A Japanese toy maker says that they've developed a gadget(小器具) that translates(翻译) dog barks into human languages and plan to begin selling the gadgets--under the name of Bowlingual--in the US pet stores and present shops this summer.
People laughed when the Japanese toy maker Takara company made the world's first dog-human translation machine last year. But about 300,000 of them have been sold since it was on sale in Japan last year. Far bigger sales will be expected once an English language translation machine for dogs comes to America in August. The United States is home to about 67 million dogs, more than six times the number in Japan.
"We know that the Americans love their dogs so much, so we don't think they' 11 mind spending$ 120 on this gadget," the Takara marketing manager said before the journalists at a meeting in Atlanta. Bowlingual, one of US Time magazine's coolest inventions of 2002, has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog's collar and sends out sound information to the gadget held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget by a database with every kind of barks. Those barks show six feelings - happiness, sadness, disappointment, anger, declaration and desire. Each of the feelings is then translated into words like "Let's play." "Look at me!" or "Spend more time with me."
Takara says it has spent millions of dollars developing the gadget. One thing that seems certain is that the markets for animal translation machines will probably be a dog's world since Takara has no plans to develop such a gadget for cats. "They are too changeable," the marketing manager said.
1. The first three paragraphs(段落) of the passage mainly tell us that Bowlingual_________
A. was invented in Japan B. has developed quickly
C. wi11 be sold in America D .sells well for its price
2. When was this passage most probably written?
A. In the autumn of 2002. B. In the spring of 2003.
C. In the summer of 2002. D. In the winter of 2003.
3. We can learn from the passage that_________.
A. people need to talk to dogs
B. there are more dogs in America than in Japan
C. Japanese people don't like dogs
D. the company will soon make a gadget for kids
4. The underlined word "they" in the last sentence refers to_________
A. markets B. dogs C. plans D. cats
5. From the passage, we can see that Takara is_________ the sale of its new gadget in the US A. proud of B. pleased with C. confident of D. worried about
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号。
Mr White is a policeman of a small town and he (1) _________.(like) skating very much. On Sunday he often goes skating on a big lake. The lake isn't far from the town.
On a cold winter Sunday, Mr White got up very early and said to his wife, "I (2) _________(go) to the lake this morning. What's the weather like today?"
"It (3) _________.(snow). You'd better (4) _________ (stay) at home, "said his wife. But he didn't listen to her. "I (5) _________ (make) up my mind, "he said. After breakfast, he left home. The road (6) _________ (cover) by thick snow, so he drove his car very carefully and slowly. The snow on the road became thicker and thicker. It was difficult for him to go on driving. He parked his car at the railway station and (7) _________ (take) a train. The train went very sl- owly. It stopped at every station. Mr White looked at his watch and found it was 11:40. It seemed that he had little time (8) _________ (skate) if he got to the lake. He (9) _________ (be) a little angry. He came to the conductor and complained, "How slow the train is! Can't you go a little faster?" "Yes, I can, sir," answered the conductor. "But I can't (10) _________ (leave) the train."
改写句子按括号中的要求完成改写后的句子．每个空格填一个单词。
1. I can finish my homework before nine. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ _________ finish your homework before nine?
2. Li Lei's father stayed in Canada for half a month last year. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ _________ Li Lei's father stay in Canada last year?
3. The teacher went home after the students were safe. (改写句子，句意不变)
The teacher_________ _________ home _________ the students were safe.
4. "Do you help with the housework at home?" The teacher asked Lucy and Lily. (改为复合句，句意不变)
The teacher asked Lucy and Lily_________ _________ _________ with the housework at home.
5. It was raining heavily, but all the farmers went on working in the fields.( 改写句子，句意不变)
_________ _________ the farmers_________ working in the fields_________ it was raining heavily.
6. They must cut the meat into pieces before they sell it in the supermarkets. (改为被动语态)
The meat_________ _________ _________ into pieces before it_________ _________ in the supermarkets.
完成句子根据汉语意思亮成英语句子，每空一词。
1．我们每天早起锻炼身体。
We_________ _________ early and do some sport every day.
2．“五一”期间，济南各大公园人满为患。
Big parks in Jinan were all_________ _________ people during the May Day holiday.
3．他的宠物狗不见了。他正在四处寻找。
He can't find his pet dog. He's_________ _________ it everywhere.
4．孩子们，请随便吃些蛋糕。
Please_________ _________ _________ some cakes, children.
5．如果你不努力学习，就会落后于你的同学。
Work hard, _________ you'll_________ _________ your classmates.
6．希望你能想出一个比这个更好的计划。
I hope you can_________ _________ _________ a _________ plan than this one.
7．据说，上个月中国发现了一个储量很大的油田。
_________ _________ that a very big oilfield _________ _________ in China last month.
He gave her useful book． book is also very interesting．
A．an ; A B．an ; The C．a ; A D．a ; The
Brian is so kind that he often gives me a when I'm in trouble．
A．reply B．seat C．hand D．reason
The girl father is a policeman is my friend．
A．who B．whom C．which D．whose
Nancy spoke in such a low voice that students in our class could hear her．
A．all B．many C．few D．most
--How much did you for the dictionary?
--$12．
A．buy B．spend C．cost D．pay
A big library in the town center next year．
A．built B．builds C．will be built D．was built