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Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn't accumulating memories a way of preserving(保存) the past?
When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen...
At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I'm no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future. I don't want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won't have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I'll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don't live to make memories — I just live, and the memories form themselves. 25．Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ________.
A. observing her school routine B. expressing her satisfaction C. impressing her classmates D. preserving her history
26．What caused a change in the author's understanding of keeping a diary?
A. A dull night on the journey. B. The beauty of the great valley. C. A striking quotation from a book. D. Her concerns for future generations. 27．What does the author put in her diary now?
A. Notes and beautiful pictures. B. Special thoughts and feelings. C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.
28．The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ________.
A. to experience it
B. to live the present in the future C. to make memories
D. to give accurate representations of it
C
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29．You'll have to register first if you want ________.
A. to enjoy delicious food
B. to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres C. to enter the Europe-wide student competition D. to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace
30．According to the passage, there will be________ rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.
A. only one
B. two C. three
D. four
31．You can visit Farm World ________.
A. on Monday in May B. any day in October C. at 2 p．m. at Christmas
D. at 10：30 a．m. during school holidays
D
Can dogs and cats live in peace in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cat are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new way for success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while attacking and fighting were
observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attack, while a dog doing the same signals admitting defeat. In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”， and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”.
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was previously thought. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The advantage of this research on cats and dogs may not only about pets — to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
32．The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. early B. sweetly C. quickly A. they are cold to each other B. they look away from each other
C. they understand each other's signals in a wrong way D. they are introduced at an early age 34．What is found surprising about cats and dogs?
A. They eat and sleep together. B. They observe each other's behaviors. C. They learn to speak each other's language. D. They know something from each other's voices. 35. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
A. We should learn to live in peace. B. We should know more about animals. C. We should live in peace with animals. D. We should learn more body languages.
D. surprisingly
33．Some cats and dogs may fight when ________.