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* 九年级（全） Units 7-8 第三部分 热点素材拓展 阅读理解(2015原创) 热点主题：十五岁小女孩发明了能与狗狗远程对话的机器 For 15-year-old Brooke Martin, seeing her golden dog Kayla has become much easier, even when she’s not at home. Martin made a kind of machine—iCPooch. It allows pet owners to video chat with their pets and send food from other places. When a dog owner puts the iCPooch app on a phone, he or she can connect to the iCPooch machine at home and start talking. The owner’s image and voice will be on the screen. When the owner pushes a button (按钮) on the iCPooch app, the machine will give the dog some food that has been stored inside the box. How could Martin come up with the idea? The idea came to the Washington girl when she took a business class last year. That led her to think about helping her pet Kayla. Kayla always looked sad when she was left alone at home. “I wanted to know how you could talk to your dog if you were not at home. And what if you were able to give them a treat while you were away?” Martin explained her idea. Now Martin and her family have set up a company. They’ve had investments (投资) from businessmen and asked a factory to make the product. They expected to sell 5,000 products by the end of 2014. Martin is satisfied(满意的) with her success. “A year ago, I never thought that I would be able to start a business, or even having an idea for a business,” she said. “I’ve learned that we are supposed to hold on to our dreams.” 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了十五岁小女孩的最新发明。小女孩受到商业课的启发，发明了能与狗狗远程对话的机器，使主人不在家的时候能够远程与狗狗对话以及提供食物。小女孩的成功经历告诉我们只要坚持，梦想最终能够实现。 1. What color is Brooke Martin’s dog? A. It’s white. B. It’s yellow. C. It’s golden. D. It’s black. 【解析】 细节理解题。题干意为：Brooke Martin的狗是什么颜色的？根据第一段中句子“For 15-year-old Brooke Martin, seeing her golden dog Kayla has become much easier...”可知Marin的狗是金色的。故选C。 2. The right order of iCPooch is _______. a. The owner’s image and voice will be on the sc