Passage 3
They already guide blind and disabled people; now dogs are to be trained to help people with dementia (痴呆). The duties of these 'guide dogs for the mind' will include reminding their owners to take medication, as well as encouraging them to eat, drink and sleep at regular intervals.
The dementia dogs will be trained to respond to sound triggers in the home that prompt them to perform tasks. These could include delivering a bite-proof bag of medicine with a note inside reminding the patient to take it, or waking them up in the morning.
The idea was developed by design students at the Glasgow School of Art and will now be put into practice by Alzheimer's Scotland and Dogs for the disabled.
Joyce Gray of Alzheimer's Scotland said, 'People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help to maintain routine.'
The other advantage of using the pets as companions is that conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer's, but dogs can give them a sense of silent support and companionship. People light up when they see animals. They don't need to communicate verbally but they can still interact. You can have a speechless bond.
The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks, ensuring they keep exercising and interacting with other people.
As is mentioned in the passage, the guide dogs will do the following except for ______.
事实细节题。题干的大意是：正如文章中提到的，心灵导盲犬可以做下列事情除了______。从文中第一段第二句话可知，选项B正确，从文中第五段第三句“they don't need to communicate verbally…”可知，选项C正确，从文中第六段“ensuring they keep exercising”可知，选项A正确。只有选项D文中没有提及，故选D。
Who will train the dogs to perform such tasks?
推理判断题。题干的大意是：谁训练狗去完成任务?从文中第二段第一句“The dementia dogs will be trained…”可推知，并没有提及谁训练狗完成任务，故选项D正确。
What is true about the people suffering from dementia?
推理判断题。题干的大意是：对于老年痴呆病人的描述哪项是正确的?从文中第四段Joyce Gray的话中可知，老年痴呆症早期患者仍然可以过相对正常的生活，由此可推断出逐渐地他们就会丧失这种正常生活的能力。故选项C正确。
The guide dogs helping the people with dementia will ______.
事实细节题。题干的大意是：帮助老年痴呆症患者的心灵导盲犬将会______。从文中第二段第一句中“respond to sound triggers…”可知，狗经过训练对专门的声音触发器做出反应从而进行工作的。故选项B正确。
Having a conversation with people with dementia will be ______.
推理判断题。题干的大意是：和老年痴呆症患者谈话将会______。从文中第五段中“conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with Alzheimer's”可知，阿尔茨海默氏症患者说话会日益混乱不清，故可推断出同阿尔茨海默氏症患者谈话交流是困难的。故选A。