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Think Before Keeping Pets
More and more people like to keep pets. In their eyes keeping pets has many advantages. It can teach people a sense of responsibility. What’s more, it can drive away the loneliness. It can also reduce people’s stress. But I’d like to voice different opinions.
A recent survey in the United States showed that the common family spent more money on its pets than on its children. Although to some degree unbelievable, it should not surprise anyone who has seen the doggy parlors (客厅) where loved pets rest. Are Americans different from others in treating their little friends in this way? No, the English, too, pay more attention to their pets.
This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods, which often provide more vitamins (维生素) than human food. They certainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food alone, to say nothing of medical bills or animal furniture (家具). It is difficult to feel happy about this when considering what that money could do for the hungry and the poor, so it is not unusual for me to get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog instead of his children.
There are some reasons why I find pet-raising worrying. They lead to physical problems. An example of this is New York where it is difficult to deal with the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find this funny, but in a number of large cities it is a big problem. Animals can cause illness, too.
Another problem is the carelessness of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat, and they continually push their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the “sweet little thing” has been brought home that the parents realize how much time and money must be spent on “Rover” or “Bonzo”. Then they just leave the pets they keep. As a result, they are allowed to run free. English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed by someone’s pet and you must have read of children being hurt by some pets of their own.
So please have a second thought before you keep a pet.
1.According to the passage, keeping pets have many advantages except ______.
A.reducing the stress
B.driving away the loneliness
C.being good for the environment
D.teaching a sense of responsibility
2.The doggy parlors are mentioned in the 3rd paragraph to show ______.
A.how much money pet owners spend on pets
B.how much pets depend on their owners
C.why children love their pets so much
D.where Americans keep their pets
3.In the 4th paragraph “get hot under the collar” probably means ______.
A.staying cool
B.feeling very angry
C.becoming excited
D.getting quite satisfied
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.Pets can do harm to people’s health.
B.The writer thinks it is good to keep pets.
C.Pet owners can take good care of their pets all the time.
D.Americans spend more money on their children than on pets.
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1.To keep healthy, more and more people like walking better than driving.（改同义句）
To keep healthy, more and more people _______ _______ walk than drive.
2.His mother asks him to clean his room every week.（改同义句）
His mother _______ him _______ his room every week.
3.Rainy days make us sad.（改否定句）
Rainy days _______ ______ us sad.
4.We cried when we watched the sad movie.（改同义句）
The movie was _______ sad _______ it made us cry when we watched it.
5.If you eat less junk food, you will become healthier.（改同义句）
The _______ junk food you eat, the _______ you will become.
6.Clean your room, or your mother will be mad at you.（改同义句）
_______ you _______ clean your room, your mother will be mad at you.
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根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
More and more people show great interest in keeping green plants in their work places. They buy plants because they believe that the plants can decorate(装点) their lives. I______1._____ bought a jasmine（茉莉花） plant for my office a year ago. When I bought it, I was_____2._____ by the shop keeper it would bloom（开花）and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren't any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, _____3._______I gave the plant to my friend Linda.
One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn't help smelling them. What a pleasant ______4.______ it was! Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something.
Mary bought her plant the _____5.______ time as me. It took her jasmine a year to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom. I even gave it ____ 6.____ to someone else.
In a way, my life is _____7._____ the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.
Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to ____8._______ for my jasmine to bloom.
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Keeping a pet help young people learn how to take care of others and how to respect all living things.
A. must B. should C. need D. can
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Many people like to keep dogs as their pets. But one dog named Piper is more than a pet. It works four days a week at an airport in Michigan, the US. Its job is to keep birds away from runways(飞机跑道). Even little birds can cause great danger to the pilots and flights. Last year, Piper drove away more than 2,400 birds. It is a star on the runways and online.
Piper catches people’s eye not only for its job, but also for its look at work. With a pair of ski glasses, ear muffs(耳罩) and boots(靴), the hard-working dog looks very cool. But Piper wears them not for fun. The glasses can protect its eyes, the ear muffs can protect its hearing and the boots can help protect its paws(爪).
Anyone who works hard is cool, so is the hard-working dog.
Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F) according to the passage.
1.Piper works five days a week.
2.Piper’s job is to catch birds.
3.Piper’s job and its look at work catch people’s eye.
4.Piper wears a pair of ski glasses, ear muffs and boots for fun.
5.Piper is a hard-working dog.
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Keeping little pets helps us become more responsible people,________?
A.does it B.doesn’t it C.is it D.isn’t it
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阅读与表达(填空式)
Which do you think is cleverer, a dog or a pig? Do you like keeping a pig as a pet? Many people think that pigs are dirty and slow to learn things. But in fact they are wrong.
A report says that pigs are smarter than either your cat or dog, and they are the fourth cleverest animals on the earth. Yet few people know very much about these misunderstood(被误解的) animals. Do you agree? Here's a fact about this.
Matthew Bell is a young man from New Zealand. He likes sports and pets. When the weather gets warmer, he always goes surfing. But he is not alone. There is a pig playing with him. The pig is Zorro. He is only three months old. He has been surfing with his owner since he was just 3 weeks old. He likes playing with people. When people touch his body, hair or tail, he is always happy.
In March, 2013 there was a video about Zorro who is surfing on the Internet. Soon Pig Zorro became one of the most popular pigs in the world.
根据短文内容，补全所缺的信息。(每空一词)
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Do you like animals? Do you want to keep animals? Yes, many people like animals and want to keep a lovely animal as a p 1.. It's a pity that they don't have a suitable place to keep them. However, keeping fish may be the best choice.
Why keep them?
People keep dogs and cats because they enjoy their friendship. Fish can not be friendly, but they have beautiful shapes and colors. It's a pleasure to watch as they swim i 2.their tank（水槽）.
What do they need?
First of all, the fish need a suitable（合适的）tank, and you must fill the tank w 3. suitable water. It is also good for t 4.to have a few water plants in the tank to keep the water pure （纯净）. Putting a few snails （蜗牛） in the tank is a good i5.. They will keep it c6..
What about feeding them?
There are many kinds of fish food t7.you can get in the shops. Most are suitable for all kinds of fish. You should feed your fish only o8.a day. It is important not to give them t9.much food. Just give them as much as they can e10.up in about 15 minutes. This will keep them healthy.
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Nowadays, more and more people do enough exercise to keep __________.
A.health B.healthy
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Nowadays, more and more people are in poor health. If we want to keep healthy, we should have a good 1.( eat) habit.
First, we should have2. balanced diet(平衡饮食). It means we should have 3.(difference) kinds of healthy food. We should eat not only meat 4. also vegetables. It’s a pity that 5. vegetables have a lot of nutrition(营养) 6. are very good for our health, too many children push them away from the table. As a result, more and more fat children 7.(see) around us.
Second, we'd better 8.(eat) regular meals. We need to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, because regular meals throughout the day can give us enough energy to carry out our 9.(day) activities.
Third, we should get away from fast food, for it may cause a lot of diseases.
If you want to have a good-looking and strong body, let’s eat 10.(health).