For thousands of years, people have lived with dogs．Ancient paintings on the walls of caves show people living with dogs．Almost a third of the homes in the United States and England have dogs, and these dogs come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes．
The largest dog in the world was a dog named Zorba．When Zorba, a mastiff, was seven years old in 1989, he was 94 centimetres(37 inches)tall．In other words, Zorba was more than half as tall as an adult man．At his largest, Zorba weighed more than a heavy weight boxer at 156 kilograms(343 pounds)．
In comparison, the smallest dog was a Yorkshire terrier from England．This dog was only the size of a matchbox, measuring 7.1 centimetres(2.8 inches)tall and 9.5 centimeters(3.75 inches)from nose to tail．The dog weighed about half as much as a book, and even a young child could easily pick it up with one hand．It passed away in 1945 when it was only two years old．
Some dogs are remarkable, not for their size, but for their brain．One incredible dog is Endal, the companion of a man named Allen Parton who has used a wheelchair since a car accident in 1991．
In 2001, Parton was hit by a car while crossing a road with Endal, and thrown out of his chair．Endal quickly moved Parton into the recovery position, covered him with a blanket, and pushed his mobile phone close enough for him to reach．Then, once he saw that Part0n was all right, Endal ran back and forth to a nearby hotel, barking until people came out to help．
Endal was rewarded for his bravery with a medal, and he has been the subject of a number of TV documentaries．
(1)
Which of the following does the passage NOT discuss?
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A．
The world’s fastest dog．
B．
A dog who saved a person’s life．
C．
The world’s smallest dog．
D．
The world’s largest dog．
(2)
According to the passage, why do people have dogs as pets?
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A．
Dogs used to live in caves．
B．
Dogs are great companions．
C．
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes．
D．
The passage doesn’t say．
(3)
Which sentence about Zorba is true?
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A．
He was taller and heavier than an adult man．
B．
He was taller, but not heavier than an adult man．
C．
He was heavier, but not taller than an adult man．
D．
He was neither heavier nor taller than an adult man．
(4)
According to the passage, the world’s smallest dog weighed half as much as ________．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
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