Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills （读写能力）With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence （自信心） , according to Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA) in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs (READ).

The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard reading as a headache,” said Lisa Myron, manager of the children’s department.

Last November the two groups started “Dog Day Afternoon” in the children’s department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a “pawgraphed” book at the last class.

The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager.

1.What is mainly discussed in the text?

A．Children’s reading difficulties.            B．Advantages of raising dogs.

C．Service in a public library.                 D．A special reading program.

2.Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think _______.

A．dogs are young children’s best friends

B．children can play with dogs while reading

C．dogs can provide encouragement for shy children

D．children and dogs understand each other

3.By saying “The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea”, the writer means the library_______.

A．uses dogs to attract children

B．accepts the idea put forward by ITA

C．has opened a children's department

D．has decided to train some dogs

4.A “pawgraphed” book is most probably _______.

A．a book used in Saturday classes             B．a book written by the children

C．a prize for the children                   D．a gift from parent

根据所给首字母或汉语提示，写出适当的单词形式，使得句子完整并正确。

1.The terrible flood d________ all the houses in the village, leaving thousands of people homeless.  

2.These people have made great c __________to the economic development of our country.

3.With the development of technology, new digital products are r__________ old machines rapidly.

4.Early to bed, early to rise will make you healthy, w__________ and wise.

5.It is reported that over a dozen people have c__________ suicide in FOXCOM company in Shenzhen so far this year.

6.The story told on TV was so touching that almost all the _____________ （观众）were moved to tears.

7.The committee__________(采用) the new suggestion on how to protect the limited resources.

8.The old woman died __________ (平静地) in the arms of her loving husband.

9.Although our sense of sight is overused ,our sense of touch and smell is ___________(忽视)

10.Don’t you see that our country is trying its best to improve people’s living ____ (条件)?

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；   

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第十一处起）不计分。

Nowadays women are playing a much more important part in society. More and more women are working like teachers, scientists and even leader. Almost all jobs that were used to be done by men are done perfectly well by women. Women are no longer looking down upon in society. With the changes in their social role, women’s position in the family have been improved as well. It’s hard to see the phenomenon which the wife is busy while the husband is sitting in an armchair, watching TV. In spite of all these changes, the great number of men still guard his rights. They thought of women as incapable creatures. Sometimes few women are allowed attend important meetings. This is the problem we should try to solve now.

你校英文报社在“世界无烟日 (World No-Smoking Day)”前夕征集关于吸烟危害健康的英语文章，请你为其投稿。内容至少包括以下要点：

1．吸烟会危害自身及他人的健康；

2．世界卫生组织 (The WHO) 声称每年至少两百万人死于与吸烟有关的疾病；

3．呼吁：吸烟者戒烟；公共场所禁烟；青少年远离香烟……

首句已给出，可适当发挥。词数：120左右。

As is known to us all, smoking does harm to not only smokers themselves but also people around them.                                                                    

I had ________ supper at my friend’s last Sunday and ________ food was very delicious.

A．a; the            B．/; /               C．the; /             D．/; the

—Sorry I shouldn’t have shouted at you.

— ________.

A．That’s all right     B．All right           C．Take it easy        D．Don’t mention it

How ________ I help them to understand when they don’t listen?

A．must             B．dare             C．can              D．may

Jack looked very calm ________ the quarrel with his desk mate.

A．due to            B．because of         C．as a result of       D．in spite of

Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in 2012. Many fans are eagerly waiting for his new novel to ______.

A．come out         B．turn out           C．make out          D．go out

—Jane, have you finished your paper?

—No, I ________ my sister with her drawing all the morning.

A．help             B．helped            C．was helping        D．have been helping