二、阅读短文，选择正确答案
() 1. How does the writer start the passage?
A. By welcoming the patrol.
B. By praising the police.
C. By reporting the weather.
D. By introducing a robot police dog.
() 2. What do you know about the robot police dog from Paragraph 2?
① It has two large “eyes” on its back.
② It can find lost things.
③ It can stay away from the rain.
④ It can say hello to people around it.
A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①③ D. ②③④
() 3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?
A. The robot police dog is common in China.
B. The robot police dog can work in bad weather.
C. The robot police dog started to work on May 5.
D. The robot police dog practiced working in the rain.
() 4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. More robot police dogs may come into use.
B. There will be no police in the future.
C. Children may be afraid of robot police dogs.
D. Robot police dogs may be bad for elderly people.
() 5. What is the structure of the passage?

1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. B

本题是关于机器警犬的阅读理解题，结合对应短文内容逐一分析：
1. 文章开篇就引出中国首只上岗的机器警犬，是通过介绍机器警犬开启全文的。
2. 第二段内容明确提到机器警犬背部有两个大的“眼睛”，同时它可以避雨，①③表述正确，其余两点第二段没有提及。
3. 第三段围绕机器警犬的工作场景展开，核心说明它可以在雨雪等恶劣天气下正常工作，其余选项都是段落里的细节信息，不是主旨。
4. 最后一段提到机器警犬能给警方提供很大帮助，由此可以推断未来会有更多机器警犬投入使用，其余选项的表述都不符合原文逻辑。
5. 全文结构为：第一段总起引出说明对象机器警犬，第二、三、四段分别从外形特点、工作能力、未来发展三个并列维度展开介绍，对应选项B的总分结构。

三、根据短文内容，结合自己的理解，回答下面问题
新考法·开放设问 If you were the designer of the robot police dog, what new feature would you add to help it work better in Chinese cities?

I will add a function that can understand different Chinese dialects and standard Mandarin. With this feature, the robot police dog can communicate with local people from different areas of China more smoothly when it carries out tasks.

本题为开放性设问，没有固定标准答案，作答时设计的新功能需要贴合中国城市的实际使用场景，逻辑合理，所用英语表达符合七年级对应的词汇、语法要求即可得分。