题目内容
2.Although cats may be one of the most popular pets today,little is known about how and when humans and cats set up their close relationship.The earliest evidence for human-cat interaction dates back to prehistoric Cyprus(史前塞浦路斯),where the remains of a wild cat and a human-dated 9,500years old-were found buried together.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has confirmed the first direct evidence of a human-domestic cat relationship among Chinese farmers 5,300years ago.Researchers studied the bones of cats,dogs,deer and other animals unearthed in an excavation (挖掘) near a village in Central China.By using some ways,scientists showed that the cats were living on a mostly millet(黍)-based diet,just like the domesticated dogs and pigs from the site.
"The most reasonable explanation for a high consumption of millet-based food is that the cats had formed a stable and mutual relationship with humans and could easily feed on rodents (啮齿动物) around human villages,find leftover food or even have been fed by people intentionally,"said Hu Yaowu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing,whose research focuses on the relationship between humans and domesticated animals.
"It is very interesting for us to find the consumption of millet-based foods by the cats,since this kind of evidence had long been missing."Hu explains.Since cats usually eat meat,such a diet would be unexpected,unless the cats were being fed by people,the study argues.The researchers also found that one of the cats survived to reach old age,implying that it had a safe place to live and enough to eat.
Why the farmers wanted to keep cats nearby or make them"pets"could be answered by other evidence.Chinese archaeologists found some storage containers were specifically designed to keep out rodents-a vermin (害兽) that cats could certainly have helped with.
The simplified theory is that rats were attracted to the food of farmers,and so were harmful to farmers.Cats were attracted to the rats,and so farmers formed a mutually beneficial relationship with cats,taking care of them in return for pest control.
66.The evidence found in the remains dating back to prehistoric Cyprus meansB.
A.human made cats pets as early as 9,500years ago
B.human interacted with cats very early
C.cats didn't appear until prehistoric Cyprus
D.when cats became domesticated
67.Apart from cats,Hu Yaowu and his teams may also studyC.
A.the preventions of pests from grains
B.the history of Chinese farming
C.the dogs and pigs
D.the ways to keep pets
68.Which of the following is NOT the evidence of Chinese farms'keeping cats?A.
A.Cats didn't feed on meat.
B.The cats consumed large amounts of millet-based foods.
C.One of the cats survived to reach old age.
D.Some storage containers were specifically designed to keep out rodents.
69.What are the reasons for farmers to keep cats?D.
A.Helping keep other domesticated animals
B.Not letting cats eat food.
C.Supplying meat for human
D.Helping reduce the amount of pests.
70.In which part of a newspaper would be the passage most probably appearC.
A.Entertainment B.Environment
C.Human and Science D.Life and fashion.
分析 文章介绍了通过调查发现人和猫的联系是什么时候开始的,也介绍了以前的农民为什么养猫的原因.
解答 BCADC
66 B 细节题:根据文章第二段的句子:The earliest evidence for human-cat interaction dates back to prehistoric Cyprus (史前塞浦路斯),where the remains of a wild cat and a human-dated 9,500 years old-were found buried together.可知史前塞浦路斯发现的遗体的证据表明人类和猫很久以前就有了互动,选 B.
67 C 细节题:根据文章第二段的句子:scientists showed that the cats were living on a mostly millet( 黍 )-based diet,just like the domesticated dogs and pigs from the site.可知除了猫,Hu Yaowu 和他的团队还研究了狗,和猪,选 C
68 A 细节题:根据文章第四段可知 B 是对的,从第五段可知 C 是对的,从第六段说明 D 是对的,文章第五段说 Since cats usually eat meat,such a diet would be unexpected,是说猫通常是吃肉的,这不是为什么农民养猫的原因,所以选 A
69 D 细节题:根据文章倒数第二段的句子:Chinese archaeologists found some storage containers were specifically designed to keep out rodents-a vermin ( 害兽 ) that cats could certainly have helped with.
可知农民养猫是帮助减少一种害兽,选 D
70 C 文章出处题:文章介绍了通过调查发现人和猫的联系是什么时候开始的,也介绍了为什么人要养猫,所以是报纸人类与科学类版面的文章,选 C
点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文,把握文章主旨大意,带着问题回到原文,寻找细节或概括相应的答案,最后要理清作者写作思路.
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