Maria Vas and her dog walked down the hall of the nursing home and stopped in front of the old lady with a nurse at her side. “Would she like to s 1. my dog?” Maria asked.
“No, a visit won’t h 2. her,” said the nurse. “Then she e 3. that the lady was too sick to appreciate visitors.
But Maria decided to try anyway. She had done research on animal assisting therapy(辅助疗法) for 10 years. And she was very successful in this a 4. . She’d seen even the sickest patients enjoy a visit from a lovely dog.
Maria carried the dog over to the old lady. Immediately, the woman r5. out toward the dog! She was so p 6. that she began smiling and trying to talk. The nurse stood aside, w 7. them in amazement. This woman had never communicated with anyone. It was like she wasn’t even a 8. -- until the dog came to visit.
Around the world sick adults and c9. fill lonely hospital rooms. They may have an illness or need to be c10. for. A dog’s friendly eyes and warm paws(爪子) may be just what the doctor ordered to encourage them and help them heal (治愈).
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1.The best way to improve your English is to ______ an English club.
2.Be quiet please, class, I’m going to ______ your test papers.
3.Mr.Tan makes the best noodle in town. They’re ______!.
4.There’s a ______ smell in the house. Do you know what it is?
5.Could you ______ me with information about student exchange programs?
I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a “night out with the boys”. He had no bobbies but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always interested in my life-how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought me first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days, painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked, was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him, But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1995, my father telephoned me as usual, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him ad really get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his death I have learnt much about my father, and even more about every single day.
1. We know from the reading that the father_____.
A. liked to paint houses
B. had no friends around him
C. was not healthy in his youth
D. thought of his family as his all
2. When her father painted her first house, the daughter_____.
A. could only afford a glass of iced tea
B. was too busy to talk to her father
C. could do nothing but hold a paintbrush
D. spent eight hours a day working with her father
3. On January 16, 1996, the daughter felt that her father_____.
A. seemed to be a little different
B. had no time to phone her as usual
C. became interested in church
D. had forgotten to discuss some things with her
4.In the reading the underlined phrase ‘get to know him’ most probably means_____.
A. get him to know her B. know more about him
C. get him to know himselfD. make him well-known
5. Which is the best title of the reading?
A. Painting HousesB. Daughter’s Family
C. Father and I D. Father’s phone calls
Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.
In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal（正式的）clothes, and the may drink champagne（香槟）at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.
Many cultures also do special things to get rid of（摆脱）bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh（重新）. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.
Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the tear. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck-but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!
1. The reading is mainly about_____.
A. the meaning of “Happy New Year!”
B. several different New Year traditions
C. what to eat on New Year’s Day
D. why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day
2. It’s clear that_____.
A. some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning
B. the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day
C. people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st
D. no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year
3.In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to_____.
A. bring good luckB. keep away bad luck
C. forget everythingD. plan for the next year
4.To have a happy new year,_____.
A. friends talk to each other in special ways
B. families make big dolls filled with old clothes
C. some people get up early to watch the sunrise
D. Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day
5. When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think_____.
A. one pea brings one day of luck
B. black-eyed peas are the best medicine
C. the peas are too black and taste bad
D. the peas are helpful to count numbers
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The Christmas Sales
SUTTS
1.What is the reading about?
A. An advertisement of the sales.
B. A list of suits and sweaters
C. A photo of a handsome boy
D. A picture of a UK
2. How much can we save at most for a suit or a sweater?
A. £ 15B. £ 20C. £ 30D. £ 45
3. “The Christmas Sales’ ends _________.
A. next weekendB. this week
C. in 24 hoursD. in 14 days
4. In the reading “HOBSONS” refers to (指)________.
A. the name of the street
B. the boss of the clothes shop
C. the name of the clothes shop
D. the sales for Chris tmas
5. According to the reading, we can ________.
A. have a picture taken with a model
B. take a free truck to the clothes shop
C. do shopping either online or at the shop
D. get £100 back for any order
There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题), traveling to many different countries to share his .
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones(骨头).
In less than a week after he got back, he could not it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure (治疗)his problem and he might never the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by thoughts. He did not want to take to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Deciding that the could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt . Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for .
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
1.A. laughedB. taughtC. wroteD. copied
2.A. magazinesB. subjectsC. photosD. ideas
3.A. richB. sickC. lonelyD. famous
4.A. standB. realizeC. faceD. improve
5.A. dreamB. eatC. shoutD. sleep
6.A. go throughB. look afterC. get overD. find out
7.A. unhappyB. pleasantC. sillyD. clever
8.A. foodB. timeC. medicineD. money
9.A. unusualB. falseC. realD. wild
10.A. friendsB. laughterC. experimentD. doctors
11.A. beginB. endC. continueD. report
12.A. rested B. workedC. studiedD. played
13.A. well B. tiredC. afraidD. worried
14.A. helpB. exerciseC. freedomD. fun
15.A. ableB. safeC. lazyD. uncertain
