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　　Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends. A new device called Bow-Lingual “translates” dog barks into English, Korea or Japanese.

　　Bow-Lingual's Japanese inventors spent much time and money-analyzing dog barks. They found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions: happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, assertion and desire.

　　Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dog's collar. The other part is a handle-held unit for the owner. When the dog barks, the unit displays translated phrases.

　　Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual. “Who would pay US $ 120 to read a dog's mind?” they ask.

　　But those who have purchased Bow-Lingual praise the device. Pet owner Keiko Egawa, of Japan, says it helps her empathize with her dog, Harry. “Before we go to the par, he always says he wants to play,” says Egawa, “and after a walk, he always says he is hungry.”

　　Bow-Lingual is riot yet available in Chinese. So you'd better keep studying Studio Classroom, or soon your dog may know more English than you do!

1．This passage is mainly talking about ________.

[　　]

A．Bow-Lingual's inventors

B．dog barks and their different emotions

C．talking dogs

D．a(chǎn) little help for dog owners

2．Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Dog owners now can understand their dogs better.

B．Bow-Lingual is a new device that enables dogs to talk in English, Korean or Japanese.

C．More and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know more English than their dogs.

D．People who have used the Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs.

3．What does “scoffed at” mean in the 3rd paragraph?

[　　]

A．shouted at
B．questioned at
C．laughed at
D．doubted about

4．How do you understand the sentence “Bow-Lingual is not yet available in Chinese” in the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．Bow-Lingual has not yet appeared in Chinese market.

B．Bow-Lingual can not yet recognized Chinese dogs' barks.

C．Chinese dog owners do not know yet how to use Bow-Lingual.

D．Dog barks can not yet be translated into Chinese phrases with Bow-Lingual.

5．The writer of this passage is most likely to be ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) dog owner
B．a(chǎn) reporter
C．a(chǎn)n advertiser
D．a(chǎn)n expert on dog barks
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    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

　　

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    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

　　

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1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

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A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

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A．disappointed

　　

B．curious

　　

C．delighted

　　

D．a(chǎn)ngry

　　 　　 　　

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[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

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A．A Busy Week.

　　

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A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

　　

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A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

　　

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A．disappointed

　　

B．curious

　　

C．delighted

　　

D．a(chǎn)ngry

　　 　　 　　

4．What made her worried on Friday?

　　

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A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

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A．A Busy Week.

　　

B．Everything Goes Well.

　　

C．What a Week!

　　

D．An Unlucky Girl.

　　 　　

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　　    In an experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a　　 cafeteria (自助食堂) with a wide selection of baby food before them.　　 They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested　　 in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating　　 patterns, but over a period of time they managed to select a well　　 balanced diet (飲食).

　　

　　     So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on　　 what's best for them. Clearly, there is a kind of "body wisdom" which　　 humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many　　 of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced (影　　 響) by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and　　 blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how　　 much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on　　 around them.　　

　　

(1)In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the　　 rat's drinking water to ________.

[　　]

A. encourage rats to drink it　　 　　

B. find out what kind of flavor rats prefer　　 　　

C. test whether rats know which drink is with fragrant flavor　　 　　

D. demonstrate that vitamins are tasteless　　 　　

(2)The expression "the habit" in the first paragraph refers to　　 drinking water which __________.　　　　　　　　　　

[　　]

A. has no smell　　 B. is tasteless

C. has vitamins　　 D. is flavored　　 　　

(3)As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats　　 are similar (相似) because ___________.　　　　　　

　　

[　　]

A. both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet　　 　　

B. both prefer flavored food and drink　　 　　

C. both have the same eating patterns　　 　　

D. both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors　　 　　

(4)In the experiment mentioned in the second paragraph, babies　　 were _________.

A. given many choices of drinks　　 　　

B. provided with various kinds of baby food　　 　　

C. placed and fed in a cafeteria　　 　　

D. trained to select a balanced diet　　 　　

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[　　]

A. adults know better than babies what kinds of food are good for their health　　 　　

B. adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods　　 　　

C. adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs　　 　　

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　　PITTSBURGH－For most people, snakes seem unpleasant or even threatening．But Howie Choset sees in their delicate movements a way to save lives．

　　The 37-year-old Carnegie Mellon University professor has spent years developing snake-like robots he hopes will eventually slide through fallen buildings in search of victims trapped after natural disasters or other emergencies．

　　Dan Kara is president of Robotics Trends, a Northboro, Mass．-based company that publishes an online industry magazine and runs robotics trade shows．He said there are other snake-like robots being developed, mainly at universities, but didn’t know of one that could climb pipes．

　　The Carnegie Mellon machines are designed to carry cameras and electronic sensors and can be controlled with a joystick(操縱桿)．They move smoothly with the help of small electric motors, or servos, commonly used by hobbyists in model airplanes．

　　Built from lightweight materials, the robots are about the size of a human arm or smaller．They can sense which way is up, but are only as good as their human operators, Choset added．

　　Sam Stover, a search term manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency based in Indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently available, such as cameras attached to extendable roles．

　　“It just allows us to do something we’ve ot been able to do before, ” Stover said, “We needed them yesterday．”

　　He said sniffer dogs are still the best search tool for rescue workers, but that they can only be used effectively when workers have access to damaged building．

　　Stover, among the rescue workers who handled the aftermath(后果)of Hurricane Katrina, said snake robots would have helped rescuers search flooded houses in that disaster．

　　Choset said the robots may not be ready for use for another five to ten years, depending on funding．

(1)

Which institution is responsible for the development of Choset’s robots?

[　　]

A．

Robotics Trends．

B．

Pittsburgh City Council．

C．

Carnegie Mellon University．

D．

Federal Emergency Management Agency．

(2)

Choset believes that his invention _______．

[　　]

A．

can be attached to an electronic arm

B．

can be used by hobbyists in model airplanes

C．

can find victims more quickly than a sniffer dog

D．

can sense its way no better than its operators

(3)

By saying “We needed them yesterday”(Paragraph 7), Stover means that snake-like robots _______．

[　　]

A．

could help handle the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

B．

would have been put to use in past rescue work

C．

helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterday

D．

were in greater need yesterday than today

(4)

What is the text mainly about?

[　　]

A．

Snake-like robots used in industries．

B．

Snake-like robots made to aid in rescues．

C．

The development of snake-like robots．

D．

The working principles of snake-like robots．

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　　Sam, a dog, was left behind in Colorado while his owners, Mr．And Mrs．Green moved to Southern California．They did not give the dog up．They found him a very nice home before they moved．They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination．

　　The Green family lived in Colorado for less than a year．Before that, they had lived in the same neighborhood in California to which they returned．So Sam had been there before, but only for a short time when he was young．

　　Several months after Greens left Colorado, after they were comfortably settled back in California, they heard a scratch at the door．They couldn’t imagine who might be there．It never occurred to them that it might be Sam, because they were sure he was happily set up with his new family back in Colorado．

　　When they opened the door, the Greens saw a dirty, tired dog with very hurting feet．The animal looked a little bit like Sam, but no one could believe that Sam could have walked 840 miles on his own．The tired dog spent the night under the family car．The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks．The Greens knew they had their own dog back．

(1)

The story suggests that ________．

[　　]

A．

dog owners have trouble renting．

B．

many people treat their pets badly．

C．

keeping a dog is easy．

D．

dogs are too much trouble．

(2)

Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?

a．Sam walked to California．

b．The Greens moved to Colorado．

c．The Greens left Sam．

d．The Greens returned to California．

e．Sam spent the night under the family car．

[　　]

A．

b, d, c, e, a

B．

b, c, d, a, e

C．

a, c, b, d, e

D．

c, e, d, a, b

(3)

The underlined word“destination”in the first paragraph means ________．

[　　]

A．

the cost of living

B．

the country of one’s birth

C．

the damage to oneself

D．

the place to which one is going

(4)

The Greens knew the dog was Sam ________．

[　　]

A．

because of his hurting feet

B．

from the color and the markings

C．

by the way he walked

D．

after he did some tricks

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