Question

Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger. But what can blind people do if they are allergic(过敏的) to dogs or just don’t like them? For these people, they can turn to the Guide Horse Foundation.

Janet and Don Burleson founded(成立) the organization in 1999. They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people. Miniature horses look just like common horses, only much smaller. They are generally less than 34 inches tall.

Cuddles was the foundation’s first guide horse in full service. She became 45-year-old Dan Shaw’s helper. Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor. One night, while filling out a form to get a guide dog, Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind. Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time. So he applied(申请)，and a year later, Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team.

On a trip to New York, Cuddles helped Shaw safely visit many places of interest .They even traveled on a boat and on the subway system.

Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles. He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself.

1.The Guide Horse Foundation ________.

A. was set up by one person

B. has different kinds of horses

C. trains horses to guide blind people

D. has a history of several hundred years

2.According to the text, miniature horses ________.

A. live a shorter life than guide dogs

B. are much smaller than common horses

C. are more friendly to people than dogs

D. are different from common horses in many ways

3.We know from the text that Dan Shaw ________.

A. became blind at age 45

B. has a great love for horses

C. heard about guide horses from a friend

D. got a guide horse as soon as he applied

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述了一种新型的导盲动物——导盲马。这主要针对不喜欢狗或是对狗过敏的人群。文章还举了Cuddles和她的主人Shaw的案例来证明导盲马能和导盲犬工作得一样好。

1. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people.可知，The Guide Horse Foundation训练马给盲人带路，故选C。

2. 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller，可知，这种马比其他的马小，其他项都不正确，故选B。

3. 细节理解题。根据文章第三段对于Shaw的描述：Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal…可知，他喜欢马，故选B。

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