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Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds (灰狗) and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another misunderstanding is that greyhounds must be aggressive(好斗的) because they are big in size. In fact greyhounds love people and are gentle with children.
Greyhounds can live for 12 – 14 years but usually only race for two or three years, and after that they make great pets. They don’t need a lot of space, don’t make a lot of noise, and don’t eat a lot for their size.
Normally, greyhounds can be as tall as 90 cm. There is, however, a small-sized greyhound, which stands only 33cm. Greyhounds come in a variety of colors. Grey and yellowish-brown are the most common. Others include black, white, blue, red and brown or a mix of these.
Greyhounds have smooth body coats, low body fat and are very healthy. Because they’re slim (苗条的) they don’t have the leg problems like other dogs the same height. But they do feel the cold, especially since they would much rather be at home in bed than walking around outside.    
小题1:The text is written mainly______.
A.to tell people how to raise greyhounds
B.to let people know more about greyhounds
C.to explain why greyhounds are aggressive
D.to describe greyhounds of different colors
小题2:It can be inferred that greyhounds_______.
A.love big doghouses
B.like staying in bed all day
C.make the best guard dogs
D.need some exercise outdoors
小题3:Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets?
A.They are big in size.
B.They live a very long life.
C.They can run races for some time.
D.They are quiet and easy to look after.
小题4:If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important________.
A.to keep it slim
B.to keep it warm
C.to take special care of its legs
D.to take it to animal doctors regularly

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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析

小题1:本题考查归纳主旨大意的能力。由第一段前两句 “Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds (灰狗) and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy!”可知作者意在纠正人们对灰狗的错误认识。再结合下文的内容可知此项正确。文章并没有详细介绍如何饲养灰狗,所以A项错误;最后两项只是文章中提到的细节内容,不能概括文章的旨意。
小题2:本题考查根据文章细节信息进行推理判断的能力。由第一段中“They do need regular exercise…”可以推出此项正确。文章并未提到灰狗有“看护”作用,故C项表述有误。A、B两项与文章内容不符。 
小题3:本题考查理解细节信息的能力。根据第二段第二句 “They don’t need a lot of space, don’t make a lot of noise, and don’t eat a lot for their size.”可判断此项正确。
小题4:本题考查在理解文章段落的基础上进行推理判断的能力。根据最后一段最后一句的描写可知灰狗对寒冷很敏感,由此可推测它们喜欢“温暖舒服”的环境。其他选项与本段内容不符。
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For £12 you can equip an entire classroom in Burkina Faso, for £31 you can equip a school football team in Sierra Leone and for £68 you can support the whole education of a Haitian schoolgirl.
The educational presents are the latest way on the trend of charitable(慈善的)giving for Christmas. Plan UK, an international children"s charity, has made its gift list focusing on helping the world"s poorest countries to improve their education conditions.
"Every year we rack our brains for the perfect present and too often end up with yet another pair of socks or a useless ornament," said Marie Staunton, Plan UK"s chief executive.
"This year we are offering people in the UK the chance to give twice. Buying an alternative gift for a loved one could likely save the life of some of the world"s poorest children."
Plan UK is working on projects in specific countries, such as Burkina Faso, which is one of the poorest countries in the world and has a primary school enrolment rate(入学率)of just 36%. A present of £12 will help equip a classroom in Burkina Faso with chairs, desks, books and pencils.
The educational presents are the latest addition to a list of other charitable presents, including vaccinations(接种)and clean water systems.
Football strips for schoolchildren in Sierra Leone are designed to help the children have fun while continuing with the psychological healing process following the country"s civil war. The £31 gift will supply the team strip, a football and a whistle to a school in Sierra Leone.
Oxfam offers similar gifts. Its Back to School kits for five pupils is a bestseller in a catalogue(目录)which includes the £24 Christmas goat, the £30 lavatory and £12 for school dinners for up to 200 children.
小题1: The first paragraph is written to tell us________.
A.the great differences between the rich and the poor.
B.the general conditions of education in poor countries.
C.the difficulty in getting good education in poor countries.
D.the great meaning of a little money to children in poor countries.
小题2:The underlined phrase “rack our brains” means _____in the third paragraph.
A.cause physical or mental hurt
B.think very hard
C.improve our intelligence
D.make full use of
小题3:Which of the following is Right according to the passage?
A.Plan UK is working on educational projects all over the world.
B.The sufferings brought by war still have side effects on the children in Sierra Leone.
C.The educational Christmas presents have been given to the children for many years.
D.Its Back to School kits for five pupils is a bestselling book.
小题4:The title for the passage would probably be ______.
A.A new way of Christmas shopping
B.Give a helping hand to poor children
C.Buy a child an education this Christmas
D.Plan UK, an international children"s charity

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Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbooks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.
Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia (百科全书), though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books., science textbook, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.
小题1:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge
B.cinemas are the best choice in getting information
C.reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun
D.newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself
小题2:What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however ” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?
A.People only need reading, though.B.Reading is still necessary today.
C.Reading is more fun than television.D.Watching television doesn’t help reading.
小题3:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.
B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.
C.Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.
D.More people like TV programs about famous men.
小题4:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Fewer and fewer people will buy books.
B.A good dictionary should be kept in every home.
C.Books with hard covers sell better than paperbooks.
D.More people like TV programs about famous men.

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An Earthship is a home that is built of materials such as old tires and aluminum cans. It is the idea of a man named Michael Reynolds. Many Earthships are more or less self-sufficient because they provide their own heat, air and water. They often have gardens watered and fed by waste water. They are comfortable and ecologically friendly.
The main material used in building Earthships is tires. Tires are plentiful and
can"t be recycled like paper, plastic, and metal.  While building supplies for most houses can be very expensive, old used tires are free.
First, the tires are packed tightly with dirt. Each full tire weighs as much as
400 pounds. The tires are then stacked like bricks. The walls are extremely strong. They also help keep an even temperature in the house (between 60 and 70 degrees) without heating and cooling systems.
The walls inside the Earthship are made of aluminum cans that are held together by cement. Then they are coated with adobe or stucco.
The roofs of Earthships are sloped so that rain and snow run into large tanks. These tanks hold all the water for the house, and pumps push the water through the pipes. Sometimes, water flows in certain areas of the house as waterfalls! Water that has been used is pumped out into the gardens where owners grow much of their own food.
In most of these houses, the southern side has huge windows that take in winter sunlight as a source of heat. Summer sun does not come in through the south windows, so it doesn"t get too hot in the summer. The house also has solar panels that gather energy for lights and hot water and cooking. The Earthships have all the comforts of a regular house without the high cost of electric bills!
In a time when we are running out of energy resources, pollution is bad, and waste is piling up, Earthships are the best places to live in. For people who truly care about the environment,Earthships provide a great alternative to traditional houses. You won"t be giving up any comforts, and the styles are attractive. We all hope that more and more people will build Earthships and take a huge step toward helping the environment and saving our planet.
小题1:What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Earthships are a good way to live and protect the environment.
B.Tanks hold water collected from rain and snow.
C.It"s important to grow your own food in a vegetable garden.
D.People who live in Earthships usually live in the desert.
小题2:Which of the following is NOT explained in the passage?
A.How an Earthship is built.
B.What an Earthship is mainly made of.
C.Why the Earthship is so called.
D.How an Earthship is heated in winter.
小题3:Which evidence best supports the idea that Earthships are environmentally friendly?
A.They were invented by Michael Reynolds.
B.Water that has been used is pumped out into the garden.
C.They are comfortable and ecologically friendly.
D.The tires are packed tightly with dirt.
小题4:It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.a large population are already living in Earthships
B.the idea of Earthships will attract the attention of governments
C.the materials for the Earthships will be harmful to the dwellers(居住者)
D.the northern side of the Earthship has no window

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Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer — “That’s not a problem here.” — Mahoney began to feel uneasy.  
“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today.  “I just don’t buy it.”  Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
小题1:The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______.
A.to express the opinions of many parents
B.to choose a right one for their daughter
C.to check the cost of college education
D.to find a right one near a large city
小题2:It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges
______.
A.receive too many visitorsB.mirror the rest of the nation
C.hide the truth of campus crimeD.have too many watchdog groups
小题3:The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ______.
A.mindB.admitC.believeD.expect
小题4:We learn from the text that  “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably
refers to colleges ______.
A.that are protected by campus securityB.that report campus crimes by law
C.that are free from campus crimeD.the enjoy very good publicity
小题5:What is the text mainly about?   
A.Exact campus crime statistics.B.Crimes on or around campuses.
C.Effective solutions to campus crime.D.concerns about kids’ campus safety.

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The year 2006 was a busy one for space and technology workers. A planet lost its status and space flights caught the imagination of people around the world.
The following is a short list of the major events of the year:____________
IBM has built a chip that runs about 100 times faster than the ones we have now. The development could lead to faster computers. The chip was first made in June. It can run at a speed of 500 gigahertz (千兆赫).
Pluto loses face  
The International Astronomical Union created the first scientific definition (定义) of the word "planet" in August. Under the new rules, Pluto is no longer called a planet but a "dwarf planet" (矮行星).
Pluto had been considered a planet since its discovery in 1930. For now, there are only the eight "classical" planets in the solar system (太阳系): They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Woman space tourist
The first woman space tourist was launched on a Russian rocket from Kazakhstan on September 18. The flight carried a businesswoman, named Anousheh Ansari, along with a fresh crew for the International Space Station (ISS). Ansari is a 40-year-old American. She has paid at least US$20 million for the trip. She returned on September 28 after her eight-day stay at the International Space Station.
Discovery sent up
The US space shuttle Discovery took seven astronauts on a 12-day repair mission (任务) to the International Space Station on December 9. It was the first night launch by NASA in four years. The last one ended in the failure of the space shuttle Columbia in 2003.
小题1: The sub-title of the second paragraph probably would be _______.
A.IBM
B.The development of computers
C.The first chip born
D.Faster computer chip
小题2:The US space shuttle Discovery was sent up mainly to ________.
A.do some research
B.do some repairs
C.be in memory to Columbia shuttle.
D.build a space station.
小题3:Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A.Pluto is no longer a real planet according to the new theory.
B.People have been dreaming about space flight.
C.Anousheh Ansari was the first women space tourist.
D.The US space shuttle Discovery is the first one launched by NASA at night.
小题4:The passage is written mainly to tell us_______.
A.exciting new science of the year of 2006.
B.space flight full of wonders.
C.the major events of the year of 2006.
D.science and technology is the first productive.

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