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【题目】Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome？Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight．Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess．Accordingtothestudy，ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog，andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats，ayearfordogs），itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalong．Two-thirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog．

However，itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight．Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes，whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes．Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite．Forexample，whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression，whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission．

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully，researchersobservedasurprisingbehaviour．Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage．Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk’dog’，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk’Cat’．

What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence．Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodysignals，suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwepreviouslysuspected．Oncefamiliarwitheachother’spresenceandbodylanguage，catsanddogscanplaytogether，greeteachothernosetonose，andenjoysleepingtogetherinthesofa．Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachother．

Thesignificanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets–topeoplewhodon’tgetalong，includingneighbors，colleaguesatwork，andevenworldsuperpowers．Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong，surelypeoplehaveagoodchance．

【1】Theunderlinedwordswimminglyinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________．

A. early B. Sweetly

C. quickly D. smoothly

【2】Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________．

A. theyarecoldtoeachother

B. theylookawayfromeachother

C. theymisunderstandeachother’ssignals

D. theyareintroducedatanearlyage

【3】Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs？________

A. Theyeatandsleeptogether

B. Theyobserveeachothersbehaviors

C. Theylearntospeakeachother’slanguage

D. Theyknowsomethingfromeachother’svoice

【4】Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs？________

A. Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony

B. Weshouldknowsmoreaboutanimals

C. Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals

D. Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，说明了狗和猫可以和平相处，它们相互学习、理解自己的语言，通过这篇文章，人们也应该和平相处，积极打造和平世界

【1】词义猜测题。由第一段最后一句Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog三分之二的受访家庭表示他们的猫和狗之间存在积极的关系。可以推出划线词的意思是“顺利地”，故选D。

【2】细节题。由第二段第三行reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opposite可知，有些猫和狗可能会因为误解彼此的信号而打架。故选C。

【3】细节题。由第二段最后一句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’可知，他们学会说对方的语言。故选C。

【4】推理题。由最后一段最后一句If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance和第一段第一句Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home?可知，我们应该学会和谐相处。故选A。

做词义猜测题时，切不可脱离语境想当然。在句子或段落中，我们可以利用熟悉的词语，根据语言环境所表示的关系推断生词词义。本题第1小题，由第一段最后一句Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog三分之二的受访家庭表示他们的猫和狗之间存在积极的关系。可以推出划线词的意思是“顺利地”。