Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends．A new device（装置） called Bow-Lingual “translates” dog barks into English, Korean or Japanese．Bow-Lingual 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 $120 to read a dog’s mind?” they ask．
But those who have purchased（购买） Bow-Lingual praise the device．Pet owner Keiko Egawa, of Japan, says it helps her sympathize（同情） with her dog Harry．“Before we go to the park, he always says he wants to play,” says Egawa, “and after a walk, he always says he is hungry．”
Bow-Lingual is not yet available（可用的） 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 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 enables dogs to talk in English, Korean or Japanese．
C．People who have used Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs．
D．More and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know more English than their dogs．
3.What does “scoffed at” mean in the fourth paragraph?
A．Shouted at． B．Questioned about．
C．Laughed at． D．Doubted about．
4.The writer of this passage is most likely to be _____．
A．a reporter B．a dog owner
C．an advertiser D．an expert on dog barks
The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction manual(说明书). And each child is 36 . So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration(挫折), not 37
what to do. But in raising children—as in all of life—what we do is 38 by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American 39 . To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children 40 on their own two feet. From 41 each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they get more 42 to make their own choices. 43 choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to 44 them with. When they 45 young adulthood, they choose their own jobs and marriage 46 . Of course, many young adults still 47
their parents’ advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they “leave the 48 ” at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own , not 49 to their mother’s apron strings (围裙带). The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to 50 their children as individuals—not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to achieve their own 51 . Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the 52
to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a (an) 53 among equals. But 54 to popular belief, most adult Americans don’t make their parents pay for room and board when they come to 55 . Even as adult, they respect and honor their parents.
1.A. strange B. different C. new D. unlike
2.A. noticing B. remember C. knowing D. deciding
3.A. influenced B. made C. controlled D. changed
4.A. services B. standards C. rules D. values
5.A. sit B. get C. stand D. rise
6.A. adulthood B. girlhood C. boyhood D. childhood
7.A. freedom B. space C. time D. money
8.A. Adults B. Teenagers C. Americans D. Parents
9.A. help B. join C. share D. provide
10.A. gain B. pass C. become D. reach
11.A. wives B. partners C. husbands D. couples
12.A. seek B. invite C. try D. choose
13.A. room B. house C. nest D. place
14.A. connected B. held C. stuck D. tied
15.A. serve B. treat C. describe D. recognize
16.A. jobs B. plans C. dreams D. hopes
17.A. dependence B. trust C. belief D. confidence
18.A. friendship B. companion C. membership D. association
19.A. known B. similar C. contrary D. due
20.A. travel B. visit C. see D. live
A great number of students said they were forced to practice the piano .
A. to question B. to be questioned C. questioned D. question
—When shall we restart our business ?
—Not until we our plan .
A. will finish B. are finishing C. are to finish D. have finished
When changing lanes , a driver should use his turning signal to let other drivers know .
A. he is entering what lane B. which lane he is entering
C. he is entering which lane D. which lane is he entering
you may have , you should gather your courage to face the challenge .
A. However a serious problem B. Whatever a serious problem
C. However serious a problem D. No matter how a serious problem
