福建省福州市八县一中2013-2014学年高一下学期期末联考英语试题

Some toys can also be helpful to the dental health of your dog. Chew toys, such as bones and other items, can help them relieve new teeth coming in when they are young as well as help them feel better.

You may find that your budget is a concern for new pet toys or certain dog toys. What you need to keep in mind is that dog toys are part of their care, especially for mental health. You can find toys around the house they may be willing to play with. You can place an old tennis ball on thick rope to play tug of war with. Stuffed (full) animals make great chew toys. The point is no matter what the toy is as long as it is safe for the dog to chew on, you will be providing proper dog care.

Some dog toys that you may wish to have for yourself for the proper training and care include a laser pointer, balls, frisbees (飞盘), or squeaky toys. You will also need to buy some kind of leather belts on the market for more active dogs. Most cities require leather belts to be worn when the dog is out for a walk, but it can also help during training. If the dog learns commands and the pressure on the leather belts for those commands, chances are that they will learn to stay at your side even off the leather belts.

56．You should give your dog toys in order to .

A. finish your work on time B. make it happy and active C. stop it from barking

D. keep the shoes and table clothes clean

57. If you don?t have enough money to buy toys for your dog, you should A. find something suitable for it to play with B. remember toys are important to your dog C. take good care of it every day D. please it by playing table tennis

58．We can infer from the last passage that .

A. some dog toys can take care of your dogs B. the leather belts are necessary for every dog C. the dogs will stay around you all the time D. the dog toys can help you train the dog

( B )

There are a large number of students who take part in various competitive exams every year. Some of them easily deal with the stress of these exams，while some on the other hand get anxious when thinking about solving the competitive exam question papers．Some students get so anxious before competitive exams that they start to spend sleepless nights worrying about the coming exams.

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This makes them uneasy and unhealthy. They feel themselves surrounded with a range of negative thoughts. This plays a fundamental role in decreasing their performance and they are not able to give their hundred percent effort. These types of students should understand that exams are not as a punishment for them. It is only a way to judge their knowledge and understanding of a particular subject. If you are one of them who are facing this type of problem, you just need to follow these tips to stay away from the stress while preparing for competitive exam question papers. Don?t get over anxious: It would really not help you. It brings you away from your target. During this time, you should think about your previous exams that were dealt with in a good way by you. It would help you to overcome your fear of giving competitive exam question papers.

Meanwhile, you should try to have a conversation with your parents and friends. Preparing a time table and sticking to it is another necessity for making sure you score well in competitive exams. You should make a schedule that covers the all required aspects (sides) of each and every subject. This will help you to cover the course syllabus (教学大纲) early and also give yourself time to go over the material that you have already covered. However, you must also give yourself enough time for entertainment as well, in the right balance.

59．Some students can?t sleep at night probably because . A. they are afraid of taking part in the exams

B. they can't get a high score

C. they wonder how to solve the problems D. they can't prepare well for the coming exam

60．The students with negative thought about the exams are usually________.

A. clever

B. honest

C. painful

D. naughty

61．The main idea of the third paragraph is . A. how you can answer the exam question paper

B. there are other tips to get rid of your anxiety over exams C. it is not easy for you to remove the stress D. you can do well in the competitive exam

62．In order to reduce your worry about the competitive exam, you?d better .

A. choose the subject you like best B. make sure you?ll get a good mark C. make up your mind to perform well D. have a talk with your parents

( C )

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling. But now，Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak. In less than one week after his return, he

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could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.

The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins? problem and he might never get over the illness. However, Mr. Cousins refused to give up hope. He thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He didn?t want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. After that Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health. 63. What is the main idea of the text?

A. Mr. Cousins was a funny man. B. Laughter can cure illness. C. Medicine can not cure strange illness. D. We can keep fit by laughing. 64. The reason why Mr. Cousins got a strange and serious illness is that ______. A. he enjoyed his work too much B. he liked traveling too much C. he got too tired on his work

D. he spared no effort for business

65. What did he think was the cause of his illness?

A. He often traveled around the world on business. B. His bones became so weak that he could not stand.

C. He had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip. D. Unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. 66. It can be inferred that Mr. Cousins? experiment ______. A. is of great value

C. is a waste of time ( D )

People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down America?s main streets. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn?t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.

B. is unbelievable D. is just a joke

would Nana say? ?Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.? That was Nana.

“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful

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businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpa?s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “That was Nana?s way.”

Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana?s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”

There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven?t learned to be controlled. When that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot. 67. According to the first paragraph, ______. A. young people are living a hard life B. people don?t think highly of the teenagers C. people shouldn?t forget the young people D. young people should keep quiet before the public 68. From the boy?s speech, we know his grandmother ______. A. was a weak woman living in the shadow of his grandpa

B. liked dogs very much even if they often attacked her C. could see everything around her though she was old D. had great influence over the boy when she was alive 69. We can infer from the passage that the boy ______. A. was filled with sadness and gave up finishing his talk B. was always very good at expressing himself C. practiced a lot in order to give a moving speech D. had great difficulty in accepting the loss of Nana 70. The writer wanted to tell the readers ______.

A. the young people were too weak to face certain facts B. the young people have learned to control themselves C. the adults could learn something valuable from the young D. the adults should teach the young how to deal with the death

第II卷 写作（共四节 满分45分）

第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；满分10分）

1. The dictionary ___________(提及) to in my class is valuable and worth buying.

2. The shops in the city are usually ______________(拥挤) with customers during the festivals. 3. His _________(有说服力的) words inspired us to overcome the difficulty that might appear in our daily life.

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