Animals are our friends. We know that dogs can help blind people go to some places. Now, horses can also do it. Digby is a small American horse. Now, it is the first guide horse in England. And its owner is a blind man named Patel. Patel is afraid of dogs, so he chooses Digby as his guide.
Digby gets a lot of training with Patel. It learns to walk slowly and lead Patel to walk in the street and get books and magazines for him. It also helps Patel choose clothes when he
goes shopping.
Now, it is not a small horse. It is very big and about 0.8 metre tall, so Patel can't take it to his company. When Patel takes it to the office, it knocks(碰) things off the desks. So Patel has to say goodbye to Digby. Luckily, Digby has a new job. It helps blind people travel around some places in London.
As we know, a guide dog has only eight years of working life, but a guide horse can live for about 50 years. So a guide horse can be a “lifelong friend” for people.
()46. Why does Patel choose Digby as his guide?
A. Because Digby is from America.
B. Because Digby is tall.
C. Because he is afraid of dogs.
D. Because he likes horses.
()47. What is Digby's new job?
A. To go shopping with people.
B. To help people get magazines.
C. To guide blind people to take a bus.
D. To help blind people visit some places in London.
()48. What can we know from the passage?
A. A guide dog can live for about 50 years.
B. A blind person can have a guide horse for only 8 years.
C. A guide horse can help blind people a lot in their lives.
D. A guide horse is not as helpful as a guide dog.
()49. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. A Guide Horse—Digby
B. A Blind Man—Patel
C. Digby's New Job in London
D. A Guide Dog's Working Life
D

@@46.C 47.D 48.C 49.A

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读题干，明确每道题的考查方向（细节理解或主旨大意）；2. 带着问题回到原文定位相关信息，圈出关键句；3. 将选项与原文内容逐一对比，排除与原文不符或无依据的选项，选出正确答案；4. 最后验证答案是否符合文章整体内容。
【解析】
46题：题干问Patel选择Digby作为向导的原因。原文提到Patel带狗去办公室时，狗会碰掉东西，因此他选择了马（Digby），结合选项，A（Digby来自美国）、B（Digby很高）、D（Patel喜欢马）均未在原文提及，只有C（他怕狗）符合原文逻辑，故选C。
47题：题干问Digby的新工作。原文明确说明“Digby has a new job. It helps blind people travel around some places in London.”，对应选项D（帮助盲人游览伦敦的一些地方）；A（和人购物）、B（帮人拿杂志）、C（引导盲人坐公交）均与原文不符，故选D。
48题：题干问从文章中能知道什么。原文提到“a guide dog has only eight years of working life, but a guide horse can live for about 50 years”，可知A（导盲犬活约50年）、B（盲人只能有8年导盲马）错误；C（导盲马在生活中帮盲人很多）符合原文对导盲马的描述；D（导盲马不如导盲犬有用）与原文不符，故选C。
49题：题干问文章最佳标题。文章主要围绕导盲马Digby展开，介绍它的由来、新工作及优势，A（导盲马——Digby）最贴合主旨；B（盲人Patel）、C（Digby在伦敦的新工作）、D（导盲犬的工作寿命）均为文章局部内容，不能概括全文，故选A。
【答案】
46.C 47.D 48.C 49.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题是典型的英语阅读理解题，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解细节和归纳主旨的能力，需要学生仔细阅读原文，准确匹配选项与原文内容，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6