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【題目】 Can dogs and cats get along well in the same home? People are thinking about getting a dog for their cat as a friend, but they are worried about that the dog and the cat will fight. A recent research has found that if the cat is taken back home before the dog, and if they are introduced when they are still young（less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs）, it is possible that the two pets will get along swimmingly. In two-thirds of the homes cats and dogs have a good relationship（關系）.

However, there was something unfriendly between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression（侵略, 好斗）and fighting were found in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body languages are just different. For example, when a cat turns its head away, it means aggression. while a dog doing the same means submission（順從）.

In homes with cats and dogs living in peace, researchers found a surprising behavior（行為）. 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".

The interesting thing is that both cats and dogs seem to become smarter. They can learn to read each other's body languages, suggesting that the two may have more in common（共同的）than was expected（預料）. If they understand each other's body language very well, cats and dogs can play together, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa.

The importance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond（超過）pets—to people who don't get along well, including neighbours, workmates at work, and even countries. 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.早早地B.主要地C.迅速地D.順暢地

【2】Some cats and dogs may fight when ______.

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

C.they can't understand each other's body languages wellD.they are introduced at an early age

【3】What can people find surprising about cats and dogs?

A.They eat and sleep together.B.They watch each other's behaviors.

C.They learn to speak each other's language.D.They know something from each other's voices.

【4】In Paragraph 4 we can learn that cats and dogs ______.

A.have common interestsB.are less different than was thought

C.have a common body languageD.are not so smart as was expected

【5】What can we learn from cats and dogs?

A.We should learn to get along well with others.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】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。通過科學研究表明貓和狗在一定的情況下是能夠和平相處的。如果先收養(yǎng)貓并且貓不到6個，狗不到一年，他們就能順利地和平相處。通過觀察他們不能和平相處的原因是他們之間誤解了彼此的身體語言而造成的。但有趣的是貓和狗能夠相互學習彼此的身體語言，這樣他們就能和平相處。

【1】詞義猜測題。題干：第一段的劃線單詞“swimmingly”的意思最接近哪一個？根據(jù)下文的“In two-thirds of the homes cats and dogs have a good relationship在三分之二的家庭中，貓和狗的關系很好”，可知，如果先收養(yǎng)貓并且貓不到6個，狗不到一年，他們就能順利的和平相處。故“swimmingly”和選項D意思一致。故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。題干：當_______時候，有些貓和狗可能會打架。根據(jù)第二段的“One reason for this is probably that some of their body languages are just different.”，可知，有些貓和狗可能會打架的原因之一可能是他們的一些肢體語言不同，也就是因為誤解。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。題干：人們對貓和狗有什么驚奇之處？根據(jù)第三段的“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".”，可知，他們正在學習如何說彼此的語言，令人驚訝的是，貓能學會說“狗”，狗能學會說“貓”。故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。題干：在第4段中，我們可以學到貓和狗_______。根據(jù)第四段的“They can learn to read each other's body languages, suggesting that the two may have more in common（共同的）than was expected（預料）”，可知，他們可以學會讀懂對方的肢體語言，這表明兩種動物的共同點可能比我們預期的要多，也就是他們的差別比我們認為的要更小一些。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。題干：我們能從貓和狗身上學到什么？根據(jù)文章的最后一段可知，在動物王國，人們公認的貓和狗都能和平相處，何況人呢？也就是人們能從貓狗的身上學會和平相處。故選A。