题文
Many blind people use guide dogs to help them get safely from place to place and to warn them of danger. But what can blind people do if they are allergic（过敏的）to dogs or just don’t like them? For some people, the answer is provided by the Guide
Horse Foundation.
Janet and Don Burleson founded the organization in 1999. They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people. Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller. They are generally less than 34 inches tall.
Cuddles was the foundation’s first guide horse in full service（服务）. She became 45-year-old Dan Shaw’s helper. Shaw has an eye disease and his sight is very poor. One night, while filling out a form to get a guide dog, Shaw heard a news story on TV about people training horses to guide the blind. Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal that would live a long time. He applied（申请）, and a year later, Cuddles and Shaw began training as a team.
On a trip to New York, Cuddles helped Shaw safely tour Times Square, a very busy part of the city at night. The next day, Cuddles calmly rode the elevator with Shaw to the crowded top of the Empire State Building, a famous tall building. Cuddles even guided Shaw on the boat ride to the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像）, and traveled on the subway system.
Shaw says that he is very lucky to have Cuddles. He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by giving him the chance to do things himself and making him feel much more confident about himself.
小题1:The Guide Horse Foundation __________.A．was set up by one personB．has different kinds of horsesC．trains horses to guide blind peopleD．has a history of several hundred years小题2: According to the text, miniature horses __________.A．live a shorter life than guide dogsB．are much smaller than regular horsesC．are more friendly to people than dogsD．are different from regular horses in many ways小题3: We know from the text that Dan Shaw __________.A．became blind at age 45B．has a great love for horsesC．heard about guide horses from a friendD．got a guide horse as soon as he applied小题4: Cuddles changed Dan Shaw’s life by __________.A．making him famousB．helping to calm himC．giving him confidenceD．helping him start an organization小题5: The text is written to tell us that __________.A．special animals can help people do seemingly impossible thingsB．blind people are brave to face many challengesC．horses are better than dogs as guide animalsD．New York City is a magical city 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
解析
文章主要讲述了一种新型的导盲动物——导盲马。这主要针对不喜欢狗或是对狗过敏的人群。文章还举了Cuddles和她的主人Shaw的案例来证明导盲马能和导盲犬工作得一样好。
小题1:细节题。根据文章第二段They began training miniature horses to help guide blind people，可知The Guide Horse Foundation _训练马给盲人带路，应选择C
小题2:细节题。根据文章第二段的Miniature horses look just like regular horses, only much smaller，可知这种马比其他的马小，其他项都不正确，所以选择B
小题3:细节题。根据文章第三段对于Shaw的描述：Shaw loves horses and wanted a guide animal…可知他喜欢马，所以选B
小题4:细节题。根据文章最后一段He believes that Cuddles has changed his life for the better by ….. making him feel much more confident about himself ，可知是Cuddles 改变了Dan Shaw’s的生活，通过给了他自信所以选C
小题5:主旨大意题。文章主要讲的是导盲动物对于盲人的帮助，让他们能做自己做不到的事，所以选A
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Many blind people us.....”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。
