Question

【題目】Many people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human beings who have them as pets.

When communicating with each other, cats “talk” with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech”, act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express s their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain. Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (聲音的) expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressions are not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats developed this “l(fā)anguage” to communicate with their human owners.

This fact is shown more clearly when watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. An only cat is usually very vocal, since the only creature(動物)around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, though, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.

Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to name just a few examples, which meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little “conversation”, the relationship between cat and owner will be closer.

【1】If a cat among other cats finds part of its body hurts, it may express its pain with its________.

A. tail

B. eyes

C. voice

D. head

【2】When a human enters a room full of cats, they________.

A. begin to use vocal expressions

B. use their tails to show love

C. stop making any noise an

D. stop communicating with each other

【3】What are cat owners advised to do?

A. Encourage cats to talk with each other.

B. Communicate more with cats.

C. Learn to meow in different ways.

D. Teach cats to understand human language.

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A. Communication among cats

B. pets' different expressions.

C. Advice on keeping pets

D. The language of cats.

Answer 1

【答案】. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (聲音的) expressions when they communicate with a person A選項begin to use vocal expressions。

【解析】許多人認(rèn)為，語言屬于人類。然而，寵物貓已經(jīng)開發(fā)出一種語言不是為了彼此,而是與主人交流。貓的主人應(yīng)花時間了解喵喵叫的含義，多和自己的貓溝通，增加彼此的感情。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain.可知，小貓用叫聲來表達(dá)自己的疼痛。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (聲音的) expressions when they communicate with a person.可知，當(dāng)有人進(jìn)屋時，小貓們就會沖著這個人發(fā)出不同的叫聲。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean.可知，作者建議貓的主人應(yīng)花時間了解喵喵叫的含義，多與自己的貓溝通。故選B。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human beings who have them as pets.可知，本文主要講述了寵物貓已經(jīng)開發(fā)出一種與主人交流的語言。故選D。

2.A【解題剖析】此題屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解中的（1）一一對應(yīng)型。答案與題目在表達(dá)形式和意義上直接吻合。

【答案定位】根據(jù)Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (聲音的) expressions when they communicate with a person.可知，當(dāng)有人進(jìn)屋時，小貓們就會沖著這個人發(fā)出不同的叫聲。

【推理關(guān)系】題干When a human enters a room full of cats, they________.文章內(nèi)容Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (聲音的) expressions when they communicate with a person.可知，當(dāng)有人進(jìn)屋時，小貓們就會沖著這個人發(fā)出不同的叫聲。