Question

What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.

The study found that people do judge(判斷) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (雙色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.

But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.

Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.

1.Many people in Western countries may think black cats are .

A. lovely animals B. a sign of bad luck

C. a sign of good luck D. unfriendly animals

2.The main idea of paragraph 2 is that .

A. people often complain about black cats on the Internet

B. people think cats of different colours have different personalities

C. black cats are less popular than other cats

D. the study is a great success

3.According to the study, people think that .

A. black cats have special personalities

B. orange and bi-coloured cats are generous

C. cats with three colours are friendly

D. white cats are calm, lazy and shy

4.People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT .

A. black cats often appear in TV shows

B. black cats bring bad luck to people

C. black cats have bad reputations

D. they don’t think black cats are beautiful

5.The passage mainly talks about .

A. why black cats are popular in movies

B. why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets

C. different colour cats have different personalities

D. different people have different ideas on black cats

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了西方國家的很多人不喜歡黑色貓的原因。人們可以根據(jù)貓的顏色判斷它的性格。因為黑色貓沒有特別的個性，有不好的口碑，以及可能會帶來厄運，所有人們不喜歡黑色的貓。但是科學家認為貓的性格不是根據(jù)顏色來判斷的。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so.可知在西方國家很多人認為黑色的貓是有厄運的。故選B。

2.主旨大意題。根據(jù)The study found that people do judge (判斷)cat personalities by color.可知人們根據(jù)貓的顏色來判斷貓的性格，因此第二段主要講述的是不同顏色的貓有不同的性格。故選B。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)and white cats are calm, lazy and shy.可知白色的貓冷靜，懶惰而且害羞。故選D。

4.推理判斷題。People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, Movies and television shows also make people believe that.可知人們不喜歡黑色貓的原因是：黑色貓沒有特別的個性，有不好的口碑，以及可能會帶來厄運，而且電視節(jié)目和電影上也經(jīng)常讓人們相信這些。文中并沒有提黑色貓經(jīng)常上電視，故選A。

5.主旨大意題。根據(jù) But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets?可知本文主要介紹人們不喜歡黑色貓的原因，故選B。

考點：社會政治經(jīng)濟文化類短文閱讀。