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Many animals have an excellent sense of smell, which they use in hunting. On the other hand, their eyesight may be poor. Dogs, for example, have poor eyesight and no color vision. They see only shades of gray. But a dog’s sense of smell is extraordinary.
The kind of dog known as Alastian has 220 million olfactory cells. Man has five million. Scientists believe that the Alastian is one million times better than man in finding out odors
The human sense of smell, however, is really quite good. The average human being can distinguish more than 10000 different odors.
According to the passage, which of the following facts is not true？
Many animals have poor eyesight while their sense of smell is quite good.
Dogs are color blind.
The human sense of smell is not good.
Dogs can see no more than shades of gray.
The underlined word odor means a .
A. thing B. person C. smell D. color
Generally speaking, a man can tell different odors.
A. five million B. more than 10000 C. fewer than 10000 D. no more than 10000
The best title of the passage is “ ”.
A. The Human Sense of Smell B. Dogs Have Poor Eyesight
C. Sense of Smell D. Dogs Have Excellent Sense of Smell B
When I was a kid, I loved to listen to my grandfather’s stories. I was fascinated by the difference of the world where he grew up compared to the world where I was born.
When I got older, I moved away from my home country, Italy, and I started travelling to many countries for study and work, such as India and Japan. However, still today, the few times a year I see my grandpa he tells me stories of his childhood and youth. I try every time to imagine and picture how it would have felt to live in the same time and place where he was when he was a child.
A few years ago, while I was in the UK, my grandpa had an accident. Fortunately it was nothing too serious, but bad enough to make me realize that he wouldn’t be there forever. One day, he will go away, with all the stories that I love to remember and that I would want my kids to know. I always believe that knowing the stories of our ancestors helps create personal identity and brings families together.
A recent article from The New York Times confirms this, showing scientific evidence of the importance of remembering and collecting the stories of the ancestors in creating a happier family. Click here if you are interested in reading the NYT article.
Back to our story. During my summer trip to Italy after my grandpa recovered from the accident, I felt the sudden urge to start collecting his stories. I first asked him to remember who our ancestors were, and which city or village they came from. I thus began my family tree, first from my dad, and then from my mom’s side. It was a great experience that I feel like a treasure hunt.
where does the author’s grandpa probably live?
A. in America B. in the UK
C. in Italy D. in Japan
when the adult author visited his grandpa,
He would recall the wonderful days of his childhood
His grandpa’s stories left him much room for imagination
He would draw a picture of where his grandpa lived
He would encourage his grandpa to tell stories to him
what did the author do after his grandpa had an accident?
He devoted himself to taking good care of him.
He decided to collect the stories of his ancestors.
He wished his children to listen to his grandpa.
He began to learn what a family tree means
where can we probably read the passage?
A. in a magazine B. on a website C. in a newspaper D. in a book
