After a tense search in the small town of Dorchester, New Hampshire, a missing 2-year-old girl was found safe thanks to a volunteer and his search dog.
Late Friday afternoon, New Hampshire Fish and Game and State Police received a call about a missing child who had been gone for more than 45 minutes. The little girl had been playing in her fenced front yard with two dogs when the gate somehow opened — either by the dogs or the child herself — and she left the home.
Within hours, nearly 100 volunteers joined the search effort, carefully searching the woods and surrounding (周围的) areas. Among them was Jeremy Corson and his K-9 partner, Freya, from New England K-9 Search and Rescue. Together, they were the ones who found the girl. “It was a very sweet moment,” Corson said. “The first thing she says to me was, ‘I’m cold, I think I’m ready for a bath.’ And that just broke my heart. I said, ‘all right, let’s get you home and have that bath.’”
The child wasn’t hurt and was happy to see Freya when she was found. She was carried to a waiting ambulance and taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for a physical exam.
Conservation officer Chris McKee praised the massive community effort that led to the safe recovery. “If there were no volunteers or other groups, things might not have ended so well,” he said.
1.1. Who helped find the missing girl?
A A doctor.
B A volunteer and his dog.
C Her parents.
D A teacher.
解析:选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段的“a missing 2-year-old girl was found safe thanks to a volunteer and his search dog”可知,是一名志愿者和他的搜救犬找到了失踪女孩。故选B。
2.2. When did people report the missing child?
A Late Friday afternoon.
B Early Monday morning.
C Late Sunday evening.
D Early Saturday morning.
解析:选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Late Friday afternoon, New Hampshire Fish and Game and State Police received a call about a missing child”可知,人们在周五下午晚些时候报告了孩子失踪的消息。故选A。
3.3. What was the girl’s condition when found?
A She was crying and scared.
B She was well but cold.
C She was sleeping well.
D She was seriously injured.
解析:选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段女孩说“I’m cold”和第四段“The child wasn’t hurt”可推断,女孩身体状况良好但感觉冷。故选B。
4.4. How did the girl react to the search dog?
A She was afraid of it.
B She tried to run away from it.
C She seemed happy to see it.
D She didn’t notice the dog.
解析:选C。C细节理解题。根据第四段的“was happy to see Freya when she was found”可知,女孩见到搜救犬时很开心。故选C。
5.5. What can we know from Chris McKee’s words?
A Volunteers were not important.
B The girl’s dogs caused the problem.
C The search of the girl was easy.
D The community’s help mattered a lot.
解析:选D。D 推理判断题。根据第五段中Chris McKee所说的“If there were no volunteers or other groups, things might not have ended so well”可推理出,社区志愿者和相关机构的帮助起到了重要作用,如果没有他们,事情可能不会有好结果。故选D。