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【題目】 Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some heroes, like Lucca, are not even human. Lucca is a 12-year-old US Marine Crops (海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊) dog. On April 5, Lucca received an award for her brave military service, during which she lost one of her front legs. Lucca is now retired and lives in California.

Lucca was in London, England, to receive the Dickin Medal from the British charity People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). The organization provides free medical care to the sick and injured pets of people in need. The PDSA calls the Dickin Medal “the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict (軍事沖突)”.

Lucca is the first US Marine Crops dog to receive the medal. She and her owner, Gunnery Willingham, traveled to London, England, for the award ceremony. “Lucca is very intelligent and had an amazing drive for work.” Willingham said.

Lucca was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices. She lost one of her legs in an explosion while on patrol (巡邏) in Afghanistan in 2012.

During her six years of active military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Lucca completed more than 400 missions. She was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices. She was so effective on duty that no human troops were killed during any of her patrols.

But Lucca did not escape injury. On March 23, 2012, she was on patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. An explosive device was set off under her. Lucca lost her front left leg right away. She also suffered serious burns on her body.

Lucca is the 66th animals to receive the Dickin Medal since it was introduced in 1943. The award has been given to 30 dogs (including Lucca), 32 World War II messenger pigeons, three horses and one cat.

【1】We can infer that Lucca ___________.

A. can see nothing with her eyesB. has some difficulty in walking

C. was trained in LondonD. is still serving in the US Marine corps

【2】We can learn that Lucca used to be ___________.

A. search dogB. guide dogC. hunting dogD. pet dog

【3】Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe Lucca?

A. Brave.B. Smart.C. faithful.D. Creative.

【4】The Dickin Medal is designed for __________.

A. brave soldiers who protect animals

B. Marine Crops dogs working at war

C. animals serving in military conflicts

D. animals wounded by US Marine Crops

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

英雄有各種各樣的，這篇短文給我們介紹了一只來自美國陸戰(zhàn)隊的叫Lucca的狗，她接受過尋找隱藏武器和爆炸裝置的訓(xùn)練，在她服役期間，她完成了400多項任務(wù)，并在一次任務(wù)中失去了一條前腿。最近Lucca獲得了英國一所慈善機(jī)構(gòu)頒發(fā)的Dickin獎?wù)隆?/span>

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段On April 5, Lucca received an award for her brave military service, during which she lost one of her front legs.和第四段She lost one of her legs in an explosion while on patrol (巡邏) in Afghanistan in 2012.可知，Lucca在執(zhí)行任務(wù)時失去了一只腿，所以她走路不方便。故應(yīng)選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段Lucca was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices.可知，Lucca接受過尋找隱藏武器和爆炸裝置的訓(xùn)練，所以她是一只搜救犬，故應(yīng)選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中“Lucca is very intelligent and had an amazing drive for work.” Willingham said.、During her six years of active military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Lucca completed more than 400 missions. She was trained to find hidden weapons and explosive devices. She was so effective on duty that no human troops were killed during any of her patrols可知，Lucca非常的勇敢、聰明，而且忠誠，D選項的creative“有創(chuàng)造力的”，在短文中沒有體現(xiàn)。故應(yīng)選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段The PDSA calls the Dickin Medal “the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict可知，Dickin獎?wù)率鞘澜缟先魏蝿游镌谲娛聸_突中獲得的最高榮譽(yù)。故應(yīng)選C。

這篇短文給我們介紹了一只勇敢的狗—Lucca，她是一條搜救犬，最近她獲得了英國的Dickin獎?wù)�，是在軍事沖突中服役的動物所能獲得的最高榮譽(yù)。短文主題明確，文章內(nèi)容比較容易理解。做題時，應(yīng)先通讀短文，了解大意；然后根據(jù)題目所問，鎖定文章相關(guān)段落或語句作答。題型以細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷為主，例如第1小題，根據(jù)短文第一段On April 5, Lucca received an award for her brave military service, during which she lost one of her front legs.和第四段She lost one of her legs in an explosion while on patrol (巡邏) in Afghanistan in 2012.可知，Lucca在執(zhí)行任務(wù)時失去了一只腿，所以她走路不方便。故應(yīng)選B。再如第4小題，根據(jù)題目中The Dickin Medal課定位到短文第二段，根據(jù)The PDSA calls the Dickin Medal “the highest award any animal in the world can achieve while serving in military conflict這句話可知，Dickin獎?wù)率鞘澜缟先魏蝿游镌谲娛聸_突中獲得的最高榮譽(yù)。故應(yīng)選C。