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(整修,翻新),” 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(招募). 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,调度) in 30 units, including the operational area or conflict(冲突) 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.

72. What did the police mainly want people to do?

      A. Offer their dogs to be Police Dogs.  B.Stop their dogs from biting people.

       C. Take care not to lost their dogs.       D.Give their dogs good training.

73. To meet the requirements,            .

       A.the dog’s age must be within a certain range

       B.the dogs must be ready for a lifelong job

       C.the dogs must be of the same type

       D.the dogs must be experienced

74. What can we infer from the passage?

       A.The number of dogs in the country is reasonable.

       B.Dogs will begin working immediately chosen.

       C.Many dogs in the country are left uncared for.

       D.The country’s public order is very satisfying.

75. What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Pet Dogs Want Training       B.The Shortage of Pet Dogs

C.Pet Dogs Can Bite People       D.Pet Dogs Needed by the Country

第二节完形填空(20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

      阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife.She burst into   36 .I took them to the shoemaker to get them   37 .

       The young apprentice (学徒) glanced at the opening and said, " 38   I can do except replace the upper." His master looked at them and said to me, "If you   39   me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes."

       I was   40   and asked why.

       He explained, "As if the openings were made   41   for the sake of special style and reuse."

       Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on   42   shoe, but all the openings were patched (打补丁) by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,   43  more unique and interesting than ever.I couldn't help but   44   the master's skill.

       Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back.My wife   45   the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it   46 _ and mend it."

       Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and   47   thread and they   48   a look of ice crystal (冰晶 ) hanging from a winter's branch. 49   , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt.I 50   with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of   51   !"

       "I was inspired by that craftsman.Patches are supposed to be   52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife.

       Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is   53   to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life.Since you can't   54   the existence of wound, you should not expect people's   55   by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful.

36.A.laughter    B.cheers       C.tears  D.speech

37.A.made B.repaired    C.decorated  D.preserved

38.A.Anything  B.Something       C.Everything       D.Nothing

39.A.trust  B.inform      C.appoint     D.convince

40.A.annoyed   B.confused   C.disappointed     D.discouraged

41.A.on purpose       B.by accident      C.in vain      D.beyond control

42.A.neither     B.any   C.every D.each

43.A.remaining B.growing    C.looking     D.feeling

44.A.appreciate B.witness     C.praise       D.describe

45.A.delivered  B.checked    C.washed     D.ironed

46.A.outside     B.downtown C.home D.abroad

47.A.red    B.white C.pink  D.purple

48.A.took on    B.put on      C.decided on       D.focused on

49.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Anyway    D.Besides

50.A.sighed      B.signed      C.greeted     D.paused

51.A.cake  B.art     C.furniture   D.jewellery

52.A.pretty       B.attractive  C.tough       D.ugly

53.A.easy  B.improper  C.likely       D.impossible

54.A.change     B.imagine    C.stand D.prove

55.A.respect     B.friendship C.sympathy  D.apology

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