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单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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_ If you go to New York, you can enjoy the beauty of the S______ of Liberty by yourself.
_ While traveling, we often find many r_________ paintings on the walls of temples.
_The first living ______________(生物) sent into space was a dog named Laika.
_. Both sides are trying to find a peaceful s___________ to the nuclear problem.
_ Look! The excellent dancer is dancing ______________(优雅地) on the stage.
_The world-famous artist’s works are on _______________(展览) here.
_ He worked so hard that e_______________ he made himself ill.
_ It was our ____________ (祖先) who invented the paper-making, the compass and so on.
_ They give 10% d________________ for cash payment.
_ At the crossing of the street you can find the ____________ (农业的) Bank of China.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn their book Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, Robert and Brenda Vale say keeping a medium?sized dog has the same ecological impact as driving 10,000 km a year in a 4.6 liter Land Cruiser.? “We’re not actually saying it is time to eat the dog. We’ re just saying that we need to think about and know the ecological impact of some of the things we do and that we take for granted.”?Constructing and driving the jeep for a year requires 0.41 hectares of land, while growing and manufacturing a dog’s food takes about 0.84 hectares — or 1.1 hectares in the case of a large dog such as a German shepherd.?Convincing flesh?eating cats and dogs to go vegetarian for the sake of the planet is a non?starter, the Vales say. Instead they recommend keeping “greener”, smaller, and more sustainable pets, such as goldfish, chickens or rabbits.?The book’s playful title, and serious suggestion that pet animals may be usefully “recycled”, by being eaten by their owners or turned into pet food when they die, may not appeal to animal fans.?Annoying as the idea may be, the question is valid given the planet’s growing population and limited resources, Robert Vale said.?“Issues about sustainability are increasingly becoming things that are going to require us to make choices which are as difficult as eating your dog. It’s not just about changing your light bulbs or taking a cloth bag to the supermarket,” he said.?“It’s about much more challenging and difficult issues,” he added. “Once you see where cats and dogs fit in your overall balance of things, you might decide to have the cat but not also to have the two cars and the three bathrooms and be a meat eater yourself.”?56. The authors gave their book the playful title to________.? A. make it amusing B. create a vivid image? C. show writing skills D. arouse people’ s concern57. In Paragraph 3 the writer mainly wants to tell us________.? A. the amount of consumed land ? B. the neglected ecological impact? C. some familiar examples ? D. some actual figures?58. What does “sustainability” mean according to the passage?? A. Going vegetarian. ? B. Raising cats and dogs.? C. Using a cloth bag. ? D. Keeping a greener life.?59. Who may not like the idea of “recycling” pet animals??A. Manufacturers. B. Drivers. ? C. Animal fans. D. The authorities.?60. What do the authors think of living a sustainable life??A. Challenging. B. Inspiring. C. Inviting. D. Touching.
A small dog should be belly-up after eating a handful M＆M’s, at least according to conventional wisdom. But watching “Moose”, a friend’s five-pound Chihuahua, race around a living room after his sweet snack makes one wonder: Is chocolate truly poisonous to dogs? Dogs and humans have similar tastes. But unlike humans, our companions experience dangerous effects from eating chocolate — it can poison them and in some cases is fatal. Chocolate’s danger to dogs depends on its quality. Chocolate is processed from the bitter seeds of the cocoa tree, which contain a family of compounds known as methylxanthines（一种衍生物）. This class of substances includes caffeine and the related chemical theobromine(可可碱). Chocolate contains a significant amount of theobromine and smaller amounts of caffeine. These chemicals can cause a dog’s heart to race up to twice its normal rate, and some dogs may run around as if “they drank a gallon of espresso,” according to Hackett. Dogs are capable of handling some chocolate, but it depends on the animal’s weight and the type of chocolate it eats. Unsweetened baking chocolate contains more than six times as much theobromine as milk chocolate, although amounts vary between cocoa beans as well as different brands of chocolate. Less than four ounces of milk chocolate is potentially fatal for Moose and other small dogs. Around every confection-centered holiday — Valentine’s Day, Easter and Christmas — at least three or four dogs are hospitalized overnight in the animal medical center at Colorado State. But in 16 years, Hackett has seen just one dog die from chocolate poisoning, and he suspects it may have had an underlying disease that made it more exposed to chocolate’s heart-racing effect.1. The underlined expression “belly-up” probably means______. A. dead B. poisonous C. running around D. having a headache2. All of the following are true EXCEPT______. A. chocolate’s danger to dogs depends on its quantity and quality B. people buy lots of chocolate around Valentine’s Day C. an ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate is safe for Moose D. there must be some theobromine or caffeine in espresso3. What can we learn about Hackett? A. He is an animal doctor. B. He is a pet shop owner. C. He is the owner of Moose D. He is a doctor in a small hospital.4. It can be inferred from the passage that Hackett believes that__________. A. chocolate is truly deadly to dogs B. it’s OK to give chocolate to a big dog C. pets are usually ignored around confection-centered holidays D. a healthy dog probably could survive a chocolate poisoning5. The passage is mainly about__________. A. the poisoning of Moose B. the compounds of different chocolates C. a handful M＆M’s chocolate is poisonous D. the relation between methylxanthines and chocolate poisoning
A Japanese toy maker declares that they have developed a gadget that translates dog barks into human language and plans to begin selling the gadget——under the name of Bowlingual——in U. S. pet stores and gift shops this summer.
Tokyo-based Takara Co. Ltd. says about 300, 000 of the dog translator gadgets have been sold since it was on sale in Japan late last year. It is forecasting far bigger sales once an English language translation for dogs comes to America in August. The United States is home to about 67 million dogs, more than six times the number in Japan.
"We know that the Americans love their dogs so much, so we don't think they will mind spending $ 120 on this product, " the Takara marketing manager said during an interview at a recent pet products conference in Atlanta.
Regarded as one of the coolest inventions of 2002 by Time magazine, Bowlingual is made up of a 3 - inch long wireless microphone that is fastened to a dog collar and sends out sounds to a small console (控制台) that is connected to a database (数据库). The console divides each bark into six emotional types——happiness, sadness, disappointment, anger, threat and desire——and shows common phrases, such as "You're ticking me off," that fit the dog's emotional state.
Takara says it has spent millions of dollars developing the gadget in cooperation（合作）with famous sound experts and animal behaviorists.
One thing that does appear certain is that the markets for animal translation products will likely remain a dog's world since Takara has no plans to develop a similar gadget for cats. "They are too unpredictable (反复无常) , " the marketing manager said.
1.This passage mainly tells us that Bowlingual ___________.
A．was invented in Japan B．has developed quickly
C．will be sold in America D．sells well for its price
2.The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ___________.
A．markets B．products C．plans D．cats
3.From the passage, we can see that Takara Co. Ltd. is ___________ the sale of its new product.
A．proud of B．satisfied with C．confident of D．worried about
