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SowhenLoveygreetsmeatthedoorwithhersweetcriesofjoyuponseeingmeagainandlooksatmewiththosebigbrowneyesthatcouldmeltastickofbutter,issheshowinghergratitudetomeforgivingherahomeandforlovingher?
AfterlivingwithLoveyfor6months,Ihavecometobelievethatshehashighlyexpressiveemotionsthatliejustbeneaththesurfaceofherthickfur.AndofalltheemotionsI'
veobservedinthiswonderfuldog,gratitudeisatthetopofthelist.
1.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordintimidatedinparagraphIprobablymean?
________
A.TerrifiedB.Inspired
C.SatisfiedD.Disappointed
2.Theauthor'
squestionsinparagraph2showher________.
A.curiosityB.doubt
C.ignoranceD.anxiety
3.WhathastheauthorbeencertainaboutLovey?
A.Loveyhashighintelligence.
B.Loveyisaveryemotionaldog.
C.Loveylistsitsemotionsinsomeorder.
D.Loveyappreciatesitsowner'
sloveandcare.
4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?
________
A.ADog'
sStoryB.PetsExpressions
C.LoveinReturnD.AnimalGratitude
Passage2
VioletteChilde,67,isadiningcompanionwhohelpsservepatientslunches.Therolewasintroducedtenyearsagobyadietitianconcerningthatsomepatientswerenoteatingtheirmeals.
"
Manyofourpatientsareelderlyandcanbeconfusedbythenoisy,busyenvironmentofthehospitalandsowon'
tfocusoneating"
explainsYvonneDonglas-Morris,headofvolunteering,whooverseestheactivitiesofall528ofthetrustyvolunteers."
Staffarebusywiththeclinicalsideofthings,sothediningcompanionswereintroduced.Theywillassistthepatientsandencouragethemtoeat."
Violette,aretiredlibrarymanager,hasbeenhelpingoutforsixyears."
Itmakesmefeelabitmorecomplete,"
shesayssimply."
Helpingwiththemealsfreesupthenursestogetonwithotherthings,Ibelieveinbeingapartofthecommunityandthishospitalispartofmycommunity"
Anotherkeyroleisplayedbythedischargevolunteers,whooffersupporttotheelderly,especiallythoseaged70andover-leavinghospitaltoreturntoanemptyhome.Theteamhasbudgetof10perpersonandwillpoptotheshopsandbuymilk,breadandamealtotidethemoverforthefirstfewhours.Theythencallthepatientsregularly,foraslongastheyneed,tocheckhowtheyaregettingonandiftheyneedextrasupport.
ThevolunteersinKingstonworkfromadedicatedoffice-asmallroominoneofthebuildingsonthehospitalgrounds,whereaChristmastreedecoratedwithbaubles(小饰物)bearingthefacesofvolunteerssitsinthecomer."
Allthevolunteerscomeandgatherhere,itgetsverybusyattimes,"
smilesNicolaHutin,67,adischargesupportvolunteer.Amotheroftwo,andgrandmotheroffour,shewasamembershipcoordinator(协调员)foratradeassociationuntilsheretired,andhassincevolunteeredatthehospitalonemorningaweekfor18months.
1.Whatcanwelearnaboutdiningcompanions?
________.
A.Theirworkingconditionsarenoisy
B.Theyaregreatassistantsfordoctors
C.Theyoftenmakepatientsmorenervous
D.Theoccupationexistedmorethantenyearsago
2.WhatdoesViolettethinkofherwork?
A.Shefindsittiringandboring
B.Shefindsiteasytocompleteherwork
C.Shebelievesitgivesherasenseofbelonging
D.Shebelieveshelpingpatientswithmealsistofreeupthecommunity
3.Whatdoesadischargevolunteerdoforthepatients?
A.Raisemoneyfortheelderly
B.Payavisittothemathome
C.Buydailynecessitiesforthem
D.Ringtochecktheirhealthcondition
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethethemeofthetext?
A.Itisnevertoooldtolearn
B.Manyhandsmakelightwork
C.Healthisbetterthanwealth
D.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves
Passage3
Themoreyearsyouspendinfull-timeeducation,themoreshort-sightedyouarelikelytobe,accordingtoalargeUKstudy.
Thelinkappearstobethatstudentshavetoolittleexposuretobrightnaturallightandthesolutionsuggestedbytheresearchersisforchildrentospendmoreofthedayoutdoors.Thestudy,carriedoutbyCardiffandBristoluniversityscientists,analyzedinformationonthegenetics,eyesightandeducationalbackgroundof68,000participantsintheUKBiobankdatabase.
Thefindings,publishedintheBMJ,implythatagraduatewhospent17yearsineducationisonaverageonediopter(屈光度)moreshort-sightedthansomeonewholeftschoolattheageof16afterspending12yearsineducation.Thatworsensituationisequaltothedifferencebetweenhavingperfectvisionandneedingglassestodrivesafely."
Withtherapidriseintheglobaltrendofmyopia(近视)anditsvision-threateningcomplications,togetherwiththeeconomicburdenofvisualloss,thefindingsofthisstudyhaveimportantimplicationsforeducationalpractices,"
saidJezGuggenheim,ofCardiffUniversity'
sSchoolofOptometryandVisionSciences.
UsingBiobankdata,theBristolandCardiffscientistsanalyzed44geneticvariantsassociatedwithriskofmyopiaand69variants(基因变体)associatedwithtimespentineducation.Theyfoundthatwhilethenumberofyearsatschoolandcollegestronglyinfluencedeyesight,therewasnoeffectintheoppositedirection:
trendtomyopiadidnotleadpeopletoremainineducationforlonger.
Therearetwoexplanationsforthelink.Oneistheoldideathattoomuch"
near"
or"
close"
workburdenstheeyes,particularlyinchildren.
1.Whatisthesuggestionforchildrentopreventshort-sight?
A.Tochoosepart-timeeducation.
B.Tobeexposedlessinthenaturallight.
C.Tododaytimeexerciseintheopenair.
D.Todoeyeexerciseafterstudyinglong.
2.WhatcanbeinferredfromJezGuggenheim'
swords?
A.Somediseasesmaycauseshort-sight.
B.Savingeyesightmeanssavingmoney.
C.Short-sightisnotpopularintheworld.
D.Educationpracticesshouldbefree.
3.Whomaydevelopshort-sightaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheBristolandCardiffscientists.
B.TheparticipantsintheUK.
C.Thepeopleinthecollege.
D.Thechildreninschool.
4.Whatmaythepassagecontinuetotalkabout?
A.Themeaningofthelatestfindings.
B.Thereasonforstudents'
short-sight.
C.Howtopreventstudents'
D.Theotherexplanationforthelink.
Passage4
OliviaRieswasjustsevenyearsoldwhensheandhereight-year-oldbrotherCarteradoptedacheetah(猎豹)inSouthAfrica.
'
WhenmysisterandIfirstlearnedbackin2009thatspecieslikethecheetahmaybeextinctinthewildbythetimewehavekids,itscaredus.Weknewwehadtodosomethingtohelpthem,'
saysCarter.'
Therearesomanypeople(youngandoldalike)whojustdon’tknowwhatishappeningtosomanyspecies,justlikewedidn'
t.OliviaandIwanttomakesurewereachasmanypeoplearoundtheworldaspossibleandhelpthemtounderstandhowseriousthesituationreallyis.'
Todothat,thekidsstartedOneMoreGeneration(OMG),anorganizationwiththemotto:
'
Preservingendangeredspeciesforonemoregenerationandbeyond.'
Now,tenyearslater,OliviaandCarterhavetraveledallovertheworldspreadingtheirmessage.They'
vebeeninterviewedonnationaltelevision,participatedinmarchesandfundraisersandwonawardsfortheirwork.In2015,theywereinvitedtoVietnambytheUnitedStatesEmbassytoparticipateinaprogramtosaverhinos.Allthatthey'
veaccomplishedforanimalsandtheenvironmentismuchtoolongtolist!
Ournumberonemessagetoeveryonewemeetis'
Remember,anyonecanmakeadifference...ifwecan,youcantoo,'
saysOlivia.'
WewantallpeopletounderstandthatwhatCarterandIaredoingisnotnecessarilysomethingspecial;
itissomethingthatweallshouldbedoing.Youcanstartsmallbysimplyadoptingananimal.Dosomeresearchonthespeciesyouareinterestedin,andfindagoodorganizationofferingadoptions.MybrotherandItakeourbirthdaymoneyandallowancemoneyandadoptanimalsallthetime.'
1.HowdidOliviaandCarterfeelwhenlearningcheetahsfacedextinction?
A.Angryandguilty.B.Shockedandconcerned.
C.Anxiousandhelpless.D.Hopefulanddetermined.
2.Whatdoestheunderlined'
that'
refertoinParagraph3?
A.Helpingendangeredspeciessurvive.
B.Tellingpeopleth