Question

Guess what? Your dog can get jealous when you pay attention to other dogs, other people or even other things．

Dogs have complex   1   such as jealousy （嫉妒） and pride, according to a scientific research that throws new   2   on their relations with   3  ．

Animal psychologists previously believed most animals lacked "  4   of self", which is needed to experience secondary emotions such as   5  , embarrassment or guilt．These emotions are more   6   than instant reactions such as anger or joy．

Professor Friederike Range, from the University of Vienna, has shown that dogs are jealous when they feel unfairly treated  7   to other dogs．"Dogs show a strong   8  to inequity （不公平）," she said．"If one dog gets something, you'd better believe another will   9   something as well．"

But, her study   10  , it doesn't matter if one gets a better treat, only that the distribution is   11  ．

The dog study is the latest into several   12  , including cows, horses, cats and sheep, which have   13   that animals are far more self-aware than   14   were thought．

Paul Morris, a psychologist at the University of Portsmouth who studies animal emotions, told The Sunday Times: "We are learning that dogs, horses, and perhaps many other species are far more   15   complex than we ever realized．They can   16   simple forms of many emotions we once thought only primates （灵长类） could experience．"

In research among   17  , Morris found almost all of them reported   18   behavior by their pets．The dog often tried to get their owner away from a new lover in the early days of a relationship．

Behavior experts recommend owners keeping their dog's   19   as much as possible from a new partner or child ．This helps to   20  jealous activity from the dog such as interruptions with barking or whining  （哀嚎）．

1．A．emotions           B．feelings            C．experience                     D．realization

2．A．sweat                B．tears                C．light                       D．delight

3．A．cats                  B．humans            C．scientists                D．animals

4．A．feeling               B．sense               C．care                      D．relation

5．A．happiness          B．anger               C．jealousy                  D．sadness

6．A．important           B．necessary         C．complex                 D．hard

7．A．related               B．compared         C．comparing                     D．relating

8．A．effect                B．reaction           C．effort                            D．influence

9．A．need                  B．concern           C．demand                  D．hope

10．A．points out        B．points at           C．points to                 D．points up

11．A．good               B．fair                  C．delightful                D．favorable

12．A．species            B．kinds               C．sorts                      D．varieties

13．A．covered           B．played              C．shown                    D．displayed

14．A．we                  B．they                 C．people                    D．you

15．A．physically        B．morally            C．emotionally             D．mentally

16．A．enjoy               B．ache                C．laugh                      D．suffer

17．A．students           B．dog owners      C．professors                     D．doctors

18．A．angry                     B．joyful        C．jealous                    D．guilty

19．A．activity            B．routine             C．experience                     D．away

20．A．prevent            B．keep                C．protect                   D．stop

Answer 1

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