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【題目】 Dogs love to get out and stretch their legs, which not only helps to keep them in shape, but enables them to keep the extra pounds off. Pet hiking has been popular recently, getting dogs off the sidewalk.

Three years ago, Denver resident Brittany Redding was stressed out, working 60 hours a week while studying in graduate school full-time. The only thing that helped was taking her four dogs hiking. “That’s when it hit me that I should do that as a job.” she says. After graduating in June 2016, she founded Take a Hike. Her company, like a number of others around the country, takes dogs to explore beyond the neighborhood.

Before taking on the tracks, Brittany meets with each dog and his or her owner to get a sense of the pet’s character. Then she schedules a meet-and-greet with other dogs that will join the hike to be sure to match their personalities. Each hiking is about two hours long and includes transportation to and from the track for around $70 per outing. “Hiking allows dogs lo meet new friends and explore new tracks, smells, and wildlife,” she explains.

Michael Mizenko thinks sending his pet, Ajax, on weekly hikes with Take a Hike has made Ajax a happier dog. Over the past two years, hiking has taught Ajax how to stay off pavement, be more social and remain calm in the car. “It has made him a flexible easygoing guy.” Michael says.

【1】Why has pet hiking been popular in these days?

A.Dogs strongly desire their owners to go hiking.

B.Animal health specialists recommend people to do it.

C.It is beneficial for pets’ shape and health.

D.The owner’s house is not big enough for dogs.

【2】What is the second paragraph mainly talking about?

A.Why Brittany founded Take a Hike.

B.How hard the study life of Brittany was.

C.Take a Hike is very popular in the neighborhood.

D.Dog hiking has brought great enjoyment to Brittany.

【3】What does Brittany want to make sure before taking her customers’ dogs to go hiking?

A.The distance of the track.

B.The character of each dog.

C.The environment of the track.

D.The emotions of both dogs and their owners.

【4】How often does Michael Mizenko send his pet to hike with Take a Hike?

A.Every day.B.Once a week.

C.Twice a week.D.Every other week.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇新聞報道。寵物徒步旅行變得很流行，這對寵物的身形和健康有好處。丹佛居民Brittany Redding創(chuàng)立了Take a Hike公司，專門負責(zé)帶著寵物狗去徒步旅行。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Dogs love to get out and stretch their legs, which not only helps to keep them in shape, but enables them to keep the extra pounds off. Pet hiking has been popular recently, getting dogs off the sidewalk.”可知，狗喜歡到外面伸展腿部，這不僅有助于保持體形，還可以減少多余的體重。因此帶寵物徒步旅行變得很流行的原因在于它對寵物的身形和健康有好處。故選C。

【2】段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Three years ago, Denver resident Brittany Redding was stressed out, working 60 hours a week while studying in graduate school full-time. The only thing that helped was taking her four dogs hiking. “That’s when it hit me that I should do that as a job.” she ways. After graduating in June 2016, she founded Take a Hike. Her company, like a number of others around the country, takes dogs to explore beyond the neighborhood.”可知，三年前丹佛居民Brittany Redding在全日制研究生院學(xué)習(xí)的同時每周還要工作60個小時，這使她感到壓力重重。只有一件事能夠讓她感到放松：帶她的四只狗徒步旅行。就在那時她想到她應(yīng)該把帶狗徒步旅行當(dāng)作自己的工作。于是 2016年6月畢業(yè)后，她創(chuàng)立了Take a Hike公司。因此第二段主要談?wù)摰氖?/span>Brittany Redding創(chuàng)立Take a Hike公司的原因。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Before taking on the tracks, Brittany meets with each dog and his or her owner to get a sense of the pet’s character.”可知，在開始徒步旅行之前，Brittany與每只狗及其主人見面以了解寵物的性格。即Brittany要在帶上顧客的狗去遠足之前了解每只狗的性格。故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Michael Mizenko thinks sending his pet, Ajax, on weekly hikes with Take a Hike has made Ajax a happier dog.”可知，Michael Mizenko認為，每周一次的徒步旅行使他的寵物Ajax變得更快樂。因此Michael Mizenko每周將寵物送到Take a Hike公司參加一次徒步旅行。故選B。