You may laugh when you see dog owners talk to their pets as though they were human. Although dogs cannot speak a human language, they seem to understand how you feel. Sounds strange? Now scientists have found that dog and human brains deal with sound and emotion情感in a similar way. This may help to explain the language problem.
To compare human and dog brains, a scientist called Attila Antics and his team tested 11dogs and 22 humans. Both group listened to almost 200 dogs and human sounds. From crying to laughter and playful barking吠. At the same time, the team scanned扫描both group’s brain activity.
The scientists found that a similar part in both brains was activated激活when animals ad people heard human voices and emotional sounds, such as crying and laughter. Also, emotional dog voices, such as angry barking also caused a similar action from human and dog volunteers.
We know very well that dogs are good at tuning和..协调into the feeling of their owners, and we know a good dog owner can find emotional changes in their dog. But we now begin to understand that this similarity may help to explain this can be.
1.we can know from the first paragraph that ___
A. god owners can speak a dog language
B. dogs can speak a human language
C. dog owners can explain the language problem
D. dogs seem to understand how people feel
2.while the dog and human volunteers listened to different sounds. Andics and his team____
A. watched their actions B. scanned their brains
C. recorded their sounds D. activated their brains
3.according to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A. the brains of dogs and humans deals with sounds and emotions in a similar way
B. only human voices can activate a certain part of the brain
C. pets are good at tuning into the feeling of their owners
D. dog owners can’t pay attention to the emotional changes in their dogs
4. what is probably the best title for this passage?
A. dogs, friends of human B. dogs feel human emotions
C. human and dog brains D. a new research on dogs
Life is important. You should always have fun and new experiences, because you never know what day will be your last. You shouldn’t hold anger. You never know what could happen next. I learn all this at the age of nine.
It was the summer before fifth grade. My best friend Nessa and I were playing. We got angry with each other and had a fight. My older cousin, Tiffany, broke up our fight. I remember Nessa storming out of my grandmother’s house saying, “ I hope we never speak again !”
I replied, “good, I don’t need you as a friend!”
I went into the house and tried to be quiet. Then I heard people shouting outside. My cousin rushed in. she said that Nessa had been hit by a street truck as she crossed the road. The driver didn’t see her. I felt sad. I wished it had been me instead. It could have been avoided if we hadn’t had that fight!
When the ambulance救护车arrived a few minutes later, they said she was dead. I was a real mess. I had to see a psychologist心理医生for the rest of the summer.
I miss Nessa so much and I think of her always. She taught me how valuable and important life is and that you should never hold anger because you never know when you’ll see that person again.
1.the story happened when___
A. the writer was Grade Five B. summer vacation was coming
C. Nessa was nine years old D. the writer was nine years old
2.Nessa and the writer were playing ___ on that day
A. at Nessa’s house
B. at the house of the writer’s grandma
C. at the writer’s house
D. at the house of the writer’s cousin
3.which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Nessa and Tiffany got angry with each other and had a fight
B. the writer played games happily with Nessa all the time
C. Nessa was hit by a truck after they had a fight
D. Nessa was sent to the hospital and saved by the doctors
4.from the last paragraph we can infer 推断that the writer___
A. has never thought of Nessa since then
B. didn’t regret for what had happened that day
C. will be more kind to others
D. lives a good life because of Nyssa
Teaching English to your family members is a great way to improve your own English. Learning something new together can make you closer to your family members, too.
Here is some advice for you:
Film night: choose an English film with Chinese subtitles字幕. You can stop the film at any time and help your family learn new words and expressions according to subtitles on the screen.
Sports night: you can invite your family members to go skating or swimming. You can teach a few words when you play sports together. For example, “you fell down” or “your skates look cool”.
Novel night: choose a classical English story that your family members may know. You can read it to your family members and tell them about the novel in English
Make an English family tree together: you can teach your family members what each person is called in English, such as “father” and “cousin”. It is a good way to make your family members interested in English.
1.you can learn English by ___ according to the passage.
A. listen to the radio
B. teaching English to your family members
C. taking to your English teachers
D. having a party and talking in English
2.you can help your family members___ when you watch an English movie
A. listen to English songs
B. review some sentences
C. copy some conversation
D. learn some words
3.which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. you can only help your family members learn English at night
B. translating a classical English story can help your family members learn English
C. going skating can help your family members improve their speaking skills
D. an English family tree can your family members interested in English
A man and his wife had a dog to keep their house. When they went out, they always the dog inside the house.
One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went there heir car.
When the film finished, they came back home. They opened the and put the car away. But when they came to the front door, they found that part of the glass on the door was The door was unlocked and half-open. A robber (抢劫犯)! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see things the robber had taken. But everything was in the right place and nothing at all was
The dog was sleeping in the sitting room on the floor. The lady was the dog. "Why didn't you keep the house ?" she said. The dog was pleased to see its owners. It began to wag (摇) its tail (尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its .It went to the lady and the thing at her feet. When the lady had a look at it, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was? It was …a …man’s finger.
1.A. stayed B. left C. ordered D. asked
2.A. so B. but C. then D. because
3.A. off B. on C. in D. by
4.A. a present B. house C. gate D. car
5.A. stolen B. fixed C. broken D. repaired
6.A. when B. where C. that D. what
7.A. missing B. going C. leaving D. closing
8.A. afraid of B. angry with C. worried about D. surprised at
9.A. leg B. hand C. tail D. mouth
10.A. pulled B. ate C. dropped D. caught
could you tell me___?
Yes. Walk on, you can find a shoe store
A. where can I buy a pair of shoes
B. where I can buy a pair of shoes
C. what can I buy a pair of shoes
D. what I can buy a pair of shoes
do your friends often communicate with you on wechat微信?
Yes. Sometimes. It’s ___ we enjoy doing at weekends.
A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
