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Tigers as Pets

Having a pet tiger would be great，wouldn't it？It seems that many people agree，at least in the United States．The US Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that there are 12，000privately owned pet tigers in the U．S．A．

12，000is a very large number of tigers．It is much more than the number of tigers living in the wild．Scientists think that there are only 2，000or 3，000wild tigers left．Why are there so many pet tigers？One reason is that the price of a baby tiger is quite low，sometimes just 500dollars．

Unfortunately，tigers don't make very good pets．Caring for a big cat is very expensive，difficult and dangerous．As baby tigers，they may live inside with their owner，play safely and look very cute．However，when they grow up they cannot be trusted．They still want to attack and bite like a wild tiger．According to big cat trainers，only 1in 8big cats can be trained sufficiently to have contact with humans．That's after training by a professional!For this reason，nearly all pet tigers llive in a cage．

Because they must always live in a cage，the life of a pet tiger is sometimes unhappy．They must be locked away so their owner can clean the cage and feed them．It is not safe to touch the tiger．Pet tigers are most often kept for show rather than for companionship（陪伴）．Is that the kind of pet you would want？

【1】There are more pet tigers than wild tigers in the U．S．A，aren't there？

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【2】How many wild tigers are there in the U．S．A？

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【3】What might be the reason that there are so many pet tigers？

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【4】If you have a pet tiger，what should you do to stay safe？

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【5】Why do most people keep pet tigers？

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【6】Would you like to keep a pet tiger？Why or why not？（Give at least 2reasons．）

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Hamams，or bath houses，are a traditional part of Turkish culture．They represent an important piece of Turkey's long history and serve as a window into the past．However，these bath houses are quickly _____ because of the changing habits of the Turkish people．

Hamams hold a strong place in the history of Turkey and many data back hundreds of years．Traditionally，all kinds of people went to hamams because Islam has strict laws for cleanliness．Believers must wash themselves _____，especially before their daily prayers（祷告）．As most people in Turkey didn't have running water in their homes，the Hamam was the perfect place to get clean，relax，and catch up with friends．

Today，however，the tradition of going to the hamam is dying out for many young people．Now almost everyone has running water in their bathrooms，so they prefer to bathe at home．_____，Turkish people are not going to hamams as often as they used to．These days，instead of relying on locals，many hamams are trying to attract foreign tourists．

A typical _____ at a hamam can last well over an hour．Visitors will be welcomed into entrance hall．There they will be able to relax with friends and chat over a cup of tea．They will also be able to change into the Turkish towel，which wraps around the waist like a skirt．When ready，visitors will head into the hot room．There they will lie on the hot floor and be scrubbed clean and massaged by one of the in﹣house masseurs or masseuses．Men and women always bathe separately（分开地），but their experiences are very_____．

Although many hamams are in danger of closing，they will always remain a part of Turkish culture．An experience in one of Istanbul's famous bath houses should not be _____ on any visit to Turkey．It will certainly leave you refreshed，relaxed，and squeaky clean for your next adventure．

【1】A.developingB.disappearingC.setting upD.falling down

【2】A.togetherB.againC.regularlyD.immediately

【3】A.In briefB.What's moreC.For the time beingD.As a result

【4】A.processB.programC.caseD.essential

【5】A.familiarB.similarC.dramaticD.essential

【6】A.missedB.gainedC.sharedD.described．

【1】除了牛奶和黄油外，我们还需要蔬菜．

______milkandbutter，weneedsomevegetables．

【2】他躺在沙发上很快就睡着了．

Helaydownonthesofaandsoon______．

【3】我的弟弟在数学方面有一些困难．

Mybrotherhas______maths．

【4】每天我们应该对我们的学习做一个回顾．

Everydayweshould ______forourstudy．

【5】你的作业今天必须完成．

Yourhomework______today．

【6】到了去跟老师说再见的时候了．

______saygoodbyetoourteacher．

【7】他们通过发送电子邮件保持联系．

They ______witheachotherbysendingemails．

【8】忘记所有朋友将是不容易的．

______toforgetallmyfriends．

【9】我想知道明天的天气会怎么样．

I ______theweatherwillbeliketomorrow．

【1】Ioftengoshopping______（two）aweek．

【2】Weshouldgetenoughresttostay______（health）．

【3】Youshouldtakesometimetothink______（careful）aboutyourfuture．

【4】Makingagoodplan______（be）halftheworkitself．

【5】Hedecides______（buy）anewbike．

AMAZING RESCUE

﹣﹣﹣THANKS TO CELL PHONE

Two teenagers capsized（倾覆）in the ocean off the east coast of the U．S．and called the west Coast on a cell phone to ask for help．

Brother and sister Ray and Susan Rivera were on a sailing vacation near Newport，Rhode Island．But because of huge w【1】 of the sea，their boat capsized，and they were thrown into the ocean．

Ray，17，and Susan，16，spent 30minutes trying to right the capsized boat，but without success．They couldn't get back into the boat，and they couldn't a【2】 the attention of passing ships．After they had been in the water for about 40minutes，the situation was getting s【3】，and they felt very cold．Then Susan remembered her cell phone in its watertight container in her pocket，and reached for it．

But she didn't think of dialing 911，the emergency number．I 【4】，she called their father，who was 2500miles away in Scattle，Washington on a business trip．Susan explained："I thought it would be q【5】 to call someone I knew and tell them our position．I dialed Dad's number and he contacted the Coast Guard．"

About ten minutes later，after they had held on to the boat for nearly an hour，they heard a helicopter．Next，everything happened very fast，and Ray and Susan were picked up and carried to s【6】．

Afterward．The Coast Guard said that the teenagers were lucky to be alive and very，very lucky that the cell phone had worked．"Anyone in trouble should contact the Coast Guard d【7】 by calling 911．"he added．

【1】He______（长大）inBoston．

【2】Tenyearslater，theboy______（长成）astrongman．

【3】Iwantto______（赚很多钱）whenIgrowup．

【4】Mybrother______（擅长）English．

【5】______（至于）drink，I'dlikeabottleofrosewine．

【1】It's not good to make___ for being late for school．（excuse）

【2】___ Avenue is a good place for window shopping．（five）

【3】The comic book was so exciting that they all lost___ in it．（they）

【4】We have full___ that we shall succeed．（confident）

【5】There wasn't enough evidence to___ him guilty．（proof）

【6】It was the most___ experience of my life．Oh，what an awful day!（frighten）

【7】Sometimes life is very___，but we must continue．（helpful）

【8】Whenever we have trouble with our studies，our teachers help us___．（patient）

【1】IwanttobeadoctorwhenIgrowup．（对画线部分提问）

______you______tobewhenyougrowup？

【2】IthinkIwanttobeapilot．（变为否定句）

I______thinkIwanttobeapilot．

【3】Astronautsneedtoknowalotaboutscience．（变为一般疑问句）

______astronauts______toknowalotaboutscience？

【1】You have never seen such a beautiful sunset．（改为一般疑问句）

___ you___ seen such a beautiful sunset？

【2】The first computers were built in the 1940s．（对划线部分提问）

___ the first computers built？

【3】It is uncertain．Will coffee cause problems with memory？（合并为一句）

It is uncertain___ coffee___ cause problems with memory or not．

【4】Shelley was so lucky that she won a free trip to Singapore．（改为简单句）

Shelley was lucky___ to___ a free trip to Singapore．

【5】Big flood often affects a great many people．（改为被动语态）

A great many people___ often___ by big flood．

【6】I won't go to the party if I'm not invited．（同意句型转换）

I won't go to the party___ invited．

【7】more chances，offers，working in pairs，from each other，the students，to，learn English（连词成句）

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