Do you like dogs? Do you know the following things about dogs?

The first pet dog

Dogs are meat-eating animals. They belonged to the family of wolves (狼) a long time ago. About 15,000 years ago, people started keeping wolves for hunting (狩猎). Over the time, the wolves began to look like dogs and they became people’s pets.

What a dog looks like

Dogs come in different sizes, colors and shapes, but they’re the same in some ways. All kinds of dogs have a set of forty-two strong teeth for eating. They have sharp claws (利爪) at the end of their feet for digging up soil (挖土) and holding onto the ground when they walk. They have very good eyesight(视力). They also have high ability (能力) to hear and smell.

How a dog grows

A mother dog gives birth to one to twelve babies at a time. New-born baby dogs cannot see or hear until they are two weeks old. The mother dog gives the baby dogs milk. When they are four weeks old, they start eating soft food. When they’re eight weeks, the baby dogs have very strong legs and they can go for long walks.

How to read a dog’s feelings

Dogs act differently when they have different feelings. When a dog is angry, it opens its mouth and shows its teeth. When a dog is frightened, it lowers its ears and holds its tail (尾巴) between its legs. A happy dog always wags (摇摆) its tail.

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(　 )56. People have started keeping dogs as pets since 　　　.

A. there were humans　　

　　　 B. the wolves looked like dogs

C. there were wolves　　

　　　 D. 15,00 years ago

(　 )57. What can the sharp claws of dogs be used for according to the passage?

A. Climbing a tree.　　　

　　　 B. Looking for food.

　　　 C. Digging up soil.　　　

　　　 D. Fighting against other animals.　　　　　　

(　 )58. When does a dog start to eat soft food?

A. When it’s 2 weeks old.　

　　　 B. When it’s one month old.

　　　 C. When it’s 2 months old.

　　　 D. When it’s 8 months old.

(　 )59. What does a dog do when it is frightened?

A. It opens its mouth.　　　　

　　　 B. It shows its teeth.

C. It wags its tail.　　　　　

　　　 D. It holds its tail between its legs.

(　 )60. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Some facts about dogs.

　　　 B. The history of dogs.　　

C.Dogs come in different sizes

　　　 D. Dogs are human beings’ friends.

A

Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书). She worked in an office all his life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital. Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Toy bear Lady.”

Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.”

How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She brought the stocks(股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital.” No one knew that the “something” was $18 million!

1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______.

A. she had too much money B. she had a lot of toy bears

C. she had never got married and had no children D. she liked children very much

2. People started to call Gladys the “Toy Bear Lady”_______.

A. after she visited the children in hospital many times B. after she died

C. before her friend’s daughter was ill B. before she worked with his boss

3. Everyone was surprised that________.

A. Gladys lived such a long life B. Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago

C. Gladys had so much money D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents

4. ________, so she got rich.

A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do

C. Gladys got the money from the boss D. Gladys did another job in the hospital

5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.

A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things B. she stopped working

C. she still lived in the same way D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family

B

In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.

Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 or these libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.

In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

6.The main idea of paragraph 2 is________.

A.      Franklin started the first subscription library

B.      in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C.      Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D.     Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

7.The underlined word “borrow” means_______.

A.      read and write with no help from another person

B.      use for a short time and then return

C.      like very much

D.     lend

8.The reading does not say it, but we can guess that_______.

A.      there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B.      free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

C.      the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D.     there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

9.Havard University began_______.

A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638

10.At the library that Franklin started, ________.

A.      children could use books for no money at all

B.      people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

C.      people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

D.     both A and B

This summer, Liu Hongcan, a 30-year-old Chongqing woman, had to say goodbye to her daughter again. She sent her little girl to Guizhou province to stay with her daughter’s grandparents for the summer vacation ______________ in Chongqing.

A list of “hottest cities” in China came out last month. Chongqing is No.1 on the list. Fuzhou and Hangzhou take the second and third place.

The list is based on a “heat index”(热指数).It uses temperature and humidity date(湿度数据)1981 to 2011.The scientists tried to learn how hot the weather was over a period of time, and find out how people feel.

High humidity will stop heat leaving the body. It makes people feel worse on high-temperature. Dryness, on the other hand, can allow heat to leave the body.

In July this year, Chongqing saw 25 days of high temperature (over 35℃). Forty-eight people in the city had heatstroke from the start of April to the middle of August, the local health bureau(卫生局) said.

Chongqing people have to look for different ways to cool down. Throwing themselves into water is a good choice. Lin Jing, a worker at the Caribbean Water Park has received more guests this summer than before. About 15,000 people have visited the park a day during this year’s hot season.

1.Which one should be put in the underlined of the first paragraph?

A. because it is too dry?????????????????????? B. because it’s too hot???

C. because there is too much humidity?????????? D. because it is too wet

2.According to the temperature, the order is_________.

A. Chongqing,? Hangzhou,?? Fuzhou,???? Ningbo??

B. Fuzhou,???? Chongqing,? Hangzhou,?? Ningbo

C.Chongqing,? Fuzhou,????? Hangzhou,?? Ningbo??

D. Ningbo,??? Fuzhou,????? Chongqing,? Hangzhou

3.How can humidity make people feel?

A. High humidity can make people uncomfortable.

B. High humidity can make people comfortable.

C. Low humidity can make people uncomfortable.

D. Low humidity will stop heat leaving the body

4.How many days of high temperature (over 35℃) did Ningbo probably have in July?

A.20????????? B.25?????????? C.30????????????? D.24

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. Movies.?????? B. Story book.???? C. Newspaper.??? D. Science book.

This summer, Liu Hongcan, a 30-year-old Chongqing woman, had to say goodbye to her daughter again. She sent her little girl to Guizhou province to stay with her daughter’s grandparents for the summer vacation ______________ in Chongqing.

A list of “hottest cities” in China came out last month. Chongqing is No.1 on the list. Fuzhou and Hangzhou take the second and third place.

The list is based on a “heat index”(热指数).It uses temperature and humidity date(湿度数据)1981 to 2011.The scientists tried to learn how hot the weather was over a period of time, and find out how people feel.

High humidity will stop heat leaving the body. It makes people feel worse on high-temperature. Dryness, on the other hand, can allow heat to leave the body.

In July this year, Chongqing saw 25 days of high temperature (over 35℃). Forty-eight people in the city had heatstroke from the start of April to the middle of August, the local health bureau(卫生局) said.

Chongqing people have to look for different ways to cool down. Throwing themselves into water is a good choice. Lin Jing, a worker at the Caribbean Water Park has received more guests this summer than before. About 15,000 people have visited the park a day during this year’s hot season.

1.Which one should be put in the underlined of the first paragraph?

A. because it is too dry                       B. because it’s too hot   

C. because there is too much humidity           D. because it is too wet

2.According to the temperature, the order is_________.

A. Chongqing,  Hangzhou,   Fuzhou,     Ningbo  

B. Fuzhou,     Chongqing,  Hangzhou,   Ningbo

C.Chongqing,  Fuzhou,      Hangzhou,   Ningbo  

D. Ningbo,    Fuzhou,      Chongqing,  Hangzhou

3.How can humidity make people feel?

A. High humidity can make people uncomfortable.

B. High humidity can make people comfortable.

C. Low humidity can make people uncomfortable.

D. Low humidity will stop heat leaving the body

4.How many days of high temperature (over 35℃) did Ningbo probably have in July?

A.20          B.25           C.30              D.24

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. Movies.       B. Story book.     C. Newspaper.    D. Science book.