1、ALook at the following three special animals.DOGS DRIVE CARAuckland, New Zealand After two months of learning, Monty, and Porter were able to drive an automobile around a racetrack. “We wanted to prove how smart rescue dogs are,” animal behaviorist Mark Vette says. Vette first used voice commands an
2、d treats to teach the dogs how to turn a steering wheel and how to change gear(换挡). The dogs ride only accelerated up to 7.5 miles an hour, and trainers could stop the auto using a remote control.GOLDEN ZEBRAKailua-Kona, Hawaii Zoe the zebras markings are special. The animal has white and golden str
3、ipes. Zoes appearance results from a rare condition called amelanosis(黑素缺失症). Her body doesnt make enough melanin, the substance in an animals skin and hair cells that produces color. “Only 25 other golden zebras are known to exist in the world,” says Ann Goody, who runs the wildlife refuge where Zo
4、e lives. In the wild, life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators(捕猎者) can easily spot them. But Zoe is protected at her refuge.COCKATOO MAKES TOOLSVienna, Austria When Figaro the cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage, he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep
5、 the tasty prize in his way. The bird first revealed his talent when a stone he was playing with rolled out of his cage. The cockatoo couldnt reach the stone. So he flew away and returned with a small branch, slipping it through the fence to slide the stone toward him. Wondering if he would do it ag
6、ain, scientists placed a nut exactly where the stone had been. This time, Figaro pulled out a small piece of wood in his cage and dragged the nut toward him.21. If Zoe the zebra is set free in the wild, she will _ .A. meet no natural predatorsB. not get along with other zebrasC. manage to make enoug
7、h melaninD. be easily found for her appearance22. Whats special about Figaro the cockatoo?A. Hes particular about his food.B. Hes good at drawing support from outside forces.C. Hes extremely fond of stones.D. He can tell the difference between stones and nuts.23. What is the text mainly about?A. Ama
8、zing animals.B. Ways to help animals.C. Animals unique talents.D. Tips on training animals.BYouth football team members rescued more than two weeks after sudden flooding trapped them in a cave in Thailand are now being well looked after at a hospital in the northern city of Chiang Rai. In addition t
9、o treating the boys for potential body fluid loss, inadequate nutrition and lack of oxygen, their doctors also plan to closely monitor them for symptoms of diseases that may have been infected by animals living in the cave.“The next step is to make sure those kids and their families are safe, becaus
10、e living in a cave provides a different environment, which might contain animals that could transmitdisease,” said the local hospital. The boys and their family members have been told to watch for symptoms such as headache, nausea(反胃), muscle pain or difficulty breathing, the reports added.Yet based
11、 on the location where the boys were trappedmore than four kilometers from the cave complexs main entrance, past some fully submerged passagesand the fact they have been swimming out wearing full scuba face masks, it seems unlikely that they were living with bats in the cave or breathed in bat-assoc
12、iated bacteria during their rescue, several infectious disease experts said. “Its hard to imagine bats got that deep into the cave because of all those narrow passageways, but it is possible,” says Ian Lipkin, an animal expert and professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia Universi
13、ty. “Its unlikely that there would be many animals in there,” notes Jonathan Epstein, a doctor at EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that studies diseases and how to prevent them. Bats typically like to rest in areas they can easily enter and exit, not in places that fully flood, he adds.B
14、ats in Thailand have been linked with a wide range of viruses that are similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)Lipkin says. But it seems more likely the boys would have been exposed to infection-causing bacteria when they swam through the dirty water with cuts and scrapes. “If you are try
15、ing to prioritize issues with respect to health care for these kids, number one would be psychological damage and second will be bacterial infections from the cuts and scrapes they may have encountered.” Lipkin says.24. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the potential symptom of
16、 the rescued team members?A. Lacking body water B. Unbalanced nutritionC. Pain in the head and muscles D. Adequate oxygen25. The underlined word “submerged” in paragraph 3 means _.A. under the water B. wild and dangerousC. with animals D. bat-associated26. Which is true about the caves and the trapp
17、ed people?A. Jonathan Epstein thought it possible for the team members to be attacked by bats in the fully-flooded cave.B. Lipkin argued bats were not able to get deep into the narrow cave where the kids were trapped.C. Lipkin said the victims might be infected when their body were exposed to bacter
18、ial water during the rescue.D. Lipkin believed the most important issue for the cave-trapped teenagers was infectious bacteria examination.27. What is the text type of the passage?A. An academic essay about bats. B. A newspaper article.C. A medical magazine. D. A Thai website about sports.CSo many o
19、f us hold on to little resentments that may have come from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to usbelieving this is the only way we can forgive orrekindle a friendship or family relationship.An acquaintance of mine, whose
20、health isnt very good, recently told me that she hadnt spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldnt speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she resisted initiall
21、y and said, “I cant do that. Hes the one who should apologize.” She was literally willing to die before reaching out to her only son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and
22、offered an apology of his own. As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins.Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not.
23、 If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesnt mean that youre wrong. Everything will be fine. Youll experience t
24、he peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right.Youll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right,” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But if for some reason they dont, thats okay too. Youll have the inner sat
25、isfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world, and certainly youll be more peaceful yourself.28. The underlined word “rekindle” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”.A. recover B. develop C. accept D. replace29. According to the passage, the authors friend never spoke t
26、o her son for three years because _.A. she had got an argument with her daughter-in-lawB. she had disagreed about her sons marriageC. she had got an argument about her daughter-in-lawD. she had disliked her sons wife for many years30. Which of the following is NOT the reason for people to be unwilli
27、ng to apologize first?A. People believe that they are always right.B. People always wait for others to offer an apology first.C. People consider the position more important than happiness.D. People want to get an inner satisfaction.31. The purpose of the passage is to _.A. instruct the readers how t
28、o apologizeB. teach the readers how to gain inner peaceC. inform the readers the importance of being forgivingD. tell the readers to reach out first when there are painful events.DChina will green light Internet medical services conducted by medical institutions as part of a broader push to promote
29、Internet Plus Healthcare, those at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided.Medical institutions will be allowed to provide online diagnostic services for some common and chronic diseases in patients follow-up visits to their doctors. The top levels of hospitals will b
30、e encouraged to provide online services, including consultations ( 会 诊 ), reservations and test result inquiries.As China joins the ranks of middle-income countries, the demand for health services has increased accordingly. Internet Plus Healthcare can help reduce the problem of inaccessible and exp
31、ensive public health services that have long been a big concern for the general public.One decision coming out of the meeting says the intelligent review for health insurance will be applied and the one-stop settlement will be advanced. The real-time sharing of prescription and drug retail sales wil
32、l be explored, as well.“We must waste no time in pushing forward the measures once the decisions made.” Li said. “In recent years, top-level hospitals in major cities have seen steady increases in the number of patents. Medical bills have become a heavy burden on families and high-end medical resources still fall s
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