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Like any good tracker-dog who has received the command(命令)he most loves, I gave a bark
of excitement, put my nose down to the ground and sniffed. The ground was rich with smells. Even
in the high-class housing area where we were working, the stones held traces of many soft and
confusing scents (smells). As I searched for the scent that would give me a clue to the tail of the
guilty man, my tail wagged slowly, thoughtfully, delightedly. Work was like play to me; I enjoyed it.
A small group of people gathered behind us. Among these onlookers was the old caretaker of
the building next door to ours. He spoke in a scornful voice, "You actually think your dog might catch
a thief three days after the event?" My master said nothing, but I"m sure he must have smiled. I did
not turn to look. I knew he would not speak unless it was to give me a new command.
I needed to concentrate. My task was difficult. I had to pick out one scent among the many that
lay about and then tracked it to its source.
"You"re wasting your time," said the caretaker. I looked at him without raising my head. He was
running his hand over his fat stomach. His rough palm and smooth shirt combined to make a slight
noise. It was part of my training to be aware-often it is only a little whisper of a noise that alerts(提醒)
you to be drawing of a weapon. But of course the aging caretaker was going to do no such thing.
There was no smell of fear or nervousness about him. He was merely being clever and talkative.
"I"ve seen many tracker-dogs in my time," said the caretaker to the onlookers. "I served with
the police years ago. We would never have thought of using a tracker-dog to find a car thief.
Impossible. Everyone knows that dogs are useless in such matters."
In a sense he was right. I"m sure there"s no need to tell you that, just as a dog"s hearing is much
better than a human being"s, so his sense of smell tells one thing from another far better than a great
detective. If Sherlock Holmes could work out that a man had had an egg for breakfast by seeing the
yellow stain on his mouth, a trained dog could tell you whether the hen that laid the egg was healthy
or not.
I know it sounds funny and I mean it to be. But I"m not exaggerating. A dog can tell you-if you
understand a dog"s way of communicating-all this and more without even setting eyes on the man he
is investigating.
A. The thief.
B. The caretaker.
C. The master.
D. The onlookers.
B. It was happy, even though it wasn"t trained for the task.
C. It was angry because there were so many smells.
D. It was excited because it took pleasure in tracking.
B. can achieve more than what a human"s only if the smell is not hidden
C. is particularly trained to pick out one scent among hundreds
D. is better than its sense of hearing when it does tracking
B. smart and helpful
C. kind and careful
D. popular and thoughtful
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试题【阅读理解。 "Track!" said my master. Like any good tracker-dog who has receive】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Josie’s father worked in a factory, and her mother in a shop. They were 3 their money to buy their own house, and they had 4 that Josie would start earning too as soon as she 5 , so when she told them
that she wanted to go to art college, she 6 them to have objections(异议). But in fact they had 7 .
“You will have to find some kind of a job to _8_ your college,” Josie’s mother _9_ her. “You
father and I will be very happy to keep you _10 but we have no money for your college courses and none
for paints and all the other things you’ll need.”
“Thank you very much,” Josie answered. “I’m really very grateful to you both. And there’s
_11_ about getting a job; the head of the art college has _12_ me one in their library.” After a few months, Josie’s parents really felt very _13_ that their daughter was going to college, especially _14 she brought
home some of the things she had painted, for which she had received high praise from her teachers.
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Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure (冒险) tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people. The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector (警官) Roger Fleet said, "The travellers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us." The three travellers left Cooktown very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼). Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn"t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road. A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the "Be Careful about crocodiles" sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point (地点) where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. | ||||||||||||||||||||
1. This article is probably taken from ___________. | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. a newspaper B. a magazine C. a storybook D. a guidebook | ||||||||||||||||||||
2. Which word best describes the search of the three missing people? | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Helpless B. Hard C. Delightful D. Successful | ||||||||||||||||||||
3. Which of the following things wasn"t found by the police? | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. A touring map. B. A photo of the travelers. C. The travelers" radio. D. The travelers" car | ||||||||||||||||||||
4. All the following are unanswered questions except_____________. | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. why they left a photo behind B. why they came to this area C. why their Toyota was parked in the place D. why a cross was drawn on the map | ||||||||||||||||||||
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