Dogs may not know exactly what you are doing especially when you’re trying to figure out a square root or diagram a sentence. But according to a new study, dogs can understand what we’re thinking and feeling by reading our facial expressions and body language and following our eyes.
Researchers studied 29 dogs. The dogs were shown a movie where a woman looked directly at them and said “Hi dog!” Then, the woman looked at a flowerpot sitting next to her. The researchers found that when the woman looked at and spoke directly to a dog, the dog usually followed her eyes to the flowerpot. It proved that the dogs knew that the woman was thinking about the flowerpot.
“By following the eye movements of dogs, we were able to get a first-hand look at how their minds are actually working,” said Jozsef, the senior researcher.
Later in the movie, the woman said “Hi dogs” in a low voice and didn’t look at the dog before looking at the flowerpot. In that situation, the dogs didn’t seem to understand what the woman was thinking. There was no eye contact, and the woman didn’t appear to speak to the dogs directly.
That comes as no surprise to dog trainer Jones. “Dogs normally speak through nonverbal signals. It’s more natural to them,” she said. “If you’ve ever watched dogs at a dog park, you’ve seen it. Within 30 seconds they enter the park, much information has passed between the new dog and the ones already in the park. They’re exchanging looks, observing eyes and body posture. On the other hand, when you speak to a dog, they are learning a foreign language.”
Picking up your nonverbal signals seems more natural. So, if you were hoping that all this means your dog could help you solve your math problems, you’re probably out of luck. But he or she might be a lot more in tune with what you’re thinking than you previously thought.
小題1:How could the researchers find that the dogs understood the woman’s intention?
A.By speaking to them directly.
B.By reading their eye movements.
C.By following their facial expressions.
D.By asking the dog trainer questions.
小題2:According to the text, Jones finds that ______.
A.dogs usually speak through verbal signals
B.dogs learn a great deal more at a dog park
C.dogs can understand humans’ words easily
D.dogs speak through eyes and body language
小題3:It is implied in the text that dogs can read your emotions only if ______.
A.you manage to get their attention
B.you like making friends with them
C.you are familiar with their behavior
D.you can pick up their verbal signals
小題4:What does the underlined phrase “be in tune with” in the last paragraph mean?
A.refuseB.a(chǎn)pproveC.understandD.love

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C   

試題分析:
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第三段的句子:“By following the eye movements of dogs, we were able to get a first-hand look at how their minds are actually working,可知研究人員是根據(jù)鉤的眼神知道狗理解的婦女的話。選B
小題2:推理題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子;They’re exchanging looks, observing eyes and body posture.我們可以看出狗是通過眼神和非語言的方式交流的。選D
小題3:推理題:從第四段的實驗,我們知道只有讓狗注意到你,才能讀懂你的意思。選A
小題4:猜詞題:第一段有個相似的句子:dogs can understand what we’re thinking and feeling 說明狗是可以懂得你的想法的。選C   
點評:這篇文章介紹了一個研究發(fā)現(xiàn),狗是通過眼神和非語言的方式交流的,說明狗是可以懂得人的想法的,但是人類要讓它注意。題目多為推理題,文章沒有直接的答案,要考生根據(jù)全篇文章進(jìn)行推理。
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