There are a growing number of pet owners who feed their pets on raw foods, which means “uncooked” meat and bones. William Burk, a pet food specialist from the Food and Drug Administration(FDA), believes that feeding raw meat to pets is against its goal of protecting the public from health dangers, and that raw meat and bones do not have all the required nutrition that a pet needs every day.
Recognizing how popular these foods are, the FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods which contain uncooked meat for dogs, cats and other pets. The guidelines give rules to protect pet owners and pets from dangers about food safety and lack of nutrition.
Pet owners who feed raw meat and bones to their pets should deal with these products very carefully to protect themselves against possible dangers, says Burk. Just as when you are preparing foods for human beings, use hot water and soap to wash your hands, containers, and surfaces that come into contact with the food. Don’t put your hands near your mouth until you have washed them, and don’t allow your pet to touch your face right after it has eaten raw meat.
“If pet owners choose to feed bones to their pets, they should watch their pets carefully when they are eating bones,” Burk says, “If a pet eats a big piece of bone that won’t pass through its digestive system(消化系统), it is likely to kill the pet.”
1.What does William Burk think of feeding pets on raw meat?
A. It’ll make the pet owners sick.
B. It’ll keep the pets’ wild nature.
C. It’s against the policy of the FDA.
D. It’s dangerous and lack of nutrition.
2.The FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods with raw meat because ________.
A. pet safety is a serious problem
B. most pets lack nutrition
C. feeding pets on raw foods is popular
D. the quality of pet foods is dropping
3.Those who feed pets on raw foods should do some necessary cleaning when ________.
A. preparing raw meat for pets
B. touching the food containers
C. taking their pets out for a walk
D. preparing foods for human beings
4.What suggestion is given to pet owners in the last paragraph?
A. Pets should be forbidden to eat raw bones.
B. Pets should be kept away from the raw meat.
C. Pets should be checked on their digestive system.
D. Pets should be watched carefully while eating bones.
Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student, and said: “Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have 45 minutes today — and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”
A few students hesitated to start. They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided. Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I was delighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking. Without fail one would declare, “But I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream at night when you’re asleep?”
“Oh, sure.”
“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative. Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s pretty creative. Who does that for you?”
“Nobody. I do it.”
“Really-at night, when you’re asleep?”
“Sure.”
“Try doing it in the daytime, in class, okay?”
1.The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ________.
A. know more about the students
B. make the lessons more exciting
C. raise the students’ interest in art
D. teach the students about toy design
2.What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. He liked to help his teacher. B. He preferred to study alone.
C. He was active in class. D. He was imaginative.
3.What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Mistake. B. Drawback.
C. Difficulty. D. Burden.
4.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?
A. To help them to see their creativity.
B. To find out about their sleeping habits.
C. To help them to improve their memory.
D. To find out about their ways of thinking.
A famous magazine, Amusement Today, does a survey among parks lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which, “Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World” has come out as follows:
Disneyland, California
Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to this American landmark from around the world since the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world-famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventure land, New Orleans Square, and so on.
Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida
Magic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park’s design and attractions don’t make much difference from Disneyland Park in Anaheim.
EPCOT, Disney World, Florida
EPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center from 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney’s Animal Kingdom opened.
DisneyMGM Studios, Florida
MGM’s streets are the home for some great moviethemed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World’s most thrilling rides.
Universal Studios, Florida
Go behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.
1.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To attract tourists to these theme parks.
B. To introduce world’s best amusement parks.
C. To increase the sales of Amusement Today.
D. To compare attractions in different theme parks.
2.Which of the following theme parks have similar attractions?
A. Disneyland & Universal Studios.
B. EPCOT & DisneyMGM Studios.
C. Disneyland & Magic Kingdom.
D. Magic Kingdom & Universal Studios.
3.Which park has the longest history?
A. Disneyland, California.
B. Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida.
C. EPCOT, Disney World, Florida.
D. DisneyMGM Studios, Florida.
Last summer, we went to Hawaii for holiday. During my _______ trip with my husband, we spent most of our time _______ during the day in the sea, and then enjoying walks along the beach in the evenings.
We didn’t take any_______ because we had enough. We had visited the island many times _______. On our way to the _______ we joked that other than our sunburnt skin, we had no way to show that we had _______ there!
As we stood in line at the check-in, we noticed the _______ who had been on our plane the week before. _______, they all had tear-filled eyes this day. On the plane, we sat directly behind them: a mother and her four children without Dad’s _______. We learned that the father had been ________ in a jet-skiing accident that week, and his wife and children had to ________ make their way home without him.
We watched the children become ________ while they were playing cards. But the mother stared at her knees, ________ to believe her husband’s death. We could ________ feel her pain as we realized that this could have happened to any of us. ________ we were laughing and playing in the water, this poor family had been ________ the sufferings. The vacation they had dreamed about had ________ the terrible dream they would never forget.
I suddenly ________ that we had no pictures for this vacation together. I closed my eyes, ________ that my mind had recorded all the wonderful moments that I had ________ with my husband that week. What a trip!
1.A. week-long B. month-long C. year-long D. weekend
2.A. flying B. travelling C. swimming D. walking
3.A. action B. children C. photos D. friends
4.A. before B. ago C. now D. yet
5.A. sea B. airport C. destination D. station
6.A. traveled B. left C. missed D. forgotten
7.A. class B. parent C. passenger D. family
8.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Then
9.A. attendance B. care C. protection D. love
10.A. hit B. discovered C. forbidden D. killed
11.A. nervously B. bravely C. confidently D. proudly
12.A. unworried B. sad C. worried D. frightened
13.A. unable B. likely C. willing D. afraid
14.A. never B. ever C. almost D. hardly
15.A. Whether B. While C. Although D. If
16.A. feeling B. experiencing C. fighting D. ignoring
17.A. wiped out B. eased off C. broken up D. turned into
18.A. regretted B. decided C. remembered D. discovered
19.A. noticing B. hoping C. finding D. seeing
20.A. created B. valued C. shared D. planned
假定你是李华，你校将举行“读书节”，请你写封邮件邀请在你校学习的Tony参加。内容包括：
1．目的和时间；
2．内容：交换书籍，西方文学讲座，中国诗歌朗诵比赛。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tony，
How are you doing?
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Yours sincerely
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假段定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I’m a senior school student, so I like English very much. Besides attending to English lessons at school, I often go to the English Corner in the park near my home on Sunday mornings. I know that this English Corner set up five years ago. Many high school students usually gather there, and sometimes, some college students and even foreign friends were present there. We practice our speaking English, exchange our experience in learning English, and talk about that we are interested in and so on. Since I began to visit them three months ago, I have greatly improved myself in English, which encourage me to go there regular with confidence. I believe it will be the wise decision.
