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Cold weather can hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.

Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. I you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.

If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.

1. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1?

A.. They are used to living outdoors.

B. They are often forgotten by their owners

C.. They like to stay in warm places.

D. They build their own shelters

2. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?

A. To keep them from eating bad food.

B. To know when to bring them inside.

C. To keep them company.

D. To help them find shelters.

3. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ___.

A. dig deep holes for fun B. run short of clean water

C. get lost in the wild D. dirty the snow nearby

4. What is the purpose of this text?

A. To give practical advice. B. To solve a problem.

C. To present a research result. D. To tell an interesting story.

B

Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No. I

Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits

whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free.

Gift No. 2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said.

Gift No. 3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health."

Gift No. 4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.

5. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A. Be with her. B. Take notes. C. Give her gifts. D. Buy medicine.

6. What can be a gift of organization for your mother?

A. Buying all gifts for her from one company.

B. Keeping her medical information together.

C. Storing her medicines in a safe place.

D. Making a list of her medical check-ups.

7. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A. In Gift No. 2. B. In Gift No. 1. C. In Gift No. 4. D. In Gift No. 3.

8. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to

A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. bet extra support D. give others help

C

Going on holiday not only makes you feel good while you're there --- you gain the health benefits for months, new research shows.

Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found. The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed. Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year --- as many as one in three don’t --- to get the benefits.

The study compared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of those on holiday dropped by six percent while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by two percent over the same period. The sleep quality of holidaymakers improved by 17 percent while that of the non-holidaymakers deteriorated by 14 percent.

The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress --- known as the stress-resilience test --- improved by 29 percent. There was a 71 percent fall in stress resilience scores among workers. Tests showed a fall in blood glucose levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at least two weeks after returning home.

The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UK’s largest healthcare charity.

9. According to the passage, how many people go on holiday?

A. One third. B. Two thirds. C. 17 percent. D. A quarter.

10.. Which of the following can we infer from the passage?

A. The further you go, the better the benefits.

B. Most people like to stay at home during the holiday.

C. Holiday makers are more adaptable than non-holidaymakers.

D. The result of the study is mostly based on the description from the people involved.

11.. The author intends to tell us that __________.

A. we have to go on holiday as much as possible

B. you’ll certainly get depressed if you don’t go on holiday

C. it is best to go to foreign countries like Maldives

D. we had better go on holiday for the benefit of health

12.. The best title of the passage is ________ .

A. Health Benefits from Holiday B. A Holiday Health Experiment

C. Health Problems of Having Holiday D. Key Health Markers in Holidaymakers

D

A third of primary schoolchildren in China are suffering from psychological ill-health as a result of classroom stress and parental pressure, according to a study published on Tuesday.

The problem is so bad that urgent measures are needed, warns the study, led by British and Chinese researchers.

The investigation surveyed 2,191 pupils aged nine to 12 in nine schools in urban and rural Zhejiang, a relatively prosperous coastal province in eastern China.

? Eighty-one percent of the youngsters said they worried "a lot" about exams, 63 percent feared being punished by their teacher, 44 percent had been physically bullied at least sometimes – with boys likelier to be victims than girls – and 73 percent had been physically punished by their parents.

Most of the children complained they struggled to cope with the amount of homework they were assigned.

? Over one-third reported headaches or abdominal pains – psychosomatic symptoms of stress – at least once a week. The most stressed children reported incidence of aches or pains of four times a week.

The investigation, led by Therese Hesketh, a professor at University College London (UCL) Centre for International Health and Development, pointed the finger at extreme competitiveness in China's education system, from the onset of primary school.

? "The competitive and punitive educational environment leads to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms," the authors say.

"Measures to reduce unnecessary stress on children in schools should be introduced urgently."

The paper appears in Archives of Disease in Childhood, a peer-reviewed journal of the British Medical Association (BMA).

The "urban" setting for the study was Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, while the "rural" setting was a poor county in Quzhou prefecture, in the west of the province.

The study highlights some of the complexities that, it says, explain the demands for academic excellence and intolerance of failure.

One factor is the country's dramatic rise in prosperity, which has created "previously unheard-off possibilities for upward mobility" and in turn stoked pressures on children to do well at school.

Other reasons are China's one-child policy and the Confucian traditions of respect for parents and elders, filial piety, obedience and discipline.

"The aspirations of many parents, who had limited educational opportunities themselves are now invested in their only children," it says.

Previous studies on school-related stress and its impact on health are few and generally come from Scandinavia.

A 2008 assessment among 10- to 13-year-old in Sweden found that 21 percent of boys of 30 percent of girls experienced headache, and 17 percent of boys and 28 percent of girls experienced abdominal pain at least once per week.

13. What mainly caused schoolchildren to suffer from psychological ill-health?

A. Competitiveness in education system

B. Classroom stress and parental pressure

C. Physical punishment from their parents

D. Endless homework from school teachers

14. The underlined part “cope with” in Para.5 most probably means ______.

A. to fit in B. to adapt to C. to deal with D. to get along with

15. From Paragraph 4, we know what the schoolchildren worry most is _______.

A. bullying behavior at school B. many examinations at school

C. physical punishment by parents D. physical punishment by teachers

16. What can we infer from the passage?

A. More and more schoolchildren will drop out of school soon

B. Homework and examinatio