While gardens can be a great place for pets to explore and play, some seemingly harmless plants and gardening products can be poisonous for animals or pets. Here are the garden products to avoid:
Cocoa mulch
Some gardeners like to use cocoa shell mulch in their gardens but, just like chocolate, cocoa shell mulch contains theobromine (可可碱), which is poisonous to dogs. This means that cocoa shell mulch can be potentially deadly if consumed in large quantities. If you own a dog I’d strongly advise that you avoid using Cocoa mulch in your garden.
Compost
Despite being an eco-friendly garden feature, compost can be highly dangerous for animal. As organic matter decomposes, it releases mycotoxins (霉菌素), which are poisonous to wildlife. Consumption of mycotoxins can cause panting, vomiting (呕吐), seizures and even death in dogs. If you do use compost in your garden, make sure it is securely fenced off so that your pet cannot access it.
Weed killer
The chemicals contained in weed killers can be irritants to animals and, in some cases，even poisonous. Some weed killers contain harmful substances, such as borax and arsenic, which can potentially be fatal to pets. If you are unsure whether a weed killer is safe to use in a garden that your pet uses, you should always seek the manufacturer’s advice first, or ask a vet (兽医).
Fertiliser
Different fertilisers can contain a wide range of ingredients, including insecticides, fungicides and bacterial. The caustic nature of some fertilisers also means that, if consumed, they can cause stomach upsets for pets. Some fertilisers can also cause more serious symptoms, such as vomiting, muscle tremors or even death, so keeping your garden fertiliser free is the simplest way to ensure that it is pet friendly.
If you think your pet has eaten something they shouldn’t, or if you have any other concerns about your pet’s health, you can call the video vet service FirstVet at any time of day and speak with a qualified UK vet.
1.Which of the following gardening products could cause your pets vomit?
A.Fertiliser and compost. B.Cocoa mulch and compost.
C.Weed killer and fertilizer. D.Cocoa mulch and weed killer.
2.What do we know from the text?
A.Compost can be used freely in a garden.
B.All weed killers can kill your pets.
C.Too much Cocoa mulch can kill your pets.
D.Fertilisers containing different ingredients are pet friendly.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To introduce some tips to treat your pets.
B.To inform you of how to protect your pets.
C.To warn you of what can harm your pets.
D.To tell you how to make your garden pet friendly.
假定你是李华，你所在的学校要征集一封英文感谢信，以致意奋战在抗击新型冠状病毒肺炎第一线的医护人员，请你根据下列要点写一封信用于投稿。
1. 表达谢意； 2. 个人感受； 3. 表达信心。
注意：1.词数120左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。
参考词汇：流行病epidemic 疫情 epidemic situation 新型冠状病毒 novel corona virus
Dear Medical workers，
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假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。每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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）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。
It is common that some people can accomplish very tough tasks while other can’t. In reality, no one can always avoid difficulties in life, but the results are quite differently. The difference lay in people’s different attitudes. Some people choose to face hardships bravely. We are determined to reach their destinations how many times they fail. Therefore, it’s just their perseverance which helps them make it in the end. Others may easily give up to whatever obstacle they meet, which can lead to nothing but failure.
In my view, keep on doesn’t necessarily mean success, but giving up absolutely means failures. If we can adopt such positive attitude, we are bound to achieve more than we expect.
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Qian Xuesen, a gifted rocket scientist 1. led China's space and rocketry programs, was born in Shanghai in December 1911. He 2. (admit)into Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1929. In1934, he won 3. scholarship and in 1935 he left China to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One year later, he 4. (go)to the California Institute of Technology to start graduate studies under Theodore yon Kármán, a world-famous professor of aerodynamics(空气动力学).
From 1938 to 1955, Qian stayed in America, working with Kármán to research aerodynamics, rocketry and missiles. Despite his high salary and comfortable life in the US, Qian remained 5. (concern)about his home country's development. In October 1955, Qian braved all the difficulties and 6. (final)made his way back to China.
Upon his arrival, Qian Xuesen, together 7. dynamics expert Qian Weichang, established the Institute of Mechanics. Then Qian set out 8. (1ead)China's missile and rocketry programs.
Uninterested in fortune and fame, Qian devoted his life to 9. (rebuild)the nation. ''As a Chinese technician, my life's purpose is to serve the people, '' he said. ''If after I die the public feels I have made a contribution during my life, that 10. (approve)will be the highest praise of all. '' Qian died on Oct. 31, 2009. The Chinese people will never forget his contribution.
A parent’s hopes for 2030
When 2010 arrived, my son was only a year old—tiny and_________, the master of a few basic words, but still mostly the baby we'd welcomed into the world,_______ all his first times.
Now my baby has grown into a(n) _________—tall, strong, stout, and smart, a(n) _________ of Akira Kurosawa samurai movies.
A _________from now, in 2030, he will be an adult. I expect the next 10 years to fly by, and be filled with _________. As 2020 begins. I am thinking about the kind of world my son will_________ and experience. I _________for him, and for all the young people of his age. So I have several _________for the world my son and his generation will live in：
I hope we finally get__________about climate change. Polar ice is melting. The oceans are __________ . The question is __________whether we can stop climate change, but whether we’re willing and able to do anything to __________ it.
I’m not sure what a warming planet will mean for my son's life. I__________ it means he will live in a world where nations and groups __________ limited resources like clean water and food, which means that the danger of climate change won't come just from warmer climate, but from other humans competing for control over what’s __________.
The world is always going to be full of __________about how to solve the challenges we face. I hope, too, that my son’s generation learns to __________justice—but to do so with big heart and humility, recognizing our common humanity(人性) even with people who __________ us.
The world of 2030 won’t build itself. We are__________ it now, so my final wish is that we build the kind of world we actually want our children to live in.
1.A.special B.generous C.intelligent D.dependent
2.A.observing B.showing C.presenting D.congratulating
3.A.athlete B.adolescent C.adult D.kid
4.A.fun B.sponsor C.lover D.reader
5.A.interval B.century C.span D.decade
6.A.amusements B.experiences C.processes D.changes
7.A.found B.struggle C.face D.shake
8.A.worry B.sacrifice C.guess D.promise
9.A.plans B.methods C.hopes D.tips
10.A.particular B.serious C.optimistic D.enthusiastic
11.A.raising B.rising C.growing D.arising
12.A.for sure B.as usual C.no longer D.till now
13.A.slow B.record C.accept D.undertake
14.A.suspect B.astonish C.wonder D.declare
15.A.pick up B.fight over C.turn down D.take part
16.A.finished B.continued C.remained D.left
17.A.goals B.signs C.disagreements D.results
18.A.escape B.express C.seek D.affect
19.A.differ from B.agree with C.refer to D.call for
20.A.blaming B.admiring C.proving D.creating
Some Myths You Strongly Keep Believing Are Untrue
There are varieties of false myths we spread from day to day.1.. Otherwise, people will continue to believe such ridiculous myths undoubtedly. You will realize some of the most acceptable facts are completely untrue.
Men get beer bellies from beer.
We blame the beer for the belly. It is widely believed that men who constantly drink beer end up with a beer belly. However, it is not the beer that’s to blame, but the abundance of unhealthy snacks that often accompany the drink. Alcohol in beer irritates the stomach, therefore causing an increased appetite. Dr. Michael Jensen, an obesity specialist in Minnesota USA says that drinking beer makes liver burn alcohol instead of fat, leaving the latter to accumulate in the waist.2., while the one of women’s accumulates in the hips and bottoms, as a result of different sexual characteristics.
3..
We are told that dogs see the world in black and white. But the truth is that they can distinguish colors just not in the same way we do. Jay Needs from the University of Washington in Seattle proves that our furry friends are able to receive a limited range of colors, which means they can distinguish objects of the same shape. In general, a dog’s vision is very similar to that of a person with red-green color blindness.
Carrots improve eyesight.
4.. This myth came into existence during the Second World War. The British Army claimed that fighter pilots had excellent night vision as a result of their consumption of large quantities of carrots. Actually, they had radars onboard which made it faster and easier to detect the enemies. The myth about the amazing power of carrots was invented and spread by the media so that enemies would not learn about the fact.5..
A.Dogs can distinguish colors
B.Men’s fat is stored in their bellies
C.Dogs see the world in black and white
D.Men’s fat is not mostly accumulated in these parts
E.Eventually, it spread all over the world and people are still convinced of it
F.We agree with the view that eating carrots plays an essential part in good vision
G.It is high time that scientists created a separate department dedicated to exposing the truth
