题目内容
Guide dogs were first trained after World War I when many soldiers returned home sightless. The German government started the movement. Today there are also guide-dog training centres in_____________ other countries. Thousands of___________ people can now travel almost as well as if they were sighted.
The training of the dogs is very long and necessarily of a very high___________ since any mistake by the dog could endanger its owner’s life. At first, when puppies were brought up in kennels（养狗场）, many___________tests as guide dogs because they were not used to everyday life outside. So now the puppies are looked_____________ by volunteer “puppy walkers” from about eight weeks old to seven or eight months. These are ordinary people who give the puppy experience in a typical home___________ the dog will easily get used to its blind owner’s home later. During this period, inspectors（视察员） from the training centres visit the___________ to see if it is getting enough experience, and to check if it is___________ as a guide dog.
When the young dog leaves its puppy walker, it goes to a _____________ for four to five months. Those dogs which do pass then meet their expected-to-be________________________, and together they undergo a one-month course, so that they can learn to live and work together. After this course, if man and dog are______________________ together, the new owner signs to__________________________ the dog, which is now officially his.
For many blind people, the dog is a________________________ to a new life. The owners walk out more and get more exercise, they feel________________________, and may be able to work and lead a full life. Since so many blind people live alone, their dogs may also fulfil an important emotional need, giving them________________________ and companionship, as well as a richer and more varied life.
1.A.many B.no C.any D.few
2.A.mad B.dead C.old D.blind
3.A.temperature B.speed C.standard D.price
4.A.passed B.had C.took D.failed
5.A.for B.up C.after D.at
6.A.so that B.as if C.even though D.as soon as
7.A.trainer B.dog C.woman D.man
8.A.beautiful B.suitable C.peaceful D.terrible
9.A.training B.playground C.middle school D.dog hospital
10.A.teachers B.owners C.players D.doctors
11.A.getting on well B.playing basketball C.making noises D.having a party
12.A.kill B.sell C.accept D.leave
13.A.stranger B.friend C.lesson D.means
14.A.tired B.sick C.independent D.sad
15.A.money B.food C.comfort D.house
