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B. appearance
C. behavior
D. behalf
Lee Ann Laraway has polio (小儿麻痹症) and is not able to move very much. Most things are out of reach for her. Jeannie, a Labrador retriever, acts as her arms and legs. Jeannie understands 72 or more different commands. On a shopping trip, she can get money for Lee Ann at the bank or candies at the store. She can pay the cashier (收银员) and get change back. Jeannie brings things to Lee Ann and puts them in her lap.
Jeannie was trained at a place called Canine Companions for Independence, located on twelve acres of land in Santa Rosa (California). The land was donated (捐赠) by the cartoonist Charles Shultz. “We train four different types of dogs here,” said Ken Kirsh, a dog trainer there. “Hearing dogs, service dogs, skilled companion dogs, and facility dogs.”
Trainers work with Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers for hours a day, but not every dog is good enough to be a working dog.
The work is a serious business. Hearing dogs warn their owners of sounds like ringing telephones and doorbells. Other dogs work with disabled patients like eight-year-old Noah Habib who communicates with a special computer. He likes it when people come to ask him about his dog. His father says, “People are really interested in the dog and will come over and ask to pet her and play with her, and ask about what she does, and these are people that normally might not approach us and want to talk to Noah.”
When Lee Ann Laraway comes home with Jeannie and her goods, Jeannie helps her open the door. “You can train a dog to do a lot of things.” said Lee Ann.
【小题1】According to this passage, we can know that Jeannie is Lee Ann’s .
| A.servant | B.daughter | C.dog | D.mother |
| A.go to the bank to get money |
| B.pay for what Lee Ann buys in the shop |
| C.bring things home |
| D.do some cooking at home |
| A.he is good at training dogs |
| B.he is not only honest but also lovely |
| C.they want to play with his dog |
| D.they want to ask him for help |
| A.Dogs are helpful to people | B.Four kinds of dogs |
| C.Jeannie, a very clever dog | D.How to train working dogs |
| A.Dogs that warn their owners of sounds like doorbells. |
| B.Dogs that help their blind owners cross over a road. |
| C.Dogs that open the door for their owners. |
| D.Dogs that work with children who have polio. |
Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.
“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.
There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的)for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.
Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter if responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.
【小题1】What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?
| A.Writers need to provide their personal information in the game. |
| B.Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number. |
| C.Writers should be responsible for their names. |
| D.Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say. |
| A.help to end a relationship | B.not get a reply |
| C.be accepted all the same | D.become a family problem |
| A.hesitant to make a donation | B.unwilling to draw public attention |
| C.afraid of an accusation | D.ready for involvement |
| A.honour and writers | B.identity and signature |
| C.signature and responsibility | D.anonymity and signature |