阅读理解

　　People can have heart problems. So can dogs. Ginger, a ten-year-old dog, had such a serious heart problem that her life was in danger. Ginger's owner, Mrs. Brown, loved her dog very much and couldn't lose her. The newspaper in the town, where Mrs. Brown lived, carried a story about Ginger and her problem. A manufacturer of heart pacemakers(起搏器) came to save Ginger. Pacemakers are usually used for people, but the manufacturer gave one to help save the dog's life. The cost of the pacemaker would be 850 dollars, but Mrs. Brown received one as a present. The doctor who installed the pacemaker in Ginger was a veterinarian(兽医). Ginger was operated on for 45 minutes, and Mrs. Brown hoped that the dog would be able to live a healthy life.

　　Pacemakers are often used to help people with heart problems, but an operation like this is quite unusual for an animal. A pacemaker is installed to help regulate (调节) the heartbeat (心跳). For a heart that beats weakly, the pacemaker helps keep a strong beat.

(1) A heart problem almost ________

[　　]

A. made Mrs. Brown die

B. didn't need an operation

C. cost Ginger life

D. killed several doctors

(2) A manufacturer of pacemakers ________.

[　　]

A. buys them

B. makes them

C. does dangerous work

D. hurts broken hearts

(3) Few animals have pacemakers because the pacemakers ________.

[　　]

A. don't help animals

B. are too large for animals

C. make too much noise

D. cost a lot of money

(4) Something that's installed is ________.

[　　]

A. found in a house

B. put in place

C. out of the way

D. always too expensive

(5) The newspaper story caused (made happen)

[　　]

A. many people to be worried

B. veterinarians to be out of work

C. Mrs. Brown to understand

D. Ginger to get some help

阅读理解

　　People can have heart problems. So can dogs. Ginger, a ten-year-old dog, had such a serious heart problem that her life was in danger. Ginger's owner, Mrs. Brown, loved her dog very much and couldn't lose her. The newspaper in the town, where Mrs. Brown lived, carried a story about Ginger and her problem. A manufacturer of heart pacemakers(起搏器) came to save Ginger. Pacemakers are usually used for people, but the manufacturer gave one to help save the dog's life. The cost of the pacemaker would be 850 dollars, but Mrs. Brown received one as a present. The doctor who installed the pacemaker in Ginger was a veterinarian(兽医). Ginger was operated on for 45 minutes, and Mrs. Brown hoped that the dog would be able to live a healthy life.

　　Pacemakers are often used to help people with heart problems, but an operation like this is quite unusual for an animal. A pacemaker is installed to help regulate (调节) the heartbeat (心跳). For a heart that beats weakly, the pacemaker helps keep a strong beat.

(1) A heart problem almost ________

[　　]

A. made Mrs. Brown die

B. didn't need an operation

C. cost Ginger life

D. killed several doctors

(2) A manufacturer of pacemakers ________.

[　　]

A. buys them

B. makes them

C. does dangerous work

D. hurts broken hearts

(3) Few animals have pacemakers because the pacemakers ________.

[　　]

A. don't help animals

B. are too large for animals

C. make too much noise

D. cost a lot of money

(4) Something that's installed is ________.

[　　]

A. found in a house

B. put in place

C. out of the way

D. always too expensive

(5) The newspaper story caused (made happen)

[　　]

A. many people to be worried

B. veterinarians to be out of work

C. Mrs. Brown to understand

D. Ginger to get some help

The best way of learning a language is by using it. For example, if you want to learn English well, you’d better try your best to listen to it, speak it, read it and write it as often as possible(可能).

Sometimes you may not know how to use a word and people can not understand（理解）you. Sometimes people may say things too quickly for you to understand. Don’t be worried or unhappy or even angry if people seem to laugh at your mistakes（错误）. Don’t take it too seriously and just have a good laugh at the mistakes you made. It’s much better to have people laugh at your mistakes than to be angry because they don’t understand what you’re saying. Don’t you think so? So always remember. “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes when they are learning a language.”

56. If you want to learn English well, you should ____________.

　　　 A. speak as quickly as possible　　　　　

B. write more than you read

　　　 C. use it as much as you can

57. The best way to learn a language is by using it. “Using” here means _________.

　　　 A. reading and writing　　　 B. listening and speaking　　 C. both A and B

58. When people laugh at your mistakes, __________.

A. you should stop learning the language　　　　

B. you don’t have to feel too serious

C. you mustn’t speak English any more

59. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. We may not understand what others are talking about if they speak too fast.

B. The best way of learning English is by listening it.

C. Laugh at others when they make mistakes.

60. The best title（标题）for this passage is “_________”.

A. Everyone Makes Mistakes　　　　

B. How to Learn a Language

C. Use English as Often as Possible

Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to improve his Spanish. When he was speaking to people face to face, he had no difficulty understanding what they said. However, when he was speaking on the phone, he still had a problem. Andy called the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She also told Andy to be at the airport two hours earlier in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was leaving in three days, Andy didn't lose any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could come back and spend a year in Spain.
Too quickly, the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to rush. He went to the clerk to show his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket in surprise. "Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and now it is eight in the evening." "But I confirmed my flight," insisted Andy. "Will I have to pay for another ticket?"
"No, Sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now."
Andy's look of shock turned to pleasure as he realized that now he could continue his vacation.
【小题1】Why was Andy in Spain?