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20．Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope，a new report has claimed．
Researchers placed movement sensors on dogs to track their behaviour and identified 17 distinct activities，including chewing，barking，sitting and digging．This allowed them to map the normal behaviour of a healthy，happy dog，which means any changes can be monitored and could indicate an issue with their owner．
Nils Hammerla，part of the team from Newcastle University，said，"Humans and dogs have lived together in close relationships for thousands of years，which has led to strong emotional and social mutual bonds．"
"A dog's physical and emotional dependence on their owner means that their wellbeing is likely to reflect that of their owner．Any changes such as the dog being walked less often，perhaps not being fed regularly，or simply demonstrating"unhappy"behaviour could be an early indicator for families that an older relative needs help．This is the first system of its kind which allows us to remotely monitor a dog's behaviour in its natural setting．"
The team of academics，who presented their findings at the 2013 UbiComp conference in Zurich，created a hitech，waterproof dog collar for the study．
Dr Cas Ladha，who led the study，said："A lot of our research is focused on developing intelligent systems that can help older people to live independently for longer．
But developing a system thatreassures family and carers that an older relative is well without intruding on （侵犯） the individual's privacy is difficult．This is just the first step but the idea behind this research is that it would allow us to support people without the need for cameras．"
A range of dogs was used for the study，as the team needed to map distinct behaviours that correlated between different breeds．

32．From the text，we know that Nils HammerlaB．
A．led the study and identified 17 activities of dogs
B．thinks some activities of dogs can reflect senior owners'health
C．studied the relationship between human s and animals
D．developed a hitech，waterproof dog collar
33．The underlined word"reassures"in Paragraph 7 probably meansB．
A．protect    B．comfort   C．warn   D．recognize
34．Which of the following is an advantage of the intelligent system mentioned in the text？C
A．It can indicate that people aren't well．
B．It can identify different activities of dogs．
C．It monitors an elderly owner without disturbing his privacy．
D．It lets people see the dog's beh avior clearly．
35．Which of the following could be the best title for the text？A
A．Dogs'mood can be an indicator of owners'health
B．Strong bonds between dogs and their senior owners
C．Signs that your older relative needs help
D．A special way of taking care of the old．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一个科普性文章，讲述一个研究成果，狗的心情可以反应主人的健康状况，而监测狗的这种智能系统能帮助老人独立生活更久．

解答 D.32-35 BBCA
32  B 细节理解题．根据第五段提到A dog's physical and emotional dependence on their owner means that their well-being is likely to reflect that of their owner．可知狗对主人身体与情感的信赖能反映主人的健康状况，故选B项．
33．B 猜测词义．根据下句话提到This is just the first step but the idea behind this research is that it would allow us to support people without the need for cameras．可知这是第一步，但这个研究背后的想法是它能允许我们在没有照相机的情况下来照顾家人，故reassures是使家人放心，故选B项．
34．C 细节理解题．根据倒数第二段提到This is just the first step but the idea behind this research is that it would allow us to support people without the need for cameras．可知这是第一步，但这个研究背后的想法是它能允许我们在没有照相机的情况下来照顾家人，故选C项．
35  A 主旨大意．本文第一段提到Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope，可知狗的情绪可以反应主人健康状况，下面在围绕这项研究进行展开，故选A项．

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