Albert Einstein, a goldfish, is not your ordinary pet goldfish. He has learned to take food from his owner’s hand, swim through hoops and tubes, and even put a miniature soccer ball into a goal!
It all started when Kyle Pomerleau, 9, won two goldfish at a school fair. Soon he noticed that the fish would react to his movements whenever he came near the tank. He wondered if they were smarter than he’d realized.
He and his dad decided to train Albert. They used techniques that work for other animals like dogs and killer whales.
“We wanted to show that fish could be interesting pets, not just decorations,” said Kyle’s father, Dean Pomerleaiu.
The Pomerleaus bought a “finger soccer” kit (成套用具)有专长from a store and put weights on the tiny net and ball so that they would sink to the bottom of the tank.
First Albert earned a food reward every time he swam toward the net. This training technique is called positive reinforcement. The fish likes the treat, so it learns to repeat the action to get additional treats.
Once Albert learned to go toward the net, Kyle and his dad added a new step – ball handling. Eventually Albert learned to push a ball into a goal.
The trainer learns patience and persistence, the father-son team says. It may take five or six training sessions a day for three weeks to teach a fish to swim through a hoop. Just like kids, each individual fish learns at different speeds!
The Pomerleaus set up a website so other people could see how much fun they were having with their fish project. They heard from so many people who wanted to train their pet fish that the Pomerleaus started Fish School, a small business that sells fish-training manuals (指南) and kits.

56. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Albert Einstein in this story is a great scientist.
B.The Pomerleaus spent much money training the goldfish at first.
C.All fish like swimming through a hoop or pushing a ball into a goal.
D.The Pomerleaus benefited a lot from training pet goldfish.
57. The underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph I probably means “__________.”
A. tiny B. giant C. popular D. beautiful
58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.
A.the Pomerleaus are not willing to help goldfish owners
B.Albert earned a toy reward every time he learned what he was being taught
C.Many peop;e are interested in training their pet goldfish
D.All animals can be trained to learn new tricks
59. What is the best title of the passage?
A.Methods of training goldfish.
B.Pet fish learn new tricks.
C.A newly-started fish school.
D.The Pomerleaus’ small business.

艾伯特.爱因斯坦不是你想象的那种宠物金鱼。他已经学会了从主人手里拿食物，游过铁圈和管子，甚至能将一个小型的英式足球投入目标！

这要从一个9岁的小孩Kyle Pomerleau在学校的赛会上赢得两只金鱼说起。不久他就注意到，每当他靠近鱼缸，小鱼便随着他的动作反应。他很惊讶：是否这些鱼比他想象中要聪明。

他和他爸爸决定训练艾伯特。他们使用训练其它动物，如狗和虎鲸的技术来训练艾伯特。“我们想说明鱼是有趣的宠物，不仅仅是装饰物”，Kyle的父亲，Pomerleaiu院长说道。Pomerleaiu从商店买来一套“手指大的英式足球”然后将重物放在小网和球上，这样它们能沉到缸底。

首先，艾伯特每次游向网就会获得食物奖励。这种训练技术叫做正向加强。鱼喜欢这样对待它，所以它学会重复这种动作以获得更多的奖励。

一旦艾伯特学会了怎样游向网，Kyle和他爸爸就添加了下一步－－投球。最后，艾伯特学会了将球投向目标。

训练者要学会忍耐和坚持，这个父子团队说道。一天要用五到六个训练期，并且要进行三周的训练才能教会鱼游过铁圈。就像小孩子一样，不同的鱼有不同的学习速度。

Pomerleaus建了一个网站，这样其他人就能够看见他们和他们的小鱼事业是多么有趣。他们听说很多人都想要训练自己的宠物鱼，所以又建了一所鱼学校，一个卖训鱼指南和工具的小商店。

56 根据这篇文章，下面哪个陈述是正确的 D
A 在这篇故事里，艾伯特.爱因斯坦是一个伟大的科学家
B Pomerleaus开始花了很多钱来训练鱼
C 所有的鱼都喜欢游过铁圈或者将球投向目标
D Pomerleaus从训练宠物钱中获利很多

57 第一段中划线的单词“miniature”的意思 A
A 小的 B 大的 C 受欢迎的 D 美丽的

58 从这篇文章中能够推断出 C
A Pomerleaus不喜欢帮助金鱼所有者
B 艾伯特每次学会它被教的东西后会得到一个小玩具
C 许多人都对训练他们的宠物鱼感兴趣
D 所有动物都能被训练学习新技能

59 文章最好的题目是 B
A 训练鱼的方法 B 宠物鱼学会新技能 C 一个新建的鱼学校 D Pomerleaus的小商店