1、re leaving your beloved pet at home for a holiday, it can turn into a bad experience. Luckily, you dont have to worry about your dogs anymore because Rover can cover for you while you are on leave. Rover is the latest service to offer athome dog boarding. Its a good alternative(替代物) to boarding your
2、 dog at a dog boarding kennel(狗舍) or your neighbours house.The way Rover works is sort of like Airbnb. Dog owners browse the “search” section of the site or app for pet sitters, which can be organized by zip code and available dates. Information of pet sitters is provided, complete with many reviews
3、, specific services and rates. Now Rover has over 25,000 pet sitters in more than 5,000 US cities. And theyre all experienced pet sitters.After finding someone that meets your needs, just send messages to the pet sitter to arrange a meeting. Then, like Rover says, all that is left to do is relax! Ro
4、vers pet sitters are encouraged to send text and picture information throughout the day, and if theres a medical emergency, the site will send a vet. Besides, dont worry about a pet sitter who falls through, because someone else will soon take his or her place.Happy doggie, happy travelsthat sounds
5、good to us. To learn more about Rover, click here.1What kind of service does Rover mainly provide?ATelling people where to travel. BProviding information about dogs.CHelping parents look after their kids. DHelping people take care of their dogs.2According to Paragraph 2, we can know about a pet sitt
6、er through _Asending emails Bmaking phone callsCasking other dog owners Dlooking at information on Rover3What is a Rover pet sitter encouraged to do?AWalk the dog every day. BLearn some first aid skills.CCall the pet owner anytime. DProvide the latest information about the dog.BI came to the United
7、States ten years ago. I would always say that I was trying to study, but there were always things like work and my kids that would not allow me to start.Now I realized that those were only excuses. What stopped me was that I was afraid to start studying again. I always believed I would learn by myse
8、lf.One day, however, my son told me that he was sad because his friends would come over and I didnt understand them because I didnt speak English. He was also sad because I could never help him with his homework. That same day, I told myself, “Rocio, you have to start believing in yourself and you w
9、ill see you can make it.”The next day, I went downtown to look for a big banner (横幅) in front of the school which said that they offered classes for adults. I came in to see if I could join, but the classes were closed already. That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the way back, I told th
10、em we would take a new route. I ended up getting lost. Thats the way I found Chaffey College. The following Monday, I went to ask for information. They told me that summer school was starting that week.Thats how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult, but I have had great rewards. M
11、y daughter had written a story for school. It was about the female they most admired and why. She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had started going to college. I will never forget this.4According to the passage, the author probably is a _A. teacher B. doctor C. father D. mothe
12、r5What made the author make up her mind to study English?A. What her son said. B. What her daughter said.C. Thinking about herself. D. Thinking about her daughter.6How did they find Chaffey College?A. On the way to the movies. B. They took a new route and got lost.C. Ask a stranger for information.
13、D. According to the banner.CIf youre planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all, always check and doublecheck departure (起程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airp
14、ort a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important
15、 meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at
16、 midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money!” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was
17、embarrassing.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Ma
18、drid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.7. Where is the writer most probably from? AItaly. BThe USA. CBritain. D.Greece.8. According to the passage, the driver was angry because_. Athe author gave him the false(假的) money Bthe author did not give him the local moneyCthe a
19、uthor offered to pay by credit card Dthe author had no enough change9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.BYou dont have to take credit cards when travelling.CYou should know more about the weather of th
20、e place youll visit.DIts unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.10. The writer mainly tells us _. Ahow to make life easier Bhow to be well prepared for a tripChow to enjoy ourselves on a trip Dhow to plan our trip第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to celebra
21、te World Environment DayWorld Environment Day is a yearly event held to raise global sense of the need to protect our world. _11_ People consider it a climax(高潮) of environmental activities being performed all year round by UNEP. Be a part of the celebrations to make our world cleaner, greener and b
22、righter.Find out what the WED environmental theme is internationally for the year. For example, in 2011, it is the International Year of Forests, thus the front page focuses on forests and trees on the site. If the theme inspires you, consider planning your event around the theme. _12_ Check out the
23、 activities that are already planned in your area, region or country. You might like to join in what has been planned, or even help out if youre early enough to become a part of the volunteers for the event. _13_ Consider holding your own WED event. _14_ You could enthuse your neighbourhood street,
24、your friends, your local community, your school, a group of businesses, or the media to become involved too._15_ Do a study of your energy usage, your living habits and your use of unsustainable(不可持续的) products and make a list of ways you intend to control your unsustainable activities and habits an
25、d replace them with sustainable ones.AYou will expect extra exciting activities.BUse the Internet to search for WED events near you.CIf you dont mind a little planning and effort, why not organize your own event?DMake today that you choose to adopt an ecofriendly lifestyle.ECheck out which country i
26、s the host country for WED.FIf you have another environmental theme that youre really into, thats okay too!GKnown as WED for short, it is run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was _16_ and when I was 14, he
27、 said, “Youre never going to be_17_ but a failure.”After five years of _18_ jobs, I fell in love with a very middleclass girl. It was the best _19_ that could have happened to me I _20_ to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to _21_ that what people said about me was _22_, e
28、specially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets _23_ it, youve failed at everything youve ever done.”So I tried hard with my _24_ and went to college. My first novel _25_ while I was at college.After college I taught during the _26_ in high school and attended evening classes at London University, w
29、here I got a _27_ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of _28_ that job to write fulltime _29_ I was offered a parttime job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself: _30_ was a workingclass boy whod _31_ school early, now teaching at university.My writing career
30、(职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now Im rich and _32_, have been on TV and met lots of film stars. _33_ what does it mean? I _34_ wish all the people that have put me down had _35_, “I believe in you. Youll succeed.”16A.bright Buseless Csimple Dhopeful17A.anything Bsomething Ceverything Dnothing18A.dirty Buseful Cgood Dpoor19A.support Bhappiness Csurprise Dthing20A.admitted Bdecided Cplanned Dtold21A.me Bthem Cher Dit22A.wrong Bright Cstupid Dfaulty23A.see Bknow Cunderstand Dface24A.experiment Bpractice Cwriting Dcomposition25A.came on Bcame in Ccame out Dcame back26A.day Bni
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