Dogs have a very good____ of smell and are of...

Dogs have a very good____ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

A. sense       B. manner     C. means     D. idea

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It is universally         that dogs have a good sense of smell.

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We often just use our sense of sight, touch, smell, and taste to eat food. But what about our sense of hearing? Does sound also affect our dining experience?

A new report answers, “yes, it does.”

That answer comes from researchers at Brigham Young University and Colorado State University in the United States. They found that hearing is important in the eating experience.

Hearing is often called “the forgotten food sense”, says Ryan Elder. Elder is an assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. He says that if people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it, they might eat less. On the other hand, watching loud television or listening to loud music while eating can hide such noises. And this could lead to overeating.

For the study, the researchers wanted to test whether the sounds of eating—chewing, chomping and crunching(松脆的)—had any effect on how much a person ate. During the experiments, the test subjects wore headphones and listened to noise at either a high or low audio level. Then researchers gave them a crunchy snack: pretzels. The study found that subjects who listened to the higher volume noise ate more pretzels than those with the low audio levels.

Elder says that when hiding I heard sounds of eating, like when you watch television or listen to loud music while eating, we take away the sense of hearing. And this may cause you to eat more than you would normally. The researchers are calling this, the “crunch effect”.

The researchers admit that the effects may not seem like much at one meal. But over a week, a month or a year, all that food can really add up.

1.Which sense is often ignored in the eating experience?

A. Sight.　　 B. Smell.

C. Hearing.　　 D. Touch.

2.Who would find this article helpful?

A. People who enjoys cooking food　 .　　 B. People who cares about losing weight.

C. People who like watching TV　　　　 .　　 D. People who want to eat healthy food.

3.Why the researchers use “pretzels”?

A. They can make loud noise.　　 B. They are delicious.

C. They are more available　　 D. They are good for health.

4.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. Be Mindful of Whatever You Eat　　 B. Be Sensitive to Your Eating habits

C. Want to Lose Weight? Listen to yourself Eat　　 D. Better Hear Than Eat

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We often just use our sense of sight, touch, smell, and taste to eat food. But what about our sense of hearing? Does sound also affect our dining experience?

A new report answers, “yes, it does.”

That answer comes from researchers at Brigham Young University and Colorado State University in the United States. They found that hearing is important in the eating experience.

Hearing is often called “the forgotten food sense”, says Ryan Elder. Elder is an assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. He says that if people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it, they might eat less. On the other hand, watching loud television or listening to loud music while eating can hide such noises. And this could lead to overeating.

For the study, the researchers wanted to test whether the sounds of eating—chewing, chomping and crunching—had any effect on how much a person ate. During the experiments, the test subjects wore headphones and listened to noise at either a high or low audio level. Then researchers gave them a crunchy snack: pretzels. The study found that subjects who listened to the higher volume noise ate more pretzels than those with the low audio levels.

Elder says that when hiding I heard sounds of eating, like when you watch television or listen to loud music while eating, we take away the sense of hearing. And this may cause you to eat more than you would normally. The researchers are calling this, the “crunch effect”.

The researchers admit that the effects may not seem like much at one meal. But over a week, a month or a year, all that food can really add up.

1.Which sense is often ignored in the eating experience?

A. Sight.　　 B. Smell.

C. Hearing.　　 D. Touch.

2.Who would find this article helpful?

A. People who enjoys cooking food.

B. People who cares about losing weight.

C. People who like watching TV.

D. People who want to eat healthy food.

3.Why the researchers use “pretzels”?

A. They can make loud noise.　　 B. They are delicious.

C. They are more available　　 D. They are good for health.

4.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A. Be Mindful of Whatever You Eat

B. Be Sensitive to Your Eating habits

C. Want to Lose Weight? Listen to yourself Eat

D. Better Hear Than Eat

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Compared with cats, dogs are even more 　　　to, and more easily interrupted by, smell and vibration.

A. abnormal　　 B. addicted

C. available　　 D. sensitive

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The British are very polite and have good manners—they are never tired of saying “Thank you”，“I am sorry”， or “Excuse me.” They have good table manners. They enjoy their breakfasts and most of all the traditional tea around 4 or 5 o’clock.

The normal working week has five days. Factory workers usually start at 8 am and offices, shops and schools open at 9 am. Workers have 3 weeks’ holidays and professional workers(people with higher education ) have usually longer holidays (a month or more). Except these holidays they have public holidays: e.g. New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

An average Englishman like to live in his own house. Houses are made of red bricks, stone and wood. The house usually has from 4 to 6 rooms, two floors, small front and back gardens. On the ground floor there is a hall, a kitchen, a living room with a fireplace and on the first floor there are parents’ and children’s bedrooms and a bathroom. The prices of houses depend on the area—the most expensive are the houses in London and South England (about 200,000 pounds); smaller houses in other areas may cost about 50,000 pounds.

Social Welfare—The National Health Service gives largely free treatment for everyone living in Britain. People can choose their family doctors. In case of emergency you can call the ambulance by dialing 999 from everywhere. Health centres are run by local authorities. About 7 percent of hospitals, dentists and family doctors work as private.

There are about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers and a lot of weekly papers and magazines. The oldest newspaper is The Times. Other famous newspapers are Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Financial Times, etc.

1.If you are a student in Britain, when do you begin to go to school?

A、At 6 am .     B、At 9 am .     C、At 8:00 am .    D、At 9:30 am .

2. Which of the following about the British is false according to the passage?

A、They have good manners when at table.

B、They always have the traditional tea around 4 or 5 am.

C、They love families and pets.

D、They feel very tired when they say “Thank you”, “Sorry ” or “Excuse me.”

3.Who has the longest holiday?

A、A shop assistant.          B、A doctor.

C、A factory worker.          D、A nurse.

4.If you find someone seriously ill in Britain, what is the best thing you should do?

A、Phone his family doctor.    B、Take him to hospital.

C、Dial 999.                D、Find a doctor for him.

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_____ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.

A．As to             B．In spite of         C．regardless of       D．Apart from

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We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.Then try to arrenge your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their headsor talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you’ve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

1. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech , you must ________________.

A. put your shoes away and put on theirs

B. try on their shoes to see if they fit you

C. wear the shoes in the same size as theirs

D. He wondered if he was in good health.

2. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should ________________.

A. let his eyes rest on the subject

B. follow the audience step by step

C. face the audience in a natural way

D. look up and sown from time to time

3. During the course of a speech, it is not right for a speaker to ____________.

A. think nothing of the audience               B. speak in a clear voice

C. take a short stop at times                D. give a lot of examples

4. What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage?

A. listen         B. stop       C. chjoose     D. search

5. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. How to Remember the Audience

B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech

C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech

D. How to Iprove Your Speech

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Sharks use their good sense of smell to search for prey（猎物）. But a new study shows that the rising levels of carbon dioxide in the ocean could reduce sharks' ability to find food. It's bad news for a healthy ocean. Sharks are top predators（掠食动物）and are like the ocean's weed controllers.

Dixson works at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts. Her earlier work has shown that clown fish in acidifying（酸化的）water act strangely. "We want to expand this research to sharks .because we know how important it is for sharks to find their food through their sense of smell," said Dixson.

Her team started by placing sharks in each of three different pools for five days. Each pool had a different level of carbon dioxide in it. The first had the same amount as today's ocean water. The second had a level of carbon dioxide that scientists expect to reach by 2050. The third pool had the highest level of carbon dioxide that could develop by the year 2100.

Sharks weren't allowed to eat any food while in the pools. This made sure that they would be hungry. Then, Dixson released the sharks one at a time into a pool with two side-by-side streams of flowing water. In one stream, the researchers pumped water, in which a dead squid had been overnight. This water smelled strongly of the squid. The other stream contained ocean water with no scent（气味）. Because each stream flowed at the same rate and in the same direction, the squid smell stayed in its stream. The sharks could choose to swim in either stream.

Sharks that had been swimming for five days in pools of regular ocean water spent more than 60 percent of their time in the squid-scented stream. The same was true for sharks that had been in water with the carbon dioxide level that could develop by the year 2050. But sharks exposed to the highest level of carbon dioxide spent just 15 percent of their time in the squid-scented stream.

1.Why did the writer mention the sharks smell at the beginning of the passage?

A. Because the writer appreciates their ability to find food.

B. Because the writer considers them dangerous to human beings.

C. Because the writer intends to show how to control weed in the ocean.

D. Because the writer worries about the sharks in the ocean.

2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. What the ocean in the future will be like.

B. Who helped Dixson conduct the study.

C. What kinds of pools were used during the study.

D. What the levels of carbon dioxide will be at in the ocean in the future.

3.The researchers pumped water where a dead squid had been overnight to ______.

A. help the sharks look for food

B. test the sharks' sense of smell

C. prove that sharks like eating squids

D. explain why carbon dioxide in the ocean affects sharks

4.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggest?

A. Sharks like the squid-scented stream better.

B. Sharks like the stream with the high level of carbon dioxide.

C. Sharks spent 15% of their time in the squid-scented stream.

D. The high level of carbon dioxide can affect the sharks ability to smell.

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We have two dogs and offer them good food and a comfortable bed．However，they always try to run away．One day as I was walking them along the river，Cady broke away from me．I called for her to return，but she didn't．I got unhappy and didn't run after her．

That afternoon I picked my daughter up from school and I told her that Cady might be missing．"If she has done something wrong，I will not be paying her fines this time，"I said．My daughter asked for the reason．I insisted that I would not keep a disobedient （不听话的） dog．

I took a glance over my daughter．It seemed that the thought of losing the dog was very painful to her．I think I have given Cady a good living environment．If she is silly enough to leave all that behind，then"bye-bye"is my attitude．

In a warm and tender moment that brings tears to my eyes，my daughter said，"Dad，you don't understand．Cady is not pretty and not even well trained．If she is missing，no one will adopt her．That means she will die．"

Then I remembered that the reason why I kept the stray （流浪的） dog in the first place was that we could not find a home for her and did not want her to be destroyed．My heart softened．

As we pulled into the driveway，there stood Cady in the backyard with a lovely expression．My neighbor told me that she was clever enough to find her way back．My daughter jumped with joy．

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the second paragraph？ ______

A. The owner will be fined if his dog does something wrong．

B. The author had difficulty getting along with the dog．

C. The author wanted to get rid of the dog on purpose．

D. The author was quite worried after the dog lost．

2.What the author's daughter said in the fourth paragraph suggested that ______ ．

A. she was angry with the stupid dog

B. she wanted to train the dog well

C. she was sure the dog would return

D. she was quite worried about the dog

3.What was the author reminded of after hearing his daughter's words？ ______

A. How his daughter loved Cady．　　 B. When Cady became his friend．

C. Why they adopted Cady．　　 D. Where Cady was trained．

4.We can infer from the text that ______ ．

A. the author was happy about the dog's return

B. it's the author's job to collect stray dogs

C. the author has no experience in keeping dogs

D. the author didn't want the dog to come back．

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