Donna is 19 years old and loves animals, which is why I’m always happy to leave my dog with her when I go on holiday. Donna also helps to train hunting dogs, but recently, her boyfriend told me, she returned home from a farm in tears after being told to hit some dogs.
“She wasn’t being asked to hit them because they didn’t behave well,” he said. “She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is the boss,” Donna refused. Good for Donna. In my view, you hit an animal for only two reasons: as a way to teach it an important lesson to protect it from danger, such as not into the road; or because you like hurting animals.
Last summer, I attended a horse race. I don’t know much about horses, but I was alarmed when I saw a horse with a huge ulcer (潰瘍) on its legs. “Surely this horse won’t race?” I asked. I was very surprised that nobody in the crowd seemed concerned.
The horse began the race, but later it fell heavily. It had broken its leg. The next thing I saw was its dead body in a bag, being driven past. No one seemed to care, except those who had bet on it. I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses? I doubt it.
Oh, but it’s a tradition, I hear you say. Wouldn’t the world be a boring place if we didn’t occasionally hit, shoot and chase animals? Traditions are made by man and can be unmade. It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients or to watch public execution (執(zhí)行死刑).
Nor should it be forgotten that in our progress to a more civilized world, animals have played an important role: they have fed us, carried us, worked for us, rescued us, died for us and sometimes just saved us from loneliness. Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the very least, they deserve our respect.
小題1:Donna was asked to hit the young dogs because ________.
A．they misbehaved
B．their owner disliked them
C．people on the farm enjoy hurting them
D．it was a way to train them to obey people
小題2:What does the underlined word in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．strikeB．strokeC．scoldD．pump
小題3:What is the author’s purpose in telling the readers the story about the horse?
A．To explain the traditional horse race to readers.
B．To prove that the weak horse can’t win in the race.
C．To show that animals are treated unfairly by humans.
D．To say that people care more for horses than horse racing.
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．People no longer watch killing criminals in public.
B．The author cannot accept anyone who hits the animals.
C．It was a traditional practice to kill servants for their dead master.
D．The author thinks it is possible to change the traditions made by man.
小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．No One Cares for Animals Nowadays.
B．Let’s Protect the Endangered Animals.
C．Show Animals the Respect They Deserve.
D．The Stories Between Animals and People.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：
小題1:根據(jù)第二段“She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is the boss”可知，Donna被要求教訓(xùn)那些狗，不是因?yàn)槟切┕凡宦犜挘且屗鼈冎勒l是它們的主人，也就是訓(xùn)練它們，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段“She wasn’t being asked to hit them because they didn’t behave well,”可知，Donna被要求打那些狗，punch在此與hit同義，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)第四段“I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses?”可知，作者句了一個關(guān)于馬的例子，來說明動物沒有得到應(yīng)有的尊重，故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients or to watch public execution (執(zhí)行死刑).”可知，仆人陪葬、觀看執(zhí)行死刑這些在以前是一種傳統(tǒng)，A、C正確；根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Traditions are made by man and can be unmade.”可知，傳統(tǒng)是人制定的，也是可以撤銷的，D項(xiàng)正確；故選B。
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段“animals have played an important role ...Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the very least, they deserve our respect.”可知，動物在人類文明中扮演者重要角色，它們至少應(yīng)該得到應(yīng)有的尊重。故選C。
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These words are from a series of cartoons which outline skills for children to fight against their mothers. The images have created heated debate among Chinese netizens.
Regarded as “a book for children aged 6 to 12 who are always scolded by their parents”， the cartoons, drawn by two 10­year­old Beijing girls, list over 20 skills which children can use to deal with their mothers' anger such as crying, pretending to be ashamed, fleeing into the toilet and pleasing her afterwards.
Each skill is described with vivid pictures and humorous notes. The creativity of the young girls has amazed netizens, the Yangtse Evening Post reported on Thursday.
According to one of the girls' mothers, her daughter once received a poor mark in an exam, and the mother blamed her and compared her performance with another classmate. The daughter's feelings led to her creating the cartoons.
The girl's father, who first posted the pictures on his Sohu Microblog on Monday, said he hopes parents pay close attention to the pictures, allow children to feel free to develop their own characteristics and try not to criticize them so often.
The father said the cartoons aren't finished yet; his daughter will continue with them when she has time.
“The cartoons, although an individual case, reflect a modern phenomenon and some of the problems within Chinese family education，” said Yu Qinfang, an expert on family education.
According to a survey of 104 children and their parents, Yu discovered that as many as 51.9 percent of primary school students hate being urged to do things by their mothers.
“Not giving children enough time and hurrying them to do things seems to be a very tiny detail within family life, but it is potentially a huge problem which can easily be ignored by parents. A mother's blame may lead to negative feelings within her child's heart，” Yu said. “Parents should learn to blame less and be more patient.”
小題1:What amazed Chinese netizens according to the text?
A．The girls' poor marks.
B．The girls' skills against their mothers.
C．The girls' creativity.
D．The girls' tough attitude to their mothers.
小題2:What do we know about the book?
A．It tells us how to control mothers' feelings.
B．It includes a number of vivid pictures and humorous notes.
C．It is intended for primary school teachers.
D．It is finished by children aged 6 to 12.
小題3:By posting the cartoons on his microblog, the father wanted to ________.
A．show off his daughter's cleverness
B．blame his daughter for drawing these cartoons
C．encourage his daughter to make greater progress
D．get other parents to draw a lesson from the cartoons
小題4:According to a survey, Yu Qinfang found that primary school pupils ________.
A．dislike being forced to do things
B．like drawing cartoons in class
C．seldom do well in exams
D．enjoy being compared with others
小題5:We can conclude from the text that ________.
A．parents often ignore their children's hobbies
B．parents often speak highly of their children
C．how to develop children's gifts puzzles parents
D．how to blame children needs parents' wisdom

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