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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 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 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!

72. 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

73. 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

74. 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.

75. 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.

第二部分 英语知识运用

第一节  单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

    从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. I like to live in a room ________ window faces to the south.

        A. which                 B. whose            C. that                D. Where

Can you imagine how late I went to bed last night? It was not until 1 a.m. _____ I finished my article.

A．when                    B．that                               C．before                           D．as

12. Mr Black has two sons, ________ are fond of collecting stamps.

   A. all of whom         B. all of them         C. both of them       D. both of whom

29. The key ____ English well is to read more when ____.

    A. to learn, possible               B. of learning, possibly

   C. of learning, was possible           D. to learning, possible

(B)

People can be addicted to different things — e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive: they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.

There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.

Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

60.According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of

    money _____.

    A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys

    B. in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life

    C. just to meet his or her strong psychological need

    D. and feels he or she is cheated

61. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

    A. People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.

B. Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people’s spending habits to

   increase sales.

    C. Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.

    D. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.

62. What is the text mainly about?

A. The psychology of money-spending habits. 

B. The habits of compulsive spenders.

    C. A special psychology of bargain hunting.

    D. The use of the psychology of spending habits in business.

63.From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters

    _______________.

    A. are really unreasonable           B. need special treatment

    C. are really beyond drugs          D. can never get any help to solve their problems with money

单词拼写

1.As he has no opportunity to achieve his a________, he intends to leave from the company.

2. When something can help people or improve their lives, we say it is ________ (有益的) to people.

3. I’m interested in the classical ___________(文学) of France.

4. I offer you my hearty c______________ on your success.

5. They  will __________（宣布）  the results of the election soon.

6. Tom and Jane want to get d__________ .That means they intend to end their marriage.

7.To his ______________ (满意), he passed the examination.

8.His strength was s__________ to death.

9. The clouds were r______________  in the lake. Didn’t you see them?

10.The sailor had to a___________ the sinking ship.

—Do you have anything to_____?  

—No, you can have a rest.

A. type        B. to be typed    C. typing      D. typed

—It’s so nice to enjoy the sunshine here on the green grass.

—You ______ us a right place.

A. had introduced                               B. are introducing

C. have introduced                             D. introduce

25. His good conduct is __________ the highest praise.

A. to be deserved with     B. deserved of    C. being deserved with        D. deserving of