Are animal brains too simple for thoughts and choices? Stories about animal kindness have really changed my point of view．In fact, some stories are amazing, especially when animals are meeting with people．Here are two stories that interest me．
James, a wildlife writer, told a story that an African woman had placed her baby in the shade of a tree while she was working．An elephant group walked by and saw the baby．Several elephants pulled leafy branches from the tree covered the sleeping baby．Flies can be a problem in Africa and the branches protected the baby from the flies．The elephants were so gentle and quiet that they did not even wake up the baby．Then the elephants walked away．
An English magazine offers another story．Bill, a cat, stayed at home while its master was away on a trip, but the man was injured in a railway accident and died a few days later in a hospital．At the funeral, the Man’s brother was surprised to see that Bill was there．The faithful cat had traveled a long way to the hospital, looked at the coffin(棺材), and then sadly returned home．
Humans are only one part of the earth．The beautiful flowers are our sisters; the deer, the horses and the great eagles, these are our brothers．The sky and mountains, the cows and men, all belong to the same family．These stories, I hope, will inspire more people to treat animals as our friends rather than pets or our next meal．
(1)
What did the author used to believe?
[ ]
A．
people meet with animals often．
B．
Animals brains are too simple to make choices．
C．
We should change our old views about animals．
D．
Animals stories have many amazing facts
(2)
What did the elephants do when they saw the baby?
[ ]
A．
they woke up the baby by pulling branches．
B．
They helped to protect it from the flies．
C．
They walked away by doing nothing．
D．
They ate some branches and walked away．
(3)
Though it is a long way to travel, the faithful cat managed to ________?
[ ]
A．
appear at its master’s funeral．
B．
catch up with his master on his trip
C．
see its master’s brother．
D．
see it master die in an accident．
(4)
Why does the author write this passage?
[ ]
A．
He wants to make animals become our sisters and brothers．
B．
He wants to inspire more people to treat animals as friends．
C．
He wants to warn people against having more food or pets．
D．
He wants to make readers know the elephants and the cat．
Getting paid to talk about the World Cup is a great job I’m not a football commentator(评论员),though-just an English teacher in japan．
I came to japan two years ago, and didn't think I would stay, but japan has that effect on you. People after endup tiving bere longer than they planned
I think it’s best to teach in a biggest eity where there are onther foreigners to mix with. Rather than a small town where English teachers often complain of feeling like a goldfish in a bovd Many people choose to live in Tokyo, of course, which is good for the nightlife factor. But I’d say that for geueral quality of living, cities of neither too large nor too small, like Sapporo where I live, are better choices．
I teach English privately, which means I’m my own boss. If you want to devote yourself to private teaching, it’s well worth doing a TEFL eourse first. Beeause your lessons will be much better for it. The problem with private teaching is finding students; it took me a year to build up a full schedule(日程表)of private lessons, so I started out teaching in schools part time．
Most of my foreign friends here work full-time for big English conversation schools. The salary is fine to live on. But whether you can save money depends on how much going out and traveling you do here．
The schools are reluetam to take time off –even teachers with tichets for the England-Argentina game had trouble getting the day off．
(1)
From the passage we know in japan the write likes to live in________．
[ ]
A．
Tokyo
B．
a small town
C．
a city of middle site
D．
a bit city
(2)
According to the writer, one had better________first to do private teaching better．
[ ]
A．
take a TEFL course
B．
decide his or her own lessons
C．
find students
D．
build up a full schedule
(3)
The underlined sentence in the second paragraph implies that________．
[ ]
A．
there ar many foreigners in japan
B．
Japan is good for nightlife
C．
they can teach English privately in japan
D．
japan has something more nuractive than expected
(4)
The underlined word“reluetant”in the passage may probably mean________．
[ ]
A．
kind
B．
unwilling
C．
free
D．
careless
阅读理解
I was in arush as always, but this time it was for an?date I just corldn’t be late for!I found myself at a checkout counter behind ar?woman seeingly in no nuny as she paid for her groceries．A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had humied into the store to pick up some flowers．I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upconing evening．I did not want to be Late for this date．
We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation bitween strangers．The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me．She smiled．It was a nice smile-warm and reasuring-and I retuned her gift by smiling back．
“
Must be a special lady,” wboever it is that will be getting \those beautiful flowers．”she said．
“
Yes, she’s speciao,” I said ,and then to my cnbarrassment ,the words kept coming out．“It‘s only our second dute, but somchow I am just having the feeling she’s‘the one，’”jokingly, I addcd,“The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me．”
“
Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who buings her such lovely slowers and who is obviorsly in love with her,” the woman said．”My husband rscd to bring me flowers every week-even when tines were tough and we didn’t have much money．Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and-lf course- I miss him since he’s passed away．”
I paid for my flowers as se was gathering up her groceries．There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her．I touched her on the shoulder and said“You were right, you know．These flowers are indeed for a very special lady．”I hand??the fowes and thanked her tor such a mice conversation．
It took her a moment to realize htat I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased．“You have a wonderful evening ,”I said．I left het with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers．
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story．A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this stoty had hdlped to seal it for ber-that was the nigtht than I won her heart．
(1)
Why was the writer in a hurry that day?
[ ]
A．
He was to meet his girlfriend
B．
He had to go back to school soon．
C．
He was delayed by an elderly lady
D．
He had to pick up some groceries．
(2)
What does the underlined phrase“her gift”(Paragraph 2)refer to?
[ ]
A．
Her words
B．
Her smile
C．
Her flowers
D．
Her politeness．
(3)
Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?
[ ]
A．
She told him a nice story
B．
She allowed him to pay first．
C．
She gave him encouragement
D．
She liked flowers very much．
(4)
What is the message conveyed in the story?
[ ]
A．
Flowers are important for a date
B．
Small talk is helpful．
C．
Love and kindness are rewarding
D．
Elderly people deserve respecting．
阅读理解
One morning more than thirty years ago．I entered the Track Kitehen, a reandeant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的)to the most powerful came for breakfast．I noticed and empty chair next to an elderly．Unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled．He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone, I asked if I might join him．He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast．
We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide range of things．We never introduced ourselves．I was concemed that he might are no money and not be able to afford something to eat．So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked．
“May I get you something?”
“A coffee would he nice．”
Then I bought him a cup of coffee．We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee．Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and beaded for the exit．At the door I met one of my friends．He asked．
“How did yountre to know Mr．Galbreath?”
“XXX?”
“The man you were sitting with．He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs．”
I could hardly believe it．I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world's richest and most powerful men!”
My few minutes with Mr．Galbreath changed my life．Now I try to treat everyone with respect．no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and XXX．
(1)
wint ar underhand word “dishevcled mean?
[ ]
A．
ybtendly
B．
unndy
C．
centle
D．
kned
(2)
The author beght coffce for the old man because ________．
[ ]
A．
he wought the old man was poor
B．
he wanted to start a conserstion
C．
he intended to how his politeness
D．
he would like to thank the old man
(3)
How did the auther probably feel after he talked with his friend?
[ ]
A．
Proud
B．
Pitiful
C．
Surpricd
D．
Rectful
(4)
What is the inegge mainly expressed in the story?
[ ]
A．
we should learn to he generous
B．
It is honorable to help those in need．
C．
People in high postans are not like what we expect
D．
We should avoid judging people by their appearances．
阅读理解
Modcm inventions have speeded up people's lives amazingly．Motor-cars cover a bundred miles in little more than an hour．Aireraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed．Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending．Every ycar motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts(吹嘘)of saving preeious seconds in handling tasks．
All this saves timc, but at a prick．When we lose or gain half a day in speeding aeross the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so．We get the uncomfoerable feeling known as jet-lag; our bodies feel tlru they have been left bebind in anot ar nine zoors Again pending too long at compulers resul's in painti ninrts and fingers．Mobile phones also to dange according to some seientists; too much uss may thesmit h bul radiation into our brains, a we do not like to think about．
Howave, what do we do with the time we have saved?Certainly not or so it seems．We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing, or even just one thing at a time．Pcrhaps the days are long gone when we might listen quietly to a story on the radio, letting imavination take us into another world．
There was a time when some people's lives were devotcd simply to the cultivation of the land or the eare of eattle．No multi-tasking there; their lives wenl on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern．There is much that we might envy about a way of life like this．Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faeed;：they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone．Modem machinery has freed peope fre that primitive existcnee．
(1)
The new rooucts opcome more and more time-saving beeause．
[ ]
A．
our lose e u speed uts never-ending
B．
mo is liwhcd
C．
shi pnces are increasingly high
D．
the manufacturers boast a lot
(2)
What does“the days”in Paragraph 3 refer to?
[ ]
A．
I maginary life
B．
Simple life in the past
C．
Times of inventions
D．
Time for constant activity
(3)
What is the author's attitude towards the modem teehnology?
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