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【题目】 So you think you know your dog. But how well does your dog know you? She probably recognizes you when she sees you. But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy or an angry expression on your face? Researchers in Austria have taught pet dogs to know the difference.

Dogs are very mindful of sound. When dog owners shout or speak in a strong, harsh voice, dogs often act guilty and quietly move away from the area.

Recently, researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine found that dogs can look at our faces and tell the difference between a smile and a frown(皱眉). Corsin Muller, the leader of the study, says future studies will try to show whether dogs can learn the meaning of facial expressions — for example, whether a frown shows that someone is angry. “What we can say with our study is that they can tell these ones are different. But what we cannot be sure of at this point is what exact meaning they are connecting with these different expressions.”

In the experiments, researchers found the dogs were slower to link a reward, or prize, with recognition of the angry face. This suggested that dogs had an idea people with angry faces were best avoided.

The researchers’ findings were published in the journal Current Biology. They provide the first solid evidence(证据) that humans are not the only species that can read the body language of another species.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】What’s the study in Austria mainly about?

A.The relationship between people and dogs.B.People’s emotional changes.

C.Whether dogs can recognize people’s feelings.D.How to keep pet dogs.

【2】From the second paragraph, we know that __________.

A.dogs are sensitive to their owners’ voicesB.dogs do not care their owners’ looks

C.people treat dogs unfriendlyD.people know their dogs very well

【3】What does the underlined word “they” refer to?

A.researchersB.dogsC.studiesD.experiments

【4】How did the dogs react when they were asked to link a reward with an angry face in the experiments?

A.Excitedly.B.Fearfully.C.Nervously.D.Slowly.

【5】According to Corsin Muller, it’s been turned out that dogs know __________.

A.the exact meaning of a frownB.an smiley face may have negative meanings

C.people’s expressions carry different feelingsD.a frown is an angry expression

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了狗可以识别人类肢体语言的最新研究发现。

【1】题意：这项在奥地利进行的研究主要是关于什么的？

细节理解题。根据原文researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine found that dogs can look at our faces and tell the difference between a smile and a frown可知，该研究发现，狗能区分人类面部表情（微笑或皱眉）的区别。C选项Whether dogs can recognize people’s feelings“狗是否能识别人的感受”符合题意，故选C。

【2】题意：从本文第二段中，我们知道__________。

细节理解题。通读第二段可知，狗对声音非常敏感，当狗主人大喊大叫时，狗通常会表现出愧疚的样子，悄悄地离开这个区域。A选项dogs are sensitive to their owners’ voices“狗对主人的声音很敏感”符合题意，故选A。

【3】题意：画线单词“they”指的是什么？

词句猜测题。根据原文What we can say with our study is that they can tell these ones are different. But what we cannot be sure of at this point is what exact meaning they are connecting with these different expressions可知，通过研究，发现狗可以分辨出表情是不同的。但还不能确定的是，狗能不能将这些不同的表情与其含义联系起来。故画线单词they指的是狗。B选项dogs“狗”符合题意，故选B。

【4】题意：狗在实验中被要求把奖赏与愤怒的脸联系起来时，它们是如何反应的？

细节理解题。根据原文researchers found the dogs were slower to link a reward, or prize, with recognition of the angry face可知，研究人员发现，狗在将奖励与愤怒的脸联系起来时动作较迟缓。D选项Slowly“缓慢地”符合题意，故选D。

【5】题意：根据科辛·穆勒的说法，事实证明狗知道__________。

细节理解题。根据原文What we can say with our study is that they can tell these ones are different可知，通过研究，发现狗可以分辨出人类的表情代表着不同的感受。C选项people’s expressions carry different feelings“人们的表情代表着不同的感受”符合题意，故选C。