A family had had a cat for years-a much loved pet who also loved them. Then, one day, the children finally managed to persuade their parents to get them a puppy as well. And so a cute little Labrador made his entrance.

Everyone loved the puppy. However, the cat made it very clear she did not appreciate another pet in the house. She hissed(发出嘶嘶声)and tried to scratch the little puppy---but the puppy just loved the cat anyway. He followed her everywhere, trying to play with her. What a sight it was—the little dog trying to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of bad behavior from the cat could persuade the puppy not to love the cat. The family figured the cat would never like the dog.

A few weeks passed. Then one day they heard horrible screaming from their back yard. They ran to the window to see what was happening. It took a while for them to believe their eyes. A lynx(猞猁)was on their back yard and it was just planning on grabbing their cat for lunch. The poor cat had no chance—it was screaming but had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be dead.

And then the unimaginable happened. Out of nowhere a black lighting ran to the rescue. The little Labrador was only half grown but it attacked the lynx with all its might. It was barking on top of its lungs, ready to bite the other to bits. The lynx decided it was time to go and disappeared into the woods.

And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog changed totally. Now it was the cat that followed the hero dog everywhere.

1.What does the underlined word “Labrador” refer to?

A. A little cat B. A type of dog

C. A nice toy D. A cute child

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

A. Everyone loved the puppy

B. The cat tried to scratch the little puppy

C. The puppy’s bad behavior made the cat angry

D. The puppy had difficulty making friends with the cat

3.What happened on the back yard one day?

A. The dog saved the cat from a lynx

B. The family members screamed horribly

C. A black lighting tore the lynx to bits

D. The cat attacked a lynx with all its might

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. The dog proved a better pet than the cat

B. The cat and the dog lived in harmony at last

C. Lynxes often came to their back yard to hunt for food

D. The hero dog did not like the cat following him everywhere

The famous composer, Albert Roussel, didn’t have a good start in this career. However, he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a ______.

Roussel’s parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his ______. As a little boy, he fell in love with music and ______ himself about it by reading through the family collection that his mother kept, _____ which there were a lot of related books. Three years later, Roussel’s grandfather died, and his mother’s sister decided to _____ him. Her husband was a kind man and______for young Roussel’s music lessons. One summer vacation at a Belgian seaside added a second ______to his life—the sea. Then he studied to be a naval cadet(海军学员), but still took time to study _____.

In the French Navy, he and two friends found the time to _____a band, playing the works of Beethoven and other ____. Roussel also began composing. On Christmas day 1892, he had his first chance to _____as a composer, which turned out to be a success.

That success ______ Roussel to write a wedding march(婚礼进行曲), and one of his navy friends _____to show it to a famous conductor, Edouard Colonne. When Roussel’s friend _____with the manuscript(手稿), he reported that Colonne had advised Roussel to _____his naval career and devote his life to music.

Not long, ______, at the age of 25, Roussel decided to ______Edouard Colonne’s advice. He gave his heart and soul to his composing and ______ a major force in twentieth century French music. Because of Eduoard Colonne’s inspiring _____, Roussel devoted his life to music, but Rousssel’s _____friend later admitted that he had made it up. He said he had never even shown Roussel’s manuscript to the famous conductor.

1.A. lie B. guess C. hope D. joke

2.A. aunt B. teacher C. grandfather D. neighbor

3.A. consulted B. reminded C. asked D. taught

4.A. between B. within C. before D. among

5.A. catch B. raise C. leave D. miss

6.A. paid B. looked C. waited D. applied

7.A. love B. wish C. job D. page

8.A. opera B. biology C. music D. art

9.A. make for B. deal with C. take away D. set up

10.A. professors B. teachers C. singers D. composers

11.A. produce B. study C. publish D. perform

12.A. inspired B. forbade C. wanted D. required

13.A. brought B. refused C. offered D. came

14.A. returned B. left C. ran D. went

15.A. keep to B. give up C. focus on D. begin with

16.A. therefore B. afterwards C. then D. however

17.A. change B. correct C. follow D. repeat

18.A. replaced B. improved C. grasped D. became

19.A. request B. order C. advice D. will

20.A. navy B. music C. work D. school

Some unwelcome visitors from North America have been turning up in the waters off the coast of Great Britain.

North American lobsters (龙虾) have been found in the North Sea (between Great Britain and Northwest Europe), far from their own habitat. The lobsters usually live along the eastern coast of Canada and the United States.

It is impossible that the lobsters could have made the 5,600-kilometre journey on their own. They were probably brought to Britain and then got away from containers. Some of the lobsters that were caught had elastic bands (松紧带) holding their legs shut, like lobsters that are kept in containers in stores or restaurants.

Many may have been “set free” from some ships passing through the area. Sometimes passengers order a live lobster from a tank in the dining room and then ask the waiter to throw it overboard instead of cooking it.

According to official records, 26 North American lobsters have been caught in waters off Great Britain since 1988. However, it is believed many more have been found but not reported.

It is against the law to let North American lobsters come into British waters. If they settle down in European waters, it would be bad for the local lobsters. The two live in the same place and eat the same food. But North American lobsters are larger, stronger and more aggressive (好斗的) than European lobsters, and they produce young more quickly.

As a result, they could take food and space away from the local lobsters, and from other types of shellfish that live in the same area. These lobsters may also carry diseases that could harm the local lobsters.

1.Those unwelcome lobsters _____.

A. could travel 5,600 km a day on their own

B. used to live in waters off Great Britain

C. would soon disappear in British waters

D. might have escaped on the way to Britain

2.What can we learn about European lobsters?

A. They are growing too fast to be kept under control.

B. Shellfish often take away their food and space.

C. They are easily harmed by North American lobsters.

D. People become ill easily if they eat these lobsters.

3.The author's purpose of writing the text is most likely to _____.

A. discuss B. report

C. advertise D. introduce

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