In Canada you can find dogs, horses, etc., in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and think they are their good friends. Before they keep them at their houses, they take them to animal hospital to give them injection (注射) so that they won’t catch disease(疾病). They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s homes, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody can kill any animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished(惩罚). Old people in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family tie is not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own career (事业), then the old will feel lonely. And pets can make them happy. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
1.
The passage mainly tells us people in Canada _________.
A.
like to keep pets at home
B.
spend a lot of money on pets
C.
think killing pets is against the law
D.
enjoy showing pets to their friends
2.
People give pets injection to make them not __________.
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts. It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in the school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.
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Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.
The Trouble in Japanese Schools
B.
The Problems of Japanese Students
C.
The Pressures of the Students in Japan
D.
Education in Japan
2.
“Dropouts” are those who ___.
A.
make troubles in and out of schools
B.
go about or stay home instead of being at school
C.
try hard but always fail in the exams
D.
lose hope and give up some of their subjects
3.
Why do Japanese students work very hard at school and feel unhappy?
A.
They want to find a good job.
B.
They want to pass exams.
C.
They’re under pressure from their parents.
D.
They’re not clever enough.
4.
Failure in examinations cause students to ___.
A.
chop out of school
B.
quarrel with their parents
C.
go to schools opening on weekends
D.
have their parents lose hope
5.
According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students ___.
Welcome to the White House Hotel Special(特价): now get 3 nights at the price of 21! Enjoy the beautiful English countryside when you stay with us ---we are in an 18th century(世纪) house in the middle of pretty green hills and gardens --- near many of the famous places to see in the Lake District. Go for a boat ride, or walk along the country roads. Try traditional English afternoon tea in the villages nearby. Prices: May—June :$ 40 every person, every night. July—August: $50 every person, every night. (All prices are bed + breakfast)
1.
You can probably read the passage in ______.
A.
a newspaper
B.
a notebook
C.
a story book
D.
a dictionary
2.
How much will it cost(花费) for two people to stay from 20 to 22 August?