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MyhusbandandIhadjustopenedupapetsittingbusiness（宠物护养业务）earlierthatyear.Ourcustomershadslowlyrisenfromthreetothirtyamonth.Wewerebusythroughthosehotsummermonths,drivingbetweenvisits.Ourserviceswerestrictlyheldatthepetowner’shome.Itwasalmosttoobusyforthetwoofus,butweweremakinggoodmoney!

Weaskedpetownersnewtoourservicestophonetwoweeksaheadsowehadenoughtimetomeettheownersandpetsattheirhomesandmakeanyfollowingmeetingsbeforetheownerleaves.

Oneday,wedecidedtotakeonanewcustomerjusttwodaysbeforetheywouldleave.Wemetthefamily,filledinaform,andspentsometimewiththeirdog,Hercules.Heplayfullyjumpedonusandtouchedourhandsandarmsusinghistongue.Thefamilylaughedashedidthis,showingusthathewasveryloving.

TwodayslaterIappearedatthehouse,alone.IcameuptoHerculesandsaidhellohappily.Ifilleduphiswaterbowlandcleanedanymesseshemade.Meanwhile,hewassolovelysittingbeside.Ithoughtthiswouldbethegoodpicturetosendtotheowners,ausualservice.Afterthelightand“click”soundwentoff,Herculesrushedatme.Ididn’tknowwhathadjusthappeneduntilInoticedthedropsofblood.Iranoutanddidtheonlything—callingmyhusband.

ThenIwenttoneighborsforhelp.Myhusbandarrivedaftertenminutes.ThehelpfulneighborandmyhusbandledHerculesbackintohispen（圈）.ThenmyhusbandandItookofftothehospital.

ImusthavelookedlikeIwasshotwhenIwalkedintothehospital.Thenursesquicklymovedmetoaroom.Iaskedthedoctorinaweakbutplayfulmanner,“AmIgoingtodie?

”Hereplied,“Finally.”

1.Whatdidtheauthoroftendoduringherwork?

A.Sendingaphotoofpetstotheowners.B.Cleaningthecustomers’house.

C.Bringingthepetstoherownhouse.D.Walkingthepetsoutside.

2.Thedoctor’sanswergaveusasenseof___________.

A.humorB.carelessnessC.angerD.patience

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorwasattackedbecause__________.

A.theauthortreatedHerculesbadlyB.theauthorattackedHerculesfirst

C.HerculeswasveryhungrythenD.Herculesfearedthesoundandtheflash

B

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformsofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalking,cycling,swimming,orinwinter,skatingorskiing.Itmaybeagameofsomeforms—football,basketball,hockey,golfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering.　　

Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardship,andtotakerisksinhighmountains?

Thisastonishmentiscaused,probably,bythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirleisure.

Mountaineeringisasportandnotagame.Therearenoman-maderules,asothers,asthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereare,ofcourse,rulesofdifferentkindswhichwouldbedangeroustoignore,butitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeople.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.

Ifwecomparemountaineeringwithothermorefamiliarsports,wemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnota“teamgame”.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereare,itistrue,no“matches”between“teams”ofclimbers,butwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydepend,thereisobviouslyteamwork.　　Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.Hehastofighttheforcesofnature.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.

Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillsyearbyyear.Askierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirty.ButitisnotunusualformenoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsintheAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermen,buttheyperhapsclimbwithmoreskillsandlesswasteofeffort,andtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.

　　4.Whatsportsarepopularamongpeopleinwinterinthepassage?

　　A.Skiingandskating.B.Soccerandgolf.　

C.Cyclingandhockey.D.Mountaineering.

　　5.Theunderlinedword“passion”inParagraph2couldbestbereplacedby______.

　　A.betterfeelingB.goodway

　　C.strongemotionD.enoughaffection

　　6.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.

　　A.mountaineeringhasnoappealforpeople

　　B.physicalqualityismoreimportantthanmentaloneforclimbers

　　C.itispossibleforanoldmanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbtheAlps　　

D.amountainclimberpasseshisbestbytheageofthirty

　　7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A.SportsinwinterB.Mountaineering　　

C.TeamworkinclimbingD.Thequalityformountaineering

C

Happybirthday

TheChinaNationalOpera（CNO）willgiveaconcerttocelebrateits50thbirthday.

DifferentgenerationsofCNOvocalists,likeLiGuangxi,YaoHongandMaMei,willpresenttheconcertwhichwillfeaturebothsongsfromfamousChineseoperaslike“TheWhite-hairedGirl”and“TheHundredthBride”,aswellas,arias（咏叹调）ofsuchWesternoperaclassicsas“MadameButterfly”,“LaTraviata”and“Rigoletto”.

Time/date:

7:

30pm,September7,8

Location:

TianqiaoTheatre

Tel:

6551-4787,8315-6170

Tickets:

60—500yuan（US$7.2—60.2）

Folkmusic

AconcertwillbeheldtofeaturesomerecentlycomposedtraditionalChinesemusicworks.

Theconcert,givenbytheFolkOrchestraoftheChinaOperaandBalletTheatre,willincludesuchpiecesas“MemoryofChildhood”,“MemorialCeremonyforGod”and“WineSong”.

Time/date:

30pm,September13

Location:

ConcerthallattheNationalLibraryofChina

Tel:

6848–5462,6841-9220

Tickets:

30-200yuan（US$3.6-24.1）

Moonmusic

AconcertoftraditionalChinesemusicwillbegivenontheeveoftheMoonFestivalwhichfallsonSeptember21stthisyear.

Theconcertwillfeatureanumberoffamouspiecescenteredonthethemeofthemoon,suchas“Moonlight”,“SpringnightonaMoonlitRiver”and“LoftyMountainandFlowingRiver.”

AnumberofestablishedtraditionalChinesemusicperformerslikeZhouYaokunandFanWeiqing,willplaysolosaswellascollaborate（合作）withthefolkmusicorchestra.

Time/date:

30pm,September21st

GrandTheatreoftheCulturalPalaceofNationalities

6606—8888,6606—9999

Ifinterested,pleasebooktheticketsassoonaspossible.

8.Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthepurposeofthewriteris______.

A.topraisethemusiciansB.tocelebrateits50thbirthday

C.toadvertiseforthethreeconcertsD.toexpresshisinterests

9.Ifyouwanttobuyticketsforlisteningtothemusic“MemoryofChildhood”,youwilldial____.

A.6551—4787B.8315—6170C.6848—5462D.6606—9999

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.“LoftyMountainandFlowingRiver”isatraditionalChinesemusic.

B.“Rigoletto”isafamouspieceonthethemeofthemoon.

C.LiGuangxi,YaoHongandMaMeistandforthesamegenerationofCNOvocalists.

D.ZhouYaokunwillplaysolosandFanWeiqingwillcollaboratewiththefolkmusicorchestra.

11.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthisarticle?

A.CultureB.PeopleC.EntertainmentD.Sports

D

Couldcitiesthatfloat（漂浮）ontheseasolvetheproblemscausedbyfloods（洪水）andprovidefoodfortheworld?

Somescientiststhinkso.Theideaisalreadybeingtestedandtheybelievethatfloatingcitieswillprovidemorehomesforagrowingpopulation,withouthavingtouselandneededtogrowfood.Andtheybelievefloatingareaswillallowmorefoodtobegrown,sothatnooneintheworldishungry.

Insomeplaces,citiesthatfloatontheseaarealreadybeingplanned.AcompanyintheNetherlandscalledDeltaSyncthinksthattheseacitieswillsavetheworld,withmorethanoneintenpeoplelivinginthem.

Theysayseacitiessolvemanyproblemstheworldfacesinthe21stcentury,likenothavingenoughland,moreandmorepeopleneedinghomes,fossilfuels（矿物燃料）runninglowandtheincreasinglyseriousproblemscausedbyfloods.

DeltaSyncsaysbuildinginthedesert（沙漠）isnotpossiblebecausethereisnotenoughwaterandthatdevelopingwaysforpeopletoliveinspaceisstilltooexpensive.Sotheybelievetheanswerisouroceans,whichcoverovertwothirdsoftheEarth’ssurface.Theirplansforfloatingareasincludeusingalgae（海藻）toproducefuelandfood.

MorethanaquarterofthelandintheNetherlandsalreadyliesunderwaterandscientiststherehavespentyearstryingtofindwaystodealwithit.InthecityofRotterdamtheyalreadyhavefloatinghomes.

BartRoeffenfromDeltaSyncsays:

“Wehaveplansforneighbourhoodsincludingroadsand,intheend,Ibelievewecanbuildfloatingcitiesonthesea.”

12.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNetherlands?

A.Therearefloatinghomesinoneofitscities.

B.Ithasfoundmanyfossilfuelsrecently.

C.Twothirdsofitslandiscoveredbywater.

D.Itspopulationisincreasingquickly.

13.WhichofthefollowingistheadvantageofthecitiesthatDeltaSyncwantstobuild?

A.Providingmorejobsforpeople.

B.Satisfyingmorepeople’shousingneeds.

C.Supplyingenoughwatertopeople.

D.Makingtravelinspacepossible.

14.WhatdoesBartRoeffenthinkofhiscompany’sfutureplans?

A.Hedoubtsthem.

B.Hehasnoideaaboutthem.

C.Heisuncertainaboutthem.

D.Heishopefulofthem.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Willtherebeenoughwater?

B.Isitpossibleto