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Doctor Peyo and his owner/trainer Hassen Bouchakour are bringing comfort to adults and children who are being treated for cancer, some in palliative care(保守治疗), at hospitals in Calais, France. Peyo, a 15-year-old horse, appears to have an understanding of human suffering.

At the hospital, Peyo tells his trainer which room he wants to enter next by stopping or raising his leg. Peyo seems able to detect it when humans have cancers. “I accompany him but I let him do what he wants. He’s the one who decides,” Bouchakour said.

For a long time Peyo and Bouchakour were known for taking part in equestrian（马术的） shows. But Peyo was constantly looking for human contact. After shows, he would pick out people in the crowd, approach them and choose to stay next to them. Bouchakour began to suspect Peyo was choosing people who were weakened morally, physically or psychologically. A recent patient in the palliative care unit says Peyo is his “favorite doctor”. “Tonight he’s going to sleep well because he saw Peyo. As soon as he sees him, he sleeps like a baby,” the patient’s wife said.

Since 2016, Bouchakour estimates that Peyo has supported around 1,000 people in the various services in which the two operates. It’s a lifestyle Bouchakour never anticipated. “I am to some extent this horse’s collateral damage. I didn't ask for this. It took me a while to accept it. It put an end to my successful career as a sportsman, and as a showman. It was very complicated to no longer be the master, and to be forced to admit that when Peyo detects someone is sick, I am no longer in control. When he decides, I cannot hold him back. It's a need. It is in him. He needs to go and cling onto the specific person he has chosen,” says Bouchakour.

1.What’s the special ability that Peyo has?

A He knows how to treat the patients.

B He assists his owner to comfort others.

C He can tell different kinds of diseases.

D He can identify patients who suffer cancers.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段At the hospital, Peyo tells his trainer which room he wants to enter next by stopping or raising his leg. Peyo seems able to detect it when humans have cancers.可知，在医院，佩约停下来或抬起腿，告诉他的教练他下一个要进哪个房间。当有人类身患癌症，佩约似乎能够侦测出来。故选D。

2.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A Peyo had talent in equestrian training.

B Peyo kept a good relationship with his owner.

C Peyo showed the side of being close to human beings.

D Peyo always completed all kinds of performances perfectly.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段But Peyo was constantly looking for human contact. After shows, he would pick out people in the crowd, approach them and choose to stay next to them. 可知，佩约一直在寻找人与人的接触。演出结束后，他会在人群中挑选出一些人，走近他们，选择留在他们身边。由此说明佩约过去表现出了亲近人类的一面，故选C。

3.The underlined word “anticipated” probably means _______.

A consulted

B expected

C concerned

D cooperated

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段I am to some extent this horse's collateral damage. I didn't ask for this. It took me a while to accept it.可知，佩约的主人认为他在某种程度上是这匹马的附带损害，他没有要求这样。他花了一段时间才接受。说明佩约的主人从来没有预料到这样的生活方式，由此推测anticipate意为“预料”，expect与之同义。故选B。

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A Bouchakour felt a little dissatisfied with his life today.

B Bouchakour wondered how Peyo detected the patients.

C Bouchakour decided to change his routine work with Peyo.

D Bouchakour has achieved a lot on serving the patients in hospital.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段It put an end to my successful career as a sportsman, and as a showman. It was very complicated to no longer be the master, and to be forced to admit that when Peyo detects someone is sick, I am no longer in control. 可知，布沙库尔认为这结束了他作为运动员和表演家的成功职业生涯。这是非常复杂的，不再是主人，并被迫承认，当佩约发现有人生病，他不由自主地去做。由此推断布沙库尔对他今天的生活感到有点不满意。故选A。