I think it is good that many families keep animals　1.　pets. Unfortunately, some people do not take good care of their pets. Some do not feed their pets enough so they become　2.　. Others do not give their pets a good place to　3.　in and the animals can get too hot or too cold. There are also a few people who　4.　their pets. I feel this is wrong. People should not treat their pets badly.

The government of the UK is thinking of 　5.　to help protect pets – it’s about time! It wants a set of instructions on 　6.　 to take care of different kinds of animals. The instructions would　7.　 explain how to keep animals happy! That is good news for pets, don’t you think so?

The UK government also wants to create some 　8.　‘pet police(政策)’. They can go to people’s homes to check whether they are taking care of their pets　9.　. If they find someone treating an animal badly, they can take the animal　10.　. People who hurt their pets can even go to jail(监狱). I hope more people will now try to take better care of their pets.

　　People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf. Today, however, scientists believe that 10 percent of workers in Britain are being deafened by the noise where they work. Many of the workers who print newspapers and books, and who weave（纺织）cloth become deaf. Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young like to listen to“pop”music and most of“pop”music is a kind of noise. Besides, noise produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant, or even make people ill or even drive them mad.

　　Nowadays the government in many countries have made laws to reduce or control noise and make it less than 85 decibels（分贝）. In China, the people's government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problem.

A．90 percent of all the workers are free from any noise

B．90 percent of all the workers in Britain are not suffering from noise

C．10 percent of all the workers in Britain are working in noisy places

D．the hearing of 10 percent of all the workers in Britain is being deafened by the noise where they work

A．don't print newspapers or books

B．make clothes

C．live far away from airports

D．none of the above

A．they all live near airports

B．their hearing is harmed by loud music

C．they are younger than the old people

D．their ears are still small

A．pop music is popular with old people

B．less than 85 decibels can cause deafness

C．a continuous noise of over 85 decibels can cause deafness

D．noise pollution is more serious than water pollution nowadays

　　In today's world, almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people's health. However, not all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution, and that it is harmful to our health, too.

　　People who work and live under noisy conditions（状况） usually have poorer hearing. Many of the workers who print（印刷） newspapers and books, and who weave cloth（织布） become deaf（耳聋）. Quite a few people living near airports also become deaf. Recently（近来） it was discovered that many young people in America could hear no better than 65-year-old people, for these young people like to listen to "pop" music and most of "pop" music is a kind of noise. Besides （除此之外）, noise produced（产生） by jet planes（喷气式飞机） or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant（不愉快的）, or even make people ill, or even drive them mad（发疯）.

　　In China, the people's government is trying to solve（解决） not only the problems of air and water pollution but also the problem of noise pollution.

判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。

1. In today's world all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution.　　

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2. People who work under noisy conditions always have poorer hearing.　　

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3. In America all the people, old and young, like "pop" music very much.　　

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4. People must pay great attention to noise pollution too.

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5. In our country the government has begun to solve the problem of noise pollution.　　

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　　Scientists think that a game like bowing was played in Egypt thousands of years ago.

　　Toys that look like a ball and bowling pins were found buried with a child who died around 5200 B. C.

　　People who study history know that the game was popular in Germany around 200~300 A. D. It was played by people in some churches in order to show that they were good Christians. When people bowled poorly, they had to go to church more often.

　　The first bowling place built inside a building opened in England in 1455. Then the game was taken to the United States where most people played it outside.

　　During the 1800s, many people in the United States began to bowl for money, so several cities made the game illegal. Many people kept on bowling illegally. A group named the American Bowling Congress (ABC) began around 1900. The job of this group was to clean up bowling and make it a gentlemen's game again.

　　At this time, the game was mostly played by men. If women played, they hung a curtain up so that the men were not able to see them.

　　Then, in 1916, a woman's group named the Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) made a point of showing that the game was fine for both men and women.

1．In which country did poor bowlers have to go to church more often?

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2．In the United States during the 1800s, ________.

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A．many people bowled for money

B．women never bowled

C．people discovered bowling

D．all of the above

3．Who was probably in the American Bowling Congress?

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A．People who bet money on bowling.

B．People who liked bowling.

C．People who bowled in church.

D．All of the above.

4．When did the Women's International Bowling Congress begin?

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5．Before 1916, what did women probably do when they bowled?

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