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1．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 walk-Cuddles takes him for a walk．Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet．It is a two-foot-high miniaturehorse 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 animal lover，said he couldn't bear 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 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 25-25years，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 way on busy streets，step over curbs（便道沿兒）and find elevator buttons．Cuddles even demonstrated（顯示）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 2words）Tiny\Little\small\Very small．
57．Why didn't Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide？（No more than 15words）A dog's life is short and Shaw could not bear to part with it．
58．What does Paragraph 3mainly tell us？（No more than 10words）The Tiny horses possess have many good qualities to guide people．
On the Tiny horses possess\have many qualities to be ideal guides，
59．How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles？（No more than 10words）He feels that his future life will he better/easier，
60．In your opinion，what is the ideal relationship between man and animals？（No more than 20words）They should be good friends and help each other，
Or：They should get along as friends and take care of each other．．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述了Dan Shaw在眼睛失明之后，在他妻子的建議下，選擇了一匹小型的、經過訓練的導盲馬．然后他和導盲馬成功、和諧生活的經歷．

解答 56．Tiny\Little\small\Very small．由第三段第一句"Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses"和最后一段倒數第三行"The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls"可以知道答案．
57．A dog's life is short and Shaw could not bear to part with it．由第二段第二行said he couldn't bear to part with a dog （which usually lives about eight to ten years） 可以知道答案
58．The Tiny，horses possess have many good qualities to guide people．
On the Tiny horses possess\have many qualities to be ideal guides，由第三段第二行"He learned that the horse possess many qualities that that make them an excellent choice for guiding people．"可以知道答案
59．He feels that his future life will he better/easier，由最后一段最后一句Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better可以知道答案
60．They should be good friends and help each other，
Or：They should get along as friends and take care of each other．由最后一段的"Through training，Shaw and Cuddles learned to find way on busy streets，step over curbs（便道沿兒）and find elevator buttons．Cuddles even demonstrated（顯示）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．"和本文的主要意思"一個盲人用動物幫他領路"可知，人和動物要相互幫助．可知答案．

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