北京中考英语5年真题汇编-学生版-专题07 任务型阅读

北京中考英语5年真题汇编——专题07任务型阅读【五年考情回顾】年份体裁主题内容2024年记叙文本文介绍了作者反思过度关注运动数据带来的负面影响，强调运动的目的是提升生活质量，而非仅仅追求数字上的进步。2023年记叙文主要讲述了作者100天不使用手机的经历，一开始不使用手机会让人很焦虑，但是三周后发生了很多可喜的变化，作者注意力更集中，可以更好地发现这个世界的美。2022年记叙文作者在朋友的鼓励下跟着视频进行锻炼，这是方便又节省时间的选择。2021年说明文本文向我们介绍学校的无屏幕日，起初学生认为这是不可能的，但是慢慢发现无屏幕日带来更多的是好处。2020年记叙文本文主要讲AnnaDu十二岁时就制作了自己的遥控潜水器，她从小就对STEM感兴趣，长大后想成为一名工程师，帮助解决世界问题。（2024·北京·中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Recently,Istartedtouseanapptokeeparecordofmyrunning.EachrunIwantedtogoalittlefarther,runalittlefasterandburnmorecalories(卡路里).LastnightIfinishedan8.3-kmrunin46minutesandburnt468calories.Incomparison,myruntwodaysagowas8.6kmin46minuteswith483caloriesburnt.Thisinnerself-comparisonleftmefeelingdisappointed.Ibecamesofocused(专注的)onthenumbersthatIforgottoconsiderwhatIachieved.Thesetinydifferencesinnumberskeptmeawayfromthebiggerpicture:howdidIactuallyfeelaftercompletingmymostrecentrun?Well,honestly,Iwascompletelytiredout.Whatgoodisrunningtobeatyourtopscoreifyoudon’tfeelontop?Weshouldexerciseforthepurposeofbuildingourconfidence.Andworkingoutharderandfastermayservethatpurpose.Butconfidencebuildingcomeswithbeingabletodomoreinourday-to-daylife,experiencinglesspainandmorefreedominmovement,andfeelinggoodafteraworkout.Fitnessshouldhelpuswithourquality(质量)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·中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。My100DaysWithoutaMobilePhoneWhenwasthelasttimeyoulefthomewithoutyourmobilephone?Canyouimagineyourselflivingamonth,orevenayearwithoutcheckingyourmobilephonefromtimetotime?Asabusymodernpersonwithlotsofsocialconnections,plansandresponsibilities,Ijustcannotaffordtonotbeintouchwiththerestoftheworld.Stayingconnectedtootherpeopleisabigpartofmylife.However,sometimesitcanbebothersome(恼人的).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(专注的).Before,whiledoingsomething,Iwouldoftenfindmyselfwonderingwhatwasgoingononline.Afteramonthofstayingawayfrommymobilephone,Ifoundthattheurge(冲动)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·中考真题）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。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·中考真题）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(密室逃脱)games,areorganizedatschool.Intheseactivities,studentssocializewithoutsmartphonesandhaveface-to-facecommunicationwithoutcheckingon“likes”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·中考真题）This12-year-oldGirlBuiltaRobottoFindPlasticsintheOceanAnnaDuwaswalkingalongthebeachwhenshenoticedplasticsthere.Shereacheddowntopickthemup,andquicklyrealizedthereweremanymoretinypiecesthanshecoulddealwith.Itseemedimpossibletocleanthemallup.Du,12yearsoldatthetime,triedtosolvetheproblemlikeanygoodscientist—first,bydoingalittleresearch.That’showshelearnedthat8milliontonsofplasticsendupintheoceanseveryyear.Thenshegottoworkbuildingsomethingthatcouldhelpsolvetheproblem;aremote-operatedvehicle(遥控潜水器),orROV.HerROVcanmovethroughwaterandfindplasticsontheoceanfloor.TheactuallycoolpartofDu’sROVisthedetection(探测)system.Sheusesacameraalongwiththreedifferentkindsoflighttofindtheplastics.Shealsousesvisible(可见的)lighttofindunnaturalcolorsthatmightmaketheplasticsstandout.“Shehasaverygoodengineeringsensetobreakdownaproblemlikethisandthengoafterit,”saysengineerCaseyMachado.“Itsoundssimple,butit’salevelofthinkingthat’sreallyamazing.”Dustartedattendingpubliceventsandworkshopsatauniversitywhenshewasfiveyearsold,andsoshepickeduptheengineeringskillsnecessarytobuildherROV.ShesaysactuallygettingherROVtomovethroughwaterwellwasnoteasy.Shefailedmanytimes,butshenevergaveuptryingandtesting.Whenaskedaboutfutureplans,shementionswantingtoaddresstheeffectsofclimate(气候)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）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Thedayhadbeengood,butschoolwastiring.Iwaslyingonmysofa,mindlesslyscrolling(滚屏)throughsocialmedia,obsessed(痴迷)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(欣赏)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）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。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(传教士)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(满腹牢骚的)andgrumpyattheendoftheday,butagoodnight’ssleepwilloftenleaveusfeelingwellrested.However,sometimeswefeelmorethanjusttiredness.Wecangetovertired(过度劳累)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(疲惫不堪的)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·北京门头沟·一模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。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(手术).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·北京东城·一模）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。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(牵引绳).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