Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.

One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and, although they up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.

Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted about,barking all the time, then darting toward an nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent!”

Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot a half mile from the house. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs crushed in s steel trap (圈套). Frightened, Ted now wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals seriously

Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.

Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
66. At the very beginning, Ted paid little attention to Spotty because.

A.He was not free at the moment　　　　　　 B. he was sure Brownie would be OK

C. he didn’t like Spotty　　　　　　　　　　　 D. his missing dog made him sad

67. The underlined word “darting ”in the third paragraph can be replaced by .

A. walking　　　　 B. shouting　　　 C. rushing　　　　　 D. looking

68. After Ted was brought where Brownie was trapped, he .

A. managed to free his dog at once　　　 B. was very thankful to Spotty

C. regretted not following Spotty earlier　 D. was angry with the trap-maker

69. The BEST title for this passage might be ？

A. Dogs in love　　　　　　　　　　　 B. A Friend in Need

C. Human and dogs　　　　　　　　　 D. Dogs Are Loyal

70. We can infer from the passage that.

A. human’s and animals depend on each other for comfort

B. It’s not right to hunt for animals in any neighborhood

C. Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on

D. Brownie would have died without Spotty’s timely help

It seems that there’s a good reason why dogs have remained as man’s best friend. Scientists have found that dogs are the only animals that can read emotion in faces much like humans. The finding suggests that like an understanding friend, dogs can see at a glance if we are happy, sad, pleased or angry.

　When humans look at a new face, their eyes usually wander left, falling on the right hand side of the person’s face first. This “left gaze bias”（左视偏好） only happens when we look at faces and does not apply(应用于) any other time, such as when looking at animals or objects.

　A possible reason for the tendency（倾向） is that the right side of the human face is better at expressing emotions.

 Researchers at the University of Lincoln have now shown that pet dogs also have “left gazes bias”, but only when looking at human faces. No other animal has been known to show this behavior before.

　A team, led by Dr Kun Guo, showed 17 dogs images(形象) of human, dog and monkey faces as well as objects.

　Film of the dog’s eye and head movements shows a strong left gaze bias when the animals were presented with human faces. But this did not happen when they were shown other images, including those of dogs. “Guo suggests that over thousands of generations of association（交往） with humans, dogs may have developed the left gaze bias as a way to guess our emotions,” New Scientist magazine reported.

　“Recent studies show that the right side of our faces can express emotions more accurately than the left. If true, then it makes sense for dogs — and humans — to see the right hand side of a face first.”

　56. The reason why dogs are man’s best friend is that _______.

　　 A. they can read our facial emotions easily       B. they can help us in many ways

　　 C. they are the only animal that can protect us    D. they are easy to deal with

　57. The “left gaze bias” only happens when we look at _______.

　　 A. animals        B. plants       C. people         D. dogs

　58. From the passage we can learn that______.

　　 A. the left side of the human face is better at expressing emotions

　　 B. only pet dogs have “left gaze bias”

　　 C. Dr Kun Guo is a team leader

　　 D. The “left gaze bias” happens when dogs were presented with images of dogs

　59. The passage mainly wants to tell us that ______.

　　 A. dogs are man’s best friend      B. what is the “left gaze bias“

　　 C. dogs can guess our emotions    D. dogs read emotions the same as humans

　60. The underlined word “accurately” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

　　 A. luckily             B. exactly          C. slowly         D. easily

Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills. With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Intermountain Therapy Animals （ITA） in Salt Lake City. The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Edueation Assistance Dogs（READ）.

　 The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea. “Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower self-respect, and regard reading as a headache,” said Lisa Myron, manager of the children’s department.

　 Last November, the two groups started “Dog Day Afternoon” in the children's department of the main library. About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an hour. Those who attended three of the four classes received a “pawgraphed” book at the last class.

　 The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager.

67. What is mainly discussed in the text?

　　 A. Children’s reading difficulties.　 　B. Advantages of raising dogs.

　　 C. Service in public library.　　　 　D. A special reading program.

68. Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think ______________.

　　 A. dogs are young children's best friends

　　 B. children can play with dogs while reading

　　 C. dogs can provide encouragement for shy children

　　 D. children and dogs understand each other

69. By saying “The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea”, the writer means the library ____________.

　　 A. uses dogs to attract children　　　　 　 B. accepts the idea put forward by ITA

　　 C. has opened a children's department 　 D. has decided to train some dogs

70. A “pawgraphed” book is most probably_____________.

　　 A. a book used in Saturday classes 　 B. a book written by the children

　 C. a prize for the children　　　　 　 D. a gift from parents

The Vienna-based researchers showed that dogs doing a simple task when not rewarded if another dog, which continues to be rewarded, is present.

The experiment consisted of taking pairs of dogs ting(发叮当声) them to present a paw for areward. On giving the “handshake" the dogs received a piece of food. One of the dogs was then asked to shake hands, but received no food. The other dog continued to get the food when it was asked to perform.

The dog without the reward quickly stopped doing the task, and showed signs of anger or stresswhen its partner was rewarded.

To make sure that the experiment was really showing the interaction between the dogs rather than just the annoyance of not being rewarded, a similar experiment was conducted where the dogs performed the task without the partner. Here continued to present the paw for much longer.

Dr. Frederike Range from the University of Vienna says this shows that it was the presence of the rewarded partner that was the greater influence on their behavior.

“The only difference is that one gets food and the other doesn't. They are responding to being unequally rewarded. ” she says.

The researchers say this kind of behavior, where one animal gets annoyed with what is happening with another, has only been observed in primates (灵长类) before.

Studies with various types of monkeys and chimpanzees show they react not only to seeing their partners receiving; rewards when they are not, but also to the type of reward.

The dog study also looked at whether the type of reward made a difference. Dogs were given either bread or sausage, but seemed to react equally to either. Dr. Range says this may be because they have been trained.

56. The dogs refused to give the paw when they _ 　　　 .

A. found another dog was given nothing　　　　　　　 B. felt they were not treated equally

C. were aware they received less food　　　　　　　　　 D. were given too much reward

57. What would a dog do if it presented its paw alone?

A. It would go on with the performance much longer.

B. It would be too shy to present its paw.

C. It would miss its partner.

D. It would compare what it got with that of another.

58. According to the passage, compared with dogs, monkeys and chimpanzees _ 　　　 .

A. pay no attention to the type of reward　　　　　　　　

B. only like to play interesting games

C. pay attention to the type of reward as well as whether they are rewarded

D. care more about how they are rewarded

59. Which of the following can best summarize the passage?

A. Animals' various ways to show anger　　　　　　　　　

B. Dogs are more envious than man

C. Most animals want to be rewarded for their work

D. Animals also have a sense of fairness