Question

When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw, who is blind.

When Shaw lost his sight, his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog. Shaw, an animal lover, said he couldn’t bear to part with a dog (which usually lives about eight to ten years) and get used to a new one, perhaps several times in his life.

Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that the horse possess many qualities that that make them an excellent choice for guiding people. They are clean, friendly, smart and have great memories. They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places. Best of all, they live for 25-25years, which would enable Shaw to have the same guide companion for most or all of his life.

Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The instant he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the right choice. Then he began his training.

Through training, Shaw and Cuddles learned to find way on busy streets, step over curbs（便道沿儿）and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even demonstrated（显示）its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him, to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation. The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any difficulty. Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better.

1.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 1? (No more than 2 words)

2.Why didn’t Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide? (No more than 15 words)

3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us? (No more than 10 words)

4.How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles? (No more than 10 words)

5.In your opinion, what is the ideal relationship between man and animals? (No more than 20 words)

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.Tiny / Little / Small / Very small

2.A dog’s life is short and Shaw couldn’t bear to part with it

3.The tiny horses possess (have) many good qualities to guide people

4.He feels that his future life will be better / easier.

5.They should be good friends and help each other. (答案不唯一)

【解析】

试题分析:

1.由第三段第一句Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses和最后一段倒数第三行The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls可以知道答案

2.由第二段第二行said he couldn’t bear to part with a dog (which usually lives about eight to ten years) 可以知道答案

3.由第三段第二行He learned that the horse possess many qualities that that make them an excellent choice for guiding people. 可以知道答案

4.由最后一段最后一句Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better可以知道答案

5.由本文的主要意思“一个盲人用动物帮他领路”，所以人和动物要相互帮助

考点：考查分析能力

点评：做此类题时，首先阅读全文，知道短文的主要意思，再看问题，根据问题再短文里找答案，如果短文有现成的答案，就可以用原句；如果没有，则用自己的语言概括