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 alongswimmingly. 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 behaviour. 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 Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A．early             B．sweetly           C．quickly            D．smoothly

2.Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.

A．they are cold to each other                B．they look away from each other

C．they misunderstood each other’s signals    D．they are introduced at an early age

3.What is found surprising about cats and dogs?

A．They eat and sleep each other.

B．They observe each other’s behaviors.

C．They learn to speak each other’s language.

D．They know something from each other’s voices.

4.It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs ______.

A．have common interests                   B．are less different than was thought

C．have a common body language             D．are less intelligent than was expected

5.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

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇科普说明文，大意是说明科学家们研究发现：猫和狗能否和谐相处主要由它们最初在一起的年龄来决定。尽管如此，它们有和谐相处的可能，那么我们人类能否借鉴它们的关系呢！

1.词义猜测题。Swimmingly所在句子的意思是：很有可能这两种宠物相处的很甜蜜。由此可知swimmingly与sweetly意思相同，选B。

2.推理判断题。根据第二自然段中的One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite.一句可知本题选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第四自然段的前两句可知奇怪的是：猫合狗开始学习对方的语言，选C。

4.段落大意题。第四自然段中说明毛和狗开始学习对方的语言，所以它们并不是像我们想象的那样水火不容，而是越来越有更多的共同点，选B。

5.推理判断题。根据最后一自然段大意可知我们应该和谐相处，本题选A。

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