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Air travel makes some people very nervous. The crowds, the noise and flying itself can cause . But there are classes people can take to help them the fear of flying. And there is training for service dogs that suffer the same problem.

Service dogs almost never the side of the people they care for. You will see them working on buses, trains and other public systems. But the busy environment found at an airport can even the best trained working dog.

People with disabilities depend on their dogs. They want the animals to safely them through security areas. They also need the dogs to remain on duty on the airplane, even when the flying is not . This takes special . The Air Hollywood K9 Flight School is one place where such help can be found.

The school has a piece of equipment that provides the sights, sounds and even the feel of an airplane in flight. Dog trainers say training is based on a simple rule: preparation. Dogs need to be exposed gradually and to the environment, to loud noises, to sounds and other dogs so that when this experience happens to them on a daily basis, they're able to act in a way that they're used to acting and that they don't get .

Dog owners who the training at Air Hollywood K9 Flight School say they now feel much more at ease about future . Their dogs also seem ready for takeoff.

1.A. trouble B. unease C. accidents D. diseases

2.A. defeat B. describe C. sense D. record

3.A. professional B. varied C. free D. similar

4.A .approach B. bark C. leave D. take

5.A. association B. running C. transport D. society

6.A. trouble B. attract C. interrupt D. instruct

7.A. follow B. guide C. train D. land

8.A. nervously B. stressfully C. calmly D. enthusiastically

9.A. speedy B. relaxing C. dangerous D. smooth

10.A. interest B. attention C. training D. procedure

11.A. previous B. cooperative C. academic D. successful

12.A. repeatedly B. abruptly C. occasionally D. instantly

13.A. bored B. excitable C. energetic D. fragile

14.A. attended B. inquired C. overlooked D. recommended

15.A. career B. flights C. security D. generations

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.B

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试题分析:文章大意:飞机旅程不但会让人紧张,也会让服务犬慌乱。但是经过一些专门的飞行训练后人和狗都可以适应在机场以及飞机上的嘈杂状况。在本文中作者简单介绍了这种对服务犬的特殊训练。

1. trouble麻烦;B. unease不安;C. accidents事故;D. diseases疾病;根据情理以及后句中the fear of flying可知飞机旅行中的嘈杂,混乱有时会让人不安,产生害怕心理,故选B。

2. defeat失败; B. describe描述; C. sense感觉;D. record记录;根据下文内容可知狗可以通过专门的课程训练来克服对飞行的恐惧,故答案选A。

3. professional专业的; B. varied各种各样 C. free自由的;D. similar相似的;根据上下文内容可知人和狗都可以接受训练来缓解紧张情绪,所以选D。

4. approach接近;B. bark尖叫 C. leave离开;D. take带;根据常识可知服务犬必须不离开主人身边,故选C。

5. association协会,社团; B. Running跑;C. transport运输; D. society社会;根据空前内容可知所列举的都是交通方式,故选C。

6. trouble麻烦; B. attract吸引; C. interrupt打断; D. instruct教导;前面介绍狗不离开主人,但是从but的转折可知此处指机场的状况会让狗慌乱,和文章第一段介绍对狗的训练相呼应,选A。

7. 考查动词。A. follow遵循; B. guide指导;C. train训练;D. land着陆;从常识可知残疾人依靠狗来带路,选B。

8. nervously紧张地; B. stressfully 有压力地;C. calmly平静地;D. enthusiastically热情地;服务性犬是来帮助主人的,所以主人希望狗在服务过程中能正常地履行职责,选C。

9. .speedy迅速的; B. relaxing放松的; C. dangerous危险的;D. smooth光滑的,顺利的;根据语境判断主人希望即使飞行状况不好,狗也可以正常履行它的职责,故选D。

10. 考查名词。A. interest兴趣; B. attention 注意力;C. training训练; D. procedure程序;从上下文内容可知如果让狗在飞行中保持常态需要特殊的训练,这也是文章首段所提到的,故选C。

11. previous先前的; B. cooperative合作的;C. academic学术的; D. successful成功的; 下文介绍了具体的训练过程,由此判断此处指成功的训练所需要遵循的原则,选D。

12. 考查副词。A. repeatedly重复地; B. abruptly突然地; C. occasionally偶尔;D. instantly立即地;根据上文中preparations和下文中that they're used to acting可知对狗的训练需要让它经过反复不断地接触飞行环境,选A。

13. bored感到无聊的; B. excitable易激动的; C. energetic精力充沛的;D. fragile易碎的;从上文内容可知经过多次接触以后,狗就会在飞行中保持冷静,不再容易焦躁不安,故选B

14. attended 参加; B. inquired询问; C. overlooked 忽略;D. recommended推荐;从下文内容可知此处指让狗参加了飞行训练的主人,由此判断选A。

15. career 事业;B. flights航班;C. security 安全;D. generations一代;根据文章内容可知主人对经过飞行训练后的狗感到很放心,而且下文Their dogs also seem ready for takeoff.也是提示信息,选B。

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