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【题目】C

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(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey(调查) on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-colored (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-colored (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 color, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the color, 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 (抱怨) about black cats on the Internet

B. people think cats of different colors 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-colored cats are generous

C. cats with three colors 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 color cats have different personalities

D. different people have different ideas on black cats

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

【文章大意】这篇短文给我们讲述的是西方人不喜欢黑猫，他们认为黑猫会给他们带来坏运气。因此他们都不喜欢养黑猫当宠物。

【1】 细节理解题。根据短文的开头What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so.可知，在西方人的眼里，黑猫象征着倒霉，坏运气。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。第二段开头的第一句话是这一段的中心句，这一段作者告诉我们，人们通过猫的不同颜色来判断它们的个性。科学家们通过一项调查，发现了人们对不同颜色的猫的个性的判断。因此选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据短文第二段中的white cats are calm, lazy and shy.可知，人们认为白猫是安静的、懒惰的、害羞的。故选D。根据As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.可知A不对；根据bi-colored (双色的) cats are friendly可知C不对；根据tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous可知B不对。

【4】推理判断题。根据短文中的might be because of their bad reputation、They think black cats may bring bad luck以及people don’t think black cats are pretty enough.可知，这些都是人们不喜欢黑猫的原因。A选项不是人们不喜欢黑猫的原因。故选A。

【5】主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是西方人不喜欢黑猫，他们认为黑猫会给他们带来坏运气。因此他们都不喜欢养黑猫当宠物。故应该选B。A和D不符合文意，C选项只是短文的一部分内容，比较片面。