For centuries, mankind and canines have suffered from a communication failure. We can tell dogs what we want them to do and sometimes they comply, but we’ve always struggled when it comes to understanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers. There is exciting news now – a dog translator has been invented to help you communicate with your furry friend.

Researchers at North Carolina State University have fashioned some kind of miracle dog translator body harness. What’s special about it is that it doesn't just rely on the dog’s vocalizations to interpret what Fido is banging on about.

Oh no – this miracle harness reads and interprets the ordinary dogs’ body language as well, giving us a full two-way dog communication experience.

Researcher David Roberts says: "Dogs communicate primarily through body language, and one of our challenges was to develop sensors that tell us about their behavior by observing their posture remotely."

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 system 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.

“ HolbyCity? Are we really watching Holby City when there’s a Top Gear repeat on?”        

That sort of thing.

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1.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.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段we’ve always struggled when it comes to understanding the true meaning of their barks and whimpers可知，人类不知道狗狗们叫的意思是什么，这是造成人类与狗交流不畅的一个重要原因。

2.What does the underlined word most probably mean in Paragraph Two?

A Pursue fashion.

B Research.

C Influence.

D Make.

解析：选D。D 猜测词义题。根据文章对body harness（束缚带）的介绍以及下文communicate back等语境可知，fashion在文章中的意思为“制作；使用”。

3.How does the dog translator work?

A It relies on the dog’s heart rate and body temperature to let us know its feeling.

B It interprets what the dog is saying based on its vocalization.

C It reads and interprets the ordinary dogs’ body language.

D It tells us about the dog’s behavior by observing its posture.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段…this miracle harness reads and interprets the ordinary dogs’ body language可知，这个奇妙的束缚带读取和解读狗狗的肢体语言。

4.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.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文章第七段The system is designed for dogs involved in search and rescue and other front-line work可知，这个束缚带是基于狗狗参加救援及其他第一线工作设计的。

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

A Shocked.

B Excited.

C Embarrassed.

D Annoyed.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据文章第七段…it's got us dreaming of a beautiful future, one where humans and dogs … with the dog able to fully express itself…可知，作者希望人类与狗狗成为真正意义上的好朋友的美好明天一定会到来。由此判断，作者对于这个梦想是非常兴奋和期待的。故选B。