Dogs already guide blind and disabled people and now they are to be trained to help people with dementia．The idea developed by some university students will now be put into practice by Scotland Medical Center．The research is meaningful, for there are 670, 000 people in Britain who have dementia and by 2021 this is expected to rise to one million．
Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．The dogs would be trained to help to guide them through the day．
Joyce Gray from Scotland Medical Center said, People in the early stages of dementia are still able to live a relatively normal life, and dogs help them to maintain routine．M For example, people with memory loss will tend to forget to take medicine, but if a dog presents them with a bag with pills in it, there's a greater chance of them taking it．
Ms．Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat．Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time^, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too．
The dog would also encourage the owner to take them out for walks．It gives a reason for the owner to go out into the munity, Ms．Gray said, We did a test with an elderly person walking down the high street on his own．Then we gave him a dog on a lead and he did the exact same walk．That time people would e up to him, chatting or smiling and making eye contact．We hope we'd see this with people with dementia too．
There is one more advantage of using the pets as panions．Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and panionship．Ms．Gray said, We have found that people may forget familiar faces but not pets．People light up when they see animals．There is a speechless bond between the dog and its owner．w
【小题1】What's the mon symptom of dementia?A．Going hungry．B．Feeling lonely．C．Forgetting things．D．Waking up at night．【小题2】According to Ms．Gray, after feeding the pet, the owner may ．A．do some washingB．take his medicineC．have something to eatD．go out to walk the dog【小题3】For people with dementia, pets can ．A．give them wordless helpB．contribute to their recoveryC．help them to recognize people's facesD．ensure them to gain support from other people【小题4】What's the best title for the passage?A．Guide Dogs for the MindB．Pets, Faithful CompanionsC．Mental Support for the DisabledD．Dementia, a Curable DiseaseC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章介绍一个最新的调查发现，让狗的陪伴去陪伴患有痴呆症的老人，会对他们的生活，思维以至于健康都有很大的好处。
【小题1】细节题：从文章第二段的句子：Dementia can make people confuse night and day or forget basic things such as washing or drinking enough water．可知痴呆症常见的症状是遗忘，选C。
【小题2】细节题：从文章第四段的句子：Ms．Gray also said dogs were perfectly suited to remind their owners to eat．Dogs have an ability to say 'it's my feeding time^, so there would be a note in the cupboard next to the dog's food reminding the dog's owner to eat too．[可知根据Ms．Gray所说,在喂完了宠物后，主人可能也记得吃东西了，选C。
【小题3】细节题：从文章最后一段的句子：Since conversation can be increasingly confusing for people with dementia, dogs can give them a sense of silent support and panionship．可知对于有痴呆症的人来说，宠物可以给他们无声的帮助，选A
【小题4】标题确定题：这篇文章介绍了一项调查发现，狗的陪伴会对患有痴呆症的老人的思维有帮助，Guide Dogs for the Mind是贴切主题的标题，选A。