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In October 2018, 9-year-old Taka, a Shiba Inu（柴犬）, was seriously injured in the house fire. The family had time to get their kids out, but there was no time to go back in for Taka. Luckily, Taka was able to run to a neighbor’s house. With deep burns to his head, face, back, and feet, he needed round-the-clock care.

Because of the medical care that Taka needed, his past owners signed him over to the vets. They chose not to get him back because of his injuries and not being able to care for him properly. “I had been taking him home with me every day, so finally I realized I couldn’t part with him,” said Crystal Lesley, a vet at Care More Animal Hospital. That’s when Taka officially became Lesley’s. “After months of recovery and the influence he had on the community, I was found by a nurse at the burn center about Taka coming in to visit burned children, in hopes of giving them something to relate to,” Lesley said.

Lesley knew Taka was perfect for the job. “He loves kids and people,” she said. “I thought about it and decided that he was too special not to share him with the world.” Taka took his therapy dog training test and passed it. “To see that he could be an encouragement or at least a light at the end of the tunnel for a child or anybody that has gone through what he’s gone through is what all of this is about,” Lesley said.

1._______when the fire accident happened.

A Taka barked and saved the kids

B Taka got badly burned

C Taka’s owner left him alone

D Taka went into a neighbor’s house

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句In October 2018, 9-year-old Taka, a Shiba Inu（柴犬）, was seriously injured in the house fire.可知，2018年10月，9岁的柴犬塔卡（Taka）在一场房屋火灾中被严重烧伤，故选B。

2.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably means _______.

A a full body check

B a 24-hour treatment

C lying for the whole day

D taking medicine at any time

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第二段第一句Because of the medical care Taka needed, his past owners signed him over to the vets.以及I had been taking him home with me every day…可知，因为塔卡需要医疗照顾，他过去的主人把他交给了兽医。兽医表示她每天都带塔卡回家，由此推断塔卡需要“全天候”的护理治疗，故选B。

3.The nurse visited Lesley _______.

A to tell her some good news

B to give Taka a few presents

C to treat Taka with some medicine

D to discuss with her about Taka’s task

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段I was found by a nurse at the burn center about Taka coming in to visit burned children, in hopes of giving them something to relate to.可知烧伤中心的一位护士找到莱斯利，想让塔卡去看望烧伤的孩子，希望能给他们一些相关的东西。由此推断护士此行目的是想和莱斯利商讨塔卡的任务的，故选D。

4.What’s the job for Taka to do as a therapy dog?

A He leads someone out of a tunnel.

B He trains other pets to do a good job.

C He encourages burned kids to cheer up.

D He teaches people how to survive in the fire.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段To see that he could be an encouragement or at least a light at the end of the tunnel for a child or anybody that has gone through what he's gone through is what all of this is about可知，塔卡可以成为一个孩子或者任何经历过他所经历的一切的人的一个鼓励，或者至少是一线曙光，由此推断塔卡的工作是鼓励烧伤儿童振作起来，故选C。