六、阅读表达。(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
Police dogs are given special training to help the police with their work. Many different types of dogs can be trained to do this work, but the best known ones are German shepherds and bloodhounds. In Britain, police dogs usually have a 13-week training course and many dogs fail. Not all dogs make good police dogs. They must be completely trustworthy and honest. Most police dogs live with their handlers as part of the family, but they are not pets. They are working dogs and they have a job to do.
Police dogs are trained to chase and hold people who are trying to get away from the police. Police dogs are not vicious animals. They are trained to hold on to people until their handler tells them to let go.
Police dogs often go into dangerous places and they are given special vests to protect them from knife and gun attacks.
Dogs are not only trained to chase and catch criminals. They are also used for following suspects or finding missing people. This is because some dogs, such as bloodhounds, have a very good sense of smell and can be trained to recognize certain types of smells. Some dogs are used to find survivors after earthquakes or explosions and some are specially trained to find dead bodies.
In many countries dogs are used in airports to check luggage for drugs and bombs. Labradors, spaniels and beagles are used for this because they are friendly dogs and people are not afraid of them.
1. How long does the training course for police dogs usually last in Britain?
2. What protects police dogs when they go into dangerous places?
3. What qualities should good police dogs have?
4. Why can some dogs be used to find missing people?
5. Are people afraid of dogs like Labradors, spaniels and beagles when they are checking luggage in airports? Why?
阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
Police dogs are given special training to help the police with their work. Many different types of dogs can be trained to do this work, but the best known ones are German shepherds and bloodhounds. In Britain, police dogs usually have a 13-week training course and many dogs fail. Not all dogs make good police dogs. They must be completely trustworthy and honest. Most police dogs live with their handlers as part of the family, but they are not pets. They are working dogs and they have a job to do.
Police dogs are trained to chase and hold people who are trying to get away from the police. Police dogs are not vicious animals. They are trained to hold on to people until their handler tells them to let go.
Police dogs often go into dangerous places and they are given special vests to protect them from knife and gun attacks.
Dogs are not only trained to chase and catch criminals. They are also used for following suspects or finding missing people. This is because some dogs, such as bloodhounds, have a very good sense of smell and can be trained to recognize certain types of smells. Some dogs are used to find survivors after earthquakes or explosions and some are specially trained to find dead bodies.
In many countries dogs are used in airports to check luggage for drugs and bombs. Labradors, spaniels and beagles are used for this because they are friendly dogs and people are not afraid of them.
1. How long does the training course for police dogs usually last in Britain?
The training course usually lasts 13 weeks.
2. What protects police dogs when they go into dangerous places?
Special vests protect them.
3. What qualities should good police dogs have?
They must be completely trustworthy and honest.
4. Why can some dogs be used to find missing people?
Because they have a good sense of smell.
5. Are people afraid of dogs like Labradors, spaniels and beagles when they are checking luggage in airports? Why?
No. Because these dogs are friendly and people are not afraid of them.
答案：六、1. The training course usually lasts 13 weeks.
2. Special vests protect them.
3. They must be completely trustworthy and honest.
4. Because they have a good sense of smell.
5. No. Because these dogs are friendly and people are not afraid of them.
2. Special vests protect them.
3. They must be completely trustworthy and honest.
4. Because they have a good sense of smell.
5. No. Because these dogs are friendly and people are not afraid of them.