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It is often said that you cannot “teach an old dog new tricks”, but three New Zealand dogs have decided to prove otherwise by learning a skill --- driving a car!What's even more impressive is that the three who have become skilled in just eight weeks are not special dogs that belong to some rich owners, but abandoned ones at New Zealand's SPCA.
To get their training started, 10-month old Porter, 18-month-old Monty and one-year-old Ginny were selected from a pool of seven potential candidates and moved to Animal Q, a talent agency that teaches animals tricks for movies and television shows.
The driving classes began with teaching the dogs some basic driving techniques like turning the steering wheels（方向盘）and applying the brakes. After that the dogs practiced everything they had learnt behind the wheels of a motorized（装上发动机的）car. Then finally, it was time for the big test--- driving a real car!
Human cars are not really built for four-legged animals, so the car they drove was adjusted so that the dogs could sit comfortably and easily reach the steering wheel with their paws.
Though they all seemed to do very well, the real test came on Monday night when Monty, the best driver of the three, showed his great driving skill on live television.
Why would the SPCA go through so much trouble to highlight the skills of homeless dogs? The reason is to show that adopting a dog from a shelter does not mean owners are getting a pet that is worse than one purchased from a keeper. The CEO of the SPCA is hoping that this unusual event will be enough to convince the residents of New Zealand to consider them, when searching for a pet.
We surely hope so, meanwhile we are almost certain that these three pioneers have at least landed their names in the Guinness World Records, creating a category that probably does not even exist today!
小题1:Who do the three dogs belong to?A．Some rich owners.B．Animal Q.C．A shelter.D．A zoo.小题2:The car the dogs drove was adjusted ______.A．because is was too big for the dogs to driveB．because it had no steering wheels and brakesC．to ensure the dogs could sit comfortably and drive easilyD．to motorize the car and turn it to be a real one小题3:Which is the right order of the following events?
a. Teaching the dogs some basic driving techniques.
b. Selecting three dogs and moving them to Animal Q.
c. The dogs practiced everything they had learnt in a motorized car.
d. Choosing the best driver to show his great driving skill on live television.
e. Driving a real car.A．a-b-c- d-eB．b-a-c-e-dC． b- d- a-c-eD．a- e- c-b-d小题4:Why does the SPCA decide to teach the three dogs to learn to drive a car?A．To prove old dogs can learn new tricks.B．To teach them performing tricks for movies and television shows.C．To provide amusing performances for homeless childrenD．To encourage people to adopt the abandoned dogs.小题5:What can we learn from the passage?A．A new Guinness category for driving dogs will probably be created.B．Abandoned dogs are much cleverer than house-kept ones.C．All the dogs at New Zealand’s SPCA will soon be adopted.D．New Zealand has the most homeless dogs among all countries 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析
人们都说“老狗学不会新把戏”，但是来自新西兰的三只小狗却要来证明这是错误的说法。这三只是经过收容所训练的、会驾驶真正汽车的小狗。收容所之所以花大力气去训练这三只小狗，目的是向人们证明，收养的宠物不一定比花钱买的宠物差，鼓励人们去收养被遗弃的动物。
小题1:C细节理解题。根据文章第二段but abandoned ones at New Zealand's SPCA. 和倒数第二段adopting a dog from a shelter does not mean...可知这三只小狗属于一家叫New Zealand's SPCA的收容所，故答案选C。
小题2:C细节理解题。根据文章第四段the car they drove was adjusted so that the dogs could sit comfortably and easily reach the steering wheel with their paws.可知狗驾驶的汽车经过改装为的是能够让小狗们坐着更舒适，也能够更容易地驾驶汽车，因此答案选C。
小题3:B推理判断题。根据文章第三、四、五段内容可知经过挑选后的小狗，先是接受基本的驾驶技能训练，然后经过在电动车中的练习之后，再驾驶真正的汽车，最后才可以上电视表演，因此B选项正确。
小题4:D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段The CEO of the SPCA is hoping that this unusual event will be enough to convince the residents of New Zealand to consider them, when searching for a pet. 可知收容所做这一切的目的是为了证明收容所的动物不比花钱买来的差，鼓励人们去收养被人们遗弃的动物，故D选项正确。
小题5:A推理判断题。根据文章末段we are almost certain that these three pioneers have at least landed their names in the Guinness World Records, creating a category that probably does not even exist可以推断小狗驾驶汽车的事情是前所未有的，因此很可能被录入吉尼斯纪录，所以判断A选项正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“It is often said tha.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
