You may laugh when you see dog owners talk to their pets as though they were human. Although dogs cannot speak a human language, they seem to understand how you feel. Sounds strange? Now scientists have found that dog and human brains deal with sound and emotion情感in a similar way. This may help to explain the language problem.
To compare human and dog brains, a scientist called Attila Antics and his team tested 11dogs and 22 humans. Both group listened to almost 200 dogs and human sounds. From crying to laughter and playful barking吠. At the same time, the team scanned扫描both group’s brain activity.
The scientists found that a similar part in both brains was activated激活when animals ad people heard human voices and emotional sounds, such as crying and laughter. Also, emotional dog voices, such as angry barking also caused a similar action from human and dog volunteers.
We know very well that dogs are good at tuning和..协调into the feeling of their owners, and we know a good dog owner can find emotional changes in their dog. But we now begin to understand that this similarity may help to explain this can be. we can know from the first paragraph that ___
| A．god owners can speak a dog language |
| B．dogs can speak a human language |
| C．dog owners can explain the language problem |
| D．dogs seem to understand how people feel |
while the dog and human volunteers listened to different sounds. Andics and his team____
| A．watched their actions | B．scanned their brains |
| C．recorded their sounds | D．activated their brains |
according to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．the brains of dogs and humans deals with sounds and emotions in a similar way |
| B．only human voices can activate a certain part of the brain |
| C．pets are good at tuning into the feeling of their owners |
| D．dog owners can’t pay attention to the emotional changes in their dogs |
what is probably the best title for this passage?
| A．dogs, friends of human | B．dogs feel human emotions |
| C．human and dog brains | D．a new research on dogs |
There are some very good inventions which, for one reason or another, don’t become popular. These inventions should be better known, even though I think that some of them are crazy. Let’s have a look at some of these inventions and see if you agree that they should be more successful.
The Australians had a great idea to stop people from drinking and driving. The idea was that if a driver wanted to start the car, she or he would have to blow into a bag first. If there was too much alcohol(酒精) in their breath, the car wouldn’t start. It sounded like a great idea to me, but people said that they might need to drive the car in an emergency even if they had drunk too much alcohol. Another idea I liked was an invention by a scientist who thought his children watched too much TV. He linked the TV to an exercise bike so that the electricity to power the TV was generated(产出) by the bike. If the children wanted to watch a lot of TV, they had to pedal(踩踏板) very hard. I found another invention on the Internet which was intended (倾向于) to encourage good habits. Believe it or not, this invention was an ashtray(烟灰缸) which spoke to you when you lit a cigarette! The “voice” of the ashtray was activated (启动) by the heat from the cigarette and reminded you how dangerous it is to smoke.
One of the strangest inventions I have come across is a bicycle which can cross rivers! The idea was that when you came to a river, you could inflate a huge plastic ball all around the bike. You would then get into the ball which would float on the river while you pedaled the bike inside the ball! Why not use a bridge instead? A friend of mine at school once bought a strange pair of football shoes. On the bottom of the shoes there was a rotating pad of studs (转动钉垫). The idea was that you would change direction more quickly if the studs rotated with you. The problem was that every time you stopped you changed direction whether you wanted to or not! I think he wore those shoes twice! One thing I would like is a baseball cap with a built-in radio so you can listen to sport all day with your hands free. While we are on the subject of sport, the Americans invented a kind of robot for sports fans. If you were watching your team on TV on your own, you could press a button and the robot would do “high fives” with you! Fantastic! I wonder if you have any good ideas for inventions like these.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the inventions mentioned in Paragraph 2?
| A．The writer regrets he knew nothing about the inventions. |
| B．The writer doubts if the inventions will be popular soon. |
| C．The writer thinks people will benefit from the inventions. |
| D．The writer finds these inventions are the strangest of all. |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．The father used his invention to stop children watching too much TV. |
| B．It was very bad for the drivers to blow into a bag before their driving. |
| C．The bike crossing rivers was considered one of the best inventions. |
| D．The invention of new shoes would make players run much faster. |
The underlined word “inflate” in the third paragraph means __________.
| A．check out | B．blow up |
| C．look into | D．turn over |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Popular Inventions Today. |
| B．Technology and Invention. |
| C．The History of Invention. |
| D．Inventions with a Difference. |
I don’t know when he_____________; when he__________, I’ll tell you.
| A．come; will come | B．will come; comes | C．comes; will come | D．will come; comes |
I_______ my homework in my study the whole morning . I went nowhere.
| A．do | B．did | C．was doing | D．would do |
—Mum, can I go to the zoo with Linda?
—When your homework ____, you can.
A. is finished B. was finished C. finishes
— When did you borrow the English story-book?
— I borrowed it last week. I ______ it for a week.
A. have bought B. have kept C. have borrowed
My mother hopes _______ her do some housework first.
A. me to help B. me help C. that I can help
My father ______ my mother when they were both 26 years old, and they have ______ for 15 years.
| A．married to; been married | B．married with; been married |
| C．was married; been married | D．married; been married |
根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空。（共10小题,每小题1分）I haven’t seen my old friends for years. I’m really looking forward to _________ them.(meet)
My toothache isn’t getting better today. Instead, it is getting __________.(bad)
Peter’s parents don’t think Peter has the __________(able) to take care of himself.
My mother doesn’t allow me __________(go) out at night.
A famous movie star will give us a _____________ (speak) tomorrow! How exciting!
It is _____________(comfortable）to live in a small and dark room. It is terrible!
I will never forget my _____________(12) birthday in my life!
Einstein was one of the greatest _____________(science) in history.
The book on the shelf _____________(include) some of my favourite stories.
I was sleeping in my room, _________(sudden), somebody made a big noise and woke me up.
根据所给提示，完成下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分）我认为你需要多注意你的习惯。
I think you______________________________ your habits．我期盼我女儿得高分。
I________________________ get high marks．他提高他的嗓音以引起我的注意．
He_________________________ he could get my attention．在那儿她与一个叫皮埃尔、居里的法国人结了婚。
She____________________________ Pierre Curie there．她是一个善良的人，从不轻视穷人。
She is a kind person _________________________the poor．
根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。(5分）
watch go find clean not see ----No parking here, please.
----I’m sorry. I___________ the sign.---Where are the children?
---- They _________ a football match on the football field. ----Has your father finished cleaning the car?
----Sorry, I don’t know. He ________ it in the garden the whole afternoon.---- ________we _______on a camping trip to Yuantuojiao(圆陀角) this weekend?
---- Good idea. ---- _________ people ________ Flight MH370 so far?
---- Not yet. No news is good news.
根据括号内的英(汉)语提示，完成句子。The people in our ____________(neighbor) are very kind and helpful.
Excuse me, sir, but you ___________(不允许)to smoke here.
Guilin is a ____________(漂亮的)city, and many visitors come there every year.
If everyone ____________(遵守) the traffic rules , there will be fewer accidents.
Look, the baby is __________ (wake). He is looking at us with a smile.
While the girl (shop), the alien got out.
He hasn’t told the (true). He is lying.
— he (go) to an amusement park?
—Yes, he did. — What does she like for lunch?
— She likes hamburgers, salad and some (鸡肉).
请以“格林一家”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。要点如下：
格林先生是一个经理，在离家不远的公司上班；
格林夫人是家庭主妇。她不但操持家务井井有条，还致力于慈善事业；
格林小姐刚从国外回来，是个医生，以擅长用颜色治疗病人著称；
儿子汤姆是个18岁的大学生, 有空时喜欢做户外运动；
他们认为现在的生活……（适当扩充1-2句）
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句型转换（本题5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Jane bought the computer last Sunday.（保持你句意基本不变）
Jane _______ _______ the computer since last Sunday.She asked me, “Do you know how to stop the machine?” (改为间接引语)
She asked me _______ I _______ how to stop the machine.My sister is very generous. She often shares her things with her friends.(合并为一句)
My sister is _______ _______ toshare her things with her friends.Both of my parents enjoy reading newspapers. (改为否定句)
_______ of my parents ________ reading newspapers.The girl spread the coins all over the floor.(改为被动语态)
The coins _______ _______ all over the floor by the girl.
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