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Animal .lovers have long suspected that playing with pups was good for the soul, and now science has confirmed it – for students in particular.

The results of a new study done by researchers at the University of British Columbia concluded that the college students who spent time at drop-in dog therapy sessions experienced an increase in feelings of wellness and a reduction in overall stress. The study, as reported by Science Daily, indicates that playing with pups is not only popular with the students, it’s also beneficial to their health. This finding was seen across gender（性别）.

The study, which published on March 12 in the journal Stress and Health, involved 246 students who were surveyed before and after they dropped by dog therapy sessions. The young participants were given free access to pet, hug with and talk to seven to 12 therapy dogs. Additionally, they filled out questionnaires right before and right after hanging with the dogs, as well as 10 hours later.

According to researchers, these young adults reported a notable increase in happiness, a significant reduction in stress and a flood of energy right after their sessions with the pups. Although the reported feelings of happiness and satisfaction weren’t long-lasting, researchers say other effects have clear, positive advantages.

“These sessions clearly provide benefits for students in the short-term, so we think universities should try to schedule them during particularly stressful times, such as around exam periods,” Assistant Professor of Psychology at UBC and the study’s senior author, Frances Chen told Science Daily. “Even having therapy dogs around while students are working on their out-of-class assignments could be helpful.”

1.What does the new study say about the pups?

A. They are only good for college students.

B. They are only beneficial to the students’ physical health.

C. They can increase happiness and satisfaction.

D. They can create positive feelings that last very long.

2.What does the author of study advise universities to do?

A. Allow their students to have therapy dogs to avoid acute stress.

B. Allow their students to have therapy dogs around during each exam.

C. Allow their students to have therapy dogs around during their class.

D. Allow their students to have therapy dogs to achieve good grades.

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. College students like to play with pups.

B. Dog therapy sessions are popular among college students.

C. People especially college students are under great pressure.

D. Playing with pups benefits males and females mentally.

4.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Pups, best friends of humans.　　 B. Pups, therapies for students.

C. Animal lovers and pups　　 D. Pets keeping and the soul

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Scott Poore is an animal lover. He moves into the shelter kennel(犬舍) with the ______ of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted. Queen, a 3-year-old dog, has just gotten the most ____ roommate despite the narrow living room.

Since Poore is a ______ visitor at the shelter, he is familiar with all of the ______. However, little Queen in particular has really ______ his heart. Poore says that he recently began to ____ that Queen seemed to be" losing ______"in finding a forever home. "I have been ______Queen every single day for over a year and now I can ______ see her giving up," Poore wrote on his blog last week. "She used to get so ______ when I would arrive and now she just lies in her bed and ______ at me. I sit in her room and all she does is look out of her window."

So as a ______ of raising awareness of Queen's situation, Poore ______ a suitcase and moved into the dog's kennel. Poore says it has been ______ managing his work while also living at the shelter, but he is ______ to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen. Since he ___ the kennel earlier this week, he and his new canine roommate have been ______ the headlines of dozens of national news outlets, although no potential ______ have stepped forward.

____, this dog has finally been given a loving home after his ______ crossed with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.

1.A.assistance B.exception C.aim D.name

2.A.devoted B.expected C.experienced D.talented

3.A.patient B.regular C.curious D.cautious

4.A.keepers B.investors C.colleagues D.animals

5.A.broken B.stolen C.understood D.lost

6.A.check B.notice C.suspect D.imagine

7.A.happiness B.freedom C.hope D.energy

8.A.visiting B.walking C.instructing D.training

9.A.naturally B.anxiously C.still D.obviously

10.A.excited B.concerned C.amazed D.disappointed

11.A.stands up B.looks down C.jumps down D.stares up

12.A.reward B.means C.consequence D.symbol

13.A.packed B.brought C.purchased D.delivered

14.A.meaningful B.vital C.tough D.unusual

15.A.satisfied B.inspired C.honoured D.determined

16.A.cleared up B.cared for C.settled into D.met with

17.A.hitting B.discussing C.hearing D.encouraging

18.A.customers B.donators C.employers D.adopters

19.A.Increasingly B.Pitifully C.Delightfully D.Deliberately

20.A.view B.path C.mind D.story

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scott Poore is an animal lover. He moves into the shelter kennel(犬舍)with the _______ of helping unwanted young dogs get adopted. Queen, a 3-year-old dog, has just gotten the most _______ roommate despite the narrow living room.

Since Poore is a _______ visitor at the shelter, he is familiar with all of the _______.However, little Queen in particular has really _______ his heart. Poore says that he recently began to notice that Queen seemed to be ''losing _______'' in finding a forever home. ''I have been visiting Queen every single day for over a year now and I can _______ see her giving up. She used to get so _______when I would arrive and now she just lies in her bed. ''

So to raise awareness of Queen’s situation Poore _______ a suitcase and moved into the dog's kennel. Poore says it has been ________ managing his work while also living at the shelter, but he is ________ to stay in the kennel until someone adopts Queen. Since he ________ the kennel earlier this week,he and his new canine roommate have been ________ the headlines of dozens of national news outlets, although no potential ________ have stepped forward.

Delightfully, this dog has finally been given a loving home after his ________ crossed with that of a woman living on the other side of the country.

1.A.help B.aim C.exception D.name

2.A.expected B.devoted C.talented D.experienced

3.A.patient B.curious C.different D.regular

4.A.keepers B.colleagues C.animals D.neighbors

5.A.broken B.lost C.understood D.stolen

6.A.hope B.freedom C.happiness D.energy

7.A.obviously B.naturally C.still D.also

8.A.concerned B.amazed C.excited D.disappointed

9.A.brought B.packed C.delivered D.bought

10.A.unusual B.vital C.meaningful D.tough

11.A.inspired B.determined C.honored D.satisfied

12.A.settled into B.cleared up C.cared for D.met with

13.A.discussing B.hearing C.encouraging D.hitting

14.A.employers B.adopters C.customers D.donators

15.A.story B.view C.path D.mind

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Recently I came in contact with the true meaning of love． That would have been, Kane, a boy． Kane was the two-year-old son of Jolene, my new neighbor．

At a glance Kane was a sight． He’d been born with hard sticks for legs． And on that morning I witnessed the effect that Kane’s physical shortcomings had on his family． But I also witnessed much more than that．

I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child． A family that wouldn’t allow Kane to know he was different． Jolene had constructed a small cart just a few inches off the floor for his son to get around． Using his hands to move about, Kane moved the cart to “go to” any place just as everyone else was able to do． Kane worked that little cart like a master． Kane was a vital focus of the entire family． He was more than just a member of the family; he was the soul． This child was the driver, the motivator, and the founder of much of the interaction．

Much later in my life, I came to realize that God had sent this child to help some of us who just weren’t getting what love was all about． Even with my limited capacity for understanding at the time that Kane was a highly developed spirit with great wisdom．

Kane demanded attention, but not because of his mobility challenges or other apparent shortcomings． In his mind, he had no challenges or shortcomings． The truth is that he received attention because he was alive and real and had so much to offer．

Kane was and still is a lot of warm and powerful energy sent to us all, so we might learn that love surpasses all things． Kane, a fragile yet lovely baby, was here to teach us all an important lesson． And at the age of two he did just that．

1.How did the author think of Kane’s family members?

A． They were strange because they locked Kane at home．

B． It was respectable for them to start their own business．

C． It was ridiculous for them to make a cart for Kane．

D． They were greatly brave to face all the difficulties．

2.How did Kane “get to” everywhere he wanted to go?

A． By moving his cart with his own hands． 　　　　　

B． By asking his father to lead him ahead with a stick．

C． By asking his grandparents to push hin everywhere．

D． His parents specially employed a babysitter for him．

3.According to the author, God made Kane with disability to help _______．

A． his parents get to know their responsibility

B． his family members know the importance of union

C． people especially the healthy realize what love really means

D． people especially the disabled realize their inner power

4.Kane needed attention because he wanted to show ________．

A． he can challenge his difficulty in moving　　　　　

B． he had challenges or shortcomings in his life

C． he himself needed to be looked after by others　　

D． he had the power to prove he was capable too

5.What can we learn from Kane’s story?

A． Love me, love my dog．　　　　　　　　　　

B． Love is above all things．

C． Many hands make light work．　　　　　　

D． Pure gold fears no fire．

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scientists have long understood the key role that oceans play in regulating the Earth’s climate. Oceans cover 70 percent of the globe and store a thousand times more heat than the atmosphere does. What’s newer is the understanding of how this key component of our climate system responds to global warming.

A brake on global warming — for now

One of oceans’most important climate functions is absorbing heat and carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the gases that cause global warming. Acting as a heat sponge (海绵), oceans have absorbed huge amounts of heat and CO2 in the last forty years.

Fujita explains that "oceans are saving us from faster climate change — they are a big flywheel that delays rapid overheating of the Earth, putting a brake on the climate system."

"That’s the good news," he adds. "The bad news is that oceans only slow the atmospheric warming. Once oceans come to balance with a greenhouse gas warmed earth, the extreme heat will remain in the atmosphere and things will get much hotter." But where and how oceans release this accumulated (积累的) heat is uncertain. And as oceans store heat, fragile underwater ecosystems are struggling.

The most recent scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also notes with concern that oceans are acidifying because of increased absorption of atmospheric CO2, and thus causing a threat for shell-forming species. Sharp increases in carbon dioxide levels will cause further acidification of oceans.

Currents distributing heat

Another important role oceans play is that of distributor. Oceans deliver heat and life-sustaining nutrients around the globe. Just as blood vessels bring oxygen and nutrients to cells in the human body, oceans’ currents carry oxygen, nutrients and heat throughout the Earth. Oceans distribute 25 percent to 50 percent of the energy the planet receives from the sun. For example, the Gulf Stream carries heat across the Atlantic. This warm current gives northwestern Europe a milder climate than it would normally have so far north. A change to oceans’ circulation (循环) patterns could throw Europe into a colder period, even as the rest of world experiences warmer temperatures.

1.We can infer from the passage that 　　 .

A.oceans cause global warming

B.oceans stop global warming

C.oceans release nutrients and heat

D.ocean ecosystems face more dangers

2.From the passage we can learn that oceans’ currents 　　 .

A.produce oxygen and nutrients everywhere

B.absorb 25% to 50% of the energy from the sun

C.distribute heat and nutrients around the globe

D.change oceans’ circulation patterns

3.Which of the following is NOT the result of oceans absorbing heat and carbon dioxide?

A.It causes further acidification.

B.It affects shell-forming species.

C.It makes the atmosphere hotter.

D.It regulates the Earth’s climate.

4.This passage mainly talks about 　　 .

A.the roles of oceans B.global warming

C.ocean currents　　　　 D.carbon dioxide

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Scientists have long understood the key role that oceans play in controlling the Earth’s climate. Oceans cover 70 per cent of the surface of the globe and store a thousand times more heat than the atmosphere does. What’s newer is the understanding of how this key component(组成部分) of our climate system responds to global warming.

A brake on global warming—for now

One of the oceans’ most important climate functions is absorbing heat and carbon dioxide(CO2), one of the gases that causes global warming. Acting as something absorbing heat, the oceans have absorbed huge amounts of heat and CO2 in the last forty years.

Fujita explains, “the oceans are saving us from faster climate change—they are putting a brake on the climate system.”

“That’s the good news,” he adds. “The bad news is that the oceans only slow the atmospheric warming. Once the oceans come to balance with a greenhouse-gas warmed earth, the extreme heat will remain in the atmosphere and things will get much hotter.” But where and how the oceans release this slowly increased heat is uncertain. And as the ocean stores heat, fragile(脆弱的) underwater ecosystems are struggling.

The most recent scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) also notes with concern that the ocean is acidifying(酸化) because of increased absorption of atmospheric CO2. and thus causing a threat to shell-forming species.  Sharp increase in CO2 levels will cause further acidification of the ocean.

Currents distributing heat

Another important role the oceans play is that of distributor(散布者). Oceans deliver heat and life-sustaining nutrition around the globe. Just as blood tube bring oxygen and nutrition to cells in the human body, the ocean’s currents carry oxygen, nutrients and heat throughout the Earth. The ocean distributes 25 to 50 per cent of energy the planet receives from the sun. For example, the Gulf Stream carries heat across the Atlantic. This warm current gives northwestern European a milder climate that it would normally have so far north. A change to the ocean’s circulation patterns could throw Europe into a colder period, even as the rest of the world is experiencing warmer temperatures.

1. We can infer from the passage that _______.

2. From the passage we can learn that ocean’s currents _______.

D.  change the ocean’s circulation patterns

3. Which of the following are the results of the ocean absorbing heat and CO2?

a. It causes further acidification.

b. It makes the atmosphere hotter.

c. It balances the oceans with a green-house gas.

d. It affects shell-forming species.

e. It makes the oceans act as a heat sponge.

f. It controls the Earth’s climate.

4. If the ocean’s circulation pattern changed, ______.

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ worries me that my daughter plays with her cellphone for a long time every day.

A. It　　 B. What　　 C. This　　 D. That

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ worries me that my daughter plays with her cellphone for a long time every day.

A． It　　　 B． What　　　 C． This　　　 D． That

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ worries me that my daughter plays with her cellphone for a long time every day.

A. It　　 B. What　　 C. This　　 D. That

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ worries me that my daughter plays with her cellphone for a long time every day.

A．It　　　　 B．What　　　　 C．This　　　　 D．That

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析