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Dogs already guide blind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementia．The idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Scotland Medical Center．The research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expected to rise to one million．
Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．The dogs would be trained to help to guide them through the day．
Joyce Gray from Scotland Medical Center said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routine．M For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine, "but if a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, there's a greater chance of them taking it．"
Ms．Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat．"Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time^, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too．"
The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks．"It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the community," Ms．Gray said, "We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his own．Then we gave him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walk．That time people would come up to him, chatting or smiling and making eye contact．We hope we'd see this with people with dementia too．"
There is one more advantage of using the pets as companions．Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship．Ms．Gray said, "We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not pets．People light up when they see animals．There is a spee
chless bond between the dog and its owner．w1.What's th
e common symptom of dementia?A．Going hungry． B．Feeling lonely．
C．Forgetting things． D．Waking up at night．
2.According to Ms．Gray, after feeding the pet, the owner may ______．
A．do some washing B．take his medicine
C．have something to eat D．go out to walk the dog
3.For people with dementia, pets can ______．
A．give them wordless help
B．contribute to their recovery
C．help them to recognize people's faces
D．ensure them to gain support from other people
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A．Guide Dogs for the Mind
B．Pets, Faithful Companions
C．Mental Support for the Disabled
D．Dementia, a Curable Disease
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They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia（痴呆） or Alzheimer's．Alzheimer's can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．
The dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers（触发器） in the home that cause them to perform tasks．The duties will include reminding their owners to take medicine, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep regularly．
The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer's Scotland and Dogs for the Disabled．The first dogs will be distributed to four Scottish couples, where one of the partners is in the early stages of dementia．Some 670,000 people in Britain have dementia and one in three over 65s will develop the condition．By 2021 this is expected to rise to one million．
Joyce Gray of Alzheimer's Scotland said, "People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine．" Another advantage of using the pets as companions is that dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship．Ms Gray said, "The evidence is that people may forget familiar faces but not pets．It's such a strong bond that people often remember them longest．People don't need to communicate verbally （言语地） but they can still interact．You can have a speechless bond．"
Helen McCain, director of Dogs for the Disabled, said, "People with dementia often forget to take the medicine．If a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it there's a greater chance of them taking it．The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people．"
1.In Britain people with dementia _ _．
A．are likely to increase in number
B．are mostly over 65 years old
C．will be trained to respond to sound triggers
D．will be able to live a relatively normal life
2.The dogs are taught to perform tasks by -．
A．making some sound signals
B．communicating with the patients
C．reminding the patients by barking
D．reacting to some sound triggers
3.What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A．Faces． B．Triggers． C．Pets． D．Companions．
4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．The idea of dementia dogs was developed by students．
B．Dogs are trained to assist Alzheimer's patients．
C．British people with Alzheimer's are in poor condition．
D．The dementia dogs perform most duties of a doctor．
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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What do we know about guide dogs?
A. They are trained by blind men.
B. All dogs can be trained into guide dogs.
C. Only special dogs can be trained into real guide dogs.
2.How long will training a real guide dog need?
A. Fourteen months. B. Three to five months. C. Four weeks.
3.What is the most important part of the training program?
A. Making the dog obey its owner’s commands.
B. Making the dog disobey any dangerous commands.
C. Making the dog and its owner learn to work together.
4.How many blind people find a guide dog useful?
A. Only a tenth. B. Only ten people. C. Many of them.
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Guide dogs help blind people who cannot get around by themselves．Although Yorkshire terriers and poodles are good companion dogs，guide dogs are chosen from lager breeds(品种)such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers．The young dogs are raised by families until they are eighteen months old．During this time，they get lots of love and attention，but they are also taught to obey．Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work with a sighted trainer，an individual who can see．The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop．The young dog also learns to watch out for dangerous traffic and wait until it is safe to cross a busy street.
When the dog is two years old，it starts training with the blind person it will live with. The dog and its new owner make many trips from downtown to where the blind person lives so the dog becomes familiar with the normal atmosphere．During the training，a sighted trainer always remains with them. A blind person who is getting a guide dog for the first time will train for about a month. If the individual has had a dog before，the training takes about three weeks．After the training，the blind person depends on the guide dog for between seven and twelve years．At that point，the working dog become a family pet and the owner needs to train with a younger guide dog．
1.Which breed would NOT be trained as a guide dog?
A．A Yorkshire terrier. B．A golden retriever.
C． A German shepherd. D．A Labrador．
2.What does the guide dog learn to do during the training?
A．Associate directions with food.
B．Play with young children．
C．Stay away from busy streets．
D．Look out for traffic problems．
3.Who gives the dogs training at the special school?
A． A sighted trainer. B．Other blind people.
C．A traffic peliceman． D．The school director．
4.What’s this passage mainly about?
A．The time spent training a guide dog．
B．The importance of having a guide dog．
C．The process of training a guide dog.
D．The way of choosing a guide dog.
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Guide dogs help blind
people who cannot get around by themselves．Although Yorkshire terriers and poodles are good companion dogs，guide dogs ale chosen from lager breeds(品种)such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers．The young dogs are raised by families until they are eighteen months old．During this time，they get lots of love and attention，but they are also taught to obey．Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work with a sighted trainer，an individual who can see．The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop．The young dos also learns to watch out for dangerous traffic and wait until it is safe to cross a busy street.When the dog is two years old，it starts training with the blind person it will live with. The dog and its new owner make many trips from downtown to where the blind person lives so the dog becomes familiar with the normal atmosphere．During the training，a sighted trainer always remains with them. A blind person who is getting a guide dog for the first time will train for about a month. If the individual has had a dog before，the training takes about three weeks．After the training，the blind person depends on the guide dog for between seven and twelve years．At that point，the working dog become a family pet and the owner needs to train with a younger guide dog．
1.Which breed would NOT be trained as a guide dog?
A．A Yorkshire terrier． B．A golden retriever.
C． A German shepherd． D．A Labrador．
2.What does the guide dog learn to do during the training?
A．Associate directions with food.
B．Play with young children．
C．Stay away from busy streets．
D．Look out for tr
affic problems．3.Who gives the dogs training at the special school?
A． A sighted trainer. B．Other blind people.
C．A traffic peliceman． D．The school director．
4.What’s this passage mainly about?
A．The time spent training a guide dog．
B．The importance of having a guide dog．
C．The process of training a guide dog.
D．The way of choosing a guide dog.
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—Why do many people keep dogs as pets?
—Because they are our ____ friends and they never desert their masters.
A．wise
B．brave
C．loyal
D．handsome
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Dogs are known for their sense of smell．They can find missing people and things like bombs and illegal drugs．Now a study suggests that the animal known as man’s best friend can even find bladder（膀胱）cancer．
Cancer cells are thought to produce chemicals with unusual odors（气味）．Researchers think dogs have the ability to smell these odors, even in very small amounts, in urine（尿）．The sense of smell in dogs is thousands of times better than in humans．
The study follows reports of cases where, for example, a dog showed great interest in a growth on the leg of its owner．The man was later found to be skin cancer．Carolyn Willis led a team of researchers at Amersham Hospital in England．They trained different kinds of dogs for the experiment．The study involved urine collected from bladder cancer patients, from people with other diseases and from healthy people．Each dog was tested 8 times．In each test there were 7 samples for the dogs to smell．The dog should signal the one from a bladder cancer patient by lying down next to it．Two cocker dogs were correct 56 percent of the time．But the scientists reported an average success rate of 41 percent．The British Medical Journal published the research．In all, 36 bladder cancer patients and 108 other people took part．During training, all the dogs reportedly even identified（认出）a cancer in a person who had tested healthy before the study．Doctors found a growth on the person’s right kidney（肾）．Carolyn Willis says dogs could help scientists identify the combined chemicals produced by bladder cancer．That information could then be used to develop machines to test for the chemicals．The team also plans to use dogs to help identify markers for other kinds of cancer．
49．What’s the general idea of the text?
A．Dogs have a good sense of smell B．Dogs can help cure cancer
C．Dogs can smell cancer D．Dogs help perform experiments
50．According to the text, people who suffer bladder cancer_____
A．often have urine with unusual smell B．probably smoke cigarettes in their life
C．can easily make dogs lie down
D．are likely to die within nine years
51．The underlined word “involved” in the text is closest in meaning to _____．
A．showed B．used C．proved D．preferred
52．What can we conclude from the last paragraph?
A．Dogs can only smell bladder cancer．
B．Dogs have a good knowledge of cancer．
C．Cancer doesn’t have any sign in the beginning．
D．Scientists might invent some equipment to test cancer．
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Guide dogs enjoy their work very much, and they get a lot of satisfaction from a job well done, but there is no room for typical dog fun during the work day. Games, treats and praise distract the dog from helping its handler navigate (指引方向) the course. Even when the handler doesn’t need assistance, a guide dog on the job is trained to ignore distractions and keep still. This is because a guide dog must be able to come to handler’s workplace or be in public places without creating a disturbance(干扰).
When you see a guide dog on the job, it is extremely important that you recognize that it is at work. Petting or talking to the dog spreads its concentration, which weakens the handler’s ability to get around in his or her surroundings. People are very impressed with guide dogs and so we have a natural inclination（倾向）to praise them, but the best thing you can do to help a guide dog is to leave it alone so that it can pay attention to its surroundings and maintain its focus on its handler. Guiding is very complicated, and it requires a dog’s undivided attention.
When a guide dog gets home at the end of the day, however, it will play and soak up praise just like an ordinary pet. Guide dogs make the difference between work and play based on their lead harness（牵狗用的皮带）：When the harness is on, they must stay completely focused---- when it comes off, it’s play time. Guide dogs work very hard every day, but they lead extremely happy lives, full of lots of attention and stimulation.
Working as a guide dog requires good physical and mental shape, so guide dogs typically retire just before they enter old age. Retirement is usually at age 8 or 10; but some work for a little longer, and some guide dogs retire earlier if they’re having trouble with the work.
1.What do you think is the typical job of a guide dog?
A. Help the policemen to search for the murderer.
B. Help the blind or weak-sighted people get around .
C. Help the doctor to save the injured people.
D. Help the owner to watch their house.
2.What does the writer want to tell the readers through the passage?
A. Guide dogs are so helpful that we should make friends with them.
B. Guide dogs are different from other dogs and they have some special talents.
C. Guide dogs’ life style and job situation.
D. Guide dogs’ trained way by their handlers.
3.What does the underlined word “distract” mean in the passage?
A. to stop the dog paying attention to what he is doing
B. to make the dog think very carefully about what he is doing
C. to interrupt the dog so that he cannot do the work well
D. to stop the dog from doing something
4.What should you do when meeting with a guide dog at its job?
A. Praise it. B. Feed it.
C. Play with it. D. Leave it alone.
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Some disabled people use a special card when they park their cars. These are called disabled placards, which are removable signs that can be hung from the rear-view(后视) mirror of a car. These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.
These placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways. They allow the person to park in special parking spaces. They can also be used when disabled people are being dropped off or picked up. Disabled people can even use them to park without having to pay.
Parking officials think that some people are cheating. Not all people who have these placards are disabled. Today, one in sixteen drivers in California carries the sign. There are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than ten years ago. An official from the DMV(加州车辆管理局) says that there are many reasons for the increase. As people get older, they may develop health problems and need to have one. There are also other reasons why more drivers have them today. Finally, there are a number of people who have them that should not.
Last year the DMV cancelled more than 25,000 permits. They found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died. These permits are no longer valid.
Some people are worried that the system is being abused. They are worried that access to the program could be limited because of the misuse. More rules could make it harder for people with real disabilities to get these placards.
1.What do we know about placards?
A. They are all used by disabled people.
B. They are cards designed by disabled people.
C. They can help disabled people park their cars.
D. They allow disabled people to drive anywhere.
2.The DMV canceled many permits because_________.
A. the number of old people is growing
B. the number of disabled people is on the rise
C. they want to make it harder for people to get them
D. some people who have the placards have died
3.What can people do with the placards?
A. Drivers can use them when picking up disabled people
B. Disabled people can pay for parking with them.
C. Drivers can use them to drive their cars.
D. People can have access to DMV with them.
4. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The reasons why disabled placards are also popular among drivers.
B. Some healthy people also use the disabled placards.
C. The number of disabled placard users had increased.
D. More reasons for drivers to use disabled placards.
5.We learn from the passage that_________.
A. disabled placards will be stopped by the government
B. some people will be punished for breaking the law
C. some disabled people will be forbidden to use disabled placards
D. some rules will be made related to disabled placards
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Some disabled people use a special card when they park their cars．These are called disabled placards, which are removable signs that can be hung from the rear-view(后视） mirror of a car．These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.
These placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways．They allow the person to park in special parking spaces．They can also be used when disabled people are being dropped off or picked up．Disabled people can even use them to park without having to pay.
Parking officials think that some people are cheating．Not all people who have these placards are disabled．Today, one in sixteen drivers in California carries the sign．There are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than ten years ago．An official from the DMV(加州车辆管理局） says that there are many reasons for the increase．As people get older, they may develop health problems and need to have one．There are also other reasons why more drivers have them today．Finally, there are a number of people who have them that should not.
Last year the DMV cancelled more than 25,000 permits．They found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died．These permits are no longer valid.
Some people are worried that the system is being abused．They are worried that access to the program could be limited because of the misuse．More rules could make it harder for people with real disabilities to get these placards.
1.What do we know about placards?
A．They are all used by disabled people.
B．They are cards designed by disabled people.
C．They can help disabled people park their cars.
D．They allow disabled people to drive anywhere.
2.The DMV canceled many permits because_________.
A．the number of old people is growing
B．the number of disabled people is on the rise
C．they want to make it harder for people to get them
D．some people who have the placards have died
3.What can people do with the placards?
A．Drivers can use them when picking up disabled people
B．Disabled people can pay for parking with them．
C．Drivers can use them to drive their cars．
D．People can have access to DMV with them．
4.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A．The reasons why disabled placards are also popular among drivers.
B．Some healthy people also use the disabled placards．
C．The number of disabled placard users had increased．
D．More reasons for drivers to use disabled placards．
5.We learn from the passage that_________.
A．disabled placards will be stopped by the government
B．some people will be punished for breaking the law
C．some disabled people will be forbidden to use disabled placards
D．some rules will be made related to disabled placards
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people who cannot get around by themselves．Although Yorkshire terriers and poodles are good companion dogs，guide dogs ale chosen from lager breeds(品种)such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers．The young dogs are raised by families until they are eighteen months old．During this time，they get lots of love and attention，but they are also taught to obey．Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work with a sighted trainer，an individual who can see．The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop．The young dos also learns to watch out for dangerous traffic and wait until it is safe to cross a busy street.