Tales From Animals Hospital

David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity DiamonDHe also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery (外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the programme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog, or snake!

14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster

ISBN 0751304417

Issac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colourful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术) ended and science began.

18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat’s Last Theorem

Simon Singh

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seven teenth century, the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1955. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers a like.

12.99 Hardback 384pp Forth Estate

ISBN 1857025210

1.What is Animal Hospital?

AA news story.

BA popular book.

CA research report.

DA TV programme.

2.In Michael White’s book, Newton is de scribed as _____.

Aa person who did not look the same as in many pictures

Ba person who lived a colourful and meaningful life

Ca great but not perfect man

Dan old-time magician

3.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?

ATo encourage people to raise questions.

BTo cause difficulty in understanding.

CTo provide a person with an explanation.

DTo limit people’s imagination.

4.The person who finally proved Fermat’s Last Theorem is ______.

ASimon Singh

BAndrew Wiles

CPierre de Fermat

Da French woman scientist

5.What is the purpose of writing these three texts?

ATo make the books easier to read.

BTo show the importance of science.

CTo introduce new authors.

DTo sell the books.

 

Tales From Animal Hospital

David Grant

David Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans of Animal Hospital. Here Dr Grant tells us the very best of his personal stories about the animals he has treated, including familiar patients such as the dogs Snowy and Duchess, the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond. He also takes the reader behind the scenes at Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day, from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery (外科手术). Tales From Animal Hospital will delight all fans of the program and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet, whether it be cat, dog or snake I !

$ 14.99 Hardback 272 pp Simon Schuster

ISBN 0751304417

Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer

Michael White

From the author of Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science, comes this colorful description of the life of the world’s first modern scientist. Interesting yet based on fact, Michael White’s learned yet readable new book offers a true picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic (魔术)ended and science began.

£8.99 Hardback 320 pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857024168

Fermat’s Last Theorem

Simon Singh

In 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the world’s greatest mathematical problem: Fermat’s Last Theorem (定理). First put forward by the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat in the seventeenth century, the theorem (法则)had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds, including a French woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem, and who had to dress like a man in order to be able to study at the Ecole

Polytechnique. Through unbelievable determination Andrew Wiles finally worked out the problem in 1995. An unusual story of human effort over three centuries, Fermat’s Last Theorem will delight specialists and general readers alike.

£12.99 Hardback 384 pp Fourth Estate

ISBN 1857025210

42.In Michael White’s book, Newton is described as        .

A.a person who did not look the same as in many pictures

B.a person who lived a colorful and meaningful life

C.a great but not perfect man

D.an old-time magician

43.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “baffle” as it is used in the text?

A.To encourage people to raise questions.   B.To cause difficulty in understanding.

C.to provide a person with an explanation.  D.To limit people’s imagination.

44.If a student wants to read a book about a famous scientist and he doesn’t want it too serious to read, which of the three books in the above is suitable?

A. The first.   B. The second.

C. The third.   D. Both the first and the second.

For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope (听诊器) and walked around one of the biggest hospital in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came to in hospital, York was standing over her.
“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was. “ shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.
“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.
【小题1】York was proud of the fact that ___________.

A.a surgeon let him watch an operation.
B.he could perform some duties of a doctor.
C.he had cheated doctors for so long
D.people thought he could become a real doctor
【小题2】York learned how to behave like a doctor by __________.
A.watching other doctors workB.talking to doctors and nurses
C.getting some training and experienceD.observing doctors while he was a patient
【小题3】Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?
A.She had swallowed something and almost died.
B.She had to have and emergency operation.
C.She had been injured in a road accident.
D.She had lost consciousness while driving.
【小题4】The judge’s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he _________.
A.pretended to be a psychiatristB.tried to get away from prison
C.was proud of what he had doneD.studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist

While firing off pictures of a curious five-month-old fox, photographer Simon Czapp soon realized his subject had quite an interest in photography herself. The clever fox was so curious about the camera equipment that she climbed right on top of it. And while she was supposed to be the subject of the shoot, the fox stood on the shutter release button (快门按钮) and took her own frames.
Mr Czapp visited the New Forest Wildlife Park to capture images of new arrival Jessie. She has been at the animal park in Ashurst, Hampshire — home to wolves, deer and other animals in 25 acres of ancient woodland — after being abandoned by her mother.
Mr Czapp said, “Jessie was very playful and curious and not at all camera shy. Soon after I arrived she was chewing my shoes and everything seemed to be a game to her. Then she started exploring the camera I had set up on a tripod (三脚架). She balanced her front paws on it and at one point knocked it over.”
He put the camera back on the tripod and Jessie soon jumped back up. At one point she had all four paws on the camera and was keeping her balance. Mr Czapp added, “She jumped up there several times and I realized it could make a good picture. As I was leaving with the public’s viewing window behind me, I thought I heard the camera go off but didn’t think much of it. But when I checked the memory card afterwards, I was amazed to see Jessie had actually taken two pictures of me photographing her. I couldn’t believe a fox had gained an advantage over me! Jessie is a lovely little fox. There were some lovely photos of her but she obviously thought the photographer was worthy of a picture too!”
【小题1】The underlined word “frames” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_________”.

A.photographersB.picturesC.buttonsD.advantages
【小题2】What do we know about Jessie from the passage?
A.She arrived at the park five months ago.
B.She lives at the park together with some other foxes.
C.She was sent to the park because her mother left her.
D.She loved the life in the park so much that she left her mother.
【小题3】What is the RIGHT time order of the following steps in Jessie taking a photo?
a. Jessie pressed the shutter release button.
b. Mr Czapp left the camera to take a photo.
c. Jessie climbed onto the camera and balanced herself.
d. Mr Czapp set up his camera on a tripod.
e. Jessie stood up to look at the back of the camera.
A.d, e, c, b, aB.a, b, c, d, eC.c, b, e, a, dD.d, e, b, c, a
【小题4】From the passage we can infer that __________.
A.foxes are better at photographing than men
B.some foxes are more friendly than humans
C.Mr Czapp and Jessie took photos for each other
D.Jessie gained an advantage over Mr Czapp in photographing

Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasn’t in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of   1  days to prepare myself for the following busy   2 .

My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the  3. Due to the last-minute issue(问题)with transportation, I   4  my car to make sure that everyone could get to the   5  point so that they could get together and enjoy their week’s   6  by snowboarding and skiing.

The only thing that   7  to me on my journey was that no sooner had I   8  and said goodbye than I would make the trip   9 ,in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening,   10  as I was looking forward to relaxationSimon and I   11 , on our way, about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we   12  spent five continuous hours together, other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球).

On my return trip, I   13  a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning   14 . Within an hour it   15 . I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was   16  refreshed and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n)    _17   sleep that evening.

A change  18 your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to  19_  something from different angles(角度), as well as to be refreshed and energized.

Now I’m looking forward to my next   20  event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.

1.                A.surprising       B.exciting         C.moving   D.relaxing

 

2.                A.hour           B.day            C.week D.month

 

3.                A.snowfield       B.beach          C.hotel D.school

 

4.                A.fueled         B.parked         C.offered   D.lent

 

5.                A.put-off         B.drop-off        C.get-off   D.take-off

 

6.                A.freedom        B.excitement      C.adventure D.break

 

7.                A.appealed       B.happened       C.appeared D.occurred

 

8.                A.rested         B.started         C.arrived   D.left

 

9.                A.back           B.forward         C.out  D.away

 

10.               A.even          B.just            C.particularly D.mostly

 

11.               A.mentioned      B.talked          C.complained D.argued

 

12.               A.always         B.usually         C.frequently D.rarely

 

13.               A.developed      B.showed        C.lost   D.kept

 

14.               A.smoke         B.dust           C.fog   D.snow

 

15. A turned B. cleared  C. froze    D. shone

16.               A.greatly         B.completely      C.immediately    D.mentally

 

17.               A.uncomfortable   B.uneasy         C.sound D.light

 

18.               A.about          B.from           C.in    D.for

 

19.               A.give up         B.look at         C.find out   D.carry on

 

20.               A.planned        B.discussed       C.unexpected    D.prepared

 

 

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