2．Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home?People who are thinking about adopting ——青夏教育精英家教网——

2．Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home？People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight．A recent research has found a new recipe of success．According to the study，if the cat is adopted before the dog，and if they are introduced when still young （less than 6months for cats，a year for dogs），it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly．Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog．
     However，it wasn't all sweetness and light．There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes，while argression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes．One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite．For example，when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression，while a dog doing the same  signals submission．
    In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully，researchers observed a surprising behaviour．They are learning how to talk each other's language．It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk‘dog'，and dogs can learn how to talk‘Cat'．
     What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence．They can learn how to read each other's body signals，suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected．Once familiar with each other's presence and body language，cats and dogs can play together，greet each other nose to nose，and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa．They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom （梳理） each other．
      The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets─to people who don't get along，including neighbors，colleagues at work，and even world superpowers．If cats and dogs can learn to get along，surely people have a good chance．

31．The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1is closest in meaning toB．
A．early           B．sweetly             C．quickly             D．smoothly
32．Some cats and dogs may fight whenC．
A．they are cold to each other
B．they look away from each other
C．they misunderstood each other's signals
D．they are introduced at an early age
33．What is found surprising about cats and dogs？C
A．They eat and sleep each other．
B．They observe each other's behaviors．
C．They learn to speak each other's language．
D．They know something from each other's voices．
34．It is suggested in Paragraph 4that cats and dogsB．
A．have common interests
B．are less different than was thought
C．have a common body language
D．are less intelligent than was expected
35．What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs？A
A．We should learn to live in harmony．
B．We should know more about animals．
C．We should live in peace with animals．
D．We should learn more body languages．

1．George Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it．He makes his case in a new book．Listening for meaning in it World of Noise．Here he explain himself （using his voice）；
"We've become so accustomed to noise，there's almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial，if you tell someone to be quiet，you sound like an old man．But it's never been important to find continuing quiet，Silence focuses us，improves our health，and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction．"
"We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear，if you merely quiet things down a little，During a Japanese tea ceremony，the smallest sounds become a kind of art the spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl，the edges of a kimono（和服）brushing against the floor．
"Deaf people are very attentive（专注的） in almost every aspect of life．If two deaf people are walking together，using sign language，they constantly watch out for each oher and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other．They are connected yet also fully aware of their surroundings，Even deaf teenagers!We in the hearing world can learn from them．If we remove the powerful blasts（一阵阵）of noise．we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around us---of little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps，of bind songs and ice cracking（开裂声），it's astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen.."

72．What does the phrase"to put a sock in it"in Paragraph 1probably meanA？
A．to be quiet B．to be colorful
C．to be full of love D．to be attentive to someone
73．What does Proehnik say about us？C
A．We are usd to quietness
B．We have to put up with noise
C．We do not think silence to be beneficial
D．We do not believe lasting peance to be available
74．Which of the following is true according to Proehnik？C
A．We need more sounds in cour lives．
B．There is nothing to be learned from the deaf
C．We are not aware how rich the world around us is．
D．There is too much noise at Japanese tea ceremony．
75．It can be inferred from the text thatD．
A．we can benefit a lot from old people
B．it is a good idea to use sign language．
C．there is no eacape from the world of sound
D．it is possible to find how beautiful things sound．

3．It was 80years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic ______ Zheng He had sailed to East Africa（　　）

2．Food supplies in the flood-stricken area______．We must act immediately before there's none left．（　　）

	A．	have run out		B．	are running out
	C．	have been run out		D．	are being run out

1．______to work overtime that evening，I missed a wonderful film．（　　）

	A．	Having been asked		B．	To ask
	C．	Having asked		D．	To be asked

20．"Genius"is a complicated concept， many different factors．（　　）

19．-Was it by cutting down staff she saved the firm？
-No，it was by improving work efficiency．（　　）

18．The club， 25years ago，is holding a party for past and present members．（　　）

17．When Peter speaks in public，he always has trouble the right things to say．（　　）

16．_____in the queue for half an hour，the old man suddenly realized he had left the money in the car．（　　）

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