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Next time you reach for your fridge, think twice. If Kitty is watching, she is likely to overeat as well.
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In a new study from the University of Messina, it turns out that indoor cats who live closely to their owners “mirror” the lives of their caregivers. They sleep at the same time, eat at the same time,  and can even become more or less social depending on the behavior of their owners.
“Cats are intelligent animals with a long memory, ”Jane Brunt, the executive director of the CATalyst Council, told Discovery News. “They watch and learn from us, noting the patterns of our actions. as evidenced by knowing where their food is kept and what time to expect to be fed, how to open the cupboard door that’s been improperly closed, and where their feeding and toileting areas fife. ”Because cats copy our habits, if you spend a lot of time raiding(搜刮)the fridge, your cat will return to its food bowl for that midnight snack, too. According to the study, this explains why “human and cat overweight rates often seem to match. ”So. if you felt guilty about leaving your precious kitty at home while you go to work, now you call feel even worse：You fife making your cat fat!
There’s no word if drinking green tea and making sure you go to Yoga will benefit your cat, but based on the study. it sounds like sticking to a healthy eating and sleeping schedule is best for both of you.
There’s a lot we can learn from our cats in return. “When they sit on our laps softly purring with rhythmic breathing and half-closed eyes. the sense of peace and calm that comes over us is like a private 1esson in inner meditation. ”Brant said. Sure. But cats don’t have to sit in rush hour traffic for an hour a day or worry about their in-laws. They’re probably pretty good at remaining calm.
So, according to science。even though we assumed that cats were not close to us all these years, it turns out they fife in fact learning from us and looking up to us. Scary, huh?
【小題1】According to the passage. which of the following is NOT true?

A．Cats can copy humans’ schedule.B．Humans can learn from cats in some way.
C．Cats are smart and have fl long memory D．Green tea and Yoga can benefit cats.
【小題2】What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A．Humans’ keeping searching the fridge.
B．Cats’ going to their owners for food.
C．Cats’ copying humans’ habit of looking for food.
D．Humans’ leaving cats home while working.
【小題3】What can we learn from our cats?
A．To remain calm.B．To be able to copy. C．To stay proud.D．To look up to friends.
【小題4】The best title for the passage could be ________.
A．Your Cat Can Bring You PleasureB．You Are Copying Your Cat
C．You Can Make Your Cat SocialD．Your Cat Is Copying Your Habit


【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文是一篇有關(guān)養(yǎng)寵物貓的科普文章。寵物貓和主人在一起時(shí)間長了，就會(huì)模仿主人的習(xí)慣，而人也能從貓身上學(xué)習(xí)一些好的習(xí)慣。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There’s no word if drinking green tea and making sure you go to Yoga will benefit your cat, 可知應(yīng)選D。
【小題2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)劃線的這一段的內(nèi)容可知this指代的是貓會(huì)模仿主人搜刮冰箱的習(xí)慣，故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)They’re probably pretty good at remaining calm. 故選A。
【小題4】標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)本文是一篇有關(guān)養(yǎng)寵物的科普文章，主要寵物貓會(huì)模仿主人的習(xí)慣，故選D。
考點(diǎn)：科普類短文閱讀。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：標(biāo)題是文章中心思想的精煉表達(dá)，多為詞組或短語，涵蓋性強(qiáng)。做這類題目時(shí)，要在閱讀全文的基礎(chǔ)上，以文章話題為核心，通過比較選項(xiàng)的概括性或 覆蓋面，得出正確的標(biāo)題。正確標(biāo)題的歸納范圍要恰如其分，避免過于具體或斷章取義。錯(cuò)誤的干擾往往是局部信息，以事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)替代概括大意。

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