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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 some people, the answer is provided by the Guide
Horse Foundation.
Janet and Don Burleson founded the organization in 1999. They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people. Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller. They are generally less than 34 inches tall.
Cuddles was the foundation’s first guide horse in full service（服务）. 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. 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 tour Times Square, a very busy part of the city at night. The next day, Cuddles calmly rode the elevator with Shaw to the crowded top of the Empire State Building, a famous tall building. Cuddles even guided Shaw on the boat ride to the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）, and traveled 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.
小题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 |
| A．live a shorter life than guide dogs |
| B．are much smaller than regular horses |
| C．are more friendly to people than dogs |
| D．are different from regular horses in many ways |
| 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 |
| A．making him famous |
| B．helping to calm him |
| C．giving him confidence |
| D．helping him start an organization |
| A．special animals can help people do seemingly impossible things |
| B．blind people are brave to face many challenges |
| C．horses are better than dogs as guide animals |
| D．New York City is a magical city |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
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。
小题1:细节题。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，应选择C
小题2:细节题。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，所以选择B
小题3:细节题。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，所以选B
小题4:细节题。根据文章最后一段He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by ….. making him feel much more confident about himself ，可知是Cuddles 改变了Dan Shaw’s的生活，通过给了他自信所以选C
小题5:主旨大意题。文章主要讲的是导盲动物对于盲人的帮助，让他们能做自己做不到的事，所以选A
核心考点
试题【Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Just recently, passengers waiting for a train to Peterborough heard the following announcement, “For reasons beyond our control, we regret to inform passengers that the 13:46 Train to Peterborough has been cancelled. The next train will be arriving on Platform in approximately 36 minutes.”
Oh, well, another delayed train, thought most passengers. But a couple of them decided to enquire further. Incredibly, they were informed that the real reason for the non-arrival of the train was that the driver refused to do his job because his seat was wet.
“A wet seat? That’s got to be a joke,” said one passenger angrily. “I wouldn’t normally complain if the train is just a bit delayed, but this was unbelievable, ” he added. “What really made me angry is that this driver refused to get in the train,” said another passenger. “He probably went off for a cup of tea after that!” she added.
A spokesperson for the rail company apologized for the incident, but said the driver couldn’t sit on the damp seat, and wouldn’t be able to drive the train standing up. The spokesperson went on to explain that the seat had become wet after water entered through an open window when the train was being cleaned in a “train wash”
In another transport-related incident, a flight from Chicago to Frankfurt made an emergency landing in Canada after the pilot spilled his coffee. Apparently, the spilt liquid caused the plane’s radio to send out “transponder code 7500”, which is used to inform ground control that there’s been a hi-jacking (劫机). After landing in Toronto, the 255 passengers crew members were put up in a hotel for the night, then flown on to Frankfurt the following afternoon. “What a disgusting trip!” said one tired passenger after the painful experience had ended.
So, does your job have the potential to cause such disorder?
小题1:Why did the driver of the train refused to do his job?
| A．His seat was damp. | B．His pay was low |
| C．The weather was terrible | D．His coffee was spilled |
| A．damp | B．unimportant | C．emergent | D．convincing |
| A．the plane was hijacked |
| B．the plane engines went wrong |
| C．the pilot ran out of coffee |
| D．the plane’s radio sent out a wrong signal |
| A．Wet seat, Canceled Train! |
| B．Spilled Coffee, Emergency Landing! |
| C．Small Incident, Big Disruptions! |
| D．Innocent Driver, Angry Passengers! |
The cigarette industry began in 1870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine. This made it possible to produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly, and it reduced the price.
Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit. About forty-three percent of the adult men and thirty-one percent of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly. It is encouraging to note, however, that millions of people have quit smoking. Seventy-five percent of the male population and forty-six percent of the female population have smoked cigarettes for some time during their lives, but twenty-six percent of these men and eleven percent of the women have stopped smoking. The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing. Men as a group smoke more than women. Among both men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24—44.
Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit. City people smoke more than people living on farms. Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes. On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes, he’s likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day.
The situation is somewhat different for women. There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.
Among teenagers the picture is similar. There are fewer teenager smokers from upper-income, well-educated families, and also fewer from families living in farm areas. High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who don’t plan to continue their education after high school. Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke.
小题1:The underlined word “picture” in the last paragraph probably means _____________.
| A．situation | B．photo | C．painting | D．teenager |
| A．The group of women. | B．The group of teenagers. |
| C．The group of men. | D．The group of old people. |
| A．Income and sex. | B．Education and occupation |
| C．Sex and age. | D．All the above. |
| A．probably not smoke in the future. |
| B．probably start to smoke in the future. |
| C．persuade his parents to give up smoking. |
| D．hate his parents as well as other smokers. |
| A．It wasn’t until the twentieth century that cigarettes became an important threat to public. |
| B．More and more people are giving up smoking. |
| C．A poorly-educated woman with lower income is more likely to smoke than a well-educated woman with high income. |
| D．There are the most smokers in the age group of 24-44. |
Rather than ending up in an endless back and forth, forget about the issue for a minute. Instead, think about how you feel she"s acting toward you and ask her if that"s how she feels about you. If you think she"s being unfair, ask her if she thinks you"re being unfair. Switching the focus to that shared feeling can help your wife see things from your point of view.
It"s important to accept the fact that there"s a two-way street between you and your wife. If you think she doesn"t make enough of an effort to see things from your point of view, you have to ask yourself if you"re making an effort to see it her way.
Realize nobody can wave a magic wand to make you and your wife completely understand each other all the time. Many couples have an extremely close friendship and do almost everything together before they"re married. Once you"ve tied the knot, you may begin to notice that you"re not as alike as you once thought.
It seems obvious, but some guys get fooled into thinking their wife will be as excited about all of their interests and hobbies as they are. Don"t be surprised when you find out that she"s not just like "one of the guys." Sooner or later you"ll realize that she might be going along with some of your interests just to make you happy.
Rather than feel offended if you find out she"s not as into your favorite hobby as you thought, appreciate the effort she put into making you happy. Swallow your pride and try to take part in some of her hobbies, too, even if you might be a little put off at first. While you"re not going to be trying on makeup with her, you could try baking a recipe together.
If either of you is always giving everything and getting nothing in return, there"s going to be bitterness. The best marriages are built on compromise. You knew you were going to have to give and take for your marriage to work; now it"s time to make it happen.
小题1:What is the best title of the text?
| A．How to manage your marriage. |
| B．How to make a good husband |
| C．How to make a good wife. |
| D．How to get her to speak your language. |
| A．Swallow your pride (at least sometimes) | B．Find out her hobbies |
| C．Don’t get offended | D．Try to make up |
| A．Focus on the feeling to get past the disagreement. |
| B．Don"t play the blame game. |
| C．She won"t always understand you (but that"s OK). |
| D．Try to understand each other all the way. |
| A．forgive and forget | B．give and take |
| C．live and let live | D．get everything and return nothing |
| A．delay sth | B．arrange sth | C．dislike sth | D．worsen sth |
However, what surprised us is that although a series of misdeeds had reduced KFC’s reputation, its business is increasing. What’s more, KFC just made a so-called apology after what had happened, the content of which is not responsible at all for the public. As a matter of fact, this is not an ordinary chance incident. Recent years have seen so many food-safety problems in China, such as wasted oil, lean meat powder（瘦肉精）, melamine（三聚氰胺）, which has done great damage to people’s life. We don’t know what can be eaten and how much harmful food we have eaten. Now it is not wars and natural disasters but everyday food safety that has been a great risk to human health.
So what can be done to prevent our health from being damaged? To begin with, the related departments should strengthen laws to stop such illegal products from being produced. In addition, it would be a good idea to call on the media to perform its further function to monitor the businesses, factories and traders. Besides, everybody should be made aware of the risks of harmful food and only in this way can people improve their self-protection. In a word, everyone should play a role in making our food safer and better in quality. Meanwhile, the government and the related departments should take their responsibilities for people’s health.
小题1:According to the text, we can learn that KFC made itself in severe trust crisis________.
| A．because it had food safety problems many times |
| B．because it is one of the most famous fast-food chains |
| C．no people went to it |
| D．many people don’t like it |
| A．KFC was closed |
| B．KFC apologized to the public though it was not sincere |
| C．no people went to KFC |
| D．there is no longer chicken in KFC |
| A．war | B．natural disaster | C．food safety | D．disease |
| A．introduce some food safety incidents | B．make people not support KFC |
| C．ask people not to eat fast food | D．appeal to people for food safety |
“Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔调)with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
小题1: How does the author understand Maxie’s words?
| A．Maxie shows her anxiety to the author. |
| B．Maxie really wishes the author a good day. |
| C．Maxie encourages the author to stay happy. |
| D．Maxie really worries about the author’s security. |
| A．The salesgirl is rude. |
| B．The salesgirl is bored. |
| C．The salesgirl cares about me. |
| D．The salesgirl says the words as a routine. |
| A．try to be polite to you | B．express respect to you |
| C．give his blessing to you | D．share his pleasure with you |
| A．sincerely | B．as thanks |
| C．as a habit | D．encouragingly |
| A．Have a Nice Day — a Social Custom |
| B．Have a Nice Day — a Pleasant Gesture |
| C．Have a Nice Day — a Heart-warming Greeting |
| D．Have a Nice Day — a Polite Ending of a Conversation |
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