C. Tourist handbook. D. Hotel designs. B

Dr. Alma Jones always wanted to work with animals. Unlike many animal-loving little girls, though, her first idea was to be a naturalist. If a naturalist is someone who sits in the woods and observes animals and takes notes, then that’s exactly what she was doing at the time. She grew up “in the middle of nowhere”, and her parents didn’t let her watch TV. “So I spent a lot of time hanging out in the woods because there was not a lot to do otherwise,” she says. “I had a funny notebook that my parents still have, where each page is about a certain animal.”

When she got a little older, being an animal doctor seemed like a better choice than working with animals in the forest, and the success in giving medical help to them satisfied her hugely, but she says that even the cases that don’t work out as well can be meaningful. “You also have the failures, which are hard at the time, but they help not just you but the whole zoo learn.” She says.

And, of course, another advantage of the job is getting to work with really cool animals. “I really like the animals that feed on meat – they’re very tough, and you can get them through hard times,” she says. Finally, another advantage of her job is how often she gets to work with an animal over its life. “We’re there doing medical examination when they’re born, we watch them grow up,” she says. “And we watch them as they age. We help them age peacefully and help them be pain-free, and then we’re also there when they die. That is something very special.” 25. What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. Giving animals help is always Alma’s dream. B. Failures can also mean something to Alma. C. Failures in work made Alma hard to accept. D. Watching animals gives Alma greater satisfaction. 26. What can she get in her work with animals? A. earn money and respect from her work B. realize her dream of becoming a Doctor C. take care of many animals all their life

D. keep all the animals free and safe

27. Which of the following best describes Dr. Alma? A. Generous. C. Curious.

B. Well-educated. D. Caring.

C

After my college, I struggled to find a job. I asked everywhere but no one was interested in hiring me. Finally I was able to find a job in a group home for mentally（心智）disabled adults. It wasn’t easy work. We were responsible for the feeding, dressing, cleaning, and safety of our clients. We had to keep them on a schedule, take them to their supported jobs, and help them to control their behaviors when they acted out. It was a difficult job emotionally and I really wasn’t ready for it. To tell the truth, I didn’t look forward to going to work each day.

One of our clients was a young man who couldn’t talk and would often act out when frustrated. He did enjoy walking outside so he other workers would often have me take him for a walk along the road to calm him down. One day when we were out walking, I suddenly felt something touch my fingers. The young man was trying to hold my hand. Instead of pushing it away, I took his hand in mine and we walked along together in the sunshine. Then as we turned back to home, I saw there was a light shining in his eyes. It was full of love. It was full of joy. It was full of goodness. In that moment I saw the angel that lay within him. In that moment I saw who he really was.

Little did I knew that God would use that experience to help prepare me for my own two son’s autism（自闭症）. It would help me to see the light that lay within them as well. It would help me to learn that caring for them was not a duty but an honor. It would help me to realize that they were to be my greatest teachers in how to live and how to love.

28. What did the author think of the job at first? A. relaxing and easy B. difficult and boring C. interesting and helpful D. funny and surprising

29. Why did the author take the young man out for a walk? A. To help him keep fit. B. To help him get happier. C. To help him calm down. D. To help him exercise more.

30. What have you learned from the third paragraph? A. The author’s sons are teachers. B. The author’s sons like helping others. C. The author had two sons with disability. D. The author worked in the house all the time.

31. What did the author want to tell us by writing this passage? A. Helping people with trouble helps ourselves too. B. Working in group homes can get returns. C. Finding a job after graduation is difficult. D. You can find lights in people’s eyes.

D

People who get precisely seven hours and six minutes of shut eye are perfectly happy, a new survey shows. We already knew that there’s a strong link between the amount of sleep we get and our health.

Participants who considered themselves mostly happy people sleep a little bit less than the perfectly happy people, getting seven hours. And those who said they were somewhat happy for six hours 54 minutes, the study of 2,000 people shows. “Less than 6 hours 48 minutes of sleep meant complete unhappiness in relationships and constant worry.” the report states.

Compared with previous research, the new study found women struggled the most to get a decent night’s sleep, and those reporting the fewest hours also said they were the least happy. But age is a big factors – the survey also found that those b25 younger get a lot of sleep regardless of happiness level.

People who got the best sleep were more likely to take a bath before bedtime. Activities associated with less sleep include working or playing video games,

according to the report. One in three of us suffer from poor sleep, with stress, computers and mobile devices, work patterns taking work home often blamed.

And the price of sleepless nights is more than just fatigue（疲劳）. As well as sadness, lack of regular sleep is linked to raised risk of obesity（肥胖）, heart attack – and it shortens your life. However, while a lot of research tends to focus on the amount of time we sleep, scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have found routine is just as important. They discovered people who go to bed at the same time every night are far more healthy and successful than those not. It claims going to bed and waking up later on the weekends can raise your chances of getting heart disease. They gave the advice that people should follow their sleep routine. 32. Who will often feel worried when they wake up? A. People who sleep for 7 hours and 6 minutes. B. People who sleep for 7 hours 20 minutes. C. People who sleep for 6 hours and 54 minutes. D. People who sleep for 6 hours 38 minutes. 33. What should people do to have a good sleep? A. drink milk

D. take a bath

B. read books

C. surf the Internet

34. What will people suffer from lack of regular sleep? A. Heart disease. The cancer.

35. What did scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital suggest? A. They should wake up late on the weekends. B. They should reduce the amount of time. C. They should get a long sleep on weekdays. D. They should go to bed at the same time. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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B. Net addiction.

C. The stomachache.

D.