Sri Lankan police made an appeal for the public to donate their pet dogs to help the fight against terrorism and crime on the war-torn island．
“Make your pet a hero-to detect terrorism and make our motherland Sri Lanka a country with a new facelift, ” the police department said in a public notice carried by the state-run Daily News．
It said that donated dogs should be between six months and two years old and must have an impressive pedigree(血统)．German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, Rottweilers, Dalmatians, Cocker Spaniels and Doberman Pinschers are preferred．
Chief Inspector Lal Senavirathne said 25 people donated their pets, but only 18 dogs could be enlisted as the others did not meet the recruitment．He said the dogs would be trained to identify explosives, search for buried mines, sniff down drugs, deal with criminals and even perform tricks for the public．The dogs will retire after serving a maximum period of eight years and will be returned to their original owners．
“We already have 170 dogs deployed(部署)in 30 units, including the operational area or conflict areas in the island's north and east”, Senavirathne told AFP by telephone from his headquarters(总部)in the central town of Kandy．
He said it was the first time they were making a public appeal because of pressure on the police kennels(养狗场), which usually import about half of their annual requirement．
“This time, we hope to enlist about 50 dogs．They will be given six months extensive training and another six months on the job, ” he said．“Thereafter they will be officially called Police Dogs．”
Sri Lanka's dog population is about 2.3 million while it has 19.5 million people, and about 20, 000 to 30, 000 people are annually treated for homeless dog bites．
Sri Lanka is known as the“Pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and it is easy to see why．This little country never fails to please visitors．
Arrive．
The national airline is Sri Lankan Airlines, which flies from Colombo to London and a couple of other European cities．The country's main airport is Colombo Bandaranaike, located 29km north of the capital city．
Why now?．
The best time to visit Sri Lanka's southern beaches is from November to April．So by going early in the season, you'll get the best weather．Also in November, Deepavali, known as“Diwali”or the“Festival of Lights”, is Sri Lanka's main religious festival, celebrated throughout the country．
See．
There is plenty to see in Sri Lanka．The ancient capital cities of Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapura are worth seeing, and so are many outstanding ruins．Other mustsees are the rock fortress(要塞)of Sigiriya, towering over the jungle as far as the eye can see, and Dambulla's cave temple, the country's largest and best preserved．Both are UNESCO World Heritage(遗产)Sites．Kandy is a picturesque town, which was the last stronghold of the Kandyan Kings．Today it is a cultural relic centre where ageold customs, arts, and crafts remain．
Do．
Sri Lanka owns about 1,600km of beautiful palm-shaded beaches as well as warm, pure seas and colorful coral reefs(珊瑚礁)．You can explore the underwater world, and surfing and diving are available too．Away from the shore, wildlife is a big draw for Sri Lanka, and Yala National Park is one of the best places in the world to see wild animals including leopards(豹)and elephants．
Taste．
Sri Lanka is celebrated for its excellent food, with a particular emphasis on fresh fruit and vegetables on menus everywhere．Fish and seafood are a big part of the local diet．
Did you know?
Sri Lanka is known for its tea, but it is also the world's largest producer and exporter of cinnamon(肉桂)．
(1)
Which of the following is a cultural relic centre of Sri Lanka?．
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A．
Kandy．
B．
Anuradhapura
C．
Polonnaruwa．
D．
Colombo．
(2)
If you want to know something about“Diwali”, you'd better go there in ________．
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A．
September．
B．
October．
C．
November．
D．
May．
(3)
We learn from the passage that Sri Lanka ________．
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A．
is in the Pacific Ocean
B．
is famous for its excellent food．
C．
is the world's largest producer of tea
D．
has only flights to London．
(4)
The author wrote the article in order to________．
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A．
introduce the picturesque landscape of Sri Lanka．
B．
let readers know what is famous in Sri Lanka．
C．
make Sri Lanka well known throughout the world．
D．
let people get more travel information about Sri Lanka．
阅读理解
“He who can have patience can have what he wants,”said Benjamin Franklin．They say patience is a virtue(美德)seldom found in women and never in men．This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience．
Patience is necessary for success．
It is said that“all good things come to those who wait”．Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance(坚持)．Edison said,“Genius was 99％ perspiration and only 1％ inspiration．”Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success．It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements．
Patience brings peace of mind．
When we desire certain outcomes(结果), we'll have no peace of mind．Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place．There is no end to human desires．Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment(超然)．
Patience can transform suffering into joy．
Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience．Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed．
Sri Chinmoy said,“If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy．”
(1)
Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?
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A．
Franklin's
B．
Edison's
C．
Chinmoy's
D．
Einstein's
(2)
In the writer's opinion, ________．
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A．
human desires will easily be filled
B．
patience is a virtue seldom found in a person
C．
happiness can only be obtained through success
D．
patience is the best medicine of suffering
(3)
How is the whole passage organized?
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A．
General-detail-general．
B．
General-detail．
C．
Detail-general-detail．
D．
Detail-general．
(4)
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
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A．
We All Need Patience
B．
Patience Means Success
C．
Benefits of Patience
D．
We Should Not Be patient
阅读理解
A man from Sri Lanka on Friday broke the Guinness world record for the longest time spent watching TV．He finished with 69 hours and 48 minutes．
Suresh Joachim did his TV viewing in the lobby(门厅)of WABC-TV as part of the “Guinness World Record Breaker Week ” on the TV talk show“Live With Regis and Kelly”．
After passing the previous record of 50 hours and 7 minutes Thursday, Joachim continued until about 7 am Friday．
Sitting on a brown leather couch, he watched nothing but ABC shows．
“I’m going to be a little tired of watching TV after this,” Joachim told reporters by phone during a brief break．
Rules of Guinness for the couch potato honor, allow for a five-minute break every hour and a 15-minute break every eight hours．The viewer must be constantly looking at the screen．
The hardest part, Joachim said on Live With Regis and Kelly, was “I couldn’t watch the people”－the many, waving passers-by on the street outside the ABC studio．
Joachim, who lives in Toronto but comes from Sri Lanka, now holds more than 16 Guinness records, including the longest duration(持续)balancing on one foot(76 hours, 40 minutes)and bowling for 100 hours．He does it, he says, to raise awareness of suffering children．
(1)
Which paragraph shows the main idea of the passage?
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A．
The first paragraph．
B．
The last paragraph．
C．
The second paragraph．
D．
The sixth paragraph．
(2)
Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined word “constantly”?
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A．
All the time．
B．
At times．
C．
Some time．
D．
Once upon a time．
(3)
What’s the biggest pity for Joachim when he did his TV viewing?
