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Divorce lawyers: Pet custody cases increasing
　　LOS ANGELES——They still fight like cats and dogs in divorce court. But more and more they are fighting about cats and dogs.
Custody(监护权)cases involving pets are on the rise across the United States of America. In a 2006 survey by the 1,600-member American Academy of Matrimonial(婚姻的)Lawyers (AAML), a quarter of respondents said pet custody cases had increased noticeably since 2001. The academy is due for another survey, but there is no doubt such cases have grown steadily since then, said Ken Altshuler of Portland, Maine, a divorce attorney and AAML president.
　　If there is a child involved in a divorce, many judges will keep the pet with the child, attorneys said.
　　"But what do you do when the pet is the child? "Altshuler asked.
　　Breakups in same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships are among masons pet custody fights are become more common, attorneys said.
　　Pet custody cases have grown as much as 15 percent in his office over the last five years, said attorney David isarra of Santa Monica.
　　He is his own best example. He shares custody of 8-year-old Dudley, a longhaired standard black-and-tan achshund, with his ex, who took Dudley away when got remarried.
　　Pet consultant Steven May hired Pisarra six years ago to handle his divorce. Besides a daughter, May and his ex worked out custody of three dogs, two cats and Tequila the parrot.
　　Pisarra and May became good friends and often take their dogs for walks in Santa Monica. They also teamed up last year to write a book about co-parenting a pet with an ex tiffed What About Wally?
　　Pets are considered property in every state in the country. For years, they have been divvied up like furniture during divorce proceedings. But times are changing.
　　"Judges are viewing them more akin to (近似)children than dining room sets. They are recognizing that people have an emotional attachment to their animals," Altshuler said.
"There is a shifting consciousness," Pisarra said. "Pets are being given greater consideration under the law. "
　　More people have pets than ever before and they consider them part of the family rather than possessions, said Silvana Raso, a family law attorney with the Englewood Cliffs, N.J., law firm of 　　Schepisi & McLaughlin.
　　"People are not embarrassed to fight for custody of a pet today. In the past they might have shied away from it because society didn't really accept a pet as anything other than an accessory to your life," she said.
　　When Pisarra and his ex wife split up, they agreed to share Dudley. His wife even wrote an introduction in Pisarra's book.
　　"There is no law that recognizes visitation with an animal," Raso said, so couples have to work it out ，themselves.
　　Reaching a pet custody agreement without a lot of help from attorneys and judges will save money, Raso said.
　　Divorces can cost $1,000 and be resolved quickly or cost millions and take years.
　　Pet decisions are often more agonizing to make than those about mortgages, credit card debt or student loans,Raso said. But if they can be resolved, the rest usually goes smoother.
　　After their 2006 breakup, Pisarra and his wife worked out shared custody, long-distance visitation and a new family (including a beagle．in Dudley's life, Pisarra said. Today, they live in the same city, so visitation no longer includes flight time.
　　The two have a plan for everyday, vacation and holiday schedules, travel arrangements, doggie daycare,boarding, food, treats, grooming, vet care, moving and end-of-life decisions. They split costs and sometimes, with things like toys, leashes(皮绳)and dog bowls, they buy two of each so Dudley has one at each home.
May and his wife Nina (who also wrote an introduction for the book．separated six years ago after 16 years of marriage. "Everything was fresh and raw. It was not easy. "
It's taken time, but he and his ex live about two miles apart in West Los Angeles now and sharing custody of their daughter and pets is easy, he said. To make it work, "you learn the true meaning of concession," May said.
　　Most of the time, custody battles grow out of love. But there are cases rooted in spite(恶意)or retaliation(报复)．Pisarra represented a man whose estranged wife had the family's two German shepherds euthanized(使安乐死)．"It was really cruel and he had no recourse," he said.In years past, pets could not be protected in domestic violence restraining orders in any state. But because abusers can use pets to threaten victims, maybe even kill the animals, the laws have changed in states like Maine,New York, California and Illinois. Other states are looking into changes. And there will be changes in other laws too, Altshuler predicted.
　　He believes there will one day be statutes(法规)for pets, much like there are for children, giving judges guidelines to rule by.

In a 2006 survey by AAML, approximately how many respondents said pet custody cases had increased noticeably over the past five years?
A．One fourth of the respondents.
B．Nearly all respondents.
C．400
D．1600

2. 回答58-56题：

The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation is mentioned to illustrate the idea that __
A) kids don't always follow parents' rules
B) only few parents believe the good news
C) much media use results in bad health
D) parents' rules make a huge difference 

3. 回答56-2题：
　　Global warming may or may not be the great enviromental crisis of the 21st century, but---regardless ofwhether it is or isn't--we won't do much about it. We will argue over it and may even, as a nation, make somefairly solemn-sounding commitments to avoid it. But the more dramatic and meaningful these commitments seem,the less likely they are to be observed.
　　AI Gore calls giobal warming an "inconvenient truth," as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to asolution. But the real truth is that we don't know enough to relieve global warming, and--without majortechnological
breakthroughs--we can't do much about it.
　　From 2003 to 2050, the world's population is projected to grow from 6.4 billion to 9.1 billion, a 42% increase.If energy use per person and technology remain the same, total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions(mainly CO2) will be 42% higher in 2050. But that's too low, because societies that grow richer use more energy.
We need economic growth unless we condemn the world's poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone else'sliving standards. With modest growth, energy use and greenhouse emissions more than double by 2050.
　　No government will adopt rigid restrictions on economic growth and personal freedom (limits on electricityusage, driving and travel) that might cut back global warming. Still, politicians want to show they're "doingsomething." Consider the Kyoto Protocol( 《京都议定书》). It allowed countries that joined to punish those thatdidn't. But it hasn't reduced CO2 emissions (up about 25% since 1990), and many signatories (签字国) didn'tadopt tough enough policies to hit their 2008-2012 targets.
　　The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology.Only an aggressive research and development program might find ways of breaking our dependence on fossil fuelsor dealing with it.
　　The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when it's really an engineering one. The inconvenient truth is that if we don't solve the engineering problem, we're helpless.

What is said about global warming in the first paragraph?
A．It may not prove an environmental crisis at all.   
B．It is an issue requiring worldwide commitments.
C．Serious steps have been taken to avoid or stop it. 
D．Very little will be done to bring it under control.

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4. About Story Reader
　　Parents dearly hope their children learn to read well. They also hope their children learn to read quickly and easily, so that they're ready for the demands put on them by school and the world.
Kids want to learn how to read, but they also crave entertainment, whether it's quiet and passive or dynamic and interactive. The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are to entertain children and to introduce them to the process　of learning how to read in a gentle and enjoyable way. In this article, we'll show you how Story Reader works and if it accomplishes that goal.
　　Story Reader is a compact, roughly 12-inch-by-12-inch plastic case (with a carrying handle ) that opens to reveal an actual book that fits snugly into the Reader itself. Story Reader's core feature is that it "reads" the book aloud to a child as he follows along. The child turns the pages when prompted by the Story Reader or at his own pace.
　　Books have both text and illustrations. The electronic book responds to the child's wishes. The Story Reader speaks the text for the current page. If the child turns back a few pages, the Reader recognizes that page and reads it again. Kids react well to this interactivity because it instills a sense of cuntrol over the story.
There are Three Story Reader Products
　　The basic Story Reader, introduced in 2003, is as described above and is intended for kids three years of age and older.
　　Each book has a small companion cartridge that slides into a port on the case and contains the audio encoded into its memory for the story.
The device has a volume control but no on/off switch--a deliberate choice so kids can simply open it up and begin reading. It takes four AAA batteries (or operates on household current with an optional adaptor) and retails for around $20.
　　Find out more information about the more than 60 titles at the Story Reader website.
　　Early in 2006, Publications International, Ltd.--Story Reader's publisher--introduced My First Story Reader, designed for newborns to kids up to age three. As with the original, a narrator reads the story aloud, this time from a 12-page book made from a heavier paperstock that includes sound effects and music to enliven the experience.
　　My First Story Reader features two play modes, one with narration, the other that asks questions about the images on each page. The child can press any of three buttons to answer basic questions about shapes and colors. The last two pages of　each My First Story Reader book features a sing-along rhyming melody. My First Story Reader retails for about $20.
　　Late in 2006, Publications International introduced a video version of Story Reader called Story Reader Video Plus for kids up to the age of seven. Retailing for about $35, it combines a stand-alone Story Reader with an "Animated Story Mode"that plays through your television and includes a "Learning Game Mode".
　　The Animated Story Mode works just as it sounds--when you connect it to your television through color-coded cables, the story appears on screen and changes as your child turns the pages. Kids get to the Learning Game Mode by turning to the　last page of the book. There, they can choose from five educational games. While it depends on the story, generally there are pattern games, memory games, and platform games. Similar to Nintendo games like Super Mario Brothers, in a platform game the child uses the included controller to guide him through the environment and conquer obstacles.
　　Story Reader Video Plus isn't a video game, technically, and Publications International bills the Story Reader line more as electronic books than toys. This reassures many parents, and it's why Story Reader is sold in bookstores and in the book section of major retailers.
　　What about the Educational Underpinnings of Story Reader?
　　Studies show an alarming decline in reading rates among all age groups in America, especially among the young.
　　Children are bombarded on a daily basis with multiple forms of entertainment that compete with traditional learning.
　　Kids naturally emulate the adults in their lives, and seeing their parents and other family members enjoy reading is a powerful motivator. Establishing and keeping a Read-At-Home Night helps families spend time together and helps form lifelong reading habits in children.
　　Here's how you do it:
　　· Set aside one night a week in your household and call it "Read-At-Home Hour"or anything you prefer. Establish a time allotment that works for your family, for example, 30 minutes or an hour.
　　· Minimize interruptions from the TV, computer, and video games--and turn on the telephone answering machine.
　　· Choose one book for the entire family to read aloud together, or encourage individual family members to choose their own books to read quietly. Electronic books can work in this context, as well.
　　· Finally, sit down, relax, and read.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答；2-48题在答题卡1上。

The aims of the Story Reader line of electronic books are __
[A] to entertain and teach children
[B] to play with the child
[C] to ease the parents' burden
[D] to ease the teachers' burden
5. 2. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?
[A] Personal freedom.
[B] Things that are natural.
[C] Urban surroundings.
[D] Things that are purchased.
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第47空正确答案是（　　）

7. Alice is a sensible person__________(从不做任何不合理的要求)．
8. It is true to say that the more we learn about other people， __________(我们就越能更好地理解他们的观点)and as a rule．the better we like those people．
9. That girl has__________(很难在冬季早起)．
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10. Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Should We Celebrate Western Festivals？ You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below
1．现在越来越多的中国人开始庆祝西方的节日，如圣诞节、情人节等 
2．有人认为这有利于文化交流；有人则担心这会导致传统文化的丧失
3．在我看来……