北京中考英語5年真題匯編-學生版-專題07 任務型閱讀

北京中考英語5年真題匯編——專題07任務型閱讀【五年考情回顧】年份體裁主題內容2024年記敘文本文介紹了作者反思過度關注運動數據帶來的負面影響，強調運動的目的是提升生活質量，而非僅僅追求數字上的進步。2023年記敘文主要講述了作者100天不使用手機的經歷，一開始不使用手機會讓人很焦慮，但是三周后發(fā)生了很多可喜的變化，作者注意力更集中，可以更好地發(fā)現這個世界的美。2022年記敘文作者在朋友的鼓勵下跟著視頻進行鍛煉，這是方便又節(jié)省時間的選擇。2021年說明文本文向我們介紹學校的無屏幕日，起初學生認為這是不可能的，但是慢慢發(fā)現無屏幕日帶來更多的是好處。2020年記敘文本文主要講AnnaDu十二歲時就制作了自己的遙控潛水器，她從小就對STEM感興趣，長大后想成為一名工程師，幫助解決世界問題。（2024·北京·中考真題）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。Recently,Istartedtouseanapptokeeparecordofmyrunning.EachrunIwantedtogoalittlefarther,runalittlefasterandburnmorecalories(卡路里).LastnightIfinishedan8.3-kmrunin46minutesandburnt468calories.Incomparison,myruntwodaysagowas8.6kmin46minuteswith483caloriesburnt.Thisinnerself-comparisonleftmefeelingdisappointed.Ibecamesofocused(專注的)onthenumbersthatIforgottoconsiderwhatIachieved.Thesetinydifferencesinnumberskeptmeawayfromthebiggerpicture:howdidIactuallyfeelaftercompletingmymostrecentrun?Well,honestly,Iwascompletelytiredout.Whatgoodisrunningtobeatyourtopscoreifyoudon’tfeelontop?Weshouldexerciseforthepurposeofbuildingourconfidence.Andworkingoutharderandfastermayservethatpurpose.Butconfidencebuildingcomeswithbeingabletodomoreinourday-to-daylife,experiencinglesspainandmorefreedominmovement,andfeelinggoodafteraworkout.Fitnessshouldhelpuswithourquality(質量)oflife,theabilitytosleep,goodmemory,amongotherthings.Fitnessshouldnotjustcomewiththeeagernessforthesuccessinnumbers.Inourbusylives,weonlyhavelimitedtimeforfitness.Whenwedophysicalexercise,weshouldvaluewhatfeelsgoodoverwhatlooksorsoundsgood.Sometimeswhatservesusandourhealthiscominghomeanddoingalightworkout,likegoingonashortbikeride.Sometimeswhatservesusissimplygoingtosleepat9:30p.m.insteadofforcingourselvesintoaworkout.Appsofthiskindareagreatwayforustokeepaneyeonourhealth.Butdon’treadintothenumberstothepointwhereyouloseoutonfeelingproudthatyouaretakingcareofyourself.Somyadviceis:whenyoudophysicalexercise,makesureyoufeelgoodaboutyourselfoverfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers.34．Whydidthewriterstarttousetheapp?___________________________________________________________________________________________35．Whatdidthewriterforgettoconsiderwhenhebecametoofocusedonthenumbers?___________________________________________________________________________________________36．Whenyoudophysicalexercise,whichdoyouthinkismoreimportantfeelinggoodaboutyourselforfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)___________________________________________________________________________________________37．Whenyoudophysicalexercise,whichdoyouthinkismoreimportant,feelinggoodaboutyourselforfeelinggoodaboutthenumbers?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)___________________________________________________________________________________________（2023·北京·中考真題）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。My100DaysWithoutaMobilePhoneWhenwasthelasttimeyoulefthomewithoutyourmobilephone?Canyouimagineyourselflivingamonth,orevenayearwithoutcheckingyourmobilephonefromtimetotime?Asabusymodernpersonwithlotsofsocialconnections,plansandresponsibilities,Ijustcannotaffordtonotbeintouchwiththerestoftheworld.Stayingconnectedtootherpeopleisabigpartofmylife.However,sometimesitcanbebothersome(惱人的).OnedayIdiscoveredIwasterriblytiredout.Itriedturningnotifications(通知)off.Butthefearofmissingoutsomethingimportantmademecheckthephonemoreoftenthanbefore.So,Isimplystoppedusingmyphone.Well,totellthetruth,itwasnotsimpleatall.Forthefirstcoupleofdays,Ihadabigfearthatallofmyfriendswouldsoonforgetaboutme.WhenIhadafreemoment,Ihadnoideawhattogetmyselfdistracted(分心的)with,andtheworriesmixedwithboredomkeptbotheringme.However,afterthreeweekswithoutamobilephone,Istartednoticingchanges—changeswhichIliked,andwhichdrovemetonotjustcontinuetheexperiment,butinfacttoreorganizesomeofmyhabits.Firstofall,InoticedthatIbecamemuchmorefocused(專注的).Before,whiledoingsomething,Iwouldoftenfindmyselfwonderingwhatwasgoingononline.Afteramonthofstayingawayfrommymobilephone,Ifoundthattheurge(沖動)wasalreadynotthatstrongandthatmyabilitytofocusimproved.Idiscoveredthattheworldisabeautifulplace.Before,Iwouldlookatitthroughmycameramostly:takeaphoto,postit,getsomelikes.Now,IsawbeautifulpeoplewalkingaroundandIsensedtheseasonschange.Icouldunderstandtheactualbeautyoftheworld,andIdidnotneedanyoneelsetoprovethevalueofthisbeautythroughlikesorshares.Now,as100dayshavepassed,Icansaythattheexperimentwasworthit.Iamplanningtostayawayfrommyphoneforaslongaspossible.1．Whatmadethewritercheckthephonemoreoftenthanbefore?2．Whendidthewriterstartnoticinghischanges?3．Whatdoesthewriterplantodowithhisphoneaftertheexperiment?4．Wouldyouliketofollowthewriter’sexample?Whyorwhynot?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)（2022·北京·中考真題）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。WorkingOutthroughOnlineVideosPhysicalexerciseisgoodforourmind,bodyandspirit.Today,workingoutthroughonlinevideosisbecomingverypopular.SincetheInternetiswidelyused,it’sveryeasyforustodoso.Thatmeanswecanworkoutanytimeanywhere.Oneofmyfriends,LinFei.followedshortworkoutvideostododailyexercise.“Withliveprograms,Ifeellikeworkingoutwithmyfriends,whichencouragesmetoholdontothelastminute.”shesaid.Anotherfriendofmine,Michael,toldmethatworkoutvideoslethimfeelsocomfortable.“Ihaveafearofworkingoutatthegym（健身房）becauseIdon’tlikebeingwatchedbyothers.Workingoutathomemakesworkingoutmuchmoreenjoyable.”hesaid.Withtheirexamples,Idecidedtogiveitatry.WhenItoldmyplantomyeldersister,aP.E.teacher,sheremindedmethatworkoutvideoscouldbehelpfulbutmightstillcarrysomeproblems.“Withoutbeingwithsomeoneinperson,youwillbelesswilling（愿意的）toworkouttoyourbest.Workingoutatthegymallowsyoutohaveadviceinrealtimeandgetpushedharder.”mysistersaidtome.“Well,ifyoureallywanttohaveatry.first,chooseproperprogramsorvideos.That’sveryimportant.Andthenaskyourfriendsforadvice.Theirexperiencescangiveyouagoodsightintowhatyoucanexpect.Anyway,don’tbeaddicted（沉迷的）toit.Youshouldtrydifferentwaystoworkouttobehealthy.”Athersuggestions,Ifinallyfollowedanonlineworkoutprogramwithpersonalizedhelpthatisheldforthreemonths.Afterthefirstperiodoftraining,IfeltitverypracticalandhelpfulwhenIputintherightamount（量）ofworkalongwithastrongwill.Comparedwithgoingtothegym,usingonlinevideostoworkoutisamuchcheaperandtime-savingchoice.ButitcanbedifficultsometimeswhenI’mtoolazyortoobusytosticktoit.5．Whichwaytoworkoutisbecomingverypopulartoday?6．WhydoesMichaeldislikeworkingoutatthegym?7．Whatistheproblemofworkingoutwithoutsomeoneelseinperson?8．Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisfirstperiodoftraining?9．Wouldyouliketofollowonlinevideostoworkout?Whyorwhynot?（2021·北京·中考真題）Screen-FreeDaysIrememberthefirsttimeIsuggestedscreen-freedaysinourschooltosomeofourstudentleaders.Jokingly,Isaidtothegroup,“Whatdoyouthinkifwegoaweekwithoutusingourlaptopsorsmartphones?”Theylaughed,andoneofthemsaid,“Noway,Mr.White.Theywouldbetoomuch.”Icouldfeeltheirworry,andtoldthemthatIwasonlyconsideringsinglescreen-freedays.

Eventhatidealeftthemfeelingupset.Accordingtoasurveywedid,moststudentsinourschoolspendaboutsixhoursadayonscreens.Manyofmystudentsstarttheirdaybycheckingtheirsmartphones.Ioftenseethemlookingattheirphoneswhengettingoffthebusoratparents’drop-off,theycan’tusetheirown“screens”atschool.Theyusuallyworkoncomputersatschoolforatleasttwohoursduringtheday.It’sclearthatourstudentsspendalotoftimeonscreens.Wedoseethebenefitsoftechnology.However,weteachersalsowanttomakesurethatstudentshavebalancedlearningandsocialexperiencesawayfromtheirscreens.

That’swhywehavecomeupwiththeideaofscreen-freedays.Duringthecourseoftheyear,wehavebuiltinseveralscreen-freedaysthatrequireustomakedifferentplansforourstudentsabouthowtheywillcommunicatewithoneanotherandtheworldaroundthemwithout“screens”.

Forsometeachers,thismeansbringingbackavaluablelessonplanthathasbeenputoffforsometimebecauseitis“outofdate”.Othershavedesignedsomethingcompletelynew.Funactivities,forexample,cardgamesandroomescape(密室逃脫)games,areorganizedatschool.Intheseactivities,studentssocializewithoutsmartphonesandhaveface-to-facecommunicationwithoutcheckingon“l(fā)ikes”they’vegotonline.Thesefunactivitiesalsomakeitpossibleforthewholegradetoenjoythecompanyoftheirfriendswithnosmartphones.Afterourfirstscreen-freeday,studentsmentionedthattheyweresurprisedtheyenjoyedit.

Findingwaystohelpourstudentsconnectwithoneanotherisimportant.Whiletechnologyisalreadypartofourworld,itshouldn’tplaysuchanimportantroleinalearner’slife.10．Howmanyhoursdomoststudentsintheschoolspendonscreenseveryday?___________________________________________________________________11．Whyhavetheteacherscomeupwiththeideaofscreen-freedays?___________________________________________________________________12．Whatfunactivitiescanthestudentshaveatschool?___________________________________________________________________13．Howdidthestudentsfeelafterthefirstscreen-freeday?___________________________________________________________________14．Whatdoyouthinkoftheideaofscreen-freedays?Whydoyouthinkso?___________________________________________________________________（2020·北京·中考真題）This12-year-oldGirlBuiltaRobottoFindPlasticsintheOceanAnnaDuwaswalkingalongthebeachwhenshenoticedplasticsthere.Shereacheddowntopickthemup,andquicklyrealizedthereweremanymoretinypiecesthanshecoulddealwith.Itseemedimpossibletocleanthemallup.Du,12yearsoldatthetime,triedtosolvetheproblemlikeanygoodscientist—first,bydoingalittleresearch.That’showshelearnedthat8milliontonsofplasticsendupintheoceanseveryyear.Thenshegottoworkbuildingsomethingthatcouldhelpsolvetheproblem;aremote-operatedvehicle(遙控潛水器),orROV.HerROVcanmovethroughwaterandfindplasticsontheoceanfloor.TheactuallycoolpartofDu’sROVisthedetection(探測)system.Sheusesacameraalongwiththreedifferentkindsoflighttofindtheplastics.Shealsousesvisible(可見的)lighttofindunnaturalcolorsthatmightmaketheplasticsstandout.“Shehasaverygoodengineeringsensetobreakdownaproblemlikethisandthengoafterit,”saysengineerCaseyMachado.“Itsoundssimple,butit’salevelofthinkingthat’sreallyamazing.”Dustartedattendingpubliceventsandworkshopsatauniversitywhenshewasfiveyearsold,andsoshepickeduptheengineeringskillsnecessarytobuildherROV.ShesaysactuallygettingherROVtomovethroughwaterwellwasnoteasy.Shefailedmanytimes,butshenevergaveuptryingandtesting.Whenaskedaboutfutureplans,shementionswantingtoaddresstheeffectsofclimate(氣候)change.“Ithinktherearealotofproblemsthatcouldbesolvedwithnewinventions,”saysDu.Duthanksherparents,whoforyearshavetakenhertostudentoutreachactivities,forsupportingherinterestinscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM).Shesaysshehasbeenabletomeetstudentsandscientiststhere.“IknowIwanttobeanengineerbecauseIlikebuildingthingstohelpsolveworldproblems,”saysDu.“ButI’mnotsurewhatkindofengineerIwanttobeyet.”15．WhatdidAnnaDunoticewhilewalkingalongthebeach?____________________________________________________________________16．HowoldwasDuwhenshedidalittleresearchtosolvetheproblem?____________________________________________________________________17．WhatcanDu’sROVdo?____________________________________________________________________18．WhydoesDuwanttobeanengineerinthefuture?____________________________________________________________________19．WhatmadeDusucceedinbuildingherROV?____________________________________________________________________（2024·北京海淀·二模）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。Thedayhadbeengood,butschoolwastiring.Iwaslyingonmysofa,mindlesslyscrolling(滾屏)throughsocialmedia,obsessed(癡迷)withsomeoneelse’sfancylife.Withoutevenknowingit,Iwascomparingmyselftoothers.Infact,I’mnotalone!Comparingissomethingwestrugglewitheveryday.Studiesshowthatanytimeathoughtcomestoourminds,there’sa1-in-10chancethatwe’recomparingourselvestoothers.Socialcomparisontheorystatesthatpeoplewouldjudgetheirownsocialandpersonalworthbycomparingthemselvestoothersaroundthem.ComparisonhadbeenthethiefofmyjoyforlonguntilonedayIrealizedthatitispointlesstocompareourselveswithothers—wearecomparingourweaknessestosomeone’sstrengths.IstillrememberseveralmomentswhenIthoughttheworstofmyselfbecauseIthoughtthebestofsomeoneelse.Forexample,everytimeIsawKaylaperformingwellatherschoolwork,thefirstthingthatpoppedintomymindwasawishthatIcouldbeassmartasher.Ikeptaskingmyself,“Whycouldn’tIjustbelikeher?”IpracticallypraisedKaylawhilehatingmyselfatthesametime.Idecidedtochange.Istartedtofocusonimprovingmyselfinsteadofcomparingwithothers.Itookupreadingonebookeverymonth.Istartednewhobbies.Thishelpedmetodiscoveranewself.Ilearnedtoappreciate(欣賞)whatIhad.Everyday,IwrotedownthingsIwashappyaboutandchosetobearoundpeoplewhomademefeelgood.Thismademevaluemylifeandseehowspecialitis.AndIchangedhowIused

socialmedia.Insteadofaimlesslyscrolling,Icustomized(定制)mysocialmediafeeds(推送)toincludemoreeducationalandinspirationalinformation.Ifelthappierandwaslesslikelytocomparemyselftoothers.Inourlives,it’simportanttoaskourselvesakeyquestion:arewetendingto(照料)ourowngardenorareweonlyvisitors,admiringthebeautifulgardensofotherswhilefailingtocareforourown?Trynottogetlostincomparingyourselftootherssinceeveryoneisdifferent.Discoveryourgiftsandletthemshine!20．Whatwasthewriterobsessedwithonsocialmedia?21．Howdopeoplejudgetheirsocialandpersonalworthaccordingtosocialcomparisontheory?22．Whydoesthewriterthinkitispointlesstocompareourselvestoothers?23．Whatdoyouthinkofthewaysthewritertooktoavoidpointlesscomparison?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasons)（2024·北京平谷·一模）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。Haveyoueverseenshadowplays?TheshadowplayisoneoftheoldestpuppetperformancesinChina.ItwasapopularfolkdramainancientChinaandalsotheancestor(祖先)ofthefilmsintheworld.Shadowplayswereonceapopularformofentertainment,andtheywerealsousedforreligious(宗教)andinstructionalpurposes.Simpletoperform,dramaswereplayedoutonscreensorwallsforthousandsofyears,andtheshadowplayisstillperformedinChinatoday.Asimplelampandathinscreenwereallthatwereneededforastage.Thingslikepeople,animals,furniture,wallsandplantswereshownonthescreenbyplacingfigurinesorfiguresmadeofcardboardorleatherinfrontofthelamp.Thelamplightedthescreenfrombehind,andpeoplecouldmovelittlefigurinesaroundfortheatricalperformances.Withaddedmusicandsoundeffects,theplayscouldbequiteentertainingiftheywerewellperformed.Thesewereancientdramasorcartoons,andtheywereevencolorizedforaddedentertainmentbyusingcoloredtranslucent(半透明的)figurines.Thelamplightcastacoloredshadow.Onecanimaginethatstone-agepeoplesatnexttocampfiresandwatchedstoriesplayedoutonrockwallsbyshadowscastbyusingtheirhandsorfigurines.ItissaidthattheMongolsinthe13thcenturylikedtowatchshadowplaysintheircamps.Theytooktheentertainmentwiththem,anditbecameapopularentertainmentintheYuanEmpireofthe13thcentury.ShadowplayswereperformedinFrancewhenFrenchmissionaries(傳教士)returnedfromChinain1767andputonperformancesinParisandMarseilles.ItissaidthatthisishowtheshadowplaywasintroducedtoEurope.TheplayswerepopularinFrance,andtheywerecalled“ChineseShadows”atfirst.Nowadays,performersuseplastics,computercontrolledlightningandmachinery,andmodernpaintanddyestoproducebrightandcolorfulshadowfigures.Theycanproduceimagesthatarecontrolledbycomputers,andthesecanbeusedforanimationandentertainmenteffectsinplays.Itisdifficultforshadowpuppeteerstocompetewithmodernentertainmenttechnologiesforanaudience,butsomeofthemareusingmodernmaterialsandadoptingtechnologytohelpstageinterestingentertainmentinChina.24．Whatwereshadowplaysusedfor?25．HowwereshadowplaysintroducedtoEurope?26．Whatchallengedoshadowpuppeteersmeet?27．Wouldyouliketowatchshadowplays?Why?(Atleasttworeasons)（2024·北京·一模）WaystoFightTirednessEveryonegetstired—it’sanormalpartofhumanexistence.Itcanmakeusgrouchy(滿腹牢騷的)andgrumpyattheendoftheday,butagoodnight’ssleepwilloftenleaveusfeelingwellrested.However,sometimeswefeelmorethanjusttiredness.Wecangetovertired(過度勞累)anditmayaffectourdailylives-butwhatcanwedoaboutit?Herearesomethingsthatmaystopyougettingovertired.Beingverytiredfrequentlycouldbetheresultoflifestylechoices:poordiet,lackofexercise,oraninefficientroutine.Forsomepeople,changestotheirhabitsandroutinescouldhelpthemtobeattiredness.First,let’slookatphysicalhealth.AccordingtotheUKNationalHealthService(NHS)website,eatinghealthymealsandsnacksregularly,around3-4timesperday,couldimproveyourenergylevels.Givingyourbodytheenergyitneedscouldhelpyoutobemoreexcited,andtherefore,lesstired.Ifyou’refeelingovertired,youmightnotwanttoexercise.However,regularphysicalactivitymayactuallymeanyouarelesstiredingeneral.Activitieslikejoggingorcyclingcouldalsohelpyougetfitter.Andbeingmoreactivecouldhelpyoutoloseweight,whichcanalsoaidyouinthebattleagainsttiredness.Thoseextrakilosfrombeingoverweightputastrainonyourheart,whichcanleadtoyoufeelingmoretired.Anotherthingthatcanleaveusfeelingexhausted(精疲力竭的)andfatigued(疲憊不堪的)isstress.Reducingyourstresslevelsmayhelpyoutofeellesstiredonaregularbasis.Takingupanactivitylikeyogaorgoingforawalkcouldhelpyoutounwindandfeelmorerefreshed.Andyoumaythinkifyou’refeelingtired,theRoyalCollegeofPsychiatristsrecommendsanyonefeelingtiredtocutdownontheircaffeineintake,especiallyaftermid-afternoon,togetbettersleepatnight.Finally,ifyoudofindyourselffeelingovertiredconstantlyfordaysorweeks,youmaybesufferingfromfatigueorexhaustion.Ifso,gettingafewgoodnights’sleepcanwork.28．Whatwilloftenleaveusfeelingwellrested?29．Howoftendopeopleeathealthymealstoimproveenergylevels?30．Whatcanwedoifwesufferfromfatigueorexhaustion?31．Wouldyouliketofollowthewriter’swaystofighttiredness?Whyorwhynot?(atleasttworeasons.)（2024·北京門頭溝·一模）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。InternationalVolunteerDayisadaytocelebratetheeffortsofpeoplewhocreateapositivechangeintheircommunitiesandworkselflesslytobringaboutpeaceanddevelopmentfortheworld.OnInternationalVolunteerDay,volunteerssharetheirexperienceswithvolunteeringandtalkaboutitsinfluenceontheirpersonallives.Sharonfirststartedvolunteeringattheageof16.Itwasthesummerbeforeherjunioryearofhighschool,andshehadn’treallyunderstoodthemeaningbehinddoingsomethingforothersuntilthatday.SharonwasgoingwithagrouptotheRonaldMcDonaldHouse(RMH)inDallas,Texas.RMHisa“home-away-from-home”forfamiliessotheycanstayclosebytheirhospitalizedchildatlittleornocost.SharonrecallsherfirsttimewalkingintoRMH-nervousandafraidofmessinguporsayingthewrongthing.Afteronly5minutes,shebeganconnectingwithfamilies.“Thatday,Iplayedwithkids,laughedwiththeadults,andheardcountlessstories-younameit!”saysSharon.Nowa20-year-oldstudentattheUniversityofNorthTexas,SharonhasvolunteeredwithRMHeversince.“Ihavemetsomanypeopletherethathavechangedmylife.”InJanuary2012,Sharonmethersoon-to-behero:Dan.Danwasacarpassenger,ridingwithagroupoffriends,whenthedriverthoughtitwouldbecooltoshowoffanddrivefast.Thecarturnedover,boththedriverandoneofthepassengerswerethrownoutoffromthecar.Dantriedtogetoutofthecarandthenbegansearchingforothersquickly.Oneofthepassengerswasstillcaughtinherseat.Withouthesitation,Danclimbedbackintosaveher.Indoingso,hesomehowmanagedtogethimselfstuckandcaughtfire.Althoughhewasabletorescuehimself,hisskinwassobadlyburnedthathehadtotakelotsofsurgeries(手術).SharonhelpedcareforDanduringhisstayatRMH,helpinghimgetbetterthroughstories,laughter,andcompanionship(陪伴).SharonstillkeepsintouchwithDantoday.“Nothingbrightensmydaymorethantobeabletomakesomeonewho’sgoingthroughsomethingbeyondmyunderstandingsmile,”saysSharon.“IfeellikeI’vebecomemoreofacaringandselflesspersonsinceIstartedvolunteering.IlookforjoyinthejoyIprovidetoothersandfocuslessonmyself.Afterafewmonthsofvolunteering,RMHbroughtoutamorerealversionofmyself-exactlywhoIwanttobeinlife.”32．WhendidSharonfirststartvolunteering?33．HowdidSharonfeelwhenshewalkedintoRMHthefirsttime?34．WhatdidSharondotohelpDangetbetter?35．Wouldyouliketodovolunteerwork?Why?(Pleasegivetworeasons.)（2024·北京東城·一模）閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。Myhusband,Tyler,andIdecidedtoraiseaguidedogpuppy(幼犬).AfterattendingseveralmeetingswithAninaGreen,theguidedogclubleader,Ieagerlysigneduptobecomearaiserandpatientlywaitedforthearrivalofmypuppy.Then,oneday,AninainformedmethatIwouldgetmypuppyonApril27.Thatday,TylerandIwenttoAnina’shouse.Inthekitchen,wesawthepuppy,Escort,sleepingonthefloor.Holdinghimforthefirsttimewasmagical.Hewassosoftandsleepy—andhuge!Escortwaslargerthanalotoffull-growndogs.WeattendedaweeklypuppykindergartentolearnhowtotrainEscort.Fromthetimewegotthepuppyuntilhewasabout6monthsold,hewasonaleash(牽引繩).WhenwewerewatchingTVonthesofaorbrushingteeth,theleashwasalwaysinourhands.Duringthefirsteightweeks,TylerandImostlystayedathome,taughtEscortorders,andheldhisleash.Theguidedogclubisreallylikeafamily—afamilywithalotofwonderful,well-behaveddogs.Wetraveledtovariousplacestogetherwiththesedogs.Escort’sfirstgroupoutingwasatriptotourthecitymuseum.Wealsowenttoashoppingmall,abaseballgame,afirestation,andtheairporttopracticegoingthroughsecurity.Withallthehelpfromourclub,Escortwentfromasleepylittlepuppytoadependablecompanion(伙伴)whenhewas8monthsold.WhenEscortwasoneyearold,hecouldwalkwithaperfectloose(松的)leash,followourordersandalwaysmaketherightchoices.ItwastimeforustodrophimoffattheGuideDogsfortheBlindcampustogothroughmoreformal(正式的)guidetrainingandgetmatchedwithsomeonewhoneededhim.Wehadfalleninlovewiththepuppyandcouldn’tbeargivinghimaway,butwehadtosaygoodbyetohim.WhenIseepicturesofEscortwiththewomanhehasbeenplacedwith,Ifeelveryhappy.Itdoesn’thurtthathe’snotwithme—seeinghimgoingonadventureswithhisnewownereverydaymakesitallworthit.Thethoughtthathewillimproveherlifemakesmeveryproud.36．WhatwasEsco