Question

Guide dogs help blind people who cannot get around by themselves．Although Yorkshire terriers and poodles are good companion dogs，guide dogs ale chosen from lager breeds(品种)such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers．The young dogs are raised by families until they are eighteen months old．During this time，they get lots of love and attention，but they are also taught to obey．Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work with a  sighted trainer，an individual who can see．The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop．The young dos also learns to watch out for dangerous traffic and wait until it is safe to cross a busy street.

When the dog is two years old，it starts training with the blind person it will live with. The dog and its new owner make many trips from downtown to where the blind person lives so the dog becomes familiar with the normal atmosphere．During the training，a sighted trainer always remains with them. A blind person who is getting a guide dog for the first time will train for about a month. If the individual has had a dog before，the training takes about three weeks．After the training，the blind person depends on the guide dog for between seven and twelve years．At that point，the working dog become a family pet and the owner needs to train with a younger guide dog．

1.Which breed would NOT be trained as a guide dog?

A．A Yorkshire terrier． B．A golden retriever.

C． A German shepherd．  D．A Labrador．

2.What does the guide dog learn to do during the training?

A．Associate directions with food.

B．Play with young children．

C．Stay away from busy streets．

D．Look out for traffic problems．

3.Who gives the dogs training at the special school?

A． A sighted trainer.    B．Other blind people.

C．A traffic peliceman．  D．The school director．

4.What’s this passage mainly about?

A．The time spent training a guide dog．

B．The importance of having a guide dog．

C．The process of training a guide dog.

D．The way of choosing a guide dog.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了关于导盲犬的训练以及对于盲人而言，导盲犬的重要性。

1.C细节理解题。根据文中guide dogs ale chosen from lager breeds(品种)such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers，可知只有选项C的品种没有提及，故选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据文中The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop，可知选项A正确。故选A。

3.D细节理解题。根据文中Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work with a sighted trainer，an individual who can see，可知是那里的教练训练狗狗，故选D。

4.B推理判断题。根据上下文分析可知，本文主要介绍了关于导盲犬的训练以及对于盲人而言，导盲犬的重要性。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。