63. What does the writer want to tell us?

　　 A. To train your dog.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To talk to your dog.

　　 C. To be friendly to your dog.　　 　　　　　　D. To be careful with your dog.

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Paynes Prairie(used)

Have you ever heard of Paynes Prairie? It is one of the most important natural and historical areas in Florida. Paynes Prairie is located near Gainesville. It is large, 21 000 acres. This protected land is called a preserve. The Florida Park Service manage the preserve.

　The Paynes Prairie basin was formed when limestone dissolved and the ground settled. It is covered by marsh(沼泽)and wet prairie vegetation. There are areas of open water. During brief periods it has flooded enough to be considered a lake. Except for that, the basin has changed little through time.

　 Man has lived on Paynes Prairie a very long time. He lived there as far back as 10000 B. C. At one time, the Seminoles lived there. The prairie is thought to have been named after King Payne, a Seminole chief. During the late 1600s, the largest cattle ranch in Florida was on Paynes Prairie. Today, Paynes Prairie is preserved land . It is occupied by visitors and Florida Park Service employees.

　 Willam Bartram visited Paynes Praire. Bartram was the first person who portrayed (described)nature through personal experience as well as scientific observation. He lived 200 years ago. He visited Paynes Prairie in 1774. At that time he described it. He called Paynes Prairie the "great Alachua Savannah."

　　 Most of the animal life, which Bartram described, is still here. A large number of sandhill cranes, hawks and waterfowl are here in winter. The animal diversity is increased by the presence of pine flatwoods, hammock, swamps and ponds.

　 The Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is open year round. The Florida Park Service works hard so that the park will appear as it did in the past. It offers many opportunities for recreation. At the park you can camp and picnic. You can hike and bike. You can boat and fish. You can ride on horse trails. And you can see lots of nature and wildlife. You can see Florida as it was in the early days.

　 Paynes Prairie is a part of our Florida history. It is an example of our Florida natural resources. It is a place for recreation. Paynes Prairie is an important experience of the Real Florida.

62. Which of the following statements is true?

　　 A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.

　　 B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.

　　 C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.

　　 D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.

61. Both experiments show that　　　　　　 .

　　 A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right

　　 B. Rico can recognize different things including toys

　　 C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics

　　 D. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them

60. From paragraph 2 we know that __　　　　 .

　　 A. animals are as clever as human beings

　　 B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees

　　 C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills

　　 D. dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children

59. The passage shows us that many people believe　　　　　　 .

　　　 A. only what they see　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what they are sure is true

　　　 C. only what they hear　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what they find interesting

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

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Do dogs understand us?

　 Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.

　 A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).

　In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.

　 In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.

　 The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked

out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.　　　　　

　　　 Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.

　　　 It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!

58. In his private life, Johnny Cash is, 　　　　　　　　.

　　　 A. much wilder than he looks

　　　 B. much smaller than he is on stage

　　　 C. much tougher than he is in public

　　 　D. much more gentle than most people suppose

57. In truth, Johnny Cash　　　　　　 .

　　 A. invented the "Indian grandmother"

　　 B. used to kill rabbits for a living

　　 C. had a bullet hole on his cheek

　　 D. served a long prison sentence

56. Johnny Cash is a favorite of many　　　　　 .

　　 A. opera lovers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. country music fans

　　 C. hard-rock fans　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jazz music lovers

75. Formal table manners, though less popular than before in current Social life, 　　　　　　　.

　　 A. are still a must on certain occasions

　　 B. are certain to return sooner or later

　　 C. are still being taught by parents at home

D. can help improve personal relationships

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When Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-

boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere, know

his big hits. They love songs like "Hey Porter", "Ring of Fire", and "Folsom Prison Blue".

　　　 Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear--and what

they see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on.

He's a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? It's

a bullet(子弹)hole, of course!

　 　　In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is "Mr Tough( violent) Guy". He's an ex-drug

addict (上瘾者)who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving

　he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say he

even killed a man.

　　　 In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that--a story. True, years ago he had a "drug

habit "for a short time. He "popped" pills. But he never used heroin or other "hard "drugs. Some-

times he'd go wild and get locked up for a few hours . But he never served a prison sentence.

There's no Indian blood in his veins. He's been a killer only in song. As for the "bullet hole",

it's an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿).

　　　 People who know Johnny Cash well say he's a "gentle guy", a "generous guy'--anything but

a "tough guy". How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the "Indian

grandmother", he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. Others , like the "bullet

hole" , simply got started. Now there's little the singer can do to change people's minds. "They

just want to believe it," he says.

74. The main cause of the layoffs in the pottery industry is　　　　　　　 .

　　 A. the increased value of the pound　　　　　　 B. the worsening economy in Asia

　　 C. the change in people's way of life　　 　　　D. the fierce competition at home and abroad