Question

7．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．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，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．
28．The Guide Horse FoundationD．
A．was set up by one person              
B．has different kinds of horses   
C．has a history of several hundred years    
D．trains horses to guide blind people
29．According to the text，miniature horsesC．
A．are different from regular horses in many ways     
B．are more friendly to people than dogs  
C．are much smaller than regular horses             
D．live a shorter life than guide dogs
30．We know from the text that Dan ShawB．
A．became blind at age 45                 
B．has a great love for horses
C．got a guide horse as soon as he applied    
D．heard about guide horses from a friend
31．The text is written to tell us thatA．
A．Miniature horses are trained to help the blind．
B．horses are better than dogs as guide animals
C．blind people are brave to face many challenges
D．New York City is a magical city．

Answer 1

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的例子来证明导盲马能和导盲犬工作得一样好．

解答 28．D 细节理解题．根据文章第二段They began training miniature horses to help guideblind people，可知他们开始训练小型马来帮助盲人．所以The Guide Horse Foundation是训练马给盲人带路的组织，故选D．
29．C 细节理解题．根据文章第二段的Miniature horses look just like regular horses，onlymuch smaller，可知小型马看起来就像普通的马，只是小得多．所以这种马比其他的马小，故选C．
30．B 细节理解题．根据文章第三段对于Shaw的描述：Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal…可知Shaw喜欢马，想要向导动物．所以他很喜欢马，故选B．
31．A 主旨大意题．文章主要讲的是训练小型马来帮助盲人，让他们能做自己做不到的事，故选A．

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读，主要考查细节理解题．在做细节理解题时，首先根据题目要求迅速在文章里找出相应的段落、句子或短语．认真比较选项和文中细节的区别，从而做出正确的选择．