While dog keepers realize their dogs can read their moods accurately,scientists have always been a little doubtful.Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna,Austria,we finally have some convincing evidence.
For their study,biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy.Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face,while the other half got their treat for selecting those that appeared angry.
Interestingly,the dogs were not provided with the entire face.Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves.That’s because the scientists believe humans show their emotions on their entire face.
After some training like how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions,the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face.The researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions.
They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn.They guess it may be because dogs find angry faces disgusting,causing them to withdraw quickly.However,once the smart dogs realized they were getting rewarded,the trepidation seemed to disappear.In fact,the dogs had such a good time playing the computer "game" that scientists had a hard time keeping them away from the touch screens after the study was completed.
The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctl. Since the touchscreen models were all females, this confirmed what has been observed in previous studies-dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner.
1.How did the scientists conduct the experiment?
A. By mixing the selected dogs together.
B. By leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry.
C. By showing digital pictures of women’s happy or angry faces.
D. By rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the dogs in the study?
A. The dogs were not all provided with the entire face.
B. The dogs couldn’t read strangers facial emotions.
C. According to their size,the dogs were given either upper or lower halves.
D. The dogs could make out small changes accompanying facial expressions.
3.The underlined word "trepidation" in Paragraph 5 probably means _________ .
A. curiosity B. horror
C. excitement D. doubt
4.How might the results change if the dogs with female owners are shown pictures of male faces?
A. They would be scared away at the sight of the pictures.
B. They found it easy to tell the emotions on the entire face.
C. They could only tell emotions on partial faces rather than on entire faces.
D. They found it hard to tell the moods on the faces of a different gender.
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Films can also be 5. (help) to get through difficult situations. In 2009 there was a sharp decline in Indian students choosing Australian universities 6. some reasons. So Prateek Chakravorty, a Bollywood director, 7. graduated from University of Technol
ogy Sydney, made From Sydney With Love about two Indian students falling in love with some of the 8. (building) of Sydney University. By 2014, the number of Indian students in Australia was rising again.
When universities are competing 9. (fierce) for the attention of overseas students, the cinema screen can be a recognized way 10. ( attract ) overseas students. Will you choose universities because of movies?
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The volunteers kept their hands in hot water __________ they could no longer tolerate the pain.
A. unless B. until
C. when D. after
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Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were on a trip to Canada to visit their cousins on the Atlantic coast. Rather than take the plane all the way, they 1.（plan）to fly to Vancouver and then take the train from west to east across Canada. The thought that they could cross the whole continent was 2.(excite).
Canada is the second biggest country in the world. People say Vancouver is Canada’s most beautiful city3.(surround)by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. On the coast north of Vancouver, it is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall.
That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their 4.(seat). Their next stop was Calgary, 5.is famous for the Calgary Stampede. They know that cowboys come from all over the world 6.(compete)in the Stampede. Many cowboys have a gift7.riding wild horses. They also learned that most Canadians live within a few hundred kilometers of the USA border and that Canada’s population is only8.(slight)over thirty million, but now they 9.(amaze)to see such an empty country. Then they arrived in10.urban area, the busy port city of Thunder Bay at the top of the Great Lakes.
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假定你是李华。你收到了美国笔友彼得寄来的最新英文小说。请给他回信，内容包括：
1.小说收到；
2.回赠礼物；
3.礼物意义；
4.邀请来华。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
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增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出修改后的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Sally,
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What's worse, I've gained some working and social experience and I have learnt something can' t be learnt from textbooks. All these will be good for my future. In the word, I had the wonderful and valuable summer vacation.
Yours,
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"Some secrets are hidden from health," wrote John Updike in his poem "Fever".
I have experienced the truth of Updike's observation. My excellent health kept me from seeing some things—things that became secrets of sort.
One relates to my son Chris. When I lost my health in March, I discovered something I had missed about him.
Christopher has been a scholar and athlete through high school. He has behaved responsibly, engaged in community service. He has had an impressive peer group of serious students.
While I saw these things, I had missed before what I experienced while in hospital. Early on, Christopher offered the clearest and most forceful words about my need to be positive and to fight acute leukemia(急性白血病). He never left the room after a visit without making me promise that I would be mentally tough and positive.
During the first week, he showed his own mental toughness, researching leukemia and learning what the chances were. He even stopped my doctor outside the room, introduced himself and asked directly what he thought of my chances. He processed the answer without overreaction.
Christopher did admonish(劝告) me against my choice of words the first week at home. I had moved back into my room from weighing myself, discovering a thin figure I did not know. I announced to him and my wife, “dead man walking”. I thought it was a way to lighten the obvious. He saw it as negativity and was strongly against such thinking and talking.
When I resisted taking medicine sometimes, Christopher formed a “good-cop-bad-cop” team with his mother. Betsy gently and patiently encouraged. He directly and forcefully insisted. He always made the logical arguments for why I needed to take some awful pills.
My health had hidden something from me; my ill-health helped me to see it.
1.What did Christopher do when the author was in hospital?
A. He told the author not to say anything wrong.
B. He offered some suggestions to the doctor.
C. He always encouraged the author to be confident.
D. He tried to get help from community service.
2.What does “good-cop-bad-cop” in the text refer to?
A. A trick to force the author to obey.
B. A measure to keep the author happy.
C. A friendly way to make the author see what was good for him.
D. A joint effort to persuade the author both kindly and forcefully.
3.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Lessons from Ill-health B. Unexpected Love
C. Secrets Hidden from Health D. Discovery Made in Hospital
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假如你是李华，某培训中心准备组织你校学生出国参加英语夏令营(English Summer Camp) ，夏令营活动安排如下：英国文化夏令营(The UK Culture Summer Camp)，美国语言夏令营(America Language Summer Camp)。 写一封申请信给该培训中心，报名参加其中的一个夏令营。信的内容必须包括：
1. 你感兴趣的夏令营。
2. 为什么想参加这个活动。
3. 对这项活动有怎样的打算和期待。
注意:
1. 词数100左右。
2. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am very glad that the English Summer Camp will be held to help us improve English and learn more about English culture.
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
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I recently ran into an old friend who I hadn't seen for two years. She looked tired and was talking in a loud voice. She is a headhunter, and had just finished interviewing a candidate but failed to impress him.
Then she started to complain about her health problems. One year ago, she began to notice a ringing in her ears. She went to the hospital and was told that her problem might have resulted from stress. The doctor gave her pills for her nerves.
At night, she has to listen to loud music to quiet the noise in her head and fall asleep. Her life has become a two?point routine of work and home. Even while she was vacationing in Thailand, she found herself searching for the right candidate.
She suffers from the same workaholic depression as another friend who works for an advertising company. This friend has to work overtime almost every day. If she's lucky, she can leave at 9 p．m.; otherwise it's midnight. For her, working on weekends has become normal. Each time I see her, she seems down.
My two friends share something in common: They don't want to escape their misery, believing that if you don't work hard when you are young, you will regret it. That may be true, but there are limits. If every day you wake up feeling down, then it may be time to move on.
As important as finding a job that you really like, is finding a company with a healthy atmosphere. The right company should lift your spirits and have a team working toward a common goal. As for the employees, they should work hard and play hard. If you can enjoy life, you will have more passion to bring to your work.
1.Why did the author's old friend suffer from health problems?
A. Because of stress from work. B. Because she ate too much.
C. Because of the loud noise in her workplace. D. Because she failed to impress a candidate.
2.One thing that the author's two friends share is that ________．
A. they both love their work B. they both work extremely hard
C. they both work for an advertising company D. they both take an active part in social activities
3.What does the author think important in finding a job?
A. Chances to achieve one's goal. B. Chances to learn new things.
C. A pleasant working atmosphere. D. A good boss and a large salary.
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