8.Be careful what you say around your dog.It might understand more than you think.
A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects,say researchers in Germany.The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child.Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee (黑猩猩).
In one experiment,the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects.Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back.In four tests,Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right.As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues,the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.
In another experiment,the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew.The owner then told Rico to fetch the object,using a word the dog had never heard before.
The correct object was chosen in seven out of 10 tests,suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination (排除法).A month later,Rico remembered half of the new names,which is even more impressive.
Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog.For one thing,Rico is a border collie,a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities.In addition,the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.
It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say.Even if they do,they can't talk back.Still,it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then.You might just get a big,wet kiss in return!
56.What's the best title of the passage?(No more than 15 words)Dogs'Surprising Learning Capability
57.What do the underlined words"a border collie"in paragaph 2refer to?( No more than 12 words)A dog which is smarter
58.Why does Rico seem smarter than the average dog?(No more than 15 words)Rico is smarter and has been trained since the age of nine months.
59.What does the writer advise us to do by saying"it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk…"?(No more than 10 words)To continue our communication with dogs.
60.Would you like to keep a dog as a pet?Why?(No more than 25 words)Of course yes,dogs are so lovely and also are people's loyal friends..
分析 一些科学家们有趣的最新发现,即小狗能理解人们的意思,并能做出相应判断的能力.文章通过一系列的测试证明了此观点.
解答 56.Dogs'Surprising Learning Capability. 主旨概括.根据第一段Be careful what you say around your dog.It might understand more than you think.可知,身边的狗可能听懂你的话,再结合下面的文章,标题主要体现小狗惊人的学习能力.
57.A dog which is smarter 细节题.根据Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects该狗能识别200多种物体,所以推出是 一只很聪明的狗.
58.Rico is smarter and has been trained since the age of nine months. 细节题.在文章中the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.这句话告诉我们在九个月的时候,就被训练.
59.To continue our communication with dogs. 推理题.根据前句It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say.Even if they do,they can't talk back即使狗能听懂我们的话,但它不能交流,所以建议我们继续和狗交流.
60.Of course yes,dogs are so lovely and also are people's loyal friends.开放性问题.答案可以根据每个人不同的态度而给出相应的答案,只要符合语境都可以.
点评 做阅读表达题时,理清文章的脉络、掌握文章的主旨大意,并能运用简洁的语言表达.回答要有针对性观点要明确.不要摘抄文章原句.