2011天津高考英语

天津高考英语阅读表达

阅读表达是高考英语天津卷的一个新题型。要求考生阅读所给的.一篇300词左右的短文，并根据短文后的要求用英语回答问题，完成任务。有五个小题，每小题2分，共计10分。答题时间约为10-15分钟。下面是我给大家准备的天津高考的英语阅读表达题及答案，欢迎大家阅读练习!

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn’t take Cuddles out for a walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw, who is blind.

When Shaw lost his sight, his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog. Shaw, an anima lover, said he couldn’t hear to part with a dog(which usually lives about eight to ten years)and get used to a new one, perhaps several times in his life.

Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that the horse possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for guiding people. They are clean friendly, smart and have great memories. They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places. Best of all, they live for 25-35 years, which would enable Shaw to have the same guide companion for most or all of his life.

Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The instant he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the right choice. Then he began his training.

Through training, Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their way on busy streets, step over curbs (便道沿儿) and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even demonstrated (显示) its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him, to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any difficulties. Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better.

56. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 1? (No more than 2 words)

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57. Why didn’t Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide? (No more than 15 words)

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58. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us? (No more than 10 words)

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59. How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles? (No more than 10 words)

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60. In your opinion, what is the ideal relationship between man and animals? (No more than 20 words)

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【参考答案】

56. Tiny \Little\small\Very small.

57. A dog’s life is short and Shaw could not bear to part with it.

58.The Tiny, horses possess have many good qualities to guide people.

On the Tiny horses possess\ have many qualities to be ideal guides,

59. He feels that his future life will he better/easier,

60. They should be good friends and help each other,

Or: They should get along as friends and take care of each other.