Long long ago, there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal( 偷 ) the bell on his neighbour’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of ( 抓住 )the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, “ I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “ Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out.

“Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson. ( 教训 )” The angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief didn’t know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered.

1.The thief was trying to get__________.

A. his neighbour

B. his neighbour’s doorbell

C. some cotton

D. a door with a bell on it

2.The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be__________for him to steal the doorbell.

A. safe B. difficult C. dangerous D. easy

3.The neighbour ran out probably(可能地) because__________.

A. he knew his doorbell was being stolen

B. he thought someone came to visit him

C. he realized ( 意识到 ) something strange happened.

D. Both B and C

4.The neighbour hit the thief to__________.

A. give him a lesson

B. punish( 惩罚 ) him for stealing

C. help him with the bell

D. be his teacher

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The thief understood why he was hit on the nose.

B. The thief knew why the neighbour came out.

C. The thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.

D. The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell

Since May 1, 2015, Beijing started to allow blind people to take guide dogs (导盲犬) onto the subway(地铁). How much do you know about guide dogs? What can they do to help blind people?

Not every dog can become a guide dog. The most common guide dog breeds (品种) are Labrador Retrievers (拉布拉多猎犬) and Golden Retrievers (金毛猎犬). That’s because they are smart and have a good temper.

To help blind people, dogs need to learn many skills, such as finding and following a clear road, moving around obstacles (障碍物), and stopping when they reach a curb (路牙) beside a road. Of course they should pass tests. They also need to learn an important lesson known as “intelligent disobedience (智能抗命)”. For example, blind people ask the dog to go forward when crossing a road. But if the dog knows that a car is coming, it will not move until it is safe.

At about 10 or 12 years old, guide dogs retire(退休). Some of them stay at their owner’s home and become their pets. Others may go back to training schools and live there.

What can a guide dog do to help blind people?

• Follow a direct road, paying no attention to other things such as smells, animals and people.

• Keep a steady (稳定的) pace and just ahead of the owner.

• Stop at all curbs until the handler tells them to move forward.

• Stay quiet when the owner is sitting down.

• Help the owner to move around buses, subways and other public transportation.

Answer the following questions. (in no more than eight words)

1.What can blind people in Beijing do when they go out by subway?

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2.Why do people choose Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers as guide dogs?

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3.What important lesson should guide dogs learn?

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4. How many things can guide dogs do to help blind people according to the passage?

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5. What is the passage about?

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