These dogs can deal with a lot of things and problems in a blind person's life and they are perfect mediators(调解人) between healthy people and sightless ones. They ensure that disabled people can live normal lives and this is the best thing that they can do. Their training for this role, however, is not easy. First they are sent to a normal family and then the dogs are specially trained. They have to learn perhaps 50 different tasks or disciplines. And then, when they are fully trained, they are sent to a new family where they try to make life as normal as possible for their owners.

    When it comes to training guide-dogs there are some more questions you have to think about. For example, how to choose the best dog for this? The best dog breeds (品种) are German Shepherds, Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers because they have very good characters, for example they are well-balanced, easy to teach and smarter than other breeds.

    Another thing to think about is how much it costs to train every dog. We have to think of the price too, because it's a very high sum. But I think everybody should try to help blind people because they need it and we can make them happy. And maybe, in the future, I'll become a guide-dog trainer some day because it's a very helpful job.

91.According to the passage, a German shepherd is usually a best choice for a guide-dog because it__________.

A. is stronger and braver than other breeds

  B. is easy to train and cost little

  C. has good characters and is smart

  D. can be easily trained to search for hard drugs

92. In paragraph 3, the author mainly stesses that__________.

A. different dogs have different uses

B. there are several famous dog breeds

C. dogs should not be treated as pets

D. guide-dogs are more useful than others

93. Before a dog acts the role as a guide-dog,________..

A. it is ususally led to its new owner to show its skills

B. it is ususlly introduced to people to see whether it is liked

C. the cost of getting trained must be made clear first

D. it is often sent to a normal family to receive a full train

94. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

A. A guide-dog can make a sightless person a normal one.

B. Dogs are best and most beautiful creatures in the world for all.

C. A guide-dog trainer proves to be the most helpful job.

D. The breeds and the cost are what should be thought about in training guide-dogs.

95. Which may be the best title of the passage?

A. Life without a Dog Is Empty

B. A Dog Is Man’s Best Friend

C. A Dream to Be a Guide-dog Trainer

D. Training a Guide-dog, a Difficult Task

    The most frightening words in the English language are, "Our computer is down." You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I'm sorry, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."

    "If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

    "I can't write you, out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so:"

    I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just star, ding there, drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do all you people do?"

    "We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not."

    "How lorig will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.

    "I have no idea. Sometimes it,s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There's no way we can find odt without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer, us.”

    After the girl told me they had no backup (备用) computer, I said. "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes? They're still flying, aren't they?"

    I wouldn't know,” she said, pointino at the dark screen. "Only 'IT' knows. 'It' can't tell me."

   By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white; some people started to cry and still others kicked.their luggage.

86.The best title for the article is_________.

A. When the Computer Is Down

  B. The Most Frightening Thing

  C. The Computer of. the Airport

  D. Asking the Computer

87.What Could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

A. She could sell a ticket.

  B. She could write out a ticket.

  C. She could answer the passengers' questions.

  D. She could do nothing.

88.Which of the following is TRUE?

  A. The author couldn't leave for Washington because of the weather.

  B. All the computers, in the airport were down.

  C. The passengers could get on the plane even the computer was down.

D. The girl knew nothing about the flight without the computer.

89.The last paragraph suggests that_________.

  A. a modern computer won't be down.

  B. computers can take the place of humans

  C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

  D. there will be great changes in computers


    Why are so many people so afraid of failure? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure becomes an experience that will lead to growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.

    Most parents work hard at either preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards. A mother describes her child's hurriedly-made table as "perfect"! Even though it couldn't stand on uneven (not same in height) legs. Another way is to shift (转移) blame. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.

    The trouble with failure-prevention methods is that they leave a child unequipped for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, that no one can win all the time and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win. A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honor roll or the baseball team feel terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick comfort prize or say "It doesn't matter" because it does. The young should be allowed to experience disappointment and be helped to master it.

    Failure is never pleasurable. It hurts grown-ups and children exactly alike. But it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it. Step one is to ask "Why did I fail?". Control the natural impulse (冲动) to blame someone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong, and how you can improve. If someone else can help, 'don't be shy about asking them.

81.This passage mainly tells us about_________.

A. the reasons why people fail

  B. how to fail

  C. the ways to prevent failures

  D. the importance of facing failures

82.When the writer says "every person has the right to fail", he means to say"_________".

  A. the world is full of failures

  B. everyone makes mistakes

C. failures are not common in our lives

D. no one can grow up without failures

83.By "protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed", the writer means that most parents try their best_________.

A. to let their children know that they won't fail

  B. to teach their children about knowledge of failure

  C. to provide their children with the knowledge against failure

  D. to keep their children from realizing that they failed

84.According to the writer,_________.

A. parents should tell their children to think nothing of not being chosen into a football team

  B. children should be encouraged to get rid of disappointment by themselves

  C. parents should judge what their children have done as it is

  D. children should learn to enjoy a game that they won't win

85.According to the passage, if you are facing failure, you should_________.

  A. blame someone else.

B. face it yourself and not ask others to help.

C. forget it as soon as possible.

D. think it over and find way to improve it.

A farmer had some young dogs to sell. He painted a sign describing the dogs and began to nail (钉)   61   to a post in his yard. As he was driving the last nail, he   62  a pull on his coat. He looked   63   and found a little boy.

    “Mister,” he said, “I want to   64   one of your dogs.”

    “Well,” said the farmer, as he   65   the sweat (汗水) off his neck, “these dogs come from   66   parents and cost a good deal of money.”

    The boy   67   his head for a moment. Reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of   68   and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that   69   to take a look?”

    “Sure,” said the farmer.

    Then he let out a   70  . “Here, Dolly!” he called.

    Out from the doghouse ran Dolly   71   by four little balls of fur. The boy’s eyes danced   72  .

    As the dogs made their way to the fence (篱笆), the boy noticed something else moving   73   inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball   74  . This one was even smaller, walking with   75   toward the others, doing its best to catch up with them.

    “I   76   that one,” the boy said, pointing to the smallest and   77   developed dog.

    The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that dog,   78   he will never be able to run and play with you.”

Hearing that, the boy stepped back, and began rolling up one leg of his   79  . A steel brace (支撑板) appeared running down his leg connecting itself with a   80   made shoe. He said to the farmer, “You see, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

61 A. it                 B. them          C. dog           D. dogs

62. A. found          B. felt          C. realized      D. caused

63. A. back         B. forwards      C. down       D. up

64. A. raise          B. keep          C. afford      D. buy 

65. A. took             B. carried      C. removed     D. moved

66. A. fine          B. special        C. ordinary     D. natural

67. A. fell           B. dropped     C. raised       D. rose

68. A. bills          B. notes        C. change            D. exchange

69. A. right          B. enough     C. nice         D. exact

70. A. breath         B. noise        C. cry         D. whistle

71. A. followed         B. run           C. caught            D. hurried

72. A. with care      B. with delight  C. in surprise  D. in danger

73. A. quickly        B. violently       C. slightly          D. happily

74. A. came          B. went        C. appeared      D. jumped

75. A. upset          B. worry      C. help          D. difficulty

76. A. love           B. like         C. prefer         D. want

77. A. most           B. least        C. much              D. very

78. A. for              B. and          C. though             D. but

79. A. legs          B. arms          C. trousers       D. coats

80. A. especially       B. specially    C. powerfully   D. wonderfully

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