a)Many people like animals and take them as their pets, so pet hospitals are usually very busy．Kind persons who love animals are needed to help in busy animal hospitals．Those vets(-兽医)will teach them how to take care of the animals．
b)Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space．Scientists are now working on making very small farm animals．The same thing might be done to make small cats and dogs．
c)It's said that some day you might own a panther(豹)as a pet．Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets, since this might be the only way to save them from dying out．
d)What about a robot for a pet?This may sound silly, buy it could become true．Robot dogs have been made to sell．They are like real dogs．These pets might become more and more popular in the future．
e)Lots of people miss their pets while they are on hoilday．One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem．They lend cats to their guests．Many experts(专家)believe this idea will become more and more popular．It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel．
(1)
Why do the scientists want to make the farm animals smaller?
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A．
Because people in the future may own smaller living space．
B．
Because robots will become pets．
C．
Because they like smaller animals．
D．
Because animals are dying out．
(2)
In order to protect the animal from dying out in the future, people will probably keep ________ as a pet．
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A．
a cat
B．
a dog
C．
a robot
D．
a panther
(3)
What's the“d”paragraph(段落)about?
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A．
Smaller pets．
B．
A robot for a pet．
C．
A panther for a pet．
D．
Farm animals for pets．
(4)
According to the“e”paragraph, when do many people miss their pets?
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A．
While they are at home．
B．
While they are on the farm．
C．
While they are on holiday．
D．
While they are in hospital．
(5)
According to the reading material, which of the following is TRUE?
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A．
The persons who keep animals have to help in busy animal hospitals．
B．
Because there are more and more animals, pet hospitals are usually very busy．
C．
In the future wild animals will probably become pets．
One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holiday.
Few people went there because it was far away from the cities．He felt ill(生病) and wanted to see a doctor very much．
The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there．A man told him，“That's very easy．If there is a patient(病人) that a doctor can't cure(治愈)，the doctor has to put a balloon over his clinic(诊所)．”
The American thought，“The fewer balloons there are，the finer the doctor is．”He began to look for the finest doctor along the street．First he found a clinic.There were 20 balloons．After a few minutes he found another one?0 balloons.He thought neither doctor was fine．
At last he found the third clinic．Only 5 balloons were there．He was very happy and went in．
“Wait a minute，”said the doctor，“I'm too busy，you know．This clinic opened only yesterday．”The American was very surprised(感到吃惊) and said to himself， “Where can I find the finest doctor?”
(1)
_____ went to the small town for the holiday．
A．Few people
B．No one
C．Everyone
D．A lot of people
[ ]
(2)
The American wanted to see a doctor because _____ ．
A．he didn't feel well
B．he was very happy
C．he was very tired
D．his leg was hurt
[ ]
(3)
There were _____ balloons over the second clinic than the first one．
Eric Wilson, the reporter from Lifestyle Magazine, interviews two persons on how they spend their day．Read what they say and answer some questions．
My name’s Stella．I usually leave at around eight fifteen．It takes me around forty minutes, and we start at nine－sharp．I take a coffee break at eleven, and then have my lunch at one o’clock．Pretty much the same hours as most people, I guess．I generally get home around six o’clock, have a snack, and then watch the news on TV at seven．I eat around eight, watch more TV or read a book, and try to be in bed by ten．Pretty boring, really, but that’s life．
My name’s Sophie．You ask my daily routine---that’s kind of a strange thing to ask．Still, if you really want to know…I get up around eleven thirty, and I hang out and read the paper and drink some tea．Then I go to the gym around twelve thirty, till about one fifteen, I guess．Well, then I might do some shopping or visit a friend．I usually have something to eat around three thirty, and I leave home at six thirty, and get to work around seven．I work until eleven．I’m usually home by eleven thirty．I have a meal, watch TV or a video, and try and be in bed by one o’clock．Unusual, maybe, but I like it．
(1)
What does around mean in the sentence “I usually leave at around eight fifteen．”
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A．
在……周围
B．
围绕
C．
大约
D．
圆的
(2)
What does the sentence “We start at nine－sharp” mean?
[ ]
A．
We start earlier than nine o’clock．
B．
We start at 9 o’clock．
C．
We start later than 9 o’clock
D．
We start at almost ten．
(3)
The word “unusual” probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
popular
B．
interesting
C．
unhappy
D．
strange
(4)
After work, what does Stella do before supper?
[ ]
A．
visit friends
B．
watch TV
C．
do some shopping
D．
read a book
(5)
How long does it take Sophie to get to work?
[ ]
A．
one hour
B．
forty-five minutes
C．
half an hour
D．
forty minutes
(6)
What does Stella do when Sophie on her way home from work?
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