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Unit 15 A doctor for animals

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　　三个行之有效的阅读技巧

　　1.瞻前顾后。

　　对一具体问题不要局限于一词一事，而应从短文整体考虑，从主线向外扩展，打开思路，前后上下对照。这样，可减少“钻牛角尖”和“繁琐分析”。而且，即使是事实和细节题，也是围绕或用以说明主旨和大意的。

　　2.首尾突破。

　　大多数短文，尤其是新闻报道或议论文的第一段，或每段的第一句，常包含了全文的主要信息或基本观点；而结尾部分常是结局或结论。寓言或幽默文字的结尾也往往是点睛之笔或值得玩味之处。因此，抓住首尾往往就抓住了主要矛盾。

　　3.先易后难。

　　即先做浅层易答之题，再做深层复杂或尚存疑惑之题，各个击破。这样，既可减轻心理压力，而且有了已完成的易题的内容作铺垫，有时还会从中得到意想不到的启示。

　　Passage 1

　　一、阅读理解

　　A farmer had a cow.He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was worried.He telephoned the vet.

　　“What's the problem?”the vet asked him when he arrived.

　　“My cows ill.”the farmer said,“I don't know what's the matter with her.She's lying down and wont stand up.She won't eat, and she's making a strange noise.”①

　　The vet looked at the cow.“Shes certainly ill,”he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.”② He took a bottle out of his box and put two pills into his hand.

　　“Give her these,”he said,“The pills should make her better.”

　　“How should I give them to her?”the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a long tube (管子).“Put this tube in her mouth,”he said, “then put the pills in the tube and blow.Thatll make it.”Then the vet went away.

　　The next day he came to the farm again.The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

　　“How's your cow?”the vet asked.

　　“No change,”the farmer said, “and I'm feeling very strange myself.”

　　“Oh?”the vet said, “Why?”

　　“l did what you said,”The farmer answered.“I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

　　“And?”the vet asked.

　　“The cow blew first.”the farmer said.

　　①She won't eat, and she's making a strange noise.她不吃东西，并且发出奇怪的声音。

　　②… and she needs to take some very strong medicine.……她需要吃一些药效很强的药。

　　根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

　　1.In the story, the vet must be ____ .

　　A.the farmer's friend

　　B.a doctor for animals

　　C.a milk factory

　　D.a hospital for cows

　　2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow ____ .

　　A.couldn't lie down

　　B.didn't eat the pills

　　C.was ill

　　D.couldn't make a strange noise

　　3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

　　A.Two pills.

　　B.A long tube.

　　C.A bottle of pills.

　　D.A small box.

　　4.The vet taught the farmer how ____ .

　　A.to take the medicine

　　B.to put the tube in his mouth

　　C.to blow the tube

　　D.to make the cow take the pills

　　5.Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A.The vet came to help the farmer to change the cow the next day.

　　B.The farmer ate the pills instead.

　　C.The cow got better after taking the medicine.

　　D.The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

　　Passage 2

　　二、阅读理解

　　Many people like animals and keep one or more as pets (宠物)—dogs, cats, or some kinds of birds.If you keep a dog or a cat as a pet, you must know how to look after them.

　　A grownup (成年的) dog needs two meals a day—not more.And it can eat meat, fish, rice and some other things.Dogs like large bones, but don't give them chicken bones.Remember to give them much clean water.

　　A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping.① Washing it once a week is good for its health.If it is ill, take it to a doctor.A healthy dog will bring you more pleasure.

　　Be careful when you have chosen a cat.It has two meals a day with some meat or fish.② Cats drink a little milk every day.Sometimes give them vegetables to eat.Dont forget that they need clean water to drink.

　　Take good care of your pets.They will be your good friends.Maybe they can give you some help when you need.

　　①A dog should have a clean, dry box for sleeping.一只狗应该有一个干净、干燥的用于睡觉的箱子。

　　②It has two meals a day with some meat or fish.它(猫)一天两次吃有肉或鱼的食。

　　根据短文内容，判断下列各句正(T)误(F)。

　　1.Some people have birds as their pets.

　　2.You can feed a grownup dog three meals a day.

　　3.Dogs like bones, so we can give them some chicken bones to eat.

　　4.Dogs can eat fish and meat.

　　5.The writer prefers us to choose cats as our pets.

　　6.Dogs need washing four times a month.

　　7.Both dogs and cats need clean water to drink.

　　8.Cats don't eat vegetables, but they like eating fish and meat.

　　Passage 3

　　三、阅读理解

　　Robert is fifteen now.Two and a half years ago he came to the city and began to study in a middle school.He studies hard and gets on well with his classmates.And he often helps his friends with their lessons.But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family is bad to him and does his best to make excuses to punish him.① The boy knows it and takes precautions against (提防) it.

　　One afternoon all the students went to have supper and he bought a piece of bread.He was reading a book under a big tree, while a dog was standing near him.At that moment the headmaster came out and saw it.He became angry and said, “Dont you know we dont let anybody rear (饲养) dogs in the school?”②

　　“Yes, I do, sir.”said the boy.

　　“Why have you brought your dog to school, then?”

　　“It isn't my dog.”

　　“Why is it following you, then?”

　　“Youre following me now, sir.”said the boy, “Can you say you are mine?”

　　①But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family is bad to him and does his best to make excuses to punish him.但是因为他从农村来，出身于富裕家庭的校长对他不好，并且总找借口惩罚他。

　　②Don't you know we don't let anybody rear dogs in the school? 难道你不知道我们不让任何人在学校养狗吗？

　　根据短文内容填空，每空一词。

　　Robert is fifteen.He is in Grade1now.He studies hard and his classmates are2to him.And he often helps his friends to3their lessons.But as he was4in a farmer family, the headmaster from a5family is bad to him and does6he can to punish him.

　　One day in the7, all the students went8supper and he bought a piece of bread, reading a book under a tree.At the moment a dog was standing near him.9the headmaster saw this, he wanted to10him.But he failed that day again.

　　Passage 4

　　四、完形填空

　　It was an unexpected holiday.1April 19, we were told to leave school and stay at home because of a new deadly disease called SARS.

　　It is not very2to stay at home, unable to3.Although our classes are sometimes boring, going to school is much4than staying at home.I am even starting to5some of my teachers.It would be nice just to see their faces again.Meeting old classmates would be great too.I feel as if 6 haven't seen them for ages.

　　After weeks of being at7, I asked my parents to take my cousins and me to the Great Wall.Being able to get outside made me feel8.It was not very crowded there because9people wanted to leave their homes.

　　My school has asked me to do a special job during this unusual10.

　　Every day I phone ten of my classmates and ask them to11their temperatures.I also ask them if they have done their homework.12I give the information to our teacher.

　　This is a lot of fun.

　　I have13made so many phone calls to my classmates!

　　14knows how long this holiday will last.When we go back to school, I15everything will return to normal (正常状态).I miss my friends and my school very much.

　　根据短文内容，选择能填入空白处的最佳答案。

　　1.A.In

　　B.At

　　C.For

　　D.On

　　2.A.nice

　　B.lonely

　　C.hard

　　D.natural

　　3.A.work out

　　B.go out

　　C.take out

　　D.find out

　　4.A.better

　　B.worse

　　C.good

　　D.well

　　5.A.think

　　B.love

　　C.miss

　　D.know

　　6.A.you

　　B.I

　　C.he

　　D.we

　　7.A.school

　　B.hospital

　　C.home

　　D.class

　　8.A.interested

　　B.unhappy

　　C.lovely

　　D.excited

　　9.A.few

　　B.little

　　C.many

　　D.no

　　10.A.week

　　B.year

　　C.holiday

　　D.day

　　11.A.make

　　B.take

　　C.see

　　D.find

　　12.A.Than

　　B.When

　　C.Then

　　D.After

　　13.A.never

　　B.ever

　　C.already

　　D.yet

　　14.A.Somebody

　　B.Everybody

　　C.Anybody

　　D.Nobody

　　15.A.decide

　　B.hope

　　C.agree

　　D.find

　　Passage 1

　　本文主要记叙了一位农民的奶牛生病了，兽医给了他两个药力很强的药丸，让他用一根管子将药丸吹进奶牛的嘴里，没料到奶牛先把药丸吹进了农民的嘴里。

　　1.B。本文开头讲了农民的奶牛生病，所以他请了vet给奶牛看病，通过阅读分析，我们应该猜出vet是 “兽医”的意思。

　　2.C。由这位农民说的话“My cows ill.”可知本题应选C。

　　3.A。根据原文中“He took a bottle out of his box and put two pills into his hand.”可知。

　　4.D。根据兽医对农民所说的话知道，他教给农民给奶牛喂药的方法。选项A指农民如何吃药，选项B中的his 从上文中可分析出不是指奶牛，选项C表达不够全面，因此应排除这三项。选项D表示如何让奶牛吃药，故此答案正确。

　　5.B。从原文最后一句“The cow blew first.”我们可判断出，如果奶牛先吹的话，应该是这位农民把给奶牛的药吃了，故选项B正确。

　　Passage 2

　　本文主要向人们介绍了两种常见的宠物——狗和猫，较为详细地说明了它们各自的生活习性和喂养它们应注意的事项。

　　1.T。根据短文的第一句可知。

　　2.F。根据第二段第一句可知：一只成年的狗一天需要两顿饭，不能再多了。

　　3.F。根据文中第二段第三句“Dogs like large bones, but dont give them chicken bones.” 可知。

　　4.T。根据文中第二段第二句可知。

　　5.F。根据“Be careful when you have chosen a cat.”可表明作者的态度不是更愿意我们选择猫作为我们的宠物，因为养猫花费高。

　　6.T。根据第三段第二句“Washing it once a week is good for its health.” 可知一周给狗洗一次澡，也就是说一个月给它洗四次澡。

　　7.T。根据第二段最后一句和第四段最后一句可知：狗和猫都需要喝干净的水。

　　8.F。根据第四段中的句子“Sometimes give them vegetables to eat.” 可知猫吃蔬菜。

　　Passage 3

　　这篇故事记叙了一个乡下的学生Robert去城里的一所中学读书，出身富裕家庭的校长看不起来自农村的Robert，所以总找借口惩罚他，Robert 只能设法提防他。有一次校长在找借口时，Robert反唇相讥，使他哑口无言。

　　1.Three。根据“两年半前他来到这所学校。”可知Robert现在上三年级。

　　2.kind/friendly。根据原文中“He studies hard and gets on well with his classmates.”可知Robert与同学们关系融洽，即同学们对他很友好。be kind/friendly to sb.表示“对某人和蔼/友好”。

　　3.learn/study。根据“And he often helps his friends with their lessons.”(他经常帮助他的朋友学习功课。)即help sb.with sth.=help sb.(to) do sth.。

　　4.born。come from 意为“出生于”时，相当于be born。

　　5.rich。根据原文中“…the headmaster who was born in a rich family…”可知。

　　6.what。do what he can=do ones best表示“竭尽所能”。

　　7.afternoon。根据第二段第一句可知。

　　8.for。

　　9.When。根据“At that moment the headmaster came out and saw it.” 可知。

　　10.punish。根据第一段中的“…does his best to make excuse to punish him.”可知：校长想指责的是Robert的狗在校园内，从而欲惩罚Robert。

　　Passage 4

　　本文作者记叙了“非典”时期，学校放假，自己在家学习的苦闷以及对老师同学的思念之情，反映了小作者渴望疫情尽快结束、重返校园的迫切之情。

　　1.D。在具体日期前要用介词on。

　　2.A。从下文可知，憋在家里并不好。

　　3.B。work out意为“算出；做出”；go out意为“出去”；take out意为“取出；拿出”；find out意为“找到；发现”。从上文的“stay at home”可确定选B。

　　4.A。由“Although our classes are sometimes boring…”可知作者的观点是“上学要比呆在家里好得多”。

　　读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

　　一叶障目，不见泰山。Cannot see the wood for the trees.

　　5.C。由上文的呆在家里以及下文的“It would be nice just to see their faces again.”可知“我”思念老师。

　　6.B。as if后接从句。从上文可知这里说的是“我”的情况，故选B。

　　7.C。从下文“I asked my parents to take my cousins and me to the Great Wall.”可确定“我在家里呆了数周”。

　　8.D。由于很久没有外出，能够外出当然使“我”兴奋。

　　9.A。由上文“It was not very crowded there”可知很少有人想离开家。

　　10.C。由文章开头“It was an unexpected holiday.”以及在SARS流行期间休息可知，这是个不同寻常的假期。

　　11.B。take ones temperature意为“给某人量体温”。

　　12.C。从前后可知这里应选承接上下文的连词then，意为“然后再……”。

　　13.A。由于“非典”时期的工作需要，以及此句为感叹句，故选A，意为“我从未给同学打过这么多电话！”

　　14.D。根据“非典”时期的特殊情况，不知疫情会持续多久，也就没有人知道假期有多久。

　　15.B。从“everything will return to normal”可知这是作者的希望，故选B。

　　1.Washing it once a week is good for its health.一周给它洗一次澡对它的健康有益。(Line 7,Passage 2)

　　①once a week, twice a day 等是表示动作频率的短语，对这类短语划线提问时用how often (多久一次)。另外，how often还可以对sometimes, usually, always等频度副词，every other day(每隔一天)，every four years等表示动作频率的短语进行提问。例如：

　　He goes to help Grandpa Li twice a week.(对划线部分提问)

　　How often does he go to help Grandpa Li?

　　②be good for 表示“对……有益”，be bad for 表示“对……有害”。例如：

　　Reading in bed is bad for your eyes.躺在床上读书对你的眼睛有害。

　　2.Sometimes give them vegetables to eat.有时给他们吃蔬菜。(Line 10,Passage 2)

　　此句中的动词不定式to eat 作定语修饰前面的名词vegetables。动词不定式作定语时常置于被修饰词之后。例如：

　　I have quite a lot of work to do.我有相当多的家庭作业要做。

　　Would you like something to drink?你愿意要些喝的东西吗？

　　3.We were told to leave school and stay at home because of a new deadly disease called SARS.由于一种名叫SARS的致命疾病，我们被告知离开学校呆在家中。(Line 1,Passage 4)

　　because of 和because 都有“因为”、“由于”的意思，但because of 后跟名词(词组)，because 后跟句子。例如：

　　Because of the heavy rain, we got there late.由于大雨，我们到那儿迟到了。

　　Because he didnt work hard, he couldnt pass the exam.由于他不努力学习，所以他考试不及格。

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