In America, when people say ‘man’s best friend’, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

Animals can help people, too. You can teach dogs to be the ‘eyes’ for blind (失明的) people or ‘ears’ for deaf (聋的) people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for ‘visits’.

Americans have ‘Be Kind to Animals Week’ in the first week of May. There are many pet shows during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you can also show your love to animals. How? First think about how animals make your life richer (更丰富). If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it nice food. If you don’t have a pet, be kind to

animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it. Just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to stop them. As people, we must protect (保护) animals because they can’t speak for themselves.???

1.From the sentence ‘Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!’, we know that _________.

A. pets also like to get money????

B. money can make pets happy

C. it's the best way to spend money

D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children

2.According to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because _________.

A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor????

B. they can make the sick happier

C. they can help the doctor find out the problems??

D. all the doctors like them

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Dogs can help people in many ways.??????????

B. Dogs can help people live happier.

C. Dogs can help people make everything.????????

D. Dogs can make people’s lives richer.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Animals are man’s good friends.???????

B. Dogs are too noisy.

C. Pets are lovely and needn’t care and protection.??

D. We have done a lot of things for pets.

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Nick. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Nick was badly ill, and now he was not able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Nick knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, you can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan.
【小题1】Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______.

Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not of the lucky ones. She liked dancing very much, so when she had to start work that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance, she felt very sorry for herself.
She went to each sick child one after another and said good-night, until she came to one little boy, Nick. He was eleven years old, but he was already able to talk like an adult. Poor Nick was badly ill, and now he was not able to move any part of his body except his hands. Joan knew he would never get any better, but he was always happy and always thinking about other people instead of about himself.
Nick knew that Joan loved dancing, so now when she came to say good-night to him, he greeted her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to miss the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite fresh. And there is also a dollar there, you can buy something to drink with that. And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to.”
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Joan

1. 1.

   Joan felt unlucky that evening mainly because______

   1. A.
      there was a dance ball at the hospital
   2. B.
      of her unpleasant job
   3. C.
      she was left to look after the sick children
   4. D.
      she would lose the chance to go to the big party at the hospital
2. 2.

   Poor Nick______

   1. A.
      was no more than a boy of eleven
   2. B.
      fell serious ill
   3. C.
      was a clever at talking though he was very young
   4. D.
      all the above
3. 3.

   Nick was lovely because_____

   1. A.
      he was a nice, kind, boy of eleven
   2. B.
      he was always thinking about others more than himself
   3. C.
      he saved a piece of cake for his nurse
   4. D.
      he could know that he would never get any better
4. 4.

   At that party arranged (安排)for Joan, Nick_____

   1. A.
      got up and danced with her
   2. B.
      gave Joan a piece of cake he had saved
   3. C.
      brought her something to drink
   4. D.
      lost the dollar which he was going to give Joan
5. 5.

   From the passage, we can infer____

   1. A.
      Joan felt very sad at last
   2. B.
      Joan felt very happy at last
   3. C.
      Joan felt very sorry at last
   4. D.
      Joan felt very angry at last

Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.
【小题1】Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.