Cold weather can be hard on pets,just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their pets are just as used to the warm shelter as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time,thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your ani?mal warm and safe.

  Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out,stay outside with them. When you're cold enough to go inside,they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time,make sure they have a warm,solid shelter against the wind,thick bedding,and plenty of non-frozen water.

  If left alone outside,dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors,and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet's water. Sometimes owners don't realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can't get anything to drink. Animals that don't have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside,which may contain something unhealthy for them.

1.What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1 ?

   A.丁hey are often forgotten by their owners.

   B.They are used to living outdoors.

   C.They build their own shelters.

   D.They like to stay in warm places sometimes.

2.Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?

   A.To know when to bring them inside.

   B.To keep them from eating bad food.

   C.To help them find shelters.

   D.To keep them company.

3.If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather,they may .

   A.run short of clean water

   B.dig deep holes for fun

   C.dirty the snow nearby

   D.get lost in the wild

4.What is the purpose of this text?

   A.To solve a problem.

   B.To give practical advice.

   C.To tell an interesting story.

   D.To present a research result.

  When I was 16 years old,I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children I learned French at school and I had often been to France,so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't un?derstand English. But when I went to America I was real?ly looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.

  How wrong 1 was!The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a call and tell him that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.

  "Yes”, I said. "I want to give my friend a ring.”

  "Well,that's nice," he said. "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"

  "Who is talking about marriage?" I replied. "I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him I've arrived. Can you tell me where's a phone box?"

  "Oh!" he said,"There's a phone downstairs.”

  When at last we met, Danny explained the misun?derstanding to me.

  "Don't worry," he said to me. *' I have so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time British and American people under?stand each other!"

1.Where was the writer from?

   A.He was from America.

   B.He was from France.

   C.He was from the UK.

   D.He was from China.

2.The writer thought in America.

   A.he wouldn't have any language difficulties

   B.he would not understand the Americans

   C.the Americans might not understand him

   D.he would have difficulties at the airport

3.The writer wanted ________. 

    A. to buy a ring for his friend

   B.to make a call to his friend

   C.to go to the telephone company

   D.his friend to see him off

4. From the passage we can see that "give somebody a ring" .

   A.means the same in American English as in British English

   B.means "call somebody" to the old man

   C.means "be going to get married"

   D.has two different meanings in American English and in British English

5. In the last paragraph,the word " they" refers to________

   A.the old man and the boy

   B.the Americans

   C.the British

   D.the French

  In the doorway of my home,I looked closely at my 23-year-old son,Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 1     a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel's life. I wanted to 2      him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips,and this was not the 3      time I had let such moments pass.

  When Daniel was five,I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, " What is it going to be like,Dad? Can I do it?" Then he walked 4      the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar 5      played itself out.

I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him 6      and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words 7      me.

  Now,as I stood before him,I thought of those 8      opportunities. How many times have I let such moments 9      ?I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what he has 10      to me or what he might 11      to face in the years ahead. Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him? 12      as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet I always 13      never hearing him put his 14      into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 15      to tell a son something from the heart?

  My mouth turned dry,and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. "Daniel," I said, "If I could have picked, I would have picked you. " That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world 16      ,and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes,and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was 17      of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed 18      mine. What I had said to Daniel was 19      . It was nothing. And yet,it was 20     

(   ) 1.A. experience   B. spend   C. enjoy   D. shape

(   ) 2.A. show   B. give   C. make   D. instruct

(   ) 3.A. last   B. first   C. very   D. next

(   ) 4.A. upward   B. into   C. down   D. up

(   ) 5.A. sign   B. scene   C. scenery   D. sight

(   ) 6.A. interest   B. instruction   C. courage   D. direction

(   ) 7.A. failed   B. discouraged   C. struck   D. troubled

(   ) 8.A. future   B. embarrassing   C. obvious   D. lost

(   ) 9.A. last   B. pass   C. fly   D. remain

(   ) 10.A. counted   B. meant   C. valued   D. cared

(   ) 11.A. think   B. want   C. expect   D. wish

(   ) 12.A. But   B. And   C. Instead   D. So

(   ) 13.A. wondered   B. regretted   C. minded   D. tried

(   ) 14.A. views   B. actions   C. feelings   D. attitudes

(   ) 15.A. important   B. essential   C. hard   D. complex

(   ) 16.A. disappeared   B. changed   C. progressed   D. advanced

(   ) 17.A. sensitive   B. convinced   C. aware   D. tired

(   ) 18.A. by   B. against   C. on   D. with

(   ) 19.A. clumsy   B. gentle   C. absurd   D. moving

(   ) 20.A. none   B. all   C. anything   D. everything

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