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    　　Sri Lankan police made an appeal for the public to donate their pet dogs to help the fight against terrorism and crime on the war-torn island．

    　　“Make your pet a hero-to detect terrorism and make our motherland Sri Lanka a country with a new facelift, ” the police department said in a public notice carried by the state-run Daily News．

    　　It said that donated dogs should be between six months and two years old and must have an impressive pedigree(血统)．German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers, Rottweilers, Dalmatians, Cocker Spaniels and Doberman Pinschers are preferred．

    　　Chief Inspector Lal Senavirathne said 25 people donated their pets, but only 18 dogs could be enlisted as the others did not meet the recruitment．He said the dogs would be trained to identify explosives, search for buried mines, sniff down drugs, deal with criminals and even perform tricks for the public．The dogs will retire after serving a maximum period of eight years and will be returned to their original owners．

    　　“We already have 170 dogs deployed(部署)in 30 units, including the operational area or conflict areas in the island's north and east”, Senavirathne told AFP by telephone from his headquarters(总部)in the central town of Kandy．

    　　He said it was the first time they were making a public appeal because of pressure on the police kennels(养狗场), which usually import about half of their annual requirement．

    　　“This time, we hope to enlist about 50 dogs．They will be given six months extensive training and another six months on the job, ” he said．“Thereafter they will be officially called Police Dogs．”

    　　Sri Lanka's dog population is about 2.3 million while it has 19.5 million people, and about 20, 000 to 30, 000 people are annually treated for homeless dog bites．

    (1)

    What did the police mainly want people to do?

    [　　]

    A．

    Offer their dogs to be Police Dogs．

    B．

    Stop their dogs from biting people．

    C．

    Take care not to lost their dogs．

    D．

    Give their dogs good training．

    (2)

    To meet the requirements, ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the dog's age must be within a certain range

    B．

    the dogs must be ready for a lifelong job

    C．

    the dogs must be of the same type

    D．

    the dogs must be experienced

    (3)

    What can we infer from the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    The number of dogs in the country is reasonable．

    B．

    Dogs will begin working immediately chosen．

    C．

    Many dogs in the country are left uncared for．

    D．

    The country's public order is very satisfying．

    答案：1．A;2．A;3．C;
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