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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 (控制台) that is connected to a database (数据库). 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(合作)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 (反复无常) , " the marketing manager said.
小题1:This passage mainly tells us that Bowlingual ___________.
A.was invented in Japan     B.has developed quickly
C.will be sold in AmericaD.sells well for its price
小题2:The underlined word "they" in the last paragraph refers to ___________.
A.marketsB.productsC.plansD.cats
小题3:From the passage, we can see that Takara Co. Ltd. is ___________ the sale of its new product.
A.proud ofB.satisfied withC.confident ofD.worried about

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文,说明了日本制造商宣布,他们开发了一个小玩具,把狗叫成人类语言,计划卖这个小玩具Bowlingual
小题1:推理题,由第一段第二行plans to begin selling the gadget——under the name of Bowlingual——in U. S. pet stores and gift shops this summer.可以推出答案,故选C。
小题2:推理题,由最后一段since Takara has no plans to develop a similar gadget for cats.可以推出答案,所以选D。
小题3:推理题,由第二段第三行t is forecasting far bigger sales once an English language translation for dogs comes to America in August可以推出答案,所以选C
点评:本文主要考查推理题,推断题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
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