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专题限时训练(三十八)[科普知识型阅读理解(一)](限时：25分钟)(一)It'sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals,andviceversa.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourkittyiswatching,sheislikelytoovereataswell.Whatisyourcat'sIQ?InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror”thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.“Catsareintelligentanimalswithalongmemory,”JaneBrunt,theexecutivedirectoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare.”Becausecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding(搜刮)thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,thisexplainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch”．So,ifyoufeelguiltyaboutleavingyourpreciouskittyathomewhileyougotowork,nowyoucanfeelevenworse：youaremakingyourcatfat!There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityourcat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepingscheduleisbestforbothofyou.There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitonourlapssoftlypurringwithrhythmicbreathingandhalfclosedeyes,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation，”Bruntsaid.Sure.Butcatsdon'thavetositinrushhourtrafficforanhouradayorworryabouttheirinlaws.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.So,accordingtoscience,eventhoughweassumethatcatsarenotclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Catscancopyhumans'schedule.B．Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.C．Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.D．Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph5referto?A．Humans'keepingsearchingthefridge.B．Cats'goingtotheirownersforfood.C．Cats'copyinghumans'habitoflookingforfood.D．Humans'leavingcatshomewhileworking.3．Whatcanwelearnfromourcats?A．Toremaincalm.B．Tobeabletocopy.C．Tostayproud.D．Tolookuptofriends.4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe“________”．A．YourcatcanbringyoupleasureB．YouarecopyingyourcatC．YoucanmakeyourcatsocialD．Yourcatiscopyingyourhabit(二)WhylaughtermattersAlthoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature'sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing，”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist,RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterfordecades.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘hahaha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools'Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesratherthantoajoke.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphon...