Go ahead，talk to your dog. As many a dog owner will prove, our furry friends ar

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Go ahead，talk to your dog. As many a dog owner will prove, our furry friends are listening. Now, for the doubters, there is scientific proof that they understand much of what they hear. A border collie called Rico can fetch at least 200 objects by name， rearchers in Germany say. The dog also appears to learn words for new objects as easily as a 3-year-old child would. Its word-learning skill is as good as that of a parrot or chimpanzee. In one experiment, the rearchers took all 200 items that Rico is suppod to know and divided them randomly into 20 ts of 10 objects each. The dog waited with one of his owners in one room, while an experimenter put a t of 10 objects into another room. Then, the owner told the dog to fetch one of the items. The dog had to go to the other room and bring the object back. In four trials, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. Becau the dog couldn't e anyone to get visual clues about what to bring back, the scientists concluded that he must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never en before and put it in a room with ven toys who names he already knew. The dog's owner then told him to fetch the object, using a word Rico had never heard. In 7 out of 10 trials, Rico picked the right object, suggesting that he figured out the answer by process of elimination. A month later, he remembered half of the new names, which further impresd the rearchers. Rico is probably smarter than the average dog, the scientists say. For one thing, he's a border collie, a breed known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to retrieve toys by their names since he was 9 months old. 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 pup every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!48．The passage is probably taken from a book on _____ A．pets B．environment    C．culture     D．nutrition49．It is implied that ____ A．Rico is probably cleverer than the average dog B．only a few dogs can talk back to its owner C．if a chimpanzee is trained ,it can also recognize the names of objects D．All dogs can understand words50．How long is it since Rico’s owner began to train him?A．nine months  B．3years    C．over nine years D．more than eight years51．Rico can do all the following except _____ A．understanding the meanings of certain words. B．picking the right object by process of elimination C．remembering all of the new names he learned    D．retrieving toys by their names 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

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