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1、2-2 Dog Plays “Mother” to Tiger CubsPeople at a zoo in China have used a dog named Balu to play mother to three _1_Siberian tigers. The newborn tigers at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, including one male and two females were _2_by their mother. They were very much in need of being breast- fed and th

2、e zoo called for Balu.The first time the 7-year-old_3_ acted as a tigers mother was five years ago when a Siberian tiger became too sick and weak to feed her four babies and the park had to place an _4_for a_5_. Since then the animal owned by a fanner from Nanhui has been asked to play mother for 12

3、 tiger cubs on for our._6_Officials from the park came calling for her services two months ago shortly after she had given birth to her own two_7_.Park spokesman Su Fei long recalled: “She was very strong at first sight.Though the tiger cubs were much bigger than her, she regarded them as her own ch

4、ildren and fed them_8_.”Balu has now taken to breast-feeding both her own and “_9_” babies,according to Shanghai Daily Mr. Su told the paper: “She is a loving mother, _10_to those tigers.When those_11_ cubs_12_ against her own puppies, she never got angry with them but tried to make them quiet with

5、a gentle hug.” 1newborn 2 andoned 3 bitch 4 advertisement 5 replacement 6 occasions 7 puppies 8 wholeheartedly 9 adopted 10 especially 11 naughty 12 fought5-2 The Olympic Park To host the 29th Summer Olympic Games in 2008, Beijing needs 35 _1_in all. Thirty of them will be in Beijing, with 15 of the

6、m newly built. The first on the list is the building of the Olympic Park or “Olympic Green.”The Olympic Green will be_2_ at the northern tip of central Beijing, to the north of downtown area and to the east of a _3_famous for science,education and_4_ buildings. Covering a total area of 1,215_5_ the

7、Olympic Green _6_of 760 hectares of woods and grassland, a 50-hectare Chinese Nationalities Museum and a 405-hectare International Exhibition and Sports Center. The Olympic Green will become a state-of-the-art center of cultural,_7_ and sports activities in Beijing.The Olympic Green also has an area

8、 of sports venues. In the area, an 80,000-seat main stadium and 15 other sports venues are now under _8_When completed, they will be able to host 12 major sports_9_ at the same time, including track and field events. The International Exhibition and Sports Center will also be built in this area.The

9、design of the Olympic Green has taken serious_10_ about how to meet IOCs standards of _11_protection. It uses_12_ that are environment-friendly and equipment that needs less energy to run so as to protect the environment. All this will help the Beijing Olympic Games to be remembered as the greenest

10、Olympics. 1stadiums 2 located 3 district 4 historical 5 hectares, 6 consists 7 recreational 8 construction. 9 competitions 10 considerations 11 environmental 12 materials6-2 The Maglev Train On the whole I think our country has an_1_ system of_2_.But I do not think that it does a good job of transpo

11、rting people between cities that are only a few hundred miles apart. A person _3_between one city and a neighboring one may spend only a_4_ short time in the air while spending several hours getting to and from the airport. This situation makes flying almost as time- consuming as driving. Moreover,

12、airplanes use a lot of their fuel just getting into the air. They simply are not fuel_5_ on short trips.Then, high speed trains may be the answer. One fairly new_6_ for such a train is for something called a MAGLEV, meaning a train raised in the air by_7_ force. Maglevs will not actually ride on the

13、 tracks but will fly above tracks that are magnetically_8_. This will save wear and tear on the tracks. These trains will be able to go faster than 150 miles per hour. At that speed conventional trains have trouble staying on the tracks. It seems Maglevs offer exciting _9_for the future. 1 excellent

14、 2 transportation 3 commuting 4 relatively 5 efficient 6 proposal 7 magnetic 8 activated 9 possibilities7-1 A Room with No Personal ObjectsIt is more difficult to tell what type of person lives in this room because there are very few _2_here. I think its a man because there are hardly any personal o

15、bjects on display for instance, there arent any family photos around the place.But theres plenty of evidence to suggest that hes an_1_ businessman, someone who spends most of his time traveling. There are a couple of_3_ rugs which are probably worth a lot of money, and a few other _4_which suggest t

16、hat he has traveled to countries in the Middle East.Most of the furniture is_5_ rather than_6_. I think this is somebody who doesnt actually spend much time at home, and when he does,hers very tidy. Probably he has somebody to clean his place once or twice a week. The lack of decoration suggests tha

17、t he wants to be ready to pack his bags and leave at short notice.He seems to have little time to_7_, except, perhaps, in a working context. Maybe hed have a working lunch sometimes with his partner or discuss a business deal with a_8_ over dinner. Its very unlikely that hed ever _9_at home. Hes sin

18、gle, and maybe the sort of person who has problems with _10_in personal relationships. 1 international 2 clues 3 oriental 4 ornaments 5 functional 6 decorative 7 socialize 8 client9 entertain 10 commitment7-2 This Room Looks a Bit of a Mess At first sight this room looks a bit of a_1_. A real eccentric lives here.You can tell its a woman because there are _2_everywhere men dont like cushions. Cushions may look_3, but nine times out of ten, they dont make seats more_4_. But thats_5_ of the different ways men and women look at homes men are often more pra