Do dogs understand us?
Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.
A border collie博德牧羊犬 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 l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by the 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 (品種)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!
【小題1】From paragraph 2 we know that ____________..

A.a(chǎn)nimals are as clever as human beings
B.dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees
C.chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills
D.dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children
【小題2】Both experiments show that             .
A.Rico is smart enough to get all commands right
B.Rico can recognize different things including toys
C.Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics
D.Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them
【小題3】Which of the following statements is true?
A.The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.
B.Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.
C.The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.
D.Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.
【小題4】What does the writer want to tell us?
A.To train your dog.
B.To talk with your dog.
C.To be friendly to your dog.
D.To be careful with your dog.


【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:本文通過(guò)兩個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)告訴我們狗也許有自己的智慧,能夠理解人的思維,也可能有很強(qiáng)的記憶能力。所以對(duì)狗要好一些。
【小題1】C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段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).說(shuō)明是把狗的這種技能與黑猩猩進(jìn)行比較,說(shuō)明在這方面黑猩猩比較擅長(zhǎng),故C正確。
【小題2】B 推理題。根據(jù)文章3,4段可知在這兩個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)里,Rico都成功地執(zhí)行了命令,找出了主人要找的東西,說(shuō)明他能認(rèn)出來(lái),有理解力。故B正確。
【小題3】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.說(shuō)明也許是因?yàn)樾r(shí)候接受的訓(xùn)練讓它更為聰明,故B正確。
【小題4】C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.說(shuō)明狗有可能能理解我們所說(shuō)的話(huà),所以要對(duì)狗友好。故C正確。
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