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Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends．A new device（装置） called Bow-Lingual “translates” dog barks into English, Korean or Japanese．Bow-Lingual Japanese inventors spent much time and money analyzing dog barks．They found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions: happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, assertion and desire．
Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dog’s collar．The other part is a handle-held unit for the owner．When the dog barks, the unit displays translated phrases．
Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual．“Who would pay $120 to read a dog’s mind?” they ask．
But those who have purchased（购买） Bow-Lingual praise the device．Pet owner Keiko Egawa, of Japan, says it helps her sympathize（同情） with her dog Harry．“Before we go to the park, he always says he wants to play,” says Egawa, “and after a walk, he always says he is hungry．”
Bow-Lingual is not yet available（可用的） in Chinese．So you’d better keep studying Studio Classroom, or soon your dog may know more English than you do!
【小题1】This passage is mainly talking about ．A．Bow-Lingual’s inventorsB．dog barks and their different emotionsC．talking dogsD．a little help for dog owners【小题2】Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A．Dog owners now can understand their dogs better．B．Bow-Lingual enables dogs to talk in English, Korean or Japanese．C．People who have used Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs．D．More and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know more English than their dogs．【小题3】What does “scoffed at” mean in the fourth paragraph?A．Shouted at．B．Questioned about．C．Laughed at．D．Doubted about．【小题4】The writer of this passage is most likely to be ．A．a reporterB．a dog ownerC．an advertiserD．an expert on dog barksD

(答案→)D 解析：【小题1】主旨题从文章第一段的第一句:Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends．说明文章是关于对狗主人的一点帮助。选D【小题1】细节题：从第三段的句子：But those who have purchased（购买） Bow-Lingual praise the device．Pet owner Keiko Egawa, of Japan, says it helps her sympathize（同情） with her dog Harry．可知使用过这个产品的人能更好的懂得他们的狗。选C【小题1】猜词题：从第三段的句子：“Who would pay $120 to read a dog’s mind?”可知有人嘲笑这个产品。选C【小题1】这篇文章陈述了一些事实，引用了一些人的话，可能是记者。选A

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