It is men’s nature to live together in famili...

It is men’s nature to live together in families and tribes(部落), and cities and nations, and therefore men have learned to prize those qualities in each other which make social life the happiest and best.

Of these qualities one of the most important is sympathy－fellow-feeling. If a man had no fellow-feeling, we should call him “inhuman”; he would be no true man. We think so much of this quality that we call a kind man “human”－that is, man-like in his conduct, first to other men, and afterwards to all living things.

If you are cruel to animals, you are not likely to be kind or thoughtfull to men; and if you are thoughtful towards men, you are not likely to be cruel and thoughtful towards animals. This is why the wise man of old wrote, “The merciful man is merciful to his beast.”

What a pleasure it is also to be loved by our pets or domestic animals; and to feel that we are caring for them and are deserving of their love; or to watch the ways of wild creatures, and gradually to make friends with them!

Treating animals kindly does not mean that we must never inflict any pain on them. We ourselves are trained by pains as well as by pleasures; so too, punishment is sometimes needed to train our dogs and horses to obey us. We endure pains at the hands of the surgeon, to cure some wound or to heal some disease; so too, animals must submit to being doctored.

We send out our bravest men to face wounds, sickness and death, for the good of the nation; so too, we let our horses share the risk of battle. For similar reasons, we cannot hesitate to destroy dangerous creatures like wolves and show senseless ferocity(残忍). It is no excuse to say that these animals deserve to be treated cruelly on account of their own cruelty. They are not really cruel, for they tear and kill not from love of unkindness, but because they must do so in order to live.

1.One of the most important qualities of men is fellow-feeling because ________.

A．you are likely to be cruel and thoughtful without it

B．a man would be inhuman without it

C．men can’t bear any pain on themselves and animals

D．only sympathy makes a man man-like in his conduct

2.The author would probably agree with the following EXCEPT that ________　.

A．we must never force any pain on animals

B．some people have to kill some animals in order to live

C．it is human for a doctor to cut off some part from the animals

D．wise men are not only good to men but also to animals

3.What do you think is the title of the passage?

A．Loving your pet. B．Fellow-feeling.

C．Making friends with animals.        D．Kindness to animals.

4.Which of the following is inhuman according to the writer?

A．To treat animals cruelly because they are cruel.

B．To train animals.

C．To destroy some of the dangerous animals.

D．To make animals submit to being doctored.

5.The underlined word “inflict” here means ________.

A．make sb/sth suffer                  B．forbid

C．punish       D．avoid

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In many countries,1. is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space.2., in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd.

But this type of housing,3.(call) co-housing, is gaining4.(popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has5.(private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities6.(build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

A co-housing complex is a place 7. residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play8., 9. many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “ village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for10.money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

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In many countries, __1.___ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. __2.___, in the United States, this idea may still be considered strange.

But this type of housing, __3.___(call) co-housing, is gaining __4._ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has ___5.___ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with __6.___ kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities __7.__ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

A co-housing complex is a place __8.___ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play __9.___, which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for _10. ___ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

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In many countries, ___1.___ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. __2.__, in the United States, this idea may still be considered strange.

But this type of housing, ___3.___(call) co-housing, is gaining ___4.__ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy modern lifestyle. A co-housing community has __5.___ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with _6.___ kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities __7.__ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are planned.

A co-housing complex is a place _8.___ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play __9.__, which many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “village”. Residents also say that they can live in co-housing for __10.___ money than they would pay for nearby apartments.

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Humans like to live and work in groups. Language is the “cement(胶合剂)”1.holds these groups together. Language is part of culture. Culture, in this sense, 2. (mean) all those customs, skills, and attitudes that are part of the behavior of a 3. (particularly) group. What you think 4. what you want in life are all affected by the culture of the group in which you 5. ( raise). Groups of people live in different ways. They may have different skills, organizations, and art forms. Their family life may be completely different from yours.

Human beings are inventive animals. They can decide to change their cultures in order to meet various 6.(situation). Of all living things, human beings are the 7.(clever). They can choose 8.(live) in many environments and in a wide variety of ways. Only human beings can choose where and how they want to live and then improve the physical environment to help 9.(they)realize these choices.

Acquiring the wisdom to make　 wise choices 10. (be)the lasting challenge of being human.

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It is hoped that one day all the wild animals shut up in the cages will be set free to 　　　　 nature and live happily in　　　　 wild.

A. / ; the　　 B. the; /　　 C. the; the　　　 D. a; /

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It is one of the greatest mysteries of nature. In case you haven’t noticed, all living things follow very definite, individual rhythms, all as regular as a clock, but what makes them regular?

Though many scientists maintain that these rhythms are the result of some outside force like gravity or radiation or both, the results of most scientific researches agree with other scientists who believe that each living thing has its own built-in biological “time clock.”

Take the mystery of migration for example. Scientists can’t really explain why many species of birds migrate in the autumn even though the temperature is still summery. The birds just seem to snub the comfortable weather that they are having. When a certain time comes, they travel south by the thousand. In spring time, they migrate northwards when though there probably is snow still covering the ground when they finally arrive. Something said “go”, and they did.

Animals that hibernate are obeying individual time clock, too. When their clock indicates the time to take a winter’s nap, they do, and nothing can stop them. At a certain time in the spring, they wake up and come out regardless of the weather outside.

Plants appear to have yearly rhythms, such as the sprouting(发芽)of seeds, and they also have daily rhythms. Notice sometimes that plants raise their leaves in daylight and lower them at night.

If you live along the California coast, you can easily observe a demonstration of this mysterious clock functioning regularly. There, from February to September, the highest tides occur exactly every fourteen and four-fifths days, and during these high tides, but at no other time, small silvery fish called grunions surf-ride a wave to the beach. There the female deposits her eggs in the sand and the male, fertilize them; then both hitch a wave-ride back to the sea. Exactly fourteen and four-fifths days later, never before or after, the tiny eggs hatch, and the high tide carries the new habits out to sea.

1.According to the passage, the mysterious rhythms result from ________.

A.the influence of gravity on living species

B.the effect of radiation on living species

C.the influence of a mysterious outer force on living species

D.the internal mechanism inside the living species

2.The underlined word “snub” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A.fight B.ignore

C.symbolize D.criticize

3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A.Hibernating animals are obeying an internal time clock.

B.The positioning of the leaves of some plants is due to the daily rhythms.

C.The internal clock functioning is demonstrated in the reproducing habits of grunions.

D.The yearly hibernation is more because of the weather influence than the biological functioning.

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.the rhythms of life B.the reasons of mysterious hibermation

C.strange behaviors of species D.the timing for different events in the world of species

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It is the first time that we ________ a film in the cinema together as a family．

A．see              B．had seen          C．saw              D．have seen

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Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from early nineteen hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and he does not.

1.A greenhorn now refers to ____.

A. a cow without horns　　 B. a new solider

C. a young horse　　 D. a person who is new in a job

2.A person who has a green thumb is a person ____.

A. whose garden is greener than others’

B. whose thumbs are of green color

C. who is good at growing plants

D. who is younger than his neighbors

3.The author is actually talking about ____.

A. language　　 B. colors

C. politics　　 D. agriculture

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier.

B. The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs.

C. The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare.

D. The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous.

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Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe（成熟） or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy(嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not.

1.Greenhorn now refers to ____.

A．a person who is new in a job               B．a new solider       C．a young horse   D．a thumb

2.A person who has a green thumb is a person ____.

A．whose garden is greener than others’

B．whose thumbs are in green color

C．who is good at growing plants

D．who is younger than his neighbors

3.The author is actually talking about ____.

A．colors            B．language          C．politics           D．agriculture

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous

B．The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs

C．The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare

D．In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier

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