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1、第二部分阅读理解（2010.9）Passage1:Clowns（小丑）liketomakepeoplelaugh.Theypainttheirfacesandputonfunnynoses.Sometimestheyputonasadfacebutmostofthetimetheyputonahappyface.Theyalsowearfunnyclothes.Mostclownsworkincircuses.Theydoallkindsofsillythingstomaketheaudiencelaugh.Theyrun,jump,falldown,turns
2、omersaults(翻滚，斤头),androllover.Theyridedonkeysbackwards.Theypusheachotherinwagonsorwheelbarrows.Sometimestheyshoutandsing.Clownsarefunnymen,andoccasionally,women,too!Acircusisnotacircuswithoutclowns!Childrenespeciallyenjoywatchingclowns.AclownnamedCookieoftenvisitshospitalstoentertain
3、sickchildrenaswellasolderpeople.Sickpeopleneedtolaugh.Ithelpsthemtogetbetterfaster.Thereisanoldsaying:"Laughterisgoodmedicine."1.Clownsmakepeoplelaughby_______D.doingallkindsofsillythings______.2.Clownsare______D.mostlymale________.3.Thesentence"Acircusisnotacircuswithoutclowns"means
4、______A.acircuswillnotbeofmuchfunifithasnoclowns4.Clownsareagreatfavoritewith_________C.children___.5.Thebestinterpretationoftheoldsaying"Laughterisgoodmedicine"maybe___D.laughterhelpssickpeoplegetbetterfaster________.Passage2:Manypeoplenowkeepanimalsaspets.Numerouspeoplehavecatsandd
5、ogsintheirhouses.Otherpeoplelikefish,cagedbirds,tortoisesandevensnakes,monkeysorlions.Millionsofdollarsandmuchtimearespenteveryyearonpetfood,equipment,tamingandmedicaltreatment.Ofcourse,therearesomepeoplewhodonotlookaftertheirpetsproperlyorareevencrueltothem.Forthisreasonaroyalsociet
6、ywascreatedin184inBritaintopreventcrueltreatmentofanimals.Incontrasttotheloveofpetsisthefactthatbloodsportsstillexistinmostcountries.Peoplegohuntingfoxes,elephants,pandas,ducks,rabbits,andotheranimals,orgofishing,notbecausetheyneedthemeattoeat,butjustforpleasure.Insomecountries,blood
7、sportslikebullfightingandcockfightingarecommonandhuntingrareanimalsforcommercialpurposeshasbroughtaboutanevenmoreseriousproblemintheprotectionoftheecosystem.Itisstrangethatpeoplelovecertainanimals,butenjoykillingothers,incruelways,too.1.Howdomostpeopletreattheirpets?D.Theyspendalarge
8、amountofmone
