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How to Make a Glodfish Live for Decades

Believe it or not , a goldfish could live for 10—25 years ot longer if it’s given proper care .However , with normal care it usually lives for about 6 years . The Guinness Book of World Records mentions a goldfish named Tish that lived 43 years! ____1.__.

Purchase the largest possible tank you can . While using a 20 liter tank is better for the fish than any kind of a fish bowl , at least 40 liters is necessary for quality of life a single fish . Chinese a tank with large surface area to increase the amount of oxygen in contact with the surface of the water.

__2.       Be sure that any decorations you choose aren’t hollow (harmful bacteria can grow inside ) and that they don’t have sharp edges . Provide your fish with different areas in the tank , such as an open area ideal for swimming and a hiding area . If you feed them at the same time every day , they will soon be waiting for you at that time and grow used to your presence .

Add some equipment to increase oxygen into the water . __3.      You can also have the current from a “waterfall” type filter help agitate (搅动) the water ‘s surface .

Clean the tank at least once every two weeks , but more frequently is preferable due to the large amount of waste . __4.      

Feed the goldfish one to three times daily with food apecifically designed for goldfish . ___5.  Give them only as much as they can eat in a few minutes , and clean any leftovers immediately.

A.Provide mental and physical stimulation (刺激) for the fish .

B.Be aware that goldfish will not eat below 50--55  °C (10--14°C).

C.Here’s how to help your commpanion survive into the “ golden years ”.

D.If you do need to catch your fish ,consider using a plastic container rather than a net .

E.A small air pump can be necessary .

F.How often you do this will depend on the size of you tank , the number of fish .

G.If you choose to feed them more often , then reduce the size of the meals so you don’t overfeed.

It was a busy morning，about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to thehospital.I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30 .The nurse had him take a41  in the waiting area, 42him it would be at least 40 minutes  43 someone would be able to see him. I saw him44 his watch and decided，since I was    45   busy—my patient didn’t  46 at the appointed hour, I would examinehis wound . While taking care of his wound, I asked him ifhe had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he   47 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his48 .He told me that she had been   49 for a while and that she had a specialdisease.  I askedifshewould be   50 ifhewas a bitlate. He repliedthat she   51 knew who he was，that she had not been able to 52 him for five years now. Iwas   53 , and asked him，“And you  54go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’tknowme butIknowwho sheis”I hadto holdback55  as he left.
Now  I   56  that in marriages，true love is  57  of all that is. The happiest peopledon’t 58  havethe best of everything；they just 59thebest ofeverythingthey have..   60 isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can present to us powerful images. Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so extraordinary. Such is the case with an old leather shoe in a museum in Alaska. At first glance it does not look like much. It is a woman’s shoe of a style popular in the 1890s. But what is unique(独特的) about this shoe is where it was found. It was discovered on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail used by the people seeking gold in Alaska. Who it belonged to or why it was left there is not known. Was it perhaps dropped by accident as the woman climbed up the 1500 stairs carved outface? Or did she throw away goods that she didn’t need in order to travel lighter?

Over 100, 000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires. Few of them understood that on their way they would have to cross a harsh wildness. Unprepared for such a dangerous journey, many died of starvation and exposure to the cold weather.

The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be enough for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks(背包) each weighing up to fifty pounds; it usually took at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. Whoever dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. Perhaps she had to turn back in defeat. No one will ever know for sure, but what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.

1. The ordinary woman’s leather shoe is considered unusual because _______. 

A. it was an important clue to life in the past B. it was found on a famous trail

C. it at one time belonged to a VIP             D. it was a fashionable shoe at that time

2. According to this passage, many people who went to Alaska _______. 

A. eventually became millionaires              B. brought with them many shoes

C. had conflicts with the Eskimos               D. were not properly equipped

3. The Canadian government made gold seekers bring one year’s supplies with them so that _______.

A. they would not die of hunger and cold

B. the army would have enough food for fighting a war

C. they would change these goods with the Eskimos

D. the supplies would make Alaska rich

4. No matter what happened to the woman who owned the shoe, _______. 

A. she must have lived a happy life

B. she certainly dropped the shoe on purpose

C. her adventurous spirit is definitely admired

D. her other shoes were equally fashionable

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Bargaining is an art at Xiu Shui Market in Beijing. The following tips can help you get good offers for most things you buy, especially for clothing.

Be aware that the starting price offered by the seller is at least 40% over the general price acceptable. It’s usually 80% over. It can be up to 150% over. So, always try to drop the seller’s offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price.

Have an idea of the value of what you want. You can consult your Chinese friends or the hotel staff about the price. You may not be able to get the lowest prices stated at Xiu Shui Market, especially on weekends or festival seasons when there are lots of tourists around.

Do walk away once you’ve offered your final price while the seller is not ready to accept. If you get called back, you know you are close. If you do not get called back, go to a similar stall(摊位) and try again with a slightly higher price. Note that if you’ve made a deal, you am then expected to buy the item.

You will help your chances at getting a good price by being confident, patient, and friendly. Treat it as a kind of game to get the most out of it—getting angry or rode will never help to bring the price down.

56. When can you get the lowest price at Xiu Shui Market according to the passage?

A. When the sellers are busy.                       B. On crowded weekends.

C. When there’re few buyers.                       D. On festival seasons.

57. The underlined part “a deal” (in Paragraph 4) most probably means      .

A. an appointment with someone                    B. an agreement in business

C. a choice in shopping                            D. a delivery of goods

58. ff the seller accepts your final price, you should       .

A. walk away and wait for the seller to call you back

B. go on bargaining for a lower price

C. go to a similar stall for a better price

D. pay the seller for what you want

59. From the tips we can learn that the seller’s offer may be affected by       .

A. the buyer’s manners    B. the seller’s position   C. Chinese friends     D. hotel staff

What I like to advise people is to find out what it is that makes them happy. What do you love to do? If you truly love what you do just go ahead and try to make a living by doing it. People will throw money at you to do it. But you will always have to work hard at it. I have to draw every single day of my life. I have to draw about 20 ideas. My advice is to put aside a certain amount of time every day and make you draw or whatever, especially when you don’t feel like it. Only in this way will you be able to perfect your talent.

The first step you take is to go to your local library and ask for the publications issued in the current years. When you get these publications, try to find the names of the top people concerned and their presidents. After you find these, write down their names and addresses. Keep this list and update it every year. Next thing you want to do is to create at least 40 cartoons. Get a grid（格子） from one of the strips in the newspapers, enlarge it to whatever size you wish and draw inside this grid. Now take the best 20 of your ideas and make them into finished pieces. To do this, you would want to copy them in ink because if you were a professional cartoonist, that was what you should do. Now you can reduce the size of the finished cartoons to fit onto a regular comic’s page. By comparing yours with the others already in print, it gives you a good idea of clarity to your cartoon.

The next step is to write letters to presidents of the publication. In the letters, explain who you think would read your work, or in other words, what group do you think you would target. After you complete these, send all of your information enclosed with letters in the appropriate envelope.

Now as soon as you send out these letters, start to create a brand new strip with all new characters. Don’t get married to one idea because if your idea gets turned down then you will give up. And always remember. If you receive a rejection from any of them, keep in mind that you are working on something better. You will be working on something new and more exciting and the rejection letter will not have any impact. With this in mind…

1.What is the advice from the writer in the first paragraph when you want to succeed in your life?

A. Stop doing anything until you find something quite suitable for your future career.

B. Put aside a certain amount of time every day to consider how to make a living.

C. Make a living by something that you truly like to do as your profession and work hard at it.

D. Perfect your talent only by drawing some cartoons.

2.The purpose of writing a letter to the president was to ____.

A. get some money to support the later career

B. enclose the information on how to become cartoonists with the letter

C. focus his attention on the work

D. explain who would be the readers of the work

3. The underlined phrase “get married to one idea” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. having a strong desire to get married

B. fixing all attention on one idea

C. marrying someone is a good ideas

D. refusing one idea to get married