1、Unit 20New Frontiers.完形填空The benefits of puppy love“Have a talk with your dog and call me in the morning.”Thats _1_ doctors might say after reading the studies that have been done about people and their _2_The studies are showing that pets are good for your health.It doesnt seem to _3_ whether your
2、pet is a dog or a lizard(蜥蜴)or a goldfish.Pets may do _4_ for you than you will ever do for them._5_ you have had a long and tiring day，and feel a little anxious.The best way to _6_ may be to chat with your cat or hug(拥抱)your dog._7_ of people and pets was done at the University of Pennsylvania.This
3、 _8_ was discovered：the blood pressures of some people who were studied stayed the same or _9_ when they spoke to animals._10_ blood pressure is important to good health.And，doctors say，blood pressure often goes up when people talk to _11_！Animals also seem to help people who are sick or lonely.Peop
4、le in nursing homes showed great _12_ when pets were brought to them.They liked to _13_ the animals and talk to them.And they liked to talk to one another about the animals.One man had _14_ a stroke(中风)and had not spoken for a long time.A puppy(小狗)was placed in his wheelchair.Suddenly the man was la
5、ughing softly.“Puppy，”he whispered._15_ at a mental hospital were given small animals，such as white mice，birds.Caring for the pets gave these patients a reason to talk and work together.Many became _16_ and more helpful.In France，people found that pets helped children who _17_ not talk to other peop
6、le.The children first touched and played with pets，then began speaking with adults(成年人)Do animals have magic(有魔力的)_18_ to help people？Scientists think the magic is simply love and trust.Pets are likely to _19_ people and show them affection(感情)They give people something to _20_ about.They make peopl
7、e feel wanted and needed.The studies seem to show that animals are“good medicine”Maybe the animals have known that all along.【语篇解读】 很多研究证明，人与动物之间的伴侣关系对人类的生理和心理健康都大有益处。1what Bwhen Cwhy Dhow答案Awhat引导表语从句，本身作宾语。其他选项也可以引导宾语从句，但不是作者要表达的问题。2A.dogs Bfriends Chobbies Dpets答案D从下文看，研究的课题是人跟宠物之间的关系。其他选项都偏离了文章的
8、中心。3A.mind Bcare Cmatter Dshow答案C此处表示养什么宠物没有关系。mind“介意”；care“关心；在乎”都不合题意，而且作主语的都是人。4A.less Bbetter Cmore Dworse答案C本文介绍的是养宠物的好处，因此选more。不能说宠物做得“更好”。其他不合题意。5A.Imagine B Suppose C Remember DThink答案B此处是“假设”某种情况。“想象”、“思考”不合逻辑。6A.sleep Bwork Crelax Dease答案C从前面“人们劳累了一天”以及后面“跟宠物聊天及拥抱宠物”判断，此处指人们“放松”的方式。7A.St
9、udy BRelationCFriendship DSearch答案A前面已经有信息提示，因此此处还是指对人类跟宠物之间的关系的研究。8A.news Brule Cfact Dtheory答案C研究所发现的只能是“事实”。“新闻”、“规则”、“理论”都不合题意。9A.went up Bwent downCchanged Dreduced答案B人们跟宠物聊天，心情放松，血压应是“下降”。A项不合题意；C项“改变”没有说明是好的方面还是坏的方面；D项“减少”不合逻辑。10A.Average BNaturalCOrdinary DNormal答案D“正常”血压对人的健康有好处。average，nat
10、ural，ordinary都不能用来修饰血压。11A.people Bchildren Cenemies Dleaders答案A从“血压升高”这一信息可推断出此处指人与“人”交谈。12A.surprise Bjoy Ccourage Dhappiness答案B当宠物被带到养老院时，人们的表现自然是“高兴”。“幸福”语意太强，用在此处不合适。13A.touch Bfeed Craise Dlove答案A此处表示人们喜欢“抚摸”宠物。14A.hit Bcaught Csuffered Dstruck答案C此处是指“中风”的人，“遭受”为最佳答案。catch当“染上”某种疾病讲；从后面好长时间不说话
11、可知，此处不表示刚刚染病的情况，而是长期患病。15A.Workers BPatients CNurses DDoctors答案B此处指用宠物对“病人”进行治疗。16A.calmer Bwarmer Ccleverer Dworse答案A宠物对病人有安慰作用，因此他们变得“更安静”了。17A.should Bcould Cwould Dmight答案Cwould此处表示“意愿”。此处是指那些性情乖僻，不愿跟人讲话的孩子。18A.strength Bpower Cenergy Dwonder答案Bpower“巨大或神奇的力量”。strength“体力”；energy“精力；自然界的能量”；wond
12、er“惊奇”。19A.welcome Bgreet Chelp Dtreasure答案A狗会对人表示“欢迎”。greet“问候；打招呼”。20A.think Bgo Ccare Dbring答案C狗为人提供了可以“关心”的对象。.阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时夹叙夹议文社会生活2916分钟How many people write letters nowadays？I mean the good old fashioned kind complete with the salutation，body and closing.I got to thinking about that today
13、 as I was visiting a wonderful website that my friend Bernie had posted on Facebook.It was an awesome link to a website entitled Letters of Note.The letter that she posted was one from Richard Feynman to his dead wife.The letter that is posted on the blog is sweettelling of his undying love for his
14、dead wife.It touched me and I am sure if you venture over there it will touch you，too.The great thing is that there are thousands of really awesome letters to explore and read on that site.I got caught up in the letters for an hour or so.When I went to college，the only thing that my parents really a
15、sked of me was that I write home once a week.Of course this was in the dark ages when computers were not the standard household item，so that meant a physically written letter.To this day I write home to my mom weekly as I have got used to it.The method has changed as she has a computer.But I kind of
16、 miss those letters and when I do get one of her handwritten letters，I get excited.Chris and I wrote many letters to one another when we were dating and I still have all of those letters.They are part of my life.Those words we wrote to one another were the basis for our marriage of almost 30 years.I
17、 know that they have no significance for anyone other than us，but they are a piece of historyour history.And Ill never weed them out.Do you have any letters that you are reluctant to part with?【语篇解读】 在这个使用电脑的时代，还有多少人手写书信呢？1Which of the following statements about the writer is NOT true?AShe has got u
18、sed to writing to her mother weekly.BShe often receives handwritten letters from her mother even today.CShe considers it exciting to receive letters from her mother.DShe often wrote to her parents when she was in college.答案B细节理解题。根据第三段的The method has changed as she has a computer.But I kind of miss
19、those letters and when I do get one of her handwritten letters.I get excited.可知作者现在跟她妈妈之间是通过电子邮件来联络感情了。2We can infer from Paragraph 4 that the writer _Adidnt think the letters between herself and her husband were important to themBdid not live in the same city as her husband after they got marriedCk
20、ept writing to her husband for thirty years after they got marriedDcherishes the letters written by herself and her husband very much答案D推理判断题。根据第四段的I still have all of those letters以及And Ill never weed them out.可推断作者很珍惜婚前跟丈夫之间的书信来往。3What does the underlined word“reluctant”in the last paragraph mean?
21、AUnwilling. BDying.CDelighted. DGenerous.答案A词义猜测题。作者不愿扔掉那些书信，故问我们是否也有一些“不愿意”扔掉的信件。4How does the writer lead to the topic of the passage?ABy telling an interesting story.BBy referring to scientific data.CBy mentioning a survey.DBy raising a question.答案D文章结构题。根据文章开头的How many people write letters nowad
22、ays？可知作者是通过一个问题引出文章的话题的。.书面表达假设你是中学生李华，最近，你的外国笔友Jason发来电子邮件，询问你最近的学习情况以及你准备报考哪所大学的哪个专业。请你就以上问题给Jason回一封电子邮件。注意：1.词数100左右(开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数)；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jason，I am delighted to get your email.Thank you for your concern about me._Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear_Jason，I_am_delighted_to_get
23、_your_email.Thank_you_for_your_concern_about_me.Let me tell you how things are going on with me.Right now，I am very busy preparing for the coming college entrance examination.Luckily，my English teacher，Mr Li often helps me to learn effectively and reminds me to relax from time to time.Thanks to his guidance，I am making rapid progress in my lessons.You know，English is my favorite.So Id like to choose English as my major.I suppose Beijing Foreign Studies University will be my first choice because I can get the best education there.Best_wishes!Yours，Li_Hua
