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【題目】I was first introduced to Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) when I watched a special on Animal Planet. This non-profit organization is the brainchild of Gloria Gilbert Stoga, a kind-hearted woman from New York PBB is a program in which specially-selected prisoners from prisons are trained in the preparation of puppies to become service dogs for the handicapped(殘疾人), or police dogs to serve police forces.

My wife and I were so moved when we watched the program. It is a win-win situation at all points. First, it makes a prisoner, who may never have the chance to be released, go back to the community by joining in this program and offering every minute of every day working, loving, and training a puppy for future service. It is difficult for them, but they realize the importance of this program. In addition, most of them have the chance ( for the first time in their lives) to experience warm love through an animal.

Second, the program saves tens of thousands of dollars that it would cost to train these dogs through traditional ways. All donations to the program are used to buy dog food, training supplies, and veterinary care.

Finally, our society benefits from service dogs which can protect people from danger, search and rescue humans after a serious disaster, or become the lifeline for a handicapped person. The last of these goes far beyond the fact that dogs can open.

Fridges, answer the phone or do a dozen other daily tasks. They give a sense of freedom back to a person who has had it taken away by illness, accident, or warfare.

Because of this we have given a lot of monetary support of this meaningful program.

【1】What does the underlined word "brainchild" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Founder.

B. Idea.

C. Pain.

D. Wealth.

【2】In Puppies Behind Bars we can find dogs that_______.

A. are being trained for the government

B. will be adopted by prisoners

C. will serve the disabled and police

D. can play games with children

【3】The donations of this program will _______.

A. be for policemen and prisoners

B. be spent on things for dogs

C. be used to train dogs in traditional ways

D. be handed out to the disabled

【4】What is the author's purpose of writing the text?

A. To ask people to support the police.

B. To indicate the significance of PBB.

C. To call on people to care for dogs.

D. To praise Gloria and her workmates.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文中介紹了一個(gè)非營(yíng)利性組織 Puppies Behind Bars (PBB)，該組織正在執(zhí)行一個(gè)項(xiàng)目：讓犯人把狗培訓(xùn)成警犬或?qū)�盲犬，使之為社區(qū)服務(wù)。由于這是個(gè)雙贏的事。不僅讓這些犯人通過(guò)訓(xùn)練狗感受到了溫暖的愛(ài)，而且也培訓(xùn)了可為人類(lèi)服務(wù)的狗。為此，作者為這個(gè)有意義的項(xiàng)目提供了大量的資金支持。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)This non-profit organization is the brainchild of Gloria Gilbert Stoga, 主語(yǔ)是his non-profit organization非營(yíng)利性組織；下文中可以看到Gloria Gilbert Stoga是一位婦女。句意;這個(gè)非營(yíng)利性組織是這個(gè)女子的…A. Founder奠基人，創(chuàng)立人，B. Idea想法，C. Pain痛苦，D. Wealth財(cái)富。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。感覺(jué)第一段最后一句話，to become service dogs for the handicapped(殘疾人), or police dogs to serve police forces. 我們可知，這些特別挑選的囚犯把訓(xùn)練小狗成為殘疾人的服務(wù)犬(殘疾人),或警犬警察部隊(duì)，故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題干問(wèn)的是，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的所有捐款常被用往何處。根據(jù)第三段最后一句，All donations to the program are used to buy dog food, training supplies, and veterinary care句意：該項(xiàng)目的所有捐款都用于購(gòu)買(mǎi)狗糧、培訓(xùn)用品和獸醫(yī)護(hù)理。A項(xiàng)意為：用于警方和罪犯。B項(xiàng)意為：將被用于與狗相關(guān)方面。C項(xiàng)意為：常被用于傳統(tǒng)方法訓(xùn)練狗。D項(xiàng)意為：將被分發(fā)給殘疾人。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。題干問(wèn)的是作者寫(xiě)寫(xiě)篇短文的目的是什么。根據(jù)短文中的最后一句Because of this we have given a lot of monetary support of this meaningful program句意：正因?yàn)槿绱耍�我們�(yōu)檫@個(gè)有意義的項(xiàng)目提供了大量的資金支持。我們可以看出，作者寫(xiě)這篇短文的目的就是為了講述給這個(gè)項(xiàng)目提供資金支持的原因。也即是：講述這個(gè)項(xiàng)目的重要性。A項(xiàng)意為：要求人們支持警方。B項(xiàng)意為：說(shuō)明 PBB 的重要性。C項(xiàng)意為：號(hào)召人們照顧狗。D項(xiàng)意為：贊揚(yáng)Gloria和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)。故選B。