SinceMay12015Beijingstartedtoallowblindpeopletotakeguidedogs(导盲犬)ontothesubway(地铁).Howmuchdoyouknowaboutguidedogs?Whatcantheydotohelpblindpeople?
Noteverydogcanbecomeaguidedog.Themostcommonguidedogbreeds(品种)areLabradorRetrievers(拉布拉多猎犬)andGoldenRetrievers(金毛猎犬).That'sbecausetheyaresmartandhaveagoodtemper.
Tohelpblindpeopledogsneedtolearnmanyskillssuchasfindingandfollowingaclearroadmovingaroundobstacles(障碍物),andstoppingwhentheyreachacurb(路牙)besidearoad.Ofcoursetheyshouldpasstests.Theyalsoneedtolearnanimportantlessonknownas“intelligentdisobedience(智能抗命)”•Forexampleblindpeopleaskthedogtogoforwardwhencrossingaroad.Butifthedogknowsthatacariscomingitwillnotmoveuntilitissafe.
Atabout10or12yearsoldguidedogsretire(退休).Someofthemstayattheirowner'shomeandbecometheirpets.Othersmaygobacktotrainingschoolsandlivethere.
Whatcanaguidedogdotohelpblindpeople?
●Followadirectroadpayingnoattentiontootherthingssuchassmellsanimalsandpeople.
●Keepasteady(稳定的)paceandjustaheadoftheowner.
●Stopatallcurbsuntilthehandlertellsthemtomoveforward.
●Stayquietwhentheownerissittingdown.
●Helptheownertomovearoundbusessubwaysandotherpublictransportation.
Answerthefollowingquestions.(Nomorethaneightwords)
76.WhatcanblindpeopleinBeijingdowhentheygooutbysubway?
77.WhydopeoplechooseLabradorRetrieversandGoldenRetrieversasguidedogs?
78.Whatimportantlessonshouldguidedogslearn?
79.Howmanythingscanguidedogsdotohelpblindpeopleaccordingtothepassage?
80.Whatisthepassageabout?