Things to Know Before Adopting a Dog

The idea of giving someone a puppy for Christmas provides a warm fuzzy response for most people.1.Pets carry a lot of responsibility, but they reward their owners with years of love and devotion.

Be Realistic About How Much Time You Have

In a busy world, full of work, soccer games, and family dinners, time is more precious. When adopting an animal it is important to consider how much time you have. to devote to training and caring for it.2.If you have plenty of extra time to devote to a pet, a puppy is a good choice.

Think About How Much Space You Have

Large dogs naturally require more room than small dogs. They need big yards to run in, or a nearby area where they can go for longer walks. If you live in a small apartment on an upper floor, this can be a problem.3.Smaller dogs take up less space and are often easier to transport up and down stairs and in elevators. If you have a large home with a big backyard where your dog can run and play, then a larger breed may be a good fit for you.

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If you have small children, a patient dog with a high tolerance level is necessary. Kids explore with their hands, and they are likely to touch, tug, pet, and crawl all over the new dog. In this situation, you need to choose a dog with an easygoing temperament-who will not become frustrated and bite.5.

A. Consider the Other Pets in Your Home

B. Choose the Right Dog for Your Situation

C. However, adopting a dog is not something to be taken lightly.

D. A puppy requires a lot more time and attention than an older dog.

E. Walking around a small space with a Labrador underfoot can be frustrating.

F. Adopting a dog rather than buying one benefits both the animal and your family.

G. Breeds like Golden Retrievers, Labradors, and Border Collies are well known for their family friendly attitude.

Most people will experience at least one wrong medical diagnosis in their lifetime, resulting in health problems, psychological suffering and financial cost, according to a new report. Because diagnostic errors are generally discovered in retrospect(回顾), researchers said more work needs to be done to improve medical teams and find ways to avoid errors that can change people’s life in the distant future.

“Diagnosis is a collective effort that often involves a team of health care professionals---from primary care physicians to nurses.” said John Ball, chair of the committee which wrote the report. “The type of a single physician observing a patient case and deciding a diagnosis is not always accurate, and a diagnostic errors, we have to look more broadly at the entire process of how a diagnosis is made.”

The researcher, said there are not enough data on diagnostic errors, and efforts to improve diagnosis and reduce errors have not been frequent. The medical culture discourages transparency and makes it more difficult to correct them. The blame lies in cooperation and communication between members of medical teams treating patients, patients themselves, and their families. Besides this, researchers found the healthcare system is not designed for the collaboration needed in the diagnostic process and that diagnosis will continue to worsen if new ideas are not put forward.

The committee recommended more information, from electronic health records to test results, be made more easily available to families and caregivers, to help them better learn and understand what is going on with their health. Creating an environment for patients to question a diagnosis or add information about their condition could also help better influence diagnosis.

Most significantly, the researchers said methods need to be established to make communication between doctors and patients easier. Doctors are not encouraged or paid to communicate with patients as much as they should be.

1.It can be inferred from the new report that .

A. diagnostic errors have a great influence on people

B. new ways are found to avoid diagnostic errors

C. nobody can avoid those diagnostic errors

D. diagnostic errors are difficult to be found

2.Why does the medical culture make the correction of diagnostic errors so difficult?

A. For lack of advanced technological equipment

B. For lack of strict rules of managing the medial environment

C. For lack of enough professional knowledge about medicinal treatment

D. For lack of cooperation and communication between physicians, patients and their families

3.What does Para. 4 mainly talk about?

A. Researches on the diagnostic process

B. New ways to better protect patients

C. Advice on reducing diagnostic errors

D. Communication between patients and doctors

4.Why is communication between doctors and patients not much?

A. Because of the different belief

B. Because of the medical situation

C. Because of being short of money

D. Because of the current rules

5.The passage most probably comes from .

A. a hospital advertisement B. a science book

C. a medical magazine D. a research report

3.The golden red sun was setting.Catherine was on the beach,looking up at the bright ball.She was amazed by its color,deep red in the middle,softly fading into yellow.She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.The atmosphere(氛围) relaxed her.After all she had been through,this was what she needed."It's getting late,"she thought,"I must go home.My parents will be wondering where I am.".
She wondered how her parents would react,when she got home after the three days she was missing.She kept on walking.The road was deserted.She walked slowly and silently.Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.It was really getting dark now.The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too.She wished she had her favorite sweater on:it kept her really warm.She imagined having it with her.This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door.It seemed different.Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days.She was shocked:her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy,and now…It all seemed deserted.She couldn't understand what was going on.
She entered the house.First,she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father.It said:"Dear Ellen,there is some coffee ready.I went looking."Ellen was her mother but-where was she?On the right side of the hallway was her parents'room.She went in.Then she saw her.Her mother,lying on the bed,was sleeping.Her face looked so tired,as if she hadn't slept for days.She was really pale.Catherine would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired.So Catherine just fell asleep beside her.When Catherine woke up,something was different-she wasn't in her mother's room and she wasn't wearing the old clothes she ran away in.She was in her comfortable bed in her pajamas.
It felt so good being back home.Suddenly she heard a voice,"Are you feeling better now,dear?You know you got us very,very scared."

59.Three days later Catherine came back homeC.
A.at sunrise        B.at midnight      C.at sunset     D.at midday
60.What does the underlined phrase"This thought"(in para.2)most probably mean?D.
A.The idea of going back home.
B.Her anxiety about her parents.
C.The feeling of getting back home safely.
D.The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.
61.Her father didn't take care of the garden becauseA.
A.he was busy looking for her  B.he had to look after his wife
C.he was not strict with his job   D.he no longer enjoyed working in the garden
62.What can we infer from this passage?D.
A.In fact Catherine's mother had been sick for days.
B.When she found the garden deserted,she felt angry.
C.As Catherine walked towards home,she became increasingly scared.
D.Having experienced a lot outside,Catherine felt home was the safest for her.

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