On the IraqSyria border，a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food．The leader of the pack was a grayandwhite dog．The soldiers called him Nubs．Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand．Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest．
Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__．He and his men immediately treated the wound，and gave Nubs medicine．Nubs__39__but was still in pain．The next day，the team had to__40__．Ten days later，Dennis’s unit was back，and so was Nubs．He was still___41__，but the men fed him and played with him．
Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away．Nubs，slowly but determinedly，__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him．Two days later，beyond Dennis’s__45__，he saw Nubs just outside the outpost．The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life．From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place，and ran around in the same ruins．
Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets，Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life．So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__．
A month later，when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California，at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy．__52__within minutes，the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms，jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face．
A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world．But small stories，like the story of a soldier and a dog，hold a promise of a(n) __55__world．
1.A．mostly B．certainly C．hardly D．never
2.A．in B．on C．at D．behind
3.A．stand B．starve C．bleed D．suffer
4.A．pulled through B．fell asleep C．woke up D．fell down
5.A．leave B．rest C．pass D．remain
6.A．hungry B．tired C．dirty D．weak
7.A．took up B．took over C．left for D．returned from
8.A．watched B．followed C．accompanied D．barked
9.A．touch B．sight C．footprint D．smell
10.A．ability B．surprise C．imagination D．understanding
11.A．part B．fight C．meet D．break
12.A．asked B．suggested C．required D．allowed
13.A．decided B．agreed C．accepted D．proposed
14.A．moving B．good C．safe D．interesting
15.A．London B．America C．Iraq D．Syria
16.A．found B．interviewed C．linked D．reunited
17.A．So B．And C．But D．Though
18.A．lick B．touch C．bite D．clean
19.A．pity B．mercy C．care D．contribution
20.A．equal B．harmonious C．prosperous D．amazing
No matter how________, it is not necessarily lifeless.
A. dry a desert may be B. a desert may be dry
C. may a desert be dry D. dry may a desert be
---Jason, you need to refresh yourself with a cup of coffee.
--- Yeah, I went to bed very late last night, ________, early this morning.
A, rather than B. what’s more
C. or rather D. what’s worse
—What about today's temperature?
—It's the same as, if the weather report is exact as usual, ________of yesterday．
A. one B. that C. ones D. those
— I'm mad at what Jack said yesterday．
—________! He was just making a joke．
A. Take your time B. Lighten up
C. Enjoy yourself D. Not at all
In my opinion, there is only one legitimate (合法的) handgun sport and that is aim practice. It is practiced at objects which are properly monitored and usually quite safe. Only certain handguns are true “sporting weapons”, seen as such by the sport’s lovers.
On the other hand, shooting at tin cans and other small objects in one’s backyard is not and should not be considered a serious sport. When uncontrolled, it can be a very dangerous practice.
Some opponents (反对者) of handgun control have stated that we are out to stop all hunting and that controlling the handgun would severely affect hunting. That is simply untrue. Handgun control would in no way limit the freedom of the true hunter. Few if any hunters consider the handgun an effective hunting weapon.
There are a few hunters who do hunt with handguns, but most states place restrictions (限制) on the type of guns that can be used in hunting, the reason is that killing of game should be done in as humane (人道的) a way as possible. Some small handguns are more likely to wound the animal rather than kill it at once. Only long guns, rifles and shotguns are effective arms of hunting.
People must understand that handguns and hunters are separate matters. Because most of the hunters use a rifle or shotgun, there is no reason why their search for game and sport should be affected by handgun control. Mixing the anti-hunting matter with the handgun matter confuses the killing of animals with killing of people.
1.In the writer’s opinion, people should use handguns only when .
A. hunters shoot at animals
B. they aim at a criminal
C. objects are under control
D. objects are only small tin cans in the backyard
2.According to the writer, hunting is not affected by handgun control because .
A. hunters can use knives rather than guns to hunt animals
B. state government encourages hunters to use other guns
C. nobody cares what weapons are used to kill animals
D. most hunters use rifles rather than handguns
3.This passage mainly talks about .
A. the relation between hunting and handgun control
B. the importance of aim practice
C. how handgun control affects hunting
D. different types of guns used in hunting
