sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. However, strange enough, no one had ever seen the jaguar hunt the deer and sheep. What they could see was its lying in its cave, sleeping and eating the meat provided by the zoo keepers.
At first, people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they found a female tiger to accompany it. However, it did not make too much sense. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its cave with its “girlfriend” for a while before it came back to its house again' It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy here. Tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest in going out' a visitor said. So people put five wolves into the jaguar's zoo. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its cave any more . It either stands on top of the hill yelling or runs up and down the hill without sleeping all day long .
Actually, one creature without any rivals is a lifeless creature. If a man lives without rivals, he is likely to be satisfied with the present and will not fight for the better. He will hold back before all difficulties . Hard environment tends to make successful people . Therefore, we need some rivals to push us to go ahead in all difficulties and competitions in our lives. Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best. Due to our rivals, we will continuously improve our abilities when competing with them!
【小题1】Why did Peruvians set up a zoo for the jaguar?

Jaguar(美洲虎) was very rare. It was said that there less than 20 jaguars in the world, one of which was living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to help this jaguar, Peruvians set up a zoo for it, where there were sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. However, strange enough, no one had ever seen the jaguar hunt the deer and sheep. What they could see was its lying in its cave, sleeping and eating the meat provided by the zoo keepers.

At first, people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they found a female tiger to accompany it. However, it did not make too much sense. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its cave with its “girlfriend” for a while before it came back to its house again' It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy here. Tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest in going out' a visitor said. So people put five wolves into the jaguar's zoo. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its cave any more . It either stands on top of the hill yelling or runs up and down the hill without sleeping all day long .

Actually, one creature without any rivals is a lifeless creature. If a man lives without rivals, he is likely to be satisfied with the present and will not fight for the better. He will hold back before all difficulties . Hard environment tends to make successful people . Therefore, we need some rivals to push us to go ahead in all difficulties and competitions in our lives. Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best. Due to our rivals, we will continuously improve our abilities when competing with them!

1.Why did Peruvians set up a zoo for the jaguar?

A．To protect this endangered animal.

B．To entertain people.

C．To satisfy people's curiosity.

D．To do some experiments.

2.That the jaguar always lying in its cave leaves people an impression that __________.

A．it must be treated badly

B．it must be seriously sick

C．it must miss the forest

D．it needs to be accompanied

3.What happened to the jaguar after it got five wolves around?

A．The jaguar remained the same.

B．The jaguar became very energetic.

C．The jaguar lost his girlfriend.

D．The jaguar got mad finally.

4.What does the underlined word "rivals" in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Colleagues.        B．Followers.         C．Competitors.       D．Relatives.

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How Jaguars can be protected.

B．Family plays an important part.

C．Enemies can inspire us to succeed.

D．jaguars like to stay with wolves.

Jaguar(美洲虎) was very rare. It was said that there less than 20 jaguars in the world, one of which was living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to help this jaguar, Peruvians set up a zoo for it, where there were sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. However, strange enough, no one had ever seen the jaguar hunt the deer and sheep. What they could see was its lying in its cave, sleeping and eating the meat provided by the zoo keepers.
At first, people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they found a female tiger to accompany it. However, it did not make too much sense. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its cave with its “girlfriend” for a while before it came back to its house again' It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy here. Tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest in going out' a visitor said. So people put five wolves into the jaguar's zoo. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its cave any more . It either stands on top of the hill yelling or runs up and down the hill without sleeping all day long .
Actually, one creature without any rivals is a lifeless creature. If a man lives without rivals, he is likely to be satisfied with the present and will not fight for the better. He will hold back before all difficulties . Hard environment tends to make successful people . Therefore, we need some rivals to push us to go ahead in all difficulties and competitions in our lives. Due to our rivals, we can bring out our potential to the best. Due to our rivals, we will continuously improve our abilities when competing with them!

1. 1.

   Why did Peruvians set up a zoo for the jaguar?

   1. A.
      To protect this endangered animal
   2. B.
      To entertain people
   3. C.
      To satisfy people's curiosity
   4. D.
      To do some experiments
2. 2.

   That the jaguar always lying in its cave leaves people an impression that ______.

   1. A.
      it must be treated badly
   2. B.
      it must be seriously sick
   3. C.
      it must miss the forest
   4. D.
      it needs to be accompanied
3. 3.

   What happened to the jaguar after it got five wolves around?

   1. A.
      The jaguar remained the same
   2. B.
      The jaguar became very energetic
   3. C.
      The jaguar lost his girlfriend
   4. D.
      The jaguar got mad finally
4. 4.

   What does the underlined word "rivals" in the last paragraph probably mean?

   1. A.
      Colleagues
   2. B.
      Followers
   3. C.
      Competitors
   4. D.
      Relatives
5. 5.

   What is the main idea of the passage?

   1. A.
      How Jaguars can be protected
   2. B.
      Family plays an important part
   3. C.
      Enemies can inspire us to succeed
   4. D.
      jaguars like to stay with wolves

Part A

In 2001 the United Kingdom was hit again by foot-and-mouth disease, the first time since the 1960s, causing a national crisis. However, much of the panic and confusion was spread largely as a result of ignorance of the disease.

Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious （传染性的） disease found in Africa, South America, Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe. It affects cloven-footed （偶蹄） domestic animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and goats, as well as wild animals like rats and deer and zoo animals such as elephants. Horses, however, cannot contract （感染） the disease.

It is very rare for humans to catch the disease. Indeed, only one case has been recorded in Great Britain and that was in 1967.

Part B

Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious （潜伏的） and can be spread by direct or indirect contact with infected animal. The disease can be spread in the wind, and can also be spread by people, equipment or vehicles which have been in contact with the disease.

Although the authorities do not really know where this latest outbreak of the disease originated, it can enter a country in frozen meat imported from other countries where the disease is common. Unlike Mad Cow Disease （BSE） and the human equivalent CJD, foot-and-mouth has no implications （牵连） for the human food chain. Any meat, milk, cheese, and other dairy products can be consumed quite safely.

Part C

It seems that the only way to contain the disease is to kill infected animals. There is no cure for the disease, and although adult animals normally recover in 2~3 weeks, they sadly remain carriers of the virus （病毒） for up to two years.

From the time the disease was first reported to the time the epidemic （流行） was officially declared over, one and a half million and more domestic animals were slaughtered and large areas of the countryside were closed to the public. These areas included parks, woods and forests, and various leisure attraction situated in the countryside.

1. The main purpose of writing this text is ________.

A．to warn people of the danger of the disease     

B．to describe the disaster caused by the disease

C．to share some of the facts about the disease

D．to declare the success in control of the disease

2. Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious because it is spread ________.

A．by farmers and farm vehicles

B．in so many different ways

C．by being carried in the air

D．mainly by people who have been in contact with infected animals

3. How is foot-and-mouth different from Mad Cow Disease?

A．It affects the human food chain.           B．People cannot consume dairy products.

C．It is found in frozen meat.                D．Meat is still safe to eat.

4. The underlined word “they" in Part C refers to ________.

A．diseases       B．infected animals             C．adult animals       D.2~3 weeks

　　In 2001 the United Kingdom was hit again by foot-and-mouth disease, the first time since the 1960s, causing a national crisis．However, much of the panic and confusion was spread largely as a result of ignorance of the disease．

　　Foot-and-mouth is a highly contagious (传染性的) disease found in Africa, South America, Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe．It affects cloven-footed (偶蹄) domestic animals such as cows, pigs, sheep and goats, as well as wild animals like rats and deer and zoo animals such as elephants．Horses, however, cannot contract (感染) the disease．

　　It is very rare for humans to catch the disease．Indeed, only one case has been recorded in Great Britain and that was in 1967．

　　Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious (潜伏的) and can be spread by direct or indirect contact with infected animal．The disease can be spread in the wind, and can also be spread by people, equipment or vehicles which have been in contact with the disease．

　　Although the authorities do not really know where this latest outbreak of the disease originated, it can enter a country in frozen meat imported from other countries where the disease is common．Unlike Mad Cow Disease (BSE) and the human equivalent CJD, foot-and-mouth has no implications (影响) for the human food chain．Any meat, milk, cheese, and other dairy products can be consumed quite safely．

　　It seems that the only way to contain the disease is to kill infected animals．There is no cure for the disease, and although adult animals normally recover in 23 weeks, they sadly remain carriers of the virus (病毒) for up to two years．

　　From the time the disease was first reported to the time the epidemic (流行) was officially declared over, one and a half million and more domestic animals were slaughtered and large areas of the countryside were closed to the public．These areas included parks, woods and forests, and various leisure attraction situated in the countryside．

1．The main purpose of writing this text is________．

[　　]

A．to warn people of the danger of the disease

B．to describe the disaster caused by the disease

C．to share some of the facts about the disease

D．to declare the success in control of the disease

2．Foot-and-mouth disease is insidious because it is spread ________．

[　　]

A．by farmers and farm vehicles

B．in so many different ways

C．by being carried in the air

D．mainly by people who have been in contact with infected animals

3．How is foot-and-mouth different from Mad Cow Disease?

[　　]

A．It affects the human food chain．

B．People cannot consume dairy products．

C．It is found in frozen meat．

D．Meat is still safe to eat．