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【题目】【2016浙江宁波】阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The friendship between humans and dogs possibly began 14, 000 years ago.

Here are four examples of "a dog's life" in the human world today.

Treated like a queen

Tiffy is one of these dogs. Her owner, Nancy Iane Loewy, treats her like a queen. She patiently prepares Tiffy's meals of meat, fish, chicken and different kinds of fresh vegetables. Tiffy also eats yoghurt and biscuits after dinner. Loewy's husband has a very good job and her two sons are away at university, so she has the time and money totreat Tiffy very well, and she truly enjoys doing it. "I want to give her the healthiest, most wonderful life as long as possible," she says.

Food snitTer dogs(嗅探犬)

Food sniffer dogs work at international airports in the United States. Their job is to smell and find illegal(不合法的) fruits, vegetables and other foods in bags and mail. These foods sometimes bring insects and diseases which could be dangerous for plants and animals. The dog calmly sits down next to anything that smells suspicious(可疑的) . The dog's human partner then checks for illegal foods. SnifFer dogs are friendly and cute, so they don't scare people as they sniff through the crowds. More importantly, these dogs have an astonishing nose for food. They can find food in bags 84% of the time.

Animal carers

Jessie is a whippet(水灵狗) that visits very sick children in hospital. She shows them her love and when they feel down, Jessie makes them happy. Jessie helps patients to stay strong during their /span>time in hospital.

There are many different kinds of animals that help people. We train " service dogs" to help people with physical disabilities. The best known service dogs are guides for the blind. But they can also learn to __________, tum lights on and off, pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs.

Doggie detectives (侦探犬)

Search-and-rescue (SAR) dogs use their amazing noses to find people. They can smell tiny clues(绒索) that people leave wherever they go. These include bacteria(细菌) , small pieces of cloffiing and hairs. They may Fmd missing hikers and search through rubble(碎石) after earthquakes and other disasters.

【1】What food does Tiffy eat?

A. Only yoghurt and biscuits.

B. Anything except vegetables

C. Normal dog food from shops.

D. Home-cooked meals.

【2】 Which of the following is the best expression to fill in the blank in the passage?

A. look for missing hikers

B. open and close doors

C. do any tasks for people

D. follow people here and there

【3】What kind of dogs is the most helpful when a child is lost?

A. SAR dogs. B. Whippet dogs.

C. Sniffer dogs. D. Queen dogs.

【4】Whats the purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce different kinds of food sniffer dogs.

B. To tell the readers the importance of protecting animals.

C. To show the special relationships between dogs and humans.

D. To share with the readers the pleasure of keeping dogs as pets.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了狗和人类之间的友情，文中列举了四中不同类型的狗：像女王一样对待的宠物狗；嗅探犬；帮助人们做一些事情的狗；侦探犬。

【1】D考查细节理解题。根据文中She patiently prepares Tiffy’s meals of meat, fish, chicken and different kinds of fresh vegeta-bles. Tiffy also eats yoghurt and biscuits after dinner.可知，Tiffy吃家里的饭菜。故选D。

【2】B考查细节理解题。根据下文turn lights on and off, pick up objects from the floor and even pull wheelchairs可知上文是他们也学着去关门或开门；故选B。

【3】A考查细节理解题。根据文中Search-and-rescue (SAR) dogs use their amazing noses to find people. Tliey can smell tiny clues (线索）that people leave wherever they go可知当一个小孩丢了，SAR狗最有帮助，故选A。

【4】C考查主旨大意题。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文的目的是为了告诉人们狗与人类之间的特殊关系。可知选C。