揭阳市2016年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语(3)

Sensors on the harness monitor the dog’s heart rate and body temperature and software builds up a vocabulary， letting the human know what the dog is feeling.

What would dogs say if they could talk to us？ The human can even communicate back through the harness thanks to vibration motors， supposedly by tapping into the dog’s senses so that it can understand what you’re trying to say to it.

The dog harness is designed for dogs involved in search and rescue and other front-line work， but it’s got us dreaming of a beautiful future， one where humans and dogs can co-exist as equals， with the dog able to fully express itself at all times.

28. Why can’t people communicate with dogs？

A. They have difficulty understanding dogs’ barks and whimpers.

B. They have no idea about dogs’ behavior in relation to their posture.

C. They don’t know how to tell dogs what they want them to do.

D. They don’t have a machine to translate the dogs’ language.

29. What does the underlined word most probably mean in paragraph two？

A. Pursue fashion. B. Research. C. Influence. D. Make.

30. For what purpose is the dog harness designed？

A 。 It is designed for dogs to understand what people are trying to say to them.

B. It is designed for a full two-way dog communication experience.

C. It is designed to monitor the dog’s heart rate and body temperature.

D. It is designed for dogs doing search and rescue and other front-line work.

31. What is the author’s attitude towards the possible human-dog communication？

A. Shocked. B. Excited. C. Embarrassed. D. Annoyed.

D

The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.

As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places， some of the country‘s most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2，500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain， almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors， waiting areas and treatment rooms.

These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist， Peter Senior， who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society， and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.