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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. It is the first guide horse in England. And its owner（主人）is a blind man named Mohammed Patel. Patel is afraid of dogs, so he chooses Digby as his guide.
Digby gets a lot of training（训练）with Patel. It learns to walk slowly and lead Patel to walk on the street, and get things like shoes for him. It also helps Patel choose clothes when he goes shopping.
Now, it is not a small horse. ▲ 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 other 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.
(
A. Because Digby is from America.
B. Because Digby is tall.
C. Because Patel is afraid of dogs.
D. Because Patel likes horses.
(
A. Keep someone moving.
B. Show the way to someone.
C. Follow someone.
D. Save someone.
(
A. It is big and about 0.8 metres tall.
B. Patel loves Digby very much and he takes it everywhere.
C. Patel is happy because Digby is helping other blind people now.
D. Patel is sad because he has to give up his guide horse.
(
A. To go shopping with blind people.
B. To help blind people get shoes.
C. To guide blind people to take a bus.
D. To help blind people visit some places in London.
(
A. A guide horse—Digby.
B. A blind man—Patel.
C. Digby’s new job in London.
D. A guide dog’s working life.
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. It is the first guide horse in England. And its owner（主人）is a blind man named Mohammed Patel. Patel is afraid of dogs, so he chooses Digby as his guide.
Digby gets a lot of training（训练）with Patel. It learns to walk slowly and lead Patel to walk on the street, and get things like shoes for him. It also helps Patel choose clothes when he goes shopping.
Now, it is not a small horse. ▲ 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 other 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.
(
C
)11. Why does Patel choose Digby as his guide?A. Because Digby is from America.
B. Because Digby is tall.
C. Because Patel is afraid of dogs.
D. Because Patel likes horses.
(
B
)12. What does the underlined word “lead” probably mean in Paragraph 2?A. Keep someone moving.
B. Show the way to someone.
C. Follow someone.
D. Save someone.
(
A
)13. Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 3?A. It is big and about 0.8 metres tall.
B. Patel loves Digby very much and he takes it everywhere.
C. Patel is happy because Digby is helping other blind people now.
D. Patel is sad because he has to give up his guide horse.
(
D
)14. What is Digby’s new job?A. To go shopping with blind people.
B. To help blind people get shoes.
C. To guide blind people to take a bus.
D. To help blind people visit some places in London.
(
A
)15. What is the passage mainly about?A. A guide horse—Digby.
B. A blind man—Patel.
C. Digby’s new job in London.
D. A guide dog’s working life.
答案
11. C 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A
解析
【分析】做本题时，需先通读全文把握核心内容，再针对各小题的题型（细节理解、词义猜测、句子还原、主旨大意）回原文定位对应信息：11题找Patel选Digby的原因，12题结合导盲马功能猜测词义，13题根据前文提示选符合逻辑的句子，14题找Digby的新工作，15题归纳全文主旨。
【解析】11. 根据第一段最后一句“Patel is afraid of dogs, so he chooses Digby as his guide.”可知，Patel选Digby是因为他怕狗，选C。12. 导盲马的核心功能是为盲人带路，结合“lead Patel to walk on the street”，可推断“lead”意为“给某人带路”，选B。13. 前文提到“it is not a small horse”，空格处需说明它的体型特征，A选项“它很大，大约0.8米高”符合逻辑衔接，选A。14. 根据第三段最后一句“It helps other blind people travel around some places in London.”可知，Digby的新工作是帮助盲人游览伦敦的一些地方，选D。15. 全文围绕导盲马Digby展开，介绍其身份、训练、工作及新任务，核心是导盲马Digby，选A。
【答案】11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.A
【知识点】阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题是一篇关于导盲马的英语阅读理解，考查学生提取细节信息、猜测词义、归纳主旨的能力，文本贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】11. 根据第一段最后一句“Patel is afraid of dogs, so he chooses Digby as his guide.”可知，Patel选Digby是因为他怕狗，选C。12. 导盲马的核心功能是为盲人带路，结合“lead Patel to walk on the street”，可推断“lead”意为“给某人带路”，选B。13. 前文提到“it is not a small horse”，空格处需说明它的体型特征，A选项“它很大，大约0.8米高”符合逻辑衔接，选A。14. 根据第三段最后一句“It helps other blind people travel around some places in London.”可知，Digby的新工作是帮助盲人游览伦敦的一些地方，选D。15. 全文围绕导盲马Digby展开，介绍其身份、训练、工作及新任务，核心是导盲马Digby，选A。
【答案】11.C 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.A
【知识点】阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】本题是一篇关于导盲马的英语阅读理解，考查学生提取细节信息、猜测词义、归纳主旨的能力，文本贴近生活，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
