Lee Ann Laraway has polio (小儿麻痹症) and is not able to move very much. Most things are out of reach for her. Jeannie, a Labrador retriever, acts as her arms and legs. Jeannie understands 72 or more different commands. On a shopping trip, she can get money for Lee Ann at the bank or candies at the store. She can pay the cashier (收银员) and get change back. Jeannie brings things to Lee Ann and puts them in her lap.
Jeannie was trained at a place called Canine Companions for Independence, located on twelve acres of land in Santa Rosa (California). The land was donated (捐赠) by the cartoonist Charles Shultz. “We train four different types of dogs here,” said Ken Kirsh, a dog trainer there. “Hearing dogs, service dogs, skilled companion dogs, and facility dogs.”
Trainers work with Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers for hours a day, but not every dog is good enough to be a working dog.
The work is a serious business. Hearing dogs warn their owners of sounds like ringing telephones and doorbells. Other dogs work with disabled patients like eight-year-old Noah Habib who communicates with a special computer. He likes it when people come to ask him about his dog. His father says, “People are really interested in the dog and will come over and ask to pet her and play with her, and ask about what she does, and these are people that normally might not approach us and want to talk to Noah.”
When Lee Ann Laraway comes home with Jeannie and her goods, Jeannie helps her open the door. “You can train a dog to do a lot of things.” said Lee Ann.
【小题1】According to this passage, we can know that Jeannie is Lee Ann’s        .

A.servantB.daughterC.dogD.mother
【小题2】Jeannie can help Lee Ann do all the following things EXCEPT___________.
A.go to the bank to get money
B.pay for what Lee Ann buys in the shop
C.bring things home
D.do some cooking at home
【小题3】People want to talk to Noah mainly because         .
A.he is good at training dogs
B.he is not only honest but also lovely
C.they want to play with his dog
D.they want to ask him for help
【小题4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Dogs are helpful to peopleB.Four kinds of dogs
C.Jeannie, a very clever dogD.How to train working dogs
【小题5】What kind of dogs are not trained in the center?
A.Dogs that warn their owners of sounds like doorbells.
B.Dogs that help their blind owners cross over a road.
C.Dogs that open the door for their owners.
D.Dogs that work with children who have polio.

Ann was on her first package trip in Rosas, Spain.

At the hotel, she checked in, and then went to her room to change before dinner. She was just ready to go downstairs when she found that her Spanish money wasn’t in her handbag. She carefully looked in all her luggage, but she couldn’t find it. All she had was a small purse with ten English pound notes in it!

Ann found a place to change her English money. She had very few pesetas(西班牙货币单位), and she would be here for two weeks. On her way back to the hotel, Ann bought some cheese, some bread and some oranges. When she got back, she told the manager that her doctor had told her not to eat Spanish food; she’d just have breakfast each day, as she knew the price of hotels included breakfast.

For the rest of her holiday, Ann swam in the hotel swimming pool, or lay on the beach and got a sunbath. When the other tourists went to interesting places, she always said she wasn’t well. In fact, her holiday wasn’t bad, except that she was always hungry. After all, a piece of fruit for lunch, and bread and cheese for supper isn’t very much.

Late in the afternoon of their last day, a girl, Jane, asked her why she never ate with them in the hotel restaurant. Ann told her about her money problems. Jane looked at her for a minute, and then said, “But didn’t you know? The price of this holiday includes everything!”

1.“A package trip” probably means _________.

A. a free trip

B. a long journey

C. a pleasant trip

D. a trip that includes the cost of all the tickets and services

2.Ann didn’t eat dinners in the restaurant of the hotel because _________.

A. she was afraid that she couldn’t pay for them with her little money

B. her doctor told her not to eat them

C. she wasn’t well

D. she wasn’t hungry

3.Why did Ann buy some cheese, some bread and some oranges?

A. Because they were good for her health.

B. Because she planned to eat them instead of lunch and supper.

C. Because she liked them more than dinners in the hotel restaurant.

D. Because she is afraid that she couldn’t eat enough in the hotel restaurant.

4.How do you think Jane would feel after she heard Ann’s answer?

A. Angry.      B. Happy.      C. Surprised.        D. Excited

 

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