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 along swimmingly. 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 behavior. 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.
【小題1】The underlined word “swimmingly” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “without _________”.

A．a(chǎn) message

B．a(chǎn) problem

C．introduction

D．delay

【小題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

【小題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.

【小題4】It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _________.

A．have common interests

B．a(chǎn)re less different than was thought

C．have a common body language

D．a(chǎn)re less intelligent than was expected

【小題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

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文講述了貓和狗能夠在一起和諧相處的情況，文章中做了一個(gè)調(diào)查，研究了貓狗不能和平相處的原因，并提出了相關(guān)的建議，如何讓二者和諧相處，最后還推廣到人類生活。
【小題1】B 推理題。根據(jù)第一段3,4,5行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 along swimmingly.說明如果在很小的時(shí)候，貓和狗就被撫養(yǎng)在一起，那么他們很有可能能夠和平的相處，故該詞是指沒有問題的，故B準(zhǔn)確。
【小題2】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第3行One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite.說明貓和狗不能好好相處的原因是他們的肢體信號(hào)所表達(dá)的意思是相反的，會(huì)引起對(duì)方的誤解，故C項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段3,4,5行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.說明貓和狗在相處的過程中，智力都有了提高，能夠?qū)W會(huì)說對(duì)方的語言.故C正確。
【小題4】B 推理題。根據(jù)第4段2,3行They can learn how to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected.說明貓和狗身上的差別要比我們預(yù)料的要少，共同點(diǎn)比預(yù)料的要多，故B項(xiàng)內(nèi)容正確。
【小題5】A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一行If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.說明如果貓和狗都能和平相處，那么我們?nèi)祟惛鼞?yīng)該和諧的生活在一起。故A正確。
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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述了貓和狗能夠在一起和諧相處的情況，文章中做了一個(gè)調(diào)查，研究了貓狗不能和平相處的原因，并提出了相關(guān)的建議，如何讓二者和諧相處，最后還推廣到人類生活�？疾榱溯^多的推理題，解此類題需要結(jié)合上下文提供的語境和信息進(jìn)行簡單的概括和判斷。