Lucy Li s playful giggle (傻笑) might make people think she’s just a silly schoolgirl. 21, those who ve seen her play 22 she’s all business on the golf course. But how did this 14-year-old talented girl become one of the most-talked-about 23 players in golf today?

In 2002.Lucy was bom to a Chinese immigrant (移民) family in California. Lucy's mother tried to interest her in other 24. like ballet. But Lucy 25 to be like her elder brother,who played 26 . One day while waiting for him to finish agolf match,7-year-old Lucy 27 a club(高尔夫球棒) ,hit the ball and sent it flying straight down the course. Her mother said,We28 something special that day. 

    The family 29 famous golf coach Jmi McLean and asked him to teach Lucy. That was the  30 of her golf career. According to McLean, “Lucy has a 31 for golf. She can play better than any other kid r ve ever seen.”

    Lucy was the youngest 32 ever to qualify for the US Women's Open golf tournament in 2014. At the US Women's Open,Lucy was 33 against the world's best players in North Carolina. She was also playing on one of the world's most 34 courses in 90-degree heat. 35 the first round ended,she had a (n) —36 score of 78. But her score of.78 again the next day wasn,t enough for her to advance.

    Lucy is still a 37 girl,and often (单脚跳) and skips as she 38 along the golf course. When asked what she 39. Lucy answered ,“I want to have fun and 40 . I want to learn a lot from these great players."

21. A. Therefore   B. Howevbr  C. Otherwise   D. Besides

22. A. doubt   B. deny dope   C.hope  D. know

23. A. lazy   B. silly C. disabled   D. young

24. A. activities   B. stories  C. topics   D. memories

25. A. feared   B. refused  C. expected   D. regretted

26. A. tennis   B. golf C. baseball   D. football

27. A. kissed   B. lost C. broke   D. grasped

28. A. realized   B. ignored  C. forgot   D. created

29. A. forgave . B. helped  C. contacted   D. comforted

30. A. aim   B. start  C. success   D. end

31. A. chance   B. prize  C. gift   D. performance

32. A. reporter   B. player c. coach   D. audience

33. A. debating   B. protecting  C. guarding   D. competing

34. A. difficult   B. relaxing  C. romantic   D. funny

35. A. If   B. Though  C. After   D. Because

36. A. poor   B. good   C. wrong   D. old

37. A. shy   B. foolish  C. beautiful   D. little

38. A. moves   B. dances C. paints   D. drives

39. A. wants   B. guesses  C. sings   D. understands

40. A. travel   B. dream   C. learn   D. smile


   In cities across the US,police dogs have usually been those trained in Europe,at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars for police departments. But now police can get the same work done for next to nothing by simply turning to the countless future K9s in US shelters. “All they need is a chance to prove themselves and these dogs will work as hard as dogs that we bring in from overseas ,” said Croft,the founder of Universal K9.

   Croft has rescued 60 dogs so far from shelters across the South. The organization has trained the dogs in drug and explosive detection,scent tracking (跟踪气味) and other work. Once they’re fully trained,the dogs are then delivered to local police departments for free. “Right now,we’re on track to save almost 100 dogs this year,” Croft said.

   Universal K9 currently has 15 dogs in its eight-week class. Sadie,a 5-month-old dog,is the class’ —star student. She was picked up off the street by animal control workers. uI found Sadie on the side of the road one day/' said Centeno;an animal control worker in Texas. /'She was just so playful. She had a lot of energy."

   And the dogs aren‘t just joining police departments; they re also becoming members of police families. Cpl. Wesley Keeling,an officer,said he was unwilling to take on K9 partner Remi,a graduate of Universal K9,at the beginning,but quickly he began to love her. They’ve now been together for 2. 5 months. Keeling said Remi was responsible for searching cars and buildings for (麻醉剂) as well as tracking people who may escape or who may go missing. “Remi is a saved dog ,” Keeling said. “She's proud of herself,I'm proud of her. I can't say enough about her. I really can't.”

9. Compared with dogs from Universal K9,traditionally trained police dogs .

   A. are cleverer

   B. can do more tasks 

    C. cost more money

   D. are trained in the US

10. Universal K9 is founded to .

   A. reduce social crimes

   B. make money by training dogs 

    C. save and train homeless dogs   

    D. call on people to care for dogs

11. What do we know about Sadie?

   A. She is a quiet dog.

   B. She is popular in the class.

    C. She was found two months ago.

   D. She is good at smelling danger.

12. The best title for the text would be .

   A. Dogs,human's close friends

   B. The importance of police dogs 

    C. The roles dogs play nowadays

   D. Dogs get a second chance and duty

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