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【題目】 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(皺眉). 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(證據(jù)) that humans are not the only species that can read the body language of another species.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【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】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了狗可以識別人類肢體語言的最新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)。

【1】題意：這項在奧地利進行的研究主要是關(guān)于什么的？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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，該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，狗能區(qū)分人類面部表情（微笑或皺眉）的區(qū)別。C選項Whether dogs can recognize people’s feelings“狗是否能識別人的感受”符合題意，故選C。

【2】題意：從本文第二段中，我們知道__________。

細節(jié)理解題。通讀第二段可知，狗對聲音非常敏感，當(dāng)狗主人大喊大叫時，狗通常會表現(xiàn)出愧疚的樣子，悄悄地離開這個區(qū)域。A選項dogs are sensitive to their owners’ voices“狗對主人的聲音很敏感”符合題意，故選A。

【3】題意：畫線單詞“they”指的是什么？

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)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，通過研究，發(fā)現(xiàn)狗可以分辨出表情是不同的。但還不能確定的是，狗能不能將這些不同的表情與其含義聯(lián)系起來。故畫線單詞they指的是狗。B選項dogs“狗”符合題意，故選B。

【4】題意：狗在實驗中被要求把獎賞與憤怒的臉聯(lián)系起來時，它們是如何反應(yīng)的？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文researchers found the dogs were slower to link a reward, or prize, with recognition of the angry face可知，研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，狗在將獎勵與憤怒的臉聯(lián)系起來時動作較遲緩。D選項Slowly“緩慢地”符合題意，故選D。

【5】題意：根據(jù)科辛·穆勒的說法，事實證明狗知道__________。

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文What we can say with our study is that they can tell these ones are different可知，通過研究，發(fā)現(xiàn)狗可以分辨出人類的表情代表著不同的感受。C選項people’s expressions carry different feelings“人們的表情代表著不同的感受”符合題意，故選C。