Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.
Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.
The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.
Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets.
The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.
At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.
Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.
【小题1】We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______.

A．only in the country	B．only in small cities
C．all over the world	D．only on the busy street

【小题2】What can the Seeing Eye dog do?

A．Look after sheep.	B．Help blind people.
C．Find lost children.	D．Train blind people.

【小题3】If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________.

A．go to a training school	B．go to a middle school
C．go to an evening school	D．go to a children school

【小题4】First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________.

A．when he hears the telephone call

B．when he hears another dog’s call

C．when he hears the master’s call

D．when he hears the trainer’s call

【小题5】How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?

A．One year.

B．Five years.

C．About a month.

D．One week.

Do you kow that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.

    Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.

    Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.

    Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).

1.After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.

    A. to look for food                 B. to feed her babies

    C. to move some people              D. to carry things to her owner

2. The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A. cared for the hurt or lost ones      B. often left for a far place

    C. always stayed in the same place      D. didn’t care about each other

3.The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

    A. they didn’t like their baby          B. they were not kind enough

    C. they wanted to teach their baby      D. they wanted to save their baby

4. From the passage we know ________.

    A. dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.

    B. mother birds don’t want to save their children

    C. animal parents love their children a lot

    D. all animals want to move people very much

 

My name is woof. You think that we have a great life，right？Wrong！I am going to tell you why.

   First of all，we are bored. Bored. bored. And bored. Do you ever think about what a dog does all day？ Nothing. Nothing at all. Our owners are busy，you know，working，going to school，away from home all day. So what are we supposed to do？Watch the house or apartment？Sure. That is like watching paint dry or grass grow. Boring. That’s why we get so excited when our owners come home. We bark and run around and act as if we are very happy. But we only do this because we are bored all day. If we are lucky，our owner take us for a walk.

   Then there is the food. We eat the same food，meal after meal，day after day，week after week，month after month. Help！Would you like  to eat the same thing all the time？No，you would not. So what makes you think we dogs like it？We don’t. We hate it.

Another thing-television. Another thing-television. Dogs hate television. Our owners watch these stupid programs，hour after hour，night after night. Are there any programs for dogs on television？No. Not a single one.

So what can we do？What else can we do but sleep？And so we sleep. We dogs are not lazy，we are bored.

1.Woof may be a              .

   A. boy         B. girl         C.dog         D.cat

2.From the passage，we know that Woof         .

   A. lives a great life            B. is busy every day

   C. likes the food very much    D. hates watching television

3.How many points does Woof complain about？

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

 

Do you kow that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans? Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped, people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees(猩猩). A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not only humans who have duties, animals also do,” she said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental(父母的) love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws(爪子).
【小题1】After the heavy rain, the mother dog swam to the island ________.

A．to look for food	B．to feed her babies
C．to move some people	D．to carry things to her owner

【小题2】 The scientist found chimpanzees ________.

A．cared for the hurt or lost ones	B．often left for a far place
C．always stayed in the same place	D．didn’t care about each other

【小题3】The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because ________.

A．they didn’t like their baby	B．they were not kind enough
C．they wanted to teach their baby	D．they wanted to save their baby

【小题4】 From the passage we know ________.

A．dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain.

B．mother birds don’t want to save their children

C．animal parents love their children a lot

D．all animals want to move people very much

Scientists (科学家) think that many animals cannot see colours. The world is black and white to them. Scientists want to find out if (是否) dogs can see colours. When the scientists give the dogs food, they show them a certain colour every time. The dogs get ready to eat when they see this colour. The scientists then show the dogs another colour. Again the dogs get ready to eat. The colours are all the same to them.
Colours are not all the same to monkeys. For example, if we put food in a red box, and do this every day, a monkey will always go to the red box to get food. If we put food in a blue box, the monkey won’t go to it.
【小题1】Scientists show the dogs colours ____________.

A．to tell them to eat

B．to find out if they can see black and white things

C．for fun

D．to find out if they can see colours

【小题2】The dogs get ready to eat when they ____________.

A．hear different pieces of music	B．see the monkeys
C．see black things	D．see all the colours

【小题3】Colours are _____________.

A．all the same to monkeys	B．not all the same to dogs
C．different to dogs	D．not all the same to monkeys

【小题4】If we put food in a blue box and do this every day, a monkey will always go to ____________.

A．the red box to get food	B．the blue box and put food in it
C．the blue box to get food	D．the red box and put food in it

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Scientists find that dogs don’t like colours.

B．Dogs like to hear different pieces of music.

C．Monkeys like the food in the box.

D．Monkeys will not go to the blue box if we don’t show them before.