Question

【題目】 Have you ever thought that music can have an effect on animals? Dr. Fisher has put music in over 1,100 animal shelters, saying that it makes dogs and cats quiet and even cuts down on barking. Fisher asked artists around the world to share dog-and-cat friendly music. She gives it free to animal shelters.

One fan was Tina. Winter temperatures at the rural shelter for six dogs and six cats usually ran below zero and the wind blew nearly every day. To calm the animals, Tina tried the radio. Besides poor reception, the news and sports had people shouting and crying loudly. “The difference is great. ” she said. So she and her husband had to buy a second player for the cats. “When we play songs they like, they go and sit by the speakers. ” Tina said.

No one has studied the impact of Fisher’s music idea. But others have looked at how music and noise in general affected animals. A study found that animals were more likely to sleep and less likely to bark when Mozart, Beethoven and other similar music were playing, but not when heavy metal and other sounds were.

A survey of more than 500 shelters guided by Fisher validated her idea, finding barking reduced by half and animals more relaxed. It just destresses them.

Beyond the music, the shelter staff do what they can to reduce stress for the dogs, including toys, food and spending time with them. “Reducing their stress helps them show off their personalities and they can get adapted more quickly,” said Fisher. “The music also helps relax staff members and that benefits the animals too.”

【1】When dogs listen to dog friendly music. They will _______.

A.calm downB.get excited

C.become cleverD.never bark

【2】The underlined word “validated” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “_______.”

A.doubtedB.refused.

C.provedD.changed

【3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Reducing stress is of great benefit to the dog.

B.The dogs in the shelter are fond of toys.

C.It is hard for the dogs to be adapted.

D.The staff members also like classical music.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。主要說(shuō)明了一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，當(dāng)播放莫扎特、貝多芬和其他類(lèi)似音樂(lè)時(shí)，動(dòng)物更容易睡覺(jué)，吠叫的可能性更小。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中A study found that animals were more likely to sleep and less likely to bark when Mozart, Beethoven and other similar music were playing, but not when heavy metal and other sounds were.可知，一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，當(dāng)播放莫扎特、貝多芬和其他類(lèi)似音樂(lè)時(shí)，動(dòng)物更容易睡覺(jué)，吠叫的可能性更小，而當(dāng)播放重金屬和其他聲音時(shí)，動(dòng)物就不會(huì)這樣了。由此可知，當(dāng)狗聽(tīng)舒緩的音樂(lè)，如莫扎特、貝多芬，他們會(huì)冷靜下來(lái)。故選A。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后文finding barking reduced by half and animals more relaxed可知，在Fisher的指導(dǎo)下，對(duì)500多家動(dòng)物收容所進(jìn)行了調(diào)查，結(jié)果證實(shí)了她的想法，狗叫聲減少了一半，動(dòng)物們也更放松了。由此可知，劃線單詞意思為“證明”。故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中The music also helps relax staff members and that benefits the animals too.可知，音樂(lè)也能幫助員工放松，這對(duì)動(dòng)物也有好處。由此可知，減輕壓力對(duì)狗有很大好處。故選A。