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The mothers met while walking their beloved dogs in the local park, the Donald McDonald Reserve, several years ago and developed a friendship that began with small talk about their pets. This quickly turned to afternoon get – togethers where kids, dogs and grown – ups formed firm friendships.

Now the pair and their pets meet several times a week on the grass near Sandringham College, a place for a huge network of dog owners who have formed all kinds of friendships and a good old – fashioned sense of community. Dogs, as it seems, are good for your social life.

The combination of excited kids and dogs could be a recipe(处方) for disaster and the atmosphere on communal (群体的) walks is surprisingly harmonious. “There are some other people who don’t have kids who have started to meet us quite regularly,” Miller, a dog – owner, says. “The other day, there were seven dogs, five adults and six children all walking around the park together.”

Friendships formed through pets seem to cross cultural and age barriers and often involve helping when someone is sick or needs help caring for a pet. A woman says she’s answered several SOS calls from elderly people who have become ill suddenly and need a hand. “The friendships are such that you see these people every day and you get to know them… and they trust you with their pets and know they          at the last minute,” she says.

The dog – owner says that, even as a child, she noticed how dogs could act as conversational ice – breakers for adults. Like people, dogs are also born social creatures. “Dogs need to get into the game and be dogs – they are pack animals,” she says.

1．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

2．Which sentence in the passage can replaced by the following one?

    Because dogs have the nature of living in groups, they need to be given the chances to get together and act like dogs.

3．Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

4．Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

5．According to the passage, what functions do dogs have in people’s social life? (Please answer within 30 words.)

Do you like chocolate? Most people do．Some like it in bars．Others just like big squares of it．

Say you just got a box of chocolate．Which piece do you pick first? A study carried out by a professor in the University of Virginia showed that people's choices of chocolates show their personality．If you choose a round piece, you are a person who likes to party．If you select an oval shape, you are a person who strives．You like to make things and push yourself to be successful．Picking a square shape shows that this is an honest and truthful person you can depend on．

What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate．This shows you have warm feelings about the past, while dark chocolate means something else—the person who chooses it looks forward to the future．What about white chocolate? Would you like to choose it?       , you may find it hard to make up your mind．Those who like chocolate with nuts are people who like to help others．

Do you believe these ideas? Can chocolate tell all these things? It doesn't matter．There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolates - they eat it because they like it．

1.What is the best title of the text? （Please answer within 8 words．）

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2.Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（no more than 5 words）

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3.What does the underlined word “this” refer to?

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4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the information about chocolate in the text? (Please answer within 15 words)

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5.According to the passage, what of chocolate can show your characteristics and qualities.

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LONDON—Middle age is miserable for many, according to a study using data from 80 countries showing that depression （a feeling of sadness and hopelessness） is most common among men and women in their 40s．

      The British and U．S．researchers found that happiness for people in 72 countries ranging from Albania to Zimbabwe follows a U-shaped curve（曲线）：Life begins cheerful before turning tough during middle age and then returning to the joys of youth in the golden years．

      “For the average persons in the modern world，the dip in mental health and happiness comes on slowly, not suddenly in a single year,’’ Andrew Oswald at Britain’s Warwick University, who co-led the study, said．“Only in their 50s do people emerge from this low period．”

      About eight nations---mostly in the developing world—did not follow the U-shaped pattern for happiness levels，Oswald and his colleague David Blanchflower of Dartmouth College in the United States wrote．

“It happens to men and women，to single and married people，to rich and poor, and to those with and without children,” Oswald said．“Nobody knows why we see this consistency．’’

One possibility may be that people realize they won’t achieve many of their ambitions at middle age，the researchers said．

      Another reason could be that after seeing their fellow middle-aged peers begin to die，people begin to_________ and embrace（拥抱）life once more，researchers speculated．

      The study’s findings generally reflect previous research that shows people gain a sense of satisfaction as they age，said Laura L．Carstensen，director of the Center on Longevity at Stanford University．

      “Shrinking time horizons tend to change people’s goats．”she said．“We predict that people will experience more emotional satisfaction as they age．”

1．What is the best title of the passage? ﹝Please answer within 10 words．﹞

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

      At the beginning people are happy, then people are in low spirits in their middle age but happy again as they age．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the seventh paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the

sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

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4．What are the possible ways to fight against depression?（Please answer within 30 words,）

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5．Translate the last paragraph into Chinese．

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    For the next seven days，sit down each evening and write down ten things you are grateful for each day．Better still，do this with your partner or a friend．Before we practice gratitude（感恩），we are in the dark and there appears to be very little to be grateful for．Once we begin，a new light dawns，sometimes a brilliant light，a light as bright as heaven itself．

    To whom are you grateful in your life? Do these people know the full extent of your gratitude? Do you realize how grateful they will be when you tell them? Gratitude is more than an attitude；gratitude is a philosophy．The philosophy of gratitude begins as a hope，grows into a belief，and finally becomes an absolute knowing．It is a knowing．that within any given situation—peaceful or painful，beautiful or ugly—there is always a gift waiting，wanting for you to see．

    If it appears you have nothing to be grateful for，it is because you are not allowing yourself to receive．Just because you do not receive does not mean there is nothing to receive．On the contrary，there is always _____，and so there is always a reason to be grateful．Pray：“Dear God，teach me I am worthy to receive，teach me how to receive，teach me gratitude”．Gratitude is good medicine．One single serving of gratitude is often enough to open the heart，energies the body，warm the bones，make your hair curl，put a spring in your step，start you humming，and make you smile like a baby!

1．What is the best title of the passage?（Please answer within 10 words．）

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Showing，even a bit of gratitude can make everything look fine，and it will be of great benefit to you．

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3．Pleas fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

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4．Do you agree with the author’s opinion of gratitude? Why? （Please answer within 30 words．）

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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Called “The School of the Future” and created with help from software giant Microsoft, a recently – opened public school in Philadelphia, US, is believed to be the first in the world to combine innovation teaching methods with the latest technology. At this school, students work on wireless laptops, teachers eschew traditional subjects for real – world topics and parents can track their child’s work on the Internet.

The school, which costs the school district $ 63 million to build, is free and has no entrance exams. The 170 ninth – grade students were selected at random from 1500 applicants.

Philadelphia School District Chief Executive Paul Vallas told students they would be observed by other schools around the world. “You have become instant role models,” Vallas said. “People are going to be watching you.”

Students still sit in classrooms, but lessons rely heavily on information found on the Internet and on interactive software. Students will be allowed to learn at their own pace. Homework is done on computer and sent to the teacher for grading and parents can access the school’s network to read teacher feedback on their child’s progress.

Traditional education fails to teach students the skills of problem – solving, critical thinking and effective communication, which they need to succeed in the 21st century, Principal Shirley Grover said in an interview. “It’s not about memorizing certain algebraic equations (代数方程式) and then presenting them in a test,” Grover said. “It’s about thinking how maths might be used to solve a quality – of – water problem or how it might he used to determine whether or not we are safe in Philadelphia from the bird flu.”

David Terry, 14, said he was hoping to “turn over a new leaf ” after discipline problems in his previous school left him with an “average to really bad” academic record. “This is a great opportunity for me,” he said. “In other schools, I would not          .”

1．What’s the best title of this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

 Although the students have their lessons in classrooms, they mainly learn through the Internet and on some software.

3．Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

4．Do you think this kind of school good? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)

5．Please translate the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph into Chinese.

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