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【题目】阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

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 on the Internet．There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities．People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (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 colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, 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 o f bad luck

C．a sign of good luck

D．unfriendly animals

【2】The main idea of paragraph 2 is that___________.

A．people often complain about black cats on the Internet

B．people think cats of different colours 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-coloured cats are generous

C．cats with three colours 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 colour 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】

本文主要讲述了关于黑猫的看法。加利福尼亚大学的科学家就猫的颜色和性格的关系做了一个调查。人们认为各种颜色的猫都有它独特的性格特征，唯独觉得黑猫没有。很多人都不喜欢养黑猫，因为他们觉得黑猫会带来厄运。但是最后科学家给出结论，没有证据可以证明黑猫不吉利。选择猫是要看它的性格，而不是它的颜色。

【1】细节理解题。由第一段开头的两个问题，你觉得黑猫怎么样？它比其他颜色的猫更不吉利吗？再由下一句Many people in Western countries think so.很多人都这样认为。说明他们认为黑猫是厄运的象征。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。由第二段第一句The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color.这个研究表明人们确实以颜色来判断猫的性格。也就是说不同颜色的猫有不同的性格。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。由第二段最后一句As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities．可知人们认为黑猫没有特别的性格，故A错误；由第二段People think orange and bi-coloured cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy.人们认为橘色和双色的猫很友好，三色的猫并不大方，而白色的猫镇静，但是懒散，害羞。故B和C错误；D正确。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。由文倒数第二段...which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑)．They think black cats may bring bad luck.可知B和C正确；由最后一段people don’t think black cats are pretty enough可知D正确。故选A。

【5】推理判断题。本文就为什么人们不喜欢黑猫而展开讨论，并通过教授的研究而证明黑猫并不会带来厄运。所以本文主要讲的是人们为什么不喜欢养黑猫。故选B。