Dog Translation Products Coming to U. S.
A Japanese toy maker declares that they have developed a gadget that translates dog barks into human language and plans to begin selling the gadget——under the name of Bowlingual——in U. S. 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 the 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 long wireless microphone 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. 1.

    This passage mainly tells us that Bowlingual ___________.

    1. A.
      was invented in Japan
    2. B.
      has developed quickly
    3. C.
      will be sold in America
    4. D.
      sells well for its price
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ___________.

    1. A.
      markets
    2. B.
      products
    3. C.
      plans
    4. D.
      cats
  3. 3.

    When was this passage most probably published?

    1. A.
      In the winter of 2002.
    2. B.
      In the spring of 2003.
    3. C.
      In the summer of 2002.
    4. D.
      In the autumn of 2003.
  4. 4.

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

    1. A.
      proud of
    2. B.
      satisfied with
    3. C.
      confident of
    4. D.
      worried about
CDBC
1.C。文章著重介紹了該產(chǎn)品要打到美國市場及其前景。
2.D。由上一句可知they指的是貓。
3.B由文章第四段第一句“被看作2002年的最酷發(fā)明”可知該文不是發(fā)表于2002。而D項時間相隔又太久只有2003年春天最合理。
4.C。由文章第二、三段可知公司對該產(chǎn)品在美國市場的前景很自信。
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