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选择性必修第四册Unit1Unit2

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(安徽皖南八校三模)

Storiesaboutsleddogshaulingmedicineandsuppliesthroughthefrozenwildernesshavebecomethestuffoflegends,butdidyouknowpupsareprovingjustaspowerfulinthewavesastheyareontheice?

InItaly,anelitesquadronof350specially-traineddogsfromtheItalianSchoolofWaterRescueDogs(ScuolaItalianaCaniSalvataggio,orSICS)hassuccessfullybeenpatrollingthebeaches,workingaslifeguards.300SICSunits,eachofwhichconsistsofonedogandonetrainer,aretaskedwithwatchingoverapproximately30ofthecountry’sbusiestbeaches.Thankstotheirwillingnesstoperform,strength,andfearlessehelicoptersintothesurfbelowtorescueat-riskswimmers—anaverageof20-30livesaresavedannuallybythedoggieguards,andthatnumbercontinuestoclimbeachyear.

Earlierthismonth,whenseveralfamilies,includingeightchildren,wereendangeredbystrongwindandwaveconditionswhile330feetfromshore,threecanine(犬的)lifeguardsandtheirtrainersrushedintosavetheday.Withthehelpoftheirhumancompanions,dogsEros,Mya,andMirapulledeveryonetosafetyinabout15minutes.

TheSICSprogramisthebrainchildof59-year-oldFerruccioPilenga,whogottheideathatdogswouldmakeewatchinghisownNewfoundland,animmenselypowerfulswimmernamedMas.“Hepulledawater-filledboatwiththreepeopleonboardforhalfanhour,”PilengatoldTheTimesofLondon.“Ahumancannotdothat.”

TheSICSprogramisarduous.After18monthsofbasictraining,onlythosedogssuccessfullycompletingtherequiredstepsareconsideredreadytomoveontothemoreintensiveaspectsoflife-savingtechniques,suchasjumpingfromhelicoptersandleapingfromspeedingboats.

1.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraph2?

A.SICStrainsbothdogsandotheranimals.

B.EachSICSunithasatleasttwodogs.

C.Thedogshaverescuedabout30livessofar.

D.Thedogs’performanceisimprovingannually.

2.Wh