Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure （血壓） and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer．

       Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings．For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife．A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress （緊張） levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic （算術(shù)） or held a hand in ice water．Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet．People with pets did it best ．Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates ．With pets in the room ,people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions．It seems people feel more released （放松）around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don’t judge．

       A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits．Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and were put on a diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 fat people without pets were put on a diet program．On average，people lost about 11 pounds，or 5% of their body weight ．Their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12 pounds，more then 15%of their body weight ．Dog owners didn’t lose any more weight than those without dogs but ,say researchers，got more exercise overall –mostly with their dogs –and found it worth doing．

1．What does the text mainly discuss?

       A．What pets bring to their owners         B．How pets help people calm down

       C．people’s opinions of keeping pets        D．Pet’s value in medical research

2．We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if _________．

       A．he has a pet companion                    B．he has less stress of work

       C．he often dose mental arithmetic          D．he is taken care of by his family

3．According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?

       A．They have lower blood pressure．       B．They become more patient．

       C．They are less nervous．                  D．They are in higher spirits．

4．The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that _______．

       A．people with dogs did more exercise

       B．dogs lost the same weight as people did

       C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did

       D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful

       There were smiling children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．

     I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train．I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar face．I sighed and sat down to read my Economics．

       It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Then the first village came into sight, immediately I came alive; I decided to wave hack．

       From then on my journey became interesting．I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Then everything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Even the trees were smiling．I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time．

       The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm．Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth．I looked at the people all around me．They all looked beautiful．When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug （擁抱）．I had never done this before．He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．We walked arm in arm to his car．

       I looked forward to the return journey．

1．The author expected the train trip to be

       A．a(chǎn)dventurous     B．pleasant          C．exciting       D．dull

2．What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

       A．The friendly country people．          B．The mountains along the way．

       C．The crowds of people in the streets．   D．The simple lunch served on the train．

3．Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second paragraph?

       A．choose           B．enjoy              C．prepare for       D．carry on

4．Where was the writer going?

       A．Johore Baru．                                 B．The Causeway．

       C．Butterworth．                                D．Singapore．

5．What can we learn from the story?

       A．Comfort in traveling by train．            B．Pleasure of living in the country．

       C．Reading gives people delight．            D．Smiles brighten people up．

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

W：Hi, John

M: Hi, Lucy． 1

W: Yes, I’m required to tell a story in English before the lesson begins．

M: Oh, I see．   2

W: You’re right．I need to practice on the stage before they all come

M:   3

W: Yes, here, in my pocket……Oops, where is it?

M: Don’t worry．   4

W: No, not in the bag, either．I’m afraid I left it at home．

M: 5

W: Aha! It’s just the key to the classroom! Thank you so much．

       A．Glad to see you

       B．What’s the story about?

       C．What’s that around your neck?

       D．Maybe you put it in your schoolbag

       E．Do you have the key to the classroom？

       F．You’re going to school rather early today

       G．So you want to get to the classroom earlier to make some preparation?

1．Finally the report _____________ （得出） that the school should be closed immediately．

2．He was too shocked to give an ____________ （敘述） of what had happened．

3．It is still a __________ （謎） why the movie star killed herself when her career was so successful．

4．I can’t __________ （專心于） on what I’m doing while the noise is going on．

5．There were many ____________ （志愿者） in the 29th Olympic Games that was held in Beijing in 2008．

6．She _________ （控告） him of stealing her cell phone yesterday．

7．Do you know the _________ （邊界） between the land of the Saxons and that of the Danes？

8．The tree is ___________ （豐富的） in fruit this year thanks to my parents’ careful management．

9．The setting sun made the trees’ ___________ （影子） longer and larger．

10．My daughter was filled with ____________ （志向） to become a great writer．

Dear Carmen,

       It is early afternoon and I am sitting in the small restaurant         1．____________

closed to my work．It is a terrible day in New Orleans．It is         2．____________

raining and I am feeling homesick．I am thinking you                 3．____________

and my other friends in Mexico．Outside, the sidewalks              4．____________

is crowded with people．All of them are wearing coats               5．____________

and carry umbrellas．Everyone is in a hurry to get a dry place．       6．____________

Bus and cars are moving up and down the streets．Inside             7．____________

it is warm and pleasant．I attend classes in every morning．I         8．____________

don’t have many free time．But I like my life here．I hope          9．____________

that you are good and happy．Please write soon．I enjoy your        10．____________

letters with news from home．

假定你是李華，有一位美國朋友Smith托你在北京找工作。你看到21世紀(jì)英文報(bào)（“21st Century”）上登載了一則招聘啟事，認(rèn)為對(duì)他很合適。請(qǐng)用英文寫一封短信，用E-mail發(fā)給Smith，告知此事。廣告原文如下：

       Foreign Teachers Wanted!

       The Education Department of the Ladder Company is running an English course for children and adults．

       Requirements（要求） :

       1．Native English speaker

       2．University degrees in education or related field preferred（優(yōu)先）

       3．Foreign expert certification（證明）

       If you are interested , please call us :

       Tel: 86-10-66666666

       E-mail: liecbj@ hotmail．com

       Beijing Ladder Information Company Limited

       注意：1．開頭語已為你寫好；

       2．介紹須包括所有內(nèi)容，但不要逐條譯成英語；

       3．文章的詞數(shù)需100詞左右。

Dear Smith,

       I know you want to find a job in Beijing.                                          

______________________________________________________________________________

       Good luck,

Li Hua

I wanted to catch    early train, but couldn’t get     ride to the station．

A．a(chǎn)n；the        B．/；the           C．a(chǎn)n；/        D．the；a

_______ on the top of the hill is a monument, dating back to hundreds of years ago．

A．Having stood                                              B．Standing

C．Being stood                                                D．Having been stood

_________ difficult the task may be, we must finish it on time, because we can’t meet such a precious opportunity _______ we have expected．

A．Whatever; that                                          B．However; as

C．However; that                                            D．Whatever, which

The number 9．11 is a special number,       , I think that will be remembered by the Americans forever．

A．what       B．it           C．which            D．one