Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger. But what can blind people do if they are allergic（過敏的）to dogs or just don’t like them? For some people, the answer is provided by the Guide
Horse Foundation.
Janet and Don Burleson founded the organization in 1999. They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people. Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller. They are generally less than 34 inches tall.
Cuddles was the foundation’s first guide horse in full service（服務(wù)）. She became 45-year-old Dan Shaw’s helper. Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor. One night, while filling out a form to get a guide dog, Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind. Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time. He applied（申請）, and a year later, Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team.
On a trip to New York, Cuddles helped Shaw safely tour Times Square, a very busy part of the city at night. The next day, Cuddles calmly rode the elevator with Shaw to the crowded top of the Empire State Building, a famous tall building. Cuddles even guided Shaw on the boat ride to the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）, and traveled on the subway system.
Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles. He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself.
小題1:The Guide Horse Foundation __________.
A．was set up by one person
B．has different kinds of horses
C．trains horses to guide blind people
D．has a history of several hundred years
小題2: According to the text, miniature horses __________.
A．live a shorter life than guide dogs
B．a(chǎn)re much smaller than regular horses
C．a(chǎn)re more friendly to people than dogs
D．a(chǎn)re different from regular horses in many ways
小題3: We know from the text that Dan Shaw __________.
A．became blind at age 45
B．has a great love for horses
C．heard about guide horses from a friend
D．got a guide horse as soon as he applied
小題4: Cuddles changed Dan Shaw’s life by __________.
A．making him famous
B．helping to calm him
C．giving him confidence
D．helping him start an organization
小題5: The text is written to tell us that __________.
A．special animals can help people do seemingly impossible things
B．blind people are brave to face many challenges
C．horses are better than dogs as guide animals
D．New York City is a magical city

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：文章主要講述了一種新型的導(dǎo)盲動物——導(dǎo)盲馬。這主要針對不喜歡狗或是對狗過敏的人群。文章還舉了Cuddles和她的主人Shaw的案例來證明導(dǎo)盲馬能和導(dǎo)盲犬工作得一樣好。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people，可知The Guide Horse Foundation _訓(xùn)練馬給盲人帶路，應(yīng)選擇C
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段的Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller，可知這種馬比其他的馬小，其他項都不正確，所以選擇B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段對于Shaw的描述：Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal…可知他喜歡馬，所以選B
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by ….. making him feel much more confident about himself ，可知是Cuddles 改變了Dan Shaw’s的生活，通過給了他自信所以選C
小題5:主旨大意題。文章主要講的是導(dǎo)盲動物對于盲人的幫助，讓他們能做自己做不到的事，所以選A
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A．LocksB．MarkingC．RegistrationD．Basic Security
小題2:The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle ____________.
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B．in a police station and security company
C．in a security company and your university
D．by yourself and in a security company
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A．More than 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year.
B．Leave your bicycle in out-of-the-way places.
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小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．orC．butD．however
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A．LocksB．MarkingC．RegistrationD．Basic Security
小題2:The underlined phrase “act as a deterrent to a thief” means__________.
A．help you recognize your bike
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D．stop you worrying about your bike
小題3:The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle        .
A．in the bike shop and your computer.
B．in a police station and security company.
C．in a security company and your university.
D．by yourself and in a security company.
小題4:The main purpose of this article is          .
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There are pros and cons to being an optimist and a pessimist. Don’t feel bad if you see the glass half empty. You are a realist. But lighten up and hook up with someone who sees the same glass half full.
小題1:What’s the passage mainly about?
A．A book that has recently been published.
B．How to become successful in life.
C．The dangers of being too optimistic.
D．The benefits of defensive pessimism.
小題2:The underlined sentence “This is not rocket science” (Para. 4) means __________.
A．it’s not a dangerous thing to do
B．it is quite simple to understand
C．the cost is not so high
D．there is no real proof
小題3:Which of the following English expressions would a defensive pessimist believe?
A．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
B．The glass is half full not half empty.
C．Whatever will be, will be.
D．Every cloud has a silver lining.
小題4:The writer would probably describe himself as __________.
A．a(chǎn)n optimist B．a(chǎn) defeatist C．a(chǎn) realist D．a(chǎn) scientist

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