Question

Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.

In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘dog’, and dogs can learn how to talk ‘cat’.

What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.

The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets---to people who don’t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.

1. The underlined word “swimmingly” in Para.1 probably means _____.

A. early B. sweetly

C. quickly D. carefully

2.Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.

A. they are cold to each other

B. they look away from each other

C. they are introduced at an early age

D. they misunderstood each other’s signals

3.It is suggested in Para.4 that cats and dogs ______.

A. have common interests

B. have a common body language

C. are less different than we thought

D. are less intelligent than we expected

4.What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?

A. We should learn to live in harmony.

B. We should know more about animals.

C. We should live in peace with animals.

D. We should learn more body languages.

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述了貓和狗能夠在一起和諧相處的情況，文章中做了一個調(diào)查，研究了貓狗不能和平相處的原因，并提出了相關(guān)的建議，如何讓二者和諧相處，最后還推廣到人類生活。

1.B推理題。根據(jù)第一段3,4,5行According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly.說明如果在很小的時候，貓和狗就被撫養(yǎng)在一起，那么他們很有可能能夠和平的相處，故該詞是指沒有問題的，故B準(zhǔn)確

2.D細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第3行One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite.說明貓和狗不能好好相處的原因是他們的肢體信號所表達(dá)的意思是相反的，會引起對方的誤解，故選D項。

3.C推理題。根據(jù)第4段They can learn how to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected.說明貓和狗身上的差別要比我們預(yù)料的要少，共同點(diǎn)比預(yù)料的要多，故C項內(nèi)容正確

4.A推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一行If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.說明如果貓和狗都能和平相處，那么我們?nèi)祟惛鼞?yīng)該和諧的生活在一起。故A正確。

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