【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 eople have a bad memory? B. Scientists39。 new findings on brains C. Human brain39。s processing capacity D. Which is better, the old or the young?BIf you saw a group of kids hitting and abusing(虐待，傷害)an animal, would you stop them? Would you at least call the police? Again people would walk away. Some people do not believe that animal abuse is a big issue(問題). Every day animals are abused in their homes or on the streets. It seems as if politicians(從政者)do nothing to stop this issue. Everyone is worried about education and global warming. What about animals? We should not forget them just because they cannot talk to us. Animals, like us humans, have rights. Every living being has the right to warm shelter and good food, but most importantly, they have the right to be wanted and loved. They have the right to be a special, much loved member of their own family. There are many organizations that deal with abused animals or animals that have no home like ASPCA, PETA, the Humane Society and many more. There are organizations that deal with this issue, but that does not mean that we still shouldn39。t help. The biggest saying that bothers me is, I am only one person. I can39。t make a difference. If everyone thought like that, we wouldn39。t have the organizations and loving people who help the world every day. By helping one animal, you are making a difference. There are many things you can do right now to help animals around your neighbourhood. You can volunteer at your local animal shelter, raise money for animal shelters, inform your munity about animal abuse or you can write to your representatives(代表)and tell them that animal abuse needs to be taken seriously. As you walk down the street, try to help any animal you see walking around. You can easily buy a cheap box of dry cat or dog food to feed the animals. If we do not help our animals now, we may never have animals again. Always remember that with every step you take, you help save an animal39。s life and isn39。t that worth fighting for?50. Some people won39。t stop kids from abusing animals because . A. they are too busy to worry about the animals B. they don39。t take animal abuse seriously C. they just leave it to the police D. they are afraid of being laughed at51. We can learn from the text that ASPCA . A. is another name for the Humane Society B. provides shelter for both animals and humans C. deals with such issues as education and global warming D. aims at protecting animals from being abused52. Which of the following statements will the writer agree with? A. Dogs have the right to be treated kindly B. One person cannot possibly make a difference C. More attention should be paid to education and global warning than animal abuse D. It is the politicians39。 duty to stop animal abuse53. The main purpose of the text is to . A. hate those who abuse animals B. advise people to slap animal abuse C. show how animals are abused D. explain why people abuse animalsCI’ll never forget that summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer stopped by to ask my father if the hospital could use Mother’s corneas(角膜). I was shocked. “The doctors want to dissect Mum and give her away to other people!” I thought as I ran into the house in tears.“How can you let them do that to her?” I screamed at my father. “My mum came into this world in one piece and that is how she should go out.”“Linda,” Father said quietly, putting his arm around me, “the greatest gift you can give is a part of yourself. Your mother and I decided long ago that if we can make a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have meaning.” He went on to explain they had both decided to donate their organs(器官).The lesson my father taught me that day became one of the most important in my life.Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1980, my father became seriously ill and moved in with us. He cheerfully told me that when he died, he wanted me to donate his eyes. “Sight is one of the greatest gifts a person can give,” he said.I told Wendy what her grandpa had said, and with tears in her eyes, she went into her grandpa’s room and gave him a big hug. She was only fourteen years oldthe same age at which I was introduced to such a thing. What a difference!My father died on April 11,