Question

【题目】综合填空

根据短文内容，选择方框内的单词，并用其适当的形式填入空白处，使短文意思连贯通顺、语法正确。

like why bird usually discover

Do you have a dog, a cat or a bird at home? Do you watch them carefully?

Scientists have found that cats, dogs, 【1】 and even goldfish are left-handed or right-handed. These scientists work in Queen’s Belfast University. They said that pets are left-handed or right-handed 【2】 people. As we all know, it is important for animals to be good at getting food. Some like to get food with their right hands, but some like to get food with the left hands. That’s 【3】 the animals are left-handed or right-handed.

The scientists have 【4】 that male cats and dogs are almost left-handed, and female cats and dogs are right-handed, because their work in everyday life is different.

People 【5】 think that left-handed people are better at languages; some even think that left-handed people are smarter. When it goes to animals, it makes animals act more quickly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】birds

【2】like

【3】why

【4】discovered

【5】usually

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是动物也有用左、右“手”的习惯，雄性习惯用左手，雌性多用右手。人们认为用左手的人更聪明，而动物界里，用左手的会行动更敏捷。

【1】birds句意：科学家发现猫、狗、鸟甚至金鱼分习惯用左手或右手。与cats, dogs, 并列的，可知选择动物名，结合被选项，可知本空选bird，可数名词用复数表示种类，故填：birds。

【2】like句意：他们说宠物也像人一样，分为习惯用左手或右手。像……：like。

【3】why句意：那就是动手也有习惯左手或右手的原因。上文阐明了动物因为经常用某只脚获取食物，因此有了用左、右手的习惯。表示原因，用why引出。故填：why。

【4】discovered句意：科学家已经发现雄猫和狗差不多是左手的。介绍研究成果，“发现”：discover，前有助动词have，可知句子用的现在完成时态。故填：discovered。

【5】usually句意：人们通常认为习惯用左手的人们更擅长语言，甚至认为习惯用左手的更聪明。根据句子结构可知本空填频率副词，结合被选项及句意，可知本空填：usually。