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【题目】 Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some heroes, like Lucca, are not even human. Lucca is a 12-year-old US Marine Crops (海军陆战队) dog. On April 5, Lucca received an award for her brave military service, during which she lost one of her front legs. Lucca is now retired and lives in California.

Lucca was in London, England, to receive the Dickin Medal from the British charity People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). The organization provides free medical care to the sick and injured pets of people in need. The PDSA calls the Dickin Medal “the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict (军事冲突)”.

Lucca is the first US Marine Crops dog to receive the medal. She and her owner, Gunnery Willingham, traveled to London, England, for the award ceremony. “Lucca is very intelligent and had an amazing drive for work.” Willingham said.

Lucca was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices. She lost one of her legs in an explosion while on patrol (巡逻) in Afghanistan in 2012.

During her six years of active military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Lucca completed more than 400 missions. She was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices. She was so effective on duty that no human troops were killed during any of her patrols.

But Lucca did not escape injury. On March 23, 2012, she was on patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. An explosive device was set off under her. Lucca lost her front left leg right away. She also suffered serious burns on her body.

Lucca is the 66th animals to receive the Dickin Medal since it was introduced in 1943. The award has been given to 30 dogs (including Lucca), 32 World War II messenger pigeons, three horses and one cat.

【1】We can infer that Lucca ___________.

A. can see nothing with her eyesB. has some difficulty in walking

C. was trained in LondonD. is still serving in the US Marine corps

【2】We can learn that Lucca used to be ___________.

A. search dogB. guide dogC. hunting dogD. pet dog

【3】Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Lucca?

A. Brave.B. Smart.C. faithful.D. Creative.

【4】The Dickin Medal is designed for __________.

A. brave soldiers who protect animals

B. Marine Crops dogs working at war

C. animals serving in military conflicts

D. animals wounded by US Marine Crops

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

英雄有各种各样的，这篇短文给我们介绍了一只来自美国陆战队的叫Lucca的狗，她接受过寻找隐藏武器和爆炸装置的训练，在她服役期间，她完成了400多项任务，并在一次任务中失去了一条前腿。最近Lucca获得了英国一所慈善机构颁发的Dickin奖章。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段On April 5, Lucca received an award for her brave military service, during which she lost one of her front legs.和第四段She lost one of her legs in an explosion while on patrol (巡逻) in Afghanistan in 2012.可知，Lucca在执行任务时失去了一只腿，所以她走路不方便。故应选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文第四段Lucca was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices.可知，Lucca接受过寻找隐藏武器和爆炸装置的训练，所以她是一只搜救犬，故应选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文中“Lucca is very intelligent and had an amazing drive for work.” Willingham said.、During her six years of active military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Lucca completed more than 400 missions. She was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices. She was so effective on duty that no human troops were killed during any of her patrols可知，Lucca非常的勇敢、聪明，而且忠诚，D选项的creative“有创造力的”，在短文中没有体现。故应选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文第二段The PDSA calls the Dickin Medal “the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict可知，Dickin奖章是世界上任何动物在军事冲突中获得的最高荣誉。故应选C。

这篇短文给我们介绍了一只勇敢的狗—Lucca，她是一条搜救犬，最近她获得了英国的Dickin奖章，是在军事冲突中服役的动物所能获得的最高荣誉。短文主题明确，文章内容比较容易理解。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据题目所问，锁定文章相关段落或语句作答。题型以细节理解和推理判断为主，例如第1小题，根据短文第一段On April 5, Lucca received an award for her brave military service, during which she lost one of her front legs.和第四段She lost one of her legs in an explosion while on patrol (巡逻) in Afghanistan in 2012.可知，Lucca在执行任务时失去了一只腿，所以她走路不方便。故应选B。再如第4小题，根据题目中The Dickin Medal课定位到短文第二段，根据The PDSA calls the Dickin Medal “the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict这句话可知，Dickin奖章是世界上任何动物在军事冲突中获得的最高荣誉。故应选C。