In Canada you call find dogscatshorses etcin almost every familyThese are their petsPeople love these pets and regard them as their good friendsBefore they keep them at their housesthey take them to animal hospitals to give them needles so that they won’t carry disease (疾病).They have special animal food storesthough they can get animal food in almost every storeSome people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal foodWhen you visit people’s homesthey would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of themYou will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their gardenAll kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good mealThey are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animals in CanadaThey have a law against killing wild(野生的)animalsIf you killed all animalyou would be punished(处罚).If an animal happened to get run over by a carpeople would be very sad about it

    People in Canada have many reasons to like animalsOne of them might beTheir family tie is not as close as oursWhen children grow upthey leave their parents and start their own career (生涯).Then the seniors(老人)will feel lonelyBut pets can solve this problemThey can be good friends and never leave them alone   

   1This passage shows that Canadians _________

    Ahate animals                                            Boften kill animals

    Clove animals                                               Ddon’t keep their pets inside their houses

    2Children leave their parents when they grow up because _______

    Athey don’t love their parents any more

    Bthey can only find jobs far from their parents

    Ctheir parents’ houses are too small

    Dit is not acceptable(能接受的)to live together with their parents when they grow up

    3They give their pets needles before keeping them at their houses because _________

    Athe pets are sick

    Bthe pets are wild

    Cthey want to stop them from carrying disease

    Dthey want them to sleep oil the way home

    4Which is right according to the passage?

    APeople buy animal food for their pets only at the animal food stores

    BPets eat better than people

    CAlmost every family has a bird cage at his house

    DAny birds can come to die bird feeders to eat

    5The passage mainly talks about _______

    Ahow to keep disease from pets                    Bpets in Canada

    Chow to take good care of pets                            Dlife of the seniors in Canada

In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the pastNew medicines and machines are developing every day to extend lifeHoweversome peopleincluding some doctorsarc not in favor of these life extending measuresand they say that people should have the right(权利)to die when they wantThey say that the quality of life is as important as life itselfand that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearableThey say that people should be allowed to die with dignity(尊严)and to decide when they want to dieOthers don’t agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possibleAnd so the battle goes on and on without a definite(明确的)answer

    1The best title for this passage is ________

    AThe Right to Live                                     BThe Right to Die

    CThe Doctor’s Duty                                           DLife Is Better than Death

    2People can live longer than in the pastIt’s because __________

    Amedical technology develops                       Bwe have big hospitals

Cthere are many good doctors                       Dboth B and C

    3According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die is up to______

    Athe doctors                                             Bthe surroundings

    Chis or his family                                         Dthe patient himself or herself

    4In the writer’s opinion _________

    Adeath is better than life                             Blife is better than death

    Cneither life nor death is good                        Dnone of the above

    5Why do some patients want to die? Because ________

    Athe doctors are not good                           Bthe conditions are bad

    Clife is too hard                                                  Dthey are seriously ill

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive ear from his brother as a Christmas presentOn Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his officea street urchin(顽童)was walking around the shining car.“Is this your earPaul?he asked

      Paul answered,“Yesmy brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? BoyI wish…”He hesitated.(犹豫)

    Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish forHe was going to wish he had a brother like thatBut what the boy said surprised Paul greatly

    I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprisethen he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in my ear?

      Oh yesI’d love that.”

      After a short ridethe boy turned and with his eyes shiningsaid,“Paulwould you mind driving in front of my house?

    Paul smiled a littleHe thought he knew what the boy wantedHe wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big carBut Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?the boy asked

    He ran up to the stepsThen in a short while Paul heard him coming backbut he was not coming fastHe wil8 carrying his little crippled(残疾)brotherHe sat him down on the step and pointed to the car

    There she isBuddyjust like I told you upstairsHis brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent(美分).And some day I’m going to give you one just like itthen you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

      Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his carThe shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride

    1The street urchin was very surprised when ________

APaul received an expensive car

    BPaul told him about the car

    Che saw the shining car

    2From the story we Call see the urchin _________

    Awished to give his brother a car

    Bwanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

    Cwished he could have a brother like Paul’s

    3The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in flout of his house ______

    Ato show his neighbors the big car

    Bto show he had a rich friend

    Cto tell his brother about his wish

   4we can infer(推断)from the story that _________

    APaul couldn’t understand the urchin

    Bthe urchin had a deep love for his brother

    Cthe urchin wished to have a rich brother

   5The best name of the story is _________

    AA Christmas Present

    BA Street Urchin

    CA Brother Like That

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