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Most people agree that a pet adds joy to a person's life．Scientists are now finding that having a pet may keep its owner ____．And good health may add years to a person's life.

Scientists have been ____ the link between pets and health for years．In 1990, a study was done with people aged 65 and older．It ____ that pet owners went to the doctor less than people ____ pets．Do pets make people ____? Are people able to handle their everyday lives better? Alan Beck, who is a researcher, says that ____ the answer to the questions is yes, then having pets may be a good idea.

Can pets also help people live longer? Rebecca Johnson did a study to ____．Johnson teaches nurses how to care for ____ people．Her study shows that having pets may cause people to ____ more slowly.

The human body makes many chemicals．Some of the chemicals make people feel ____．Others make people feel bad．In Johnson's ____, levels of the “good” chemicals ____ when people were around pets while levels of the “bad” chemicals went down．The good ____ seemed to slow the aging of cells．If this is __ _, maybe people should spend more time with their ____．Then people might feel better and ____ longer.

You might be allergic（过敏的）to pets．Or you may not want to __ __ a pet．Never fear．A robotic, or computer pet may be just the thing for you.

Scientists are testing computer pets, like the robotic dog AIBO．They want to see if ____ pets can help people the way ____ dogs do.

Will a robotic pet ____ the real pet sitting with you on the sofa? Something tells us that it will probably become a reality.

1.A．healthy B．excited C．mad D．hurried

2.A．carrying out B．making up C．looking at D．breaking down

3.A．warned B．showed C．reminded D．advised

4.A．through B．beyond C．against D．without

5.A．busier B．funnier C．happier D．angrier

6.A．though B．until C．if D．unless

7.A．find out B．put out C．turn out D．set out

8.A．sick B．friendly C．old D．lovely

9.A．age B．move C．walk D．grow

10.A．bored B．surprised C．sleepy D．good

11.A．study B．work C．story D．case

12.A．changed B．varied C．fell D．rose

13.A．sides B．chemicals C．studies D．dogs

14.A．important B．unusual C．true D．impossible

15.A．children B．pets C．friends D．neighbors

16.A．live B．wander C．stay D．travel

17.A．head for B．search for C．cheer for D．care for

18.A．family B．computer C．baby D．toy

19.A．brave B．quiet C．faithful D．real

20.A．destroy B．replace C．improve D．accompany

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Long, long ago, in a dense forest there were thousands of tall and beautiful trees. They were happy, but____ of themselves. Among them there also a(an) ____ tree whose branches were badly twisted. All the trees made ______ of that ugly tree.

“How are you, hunchback?” the other ____ always shouted and their laughter made the ugly tree ____. The ugly tree thought, “I wish I were as ____ as the other trees. Why did God do this to me? Neither can I provide shade to the travelers. Nor can the ____ make their nests on me. Nobody needs me.”

One day, a woodcutter came to the____. He took a look at the trees and said, “These trees are lovely. I must ____ them.” As soon as he picked up his axe, the trees became ____. “Chop, Chop, Chop” went the woodcutter’s axe and one by one the trees started to fall.

“None of us is going to ____,” screamed one of the beautiful trees.

But when the woodcutter came near to the ugly tree. He had just raised his axe when suddenly he noticed how ____ the ugly tree was. “Hmm! This crooked tree seems to no ____ to me.”, he thought. Then he moved towards another beautiful tree. The ugly tree breathed a huge sigh of ____. He realized that by making him ugly, God had actually given him a boon. From that day on, the ugly tree never ____. He was happy with his crooked branches. He never forgot how he had escaped from the woodcutter’s axe, only because he was crooked and ugly.

1.A. proud B. short C. tired D. full

2.A. strong B. ugly C. thin D. straight

3.A. light B. fun C. sense D. use

4.A. directions B. persons C. trees D. animals

5.A. surprised B. angry C. sad D. moved

6.A. short B. long C. hard D. beautiful

7.A. fish B. pets C. hens D. birds

8.A. forest B. shop C. office D. hospital

9.A. cut B. put C. bring D. take

10.A. puzzled B. frightened C. amused D. satisfied

11.A. appear B. escape C. remove D. lie

12.A. soft B. flexible C. bent D. tall

13.A. doubt B. harm C. use D. way

14.A. desperation B. anger C. sorrow D. relief

15.A. complained B. grew C. spoke D. Waited

Shanghai is easily _________ by road, train or air so that it has become a large international city.

A. accessible B. available

C. abnormal D. abstract

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假设你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，留美博士、著名英语教育专家龚亚夫将来你校做报告。请你根据以下内容写一份英语海报，告知你校学生参加。

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This is new for me and I don't know what to say really, so I just want to have a try．I was always a runner and in pretty good shape for most of my life．Then unluckily, I couldn't get myself out to run．

I put on weight (变胖）and it made me feel worse about myself．I found it was much harder to begin to run again after a few years than it used to be and I tried my best through even the shortest, slowest jog．

I was out in a run the other day and I had almost decided to give up before I heard someone say ,“You can do it ! It's hard ,but you can do it !”there was a lady walking the other way and had the biggest smile on her face．

Those words encouraged me at a time when I was ready to give up．I finished my run and now every time I feel like giving up ,I can “hear”her encouragement．

I've never seen her again ,so I've never been able to thank her and let her know that something so simple as a few words of encouragement from a stranger influenced (and still influence)me so much．

1.The writer found it to run again after a few years．

A．difficult

B．interesting

C．easy

D．exciting

2.When the writer wanted to give up ,a encouraged her．

A．men

B．lady

C．child

D．student

3.What does the underlined word “jog”mean in Chinese ?

A．轮滑

B．潜水

C．慢跑

D．跳远

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ．

A．Practice makes perfect

B．Many hands make light work

C．We should take care of ourselves

D．Encouragement is very important in hard times

A

Eve was waiting in the corridor outside her class．She was feeling sick．She had two exams that day and physics was first．She really hated physics．It was her worst subject．Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly．Eve thought she looked guilty．She didn't have a problem with physics．She didn't have a problem with anything..．Miss Perfect!

“Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?”asked Tina,“I thought you were friends.”“Yes, so did I,” said Eve.“But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now．She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she's ignored（忽略）all my calls and texts.”

While in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it．Eve couldn’t believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated．The next exam was history．That was Eve’s favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate．She didn't know what to do about Lisa．Just then, Mr．Reed, their teacher, walked past．“Mr．Reed…”

Lisa was called to the teachers' office and there waited Mr．Reed…

The history test was over．Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her．It was Lisa．Eve could see that she had been crying．“Listen,” said Lisa．“I'm really sorry I haven't answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he's in hospital．He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him．So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr．Reed caught me．He thought I was cheating．He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again．I'm sorry I didn't tell you what was happening．Will you forgive me?”

1.The reason for Eve's feeling sick is most probably that _______.

A．she found Lisa was looking back at her

B．she had to take two exams within one day

C．she was worried about the physics exam

D．she had been waiting for too long a time

2.Lisa didn't help Eve review for the physics exam because _______.

A．she had to look after her sick father

B．she herself was quite bad at physics

C．she didn't consider Eve as a true friend

D．she was selfish and hated to waste time

3.At the end of the story Eve probably felt _______.

A．confident and optimistic

B．regretful and sorry

C．sad and angry

D．glad and inspired

4.What lesson can we learn from this passage?

A．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B．A life without a friend is a life without sun.

C．Old friends and old wines are the best.

D．Friendship should be based on trust.

A

“Cool”is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meanings．

“Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything．

When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It'cold．”You may think，“He's so cool,” when you See your favorite footballer．

We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as“new” or ”surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited．On onestudent's paper was just the one sentence，“It's so cool．”Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt．

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words．Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性)．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word“cool”? I can．And I think they are also very cool．

1.We know that the word“cool” has had

A．many different meanings

B．no meanings

C．only one meaning

D．the same meaning

2.If you are——something, you may say,“It's cool．”

A．afraid of

B．angry about

C．interested in

D．unhappy with

3.The writer takes all example to show he is——the way the word is used．

A．pleased with

B．worried about

C．interested in

D．careful with

4.In the last paragraph，the writer suggests that the word“cool”

A．can be used instead of many words

B．usually means something interesting

C．can make your life colorful

D．may not be as cool as it seem

D

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”．I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone．

Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden．They spent many happy hours together working on it．Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden．As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben's beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden．As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard．

Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”．We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning．We didn't know what was about to take place．

By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash．By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter．We shared a lot of stories．By five o'clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer．After dinner, we played games．As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen．What a delightful gift!

Well, the point wasn't so much about the food．The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another's company．None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben's garden．Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden．And I am so proud of my tomato plants!

1.We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_______．

A．don't like spending time with others

B．sometimes quarrel with each other

C．live on the food they grow in their garden

D．are a generous and warm-hearted couple

2.According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_______．

A．they didn't have to spend so much money on food

B．they could grow vegetables and sell at the market

C．they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it

D．they could spend happy times together with their family in it

3.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

A．To ask them to attend a birthday party

B．To help them get to know each other．

C．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden．

D．To ask them to share some interesting stories．

4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

A．It was too long．

B．It was wonderful．

C．It was not as good as he thought．

D．It was too terrible．

If you are sending a text, watching the TV or listening to the radio, you may want to stop and give this your full attention. Multi-tasking shrinks (萎缩) the brain, research suggests.

A study found that men and women who frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the brain. University of Sussex researchers said, “Simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could be changing the structure of our brains.”

The finding follows research which has linked multi-tasking with a shortened attention span, depression, anxiety and lower grades at school. The researchers began by asking 75 healthy men and women how often they divided their attention between different types of technology. This could mean sending a text message while listening to music and checking email, or speaking on the phone while watching TV and surfing the web. The volunteers were then given brain scans which showed they had less grey matter in a region called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). The findings held even when differences in personality were taken into account.

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, is the first to make a link between multi-tasking and the structure of the brain.

Researcher Kep Kee Loh said, “Media multi-tasking is becoming more common in our lives today and there is increasing concern about its impacts on our cognition and social-emotional well-being.”

He added that more research is needed to prove that multi-tasking shrinks the brain. This is because it is also possible that people with less grey matter in the ACC are more drawn to using lots of small devices simultaneously.

Scientists have previously demonstrated brain structure can be changed on prolonged exposure to new environments and experience. Other studies have shown that training — such as learning to juggle or taxi drivers learning the map of London — can increase grey-matter densities (密度) in certain parts. Experts have also warned of the harmful impact technology can have on our memory and attention span.

1.According to Kep Kee Loh, ________.

A. the link between multi-tasking and brain shrinkage needs further research

B. people with less grey matter in the ACC are more attracted to multi-tasking

C. multi-tasking has harmful impacts on our cognition and social-emotional well-being

D. multi-tasking leads to a shortened attention span, depression, anxiety and lower grades

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. What multi-tasking is probably linked with.

B. How researchers draw inferences about multi-tasking.

C. How different health conditions affect brain structure.

D. Significance and limits of the research from University of Sussex .

3.The purpose of the passage is to ________.

A. compare the latest research with previous ones

B. prove the dangers of multi-tasking

C. inform readers of research on multi-tasking

D. discuss the benefits and problems of multi-tasking

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