Instructions on how to conduct search and rescue are given in the ______ which is primarily designed for use by merchant ship．A.MARPOLB.IRPCSC.SOLASD.MERSAR

The doctors have abandoned the hope to rescue the old man.

A:left
B:given up
C:turned down
D:refused

We all love a hero,and rescue dogs are some of the biggest heroes of all．You will often find?them going above and beyond duty to save someone,risking—and at times losing—their lives in the?process．
Rescue dogs are generally found in the Sporting and Hunting Groups,or from the traditional?Herding Group．These types include the Bloodhound,Labrador Retriever,Newfoundland,German?Shepherd,Golden Retriever,and Belgian Malinois—all of which are chosen for search-and-rescue?duty because of their amazing physical strength,loyalty,and their tendency for mental stability．
These types also have a keen sense of hearing and smell—to better locate lost individuals—and?are often able to access hard-to-reach areas．As highly trained animals,they serve in many different?fields,including specialist search,snow slide rescue,dead body location,and tracking．
To overcome obstacles and succeed when performing the demanding duties of a search-and-rescue?worker,a dog must display certain qualities．In addition to intelligence and strength,the dog must be?swift,confident,easily trainable,adaptable,and have a high level of stamina(耐力)and endurance．A strong sense of group cooperation and an ability to engage in friendly play during“down”time is also required of search-and-rescue dogs．
A rescue dog goes through many,many hours of intensive training to be fit for duty．Training is not for the faint-hearted．Certification training can take from two to three years,working three to four hours a day,three to six days a week,often in group,team-oriented sessions．
Each search-and-rescue field requires different types of training．Rescue training,for instance,includes“air scenting”—where dogs are trained to smell the air for the victim′s scent(气味)and then follow the scent to the person．This ability is crucial to finding victims trapped under collapsed buildings and snow slide．

What does“faint-hearted”in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Courageous．
B.Cowardly．
C.Energetic．
D.Slow．

We all love a hero,and rescue dogs are some of the biggest heroes of all．You will often find?them going above and beyond duty to save someone,risking—and at times losing—their lives in the?process．
Rescue dogs are generally found in the Sporting and Hunting Groups,or from the traditional?Herding Group．These types include the Bloodhound,Labrador Retriever,Newfoundland,German?Shepherd,Golden Retriever,and Belgian Malinois—all of which are chosen for search-and-rescue?duty because of their amazing physical strength,loyalty,and their tendency for mental stability．
These types also have a keen sense of hearing and smell—to better locate lost individuals—and?are often able to access hard-to-reach areas．As highly trained animals,they serve in many different?fields,including specialist search,snow slide rescue,dead body location,and tracking．
To overcome obstacles and succeed when performing the demanding duties of a search-and-rescue?worker,a dog must display certain qualities．In addition to intelligence and strength,the dog must be?swift,confident,easily trainable,adaptable,and have a high level of stamina(耐力)and endurance．A strong sense of group cooperation and an ability to engage in friendly play during“down”time is also required of search-and-rescue dogs．
A rescue dog goes through many,many hours of intensive training to be fit for duty．Training is not for the faint-hearted．Certification training can take from two to three years,working three to four hours a day,three to six days a week,often in group,team-oriented sessions．
Each search-and-rescue field requires different types of training．Rescue training,for instance,includes“air scenting”—where dogs are trained to smell the air for the victim′s scent(气味)and then follow the scent to the person．This ability is crucial to finding victims trapped under collapsed buildings and snow slide．

What is the passage mainly about?

A.Selection process of rescue dogs．
B.Qualities and training of rescue dogs．
C.Risks rescue dogs are faced with．
D.Types of tasks rescue dogs can perform．

In__________ drills, the students change a given structure in a way so that they are exposed to other similar structures, which also helps them have a deeper understanding of how the structures are formed and how they are used.

A．substitution
B．transformation
C．comprehension
D．communicative

We all love a hero,and rescue dogs are some of the biggest heroes of all．You will often find?them going above and beyond duty to save someone,risking—and at times losing—their lives in the?process．
Rescue dogs are generally found in the Sporting and Hunting Groups,or from the traditional?Herding Group．These types include the Bloodhound,Labrador Retriever,Newfoundland,German?Shepherd,Golden Retriever,and Belgian Malinois—all of which are chosen for search-and-rescue?duty because of their amazing physical strength,loyalty,and their tendency for mental stability．
These types also have a keen sense of hearing and smell—to better locate lost individuals—and?are often able to access hard-to-reach areas．As highly trained animals,they serve in many different?fields,including specialist search,snow slide rescue,dead body location,and tracking．
To overcome obstacles and succeed when performing the demanding duties of a search-and-rescue?worker,a dog must display certain qualities．In addition to intelligence and strength,the dog must be?swift,confident,easily trainable,adaptable,and have a high level of stamina(耐力)and endurance．A strong sense of group cooperation and an ability to engage in friendly play during“down”time is also required of search-and-rescue dogs．
A rescue dog goes through many,many hours of intensive training to be fit for duty．Training is not for the faint-hearted．Certification training can take from two to three years,working three to four hours a day,three to six days a week,often in group,team-oriented sessions．
Each search-and-rescue field requires different types of training．Rescue training,for instance,includes“air scenting”—where dogs are trained to smell the air for the victim′s scent(气味)and then follow the scent to the person．This ability is crucial to finding victims trapped under collapsed buildings and snow slide．

Which ability is most important for dogs to rescue people trapped in snow?

A.Sharp hearing．
B.Swift movement．
C.Extraordinary smelling．
D.A strong memory．

We all love a hero,and rescue dogs are some of the biggest heroes of all．You will often find?them going above and beyond duty to save someone,risking—and at times losing—their lives in the?process．
Rescue dogs are generally found in the Sporting and Hunting Groups,or from the traditional?Herding Group．These types include the Bloodhound,Labrador Retriever,Newfoundland,German?Shepherd,Golden Retriever,and Belgian Malinois—all of which are chosen for search-and-rescue?duty because of their amazing physical strength,loyalty,and their tendency for mental stability．
These types also have a keen sense of hearing and smell—to better locate lost individuals—and?are often able to access hard-to-reach areas．As highly trained animals,they serve in many different?fields,including specialist search,snow slide rescue,dead body location,and tracking．
To overcome obstacles and succeed when performing the demanding duties of a search-and-rescue?worker,a dog must display certain qualities．In addition to intelligence and strength,the dog must be?swift,confident,easily trainable,adaptable,and have a high level of stamina(耐力)and endurance．A strong sense of group cooperation and an ability to engage in friendly play during“down”time is also required of search-and-rescue dogs．
A rescue dog goes through many,many hours of intensive training to be fit for duty．Training is not for the faint-hearted．Certification training can take from two to three years,working three to four hours a day,three to six days a week,often in group,team-oriented sessions．
Each search-and-rescue field requires different types of training．Rescue training,for instance,includes“air scenting”—where dogs are trained to smell the air for the victim′s scent(气味)and then follow the scent to the person．This ability is crucial to finding victims trapped under collapsed buildings and snow slide．

Rescue dogs are chosen probably because．

A.they are loyal
B.they are brave
C.they have amazing appearances
D.they have good eyesight

Which is NOT true of Alfred Nobel?

A He was from Sweden
B He was the inventor of dynamite.
C He established the prizes in his will
D He gave clear instructions on how to select winners.