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  Be careful what you say around your dog.It might understand more than you think.

  A border collie named Rico recognizes the name 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 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 dues, 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 10 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by 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(品种)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!

(1)

From paragraph 2 we know that ________.

[  ]

A.

animals are as clever as human beings

B.

dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees

C.

chimpanzees have good word-learning skills

D.

dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children

(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

(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.

(4)

What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

[  ]

A.

To train your dog.

B.

To talk to your dog.

C.

To be friendly to your dog.

D.

To be careful with your dog.

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  At the age of 22, Liu Lu is barely old enough to shave and may indeed still have peach fuzz on his face instead of whiskers, but his youth has not prevented him from becoming the youngest professor in China.Last week, Zhongnan University in the central Chinese city of Changsha appointed Liu to a professorship and also awarded him one million yuan in recognition for his solving a complicated math problem called the “Seetapun Enigma”.It's not unusual for young people such as Liu to do great things.Most great poetry and many great scientific and mathematical discoveries have leaped from the minds of young geniuses.We only have to think of the poetry of Byron, the inventions of Edison and the theoretical breakthroughs of Einstein.

  Unlike Liu, however, most geniuses have to wait a long time to receive the recognition and rewards of their achievements.So Liu's skyrocket to the top has ruffled some feathers in academia and on Weibo.The critics believe that a professorship should only be given after long years spent in the academic trenches writing research papers and teaching in classrooms.In other words, professors should have to pay their dues.

  For the most part, though, people have supported Liu's appointment.They believe that creativity, innovation and individual genius should be encouraged in China.If China is to grow and prosper, it needs young minds like Liu's.

  But that raises another question:Is Liu a good role model? Liu was only a mediocre student in high school and university, and, as yet, does not have a postgraduate degree.Will others see Liu's success as an excuse to ignore the traditional school system?

  When we are young we all think that we are special; budding geniuses just waiting to flower.While it may be true that we are special, not many of us are geniuses.For most of us, the knowledge and discipline that we learn in school will be the basis for our success in later life.We should accept that, but schools should also accept the “specialness” of individual students and do more to encourage students to develop that specialness.After all, as Liu has shown, having a little peach fuzz on your face doesn't mean you can't do great things.

(1)

What does the underlined sentence in Para.2 probably mean?

[  ]

A.

Liu succeeds overnight and it has inspired many young people.

B.

Liu's success overnight makes some people angry and upset.

C.

Liu is as proud as a bird of his appointment.

D.

Even birds are frightened since Liu succeeds so abruptly.

(2)

What's the purpose of the examples of Byron, Edison and Einstein presented in Para.1?

[  ]

A.

To introduce some famous people around the world.

B.

To prove that young minds are also likely to do great things.

C.

To prove that Chinese people can make amazing achievements just like foreign people.

D.

To convince readers that the solution to “Seetapun Enigma” is as great as Byron's poetry, Edison's invention and Einstein's theoretical breakthroughs.

(3)

The author may probably agree with the following EXCEPT ________.

[  ]

A.

Liu is a good role model for young people.

B.

School should give students more space to develop their specialness.

C.

All special people are not geniuses.

D.

Liu's success shouldn't be an excuse to neglect the traditional school system.

(4)

What's the author's attitude towards Liu's appointment according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Critical.

B.

doubtful.

C.

Ironic.

D.

Positive.

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     On our journey to finding our true self and achieving our full potential, we sometimes get into hard
times. However, we must never lose hope for only through determination and discipline will we be able
to reach personal growth. The following tips may help you to achieve your goals for personal growth.
     Find challenges
     If you don't find any challenges to your life, don't just let it be but find them yourself. You should
understand that staying too much in your comfort zone would just cause you to remain where you are
and therefore never improve. So try to find new challenges that would further develop your strengths
and therefore achieve their peak performance.
     Always have a positive mindset (思维模式)
     You should develop a positive mindset, as this would be useful when you face any challenge along
the way. Through this type of mindset, you will be able to continue with your life no matter how hard
the challenge you face is. You should always find a reason to be happy, which would fuel you to go on
further and further until you reach your destination.
     You are not alone and you shouldn't let yourself be
     This is a very important factor. Sometimes we are so stubborn about doing things on our own that
we don't ask others for help. Generally speaking, doing things by yourself is not wrong, and, in fact, it's
even preferred to be independent. However, there are really instances in our life that we need to ask
others for help. You shouldn't see this as being weak, and other people won't think less of you if you
do this. We humans are communal individuals and we could achieve more in this world if we help one
another. So don't hesitate to ask for help if you need it, and also lend a hand to others when they need
you.
     Plan
     When you want to achieve something, don't be in a rush. You need to make good preparations
before doing it, that is, to plan your overall course of action in advance. Create a goal that you are ready
to bet your life on, and check it to see if it is really the goal you want to attain before you give it your all
without any second thoughts. When you're sure about it, plan the ways to achieve it, and to evaluate if
your process is effective while still along the way. You can change your course of actions while you still
have time. Make sure that your goals are specific, attainable and time limited. In this way you can make
sure you are not planning to fail, but to be successful in your search for personal growth.
     Consistency is the key to securing self-improvement; however, being able to do this is really hard.
Still we need to be prepared to pay our dues if we want to reach our goal in life.

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