Dog Translation Products Coming to US

　　A Japanese toy maker declares that they have developed a gadget（小器具）that translates dog barks into human language and plans to begin selling the gadget — under the name of Bowlingual — in US pet stores and gift shops this summer．

　　Tokyo-based Takara Co Ltd says about 300,000 of the dog translator gadgets have been sold since it was on sale in Japan late last year．It is forecasting far bigger sales once an English language translation 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 tile Americans love their dogs,so much so we don't think they will mind spending $ 120 on this product,”the Takara marketing manager said during an interview at a recent pet products conference in Atlanta．

　　Regarded as one of the coolest inventions of 2002 by Time magazine,Bowlingual is made up of a 3-inch hong wireless micrnphone that is fastened to a dog collar and sends out sounds to a small console（控制臺）that is connected to a database（數(shù)據(jù)庫）．The console divides each bark into six emotional types — happiness,sadness,disappointment,anger,threat and desire — and shows common phrases,such as“You're ticking me off,”that fit the dog's emotional state．

　　Takara says it has spent millions of dollars developing the gadget in cooperation with famous sound experts and animal behaviorists．

　　One thing that does appear certain is that the markets for animal translation products will likely remain a dog's world since Takara has no plans to develop a similar gadget for cats．“They are too unpredictable（反復(fù)無常）,”the marketing manager said．

(1)

This passage mainly tells us that Bowlingual ________

[　　]

A．

was invented in Japan

B．

has developed quickly

C．

will be sold in America

D．

sells well for its price

(2)

The underlined word“they”in the last paragraph refers to ________

[　　]

A．

markets

B．

products

C．

plans

D．

cats

(3)

When was this passage most probably published?

[　　]

A．

In the winter of 2002．

B．

In the spring of 2003．

C．

In the summer of 2002．

D．

In the autumn of 2003．

(4)

From the passage,we can see that Takara Co Ltd is ________ the sale of its new product．

[　　]

A．

proud of

B．

satisfied with

C．

confident of

D．

worried about

答案：1．C;2．D;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)

由文章標題可知本篇主要說Bowlingual這種小器具將在美國出售，這在文中第一段也有體現(xiàn)。

(2)

根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句可知D項為正確答案

(3)

由文中第一段的“this summer”（今年夏天）可知B項為正確答案，其余選項均不合題意。

(4)

由文中第三段Takara市場部經(jīng)理的話可知，Takara Co．Lad對新產(chǎn)品的銷售很有信心。


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