阅读理解(2011·广东)BCandogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatsareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeofsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung(lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs),itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Twothirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.However,itwasn’tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehaviour.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘dog’，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’．What’sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearntoreadeachother’sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwaspreviouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother’spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetherinthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom(梳理)eachother.Thesignificanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets—topeoplewhodon’tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普知识文章。通过科学研究表明猫和狗在一定的情况下是能够和平相处的。如果先收养猫并且猫不到6个月，狗不到一年，他们就能顺利地和平相处。通过观察他们不能和平相处的原因是他们之间误解了彼此的身势语而造成的。但有趣的是猫和狗能够相互学习彼此的身势语，这样他们就能和平相处。1.TheunderlinedwordswimminglyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.earlyB.sweetlyC.quicklyD.smoothly解析考查推测词义。如果先收养猫并且猫不到6个月，狗不到一年，他们就能顺利的和平相处。2/3被采访的家庭也表明这样的结果。答案D2.Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.A.theyarecoldtoeachotherB.theylookawayfromeachotherC.theymisunderstandeachother’ssignalsD.theyareintroducedatanearlyage解析考查细节理解。根据第二段whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalswerejustopposite.可知选C。答案C3.Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?A.TheyeatandsleeptogetherB.Theyobserveeachother’sbehaviorsC.Theylearntospeakeachother’slanguageD.Theyknowsomethingfromeachother’svoice解析考查细节理解。根据文章第三段Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehaviour.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother’slanguage.可知C正确。答案C4.Itissuggestedinparagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.A.havecommoninterestsB.arelessdifferentthanwasthoughtC.haveacommonbodylanguageD.arelessintelligentthanwasexpected解析考查细节理解。根据文章第四段中的Theycanlearntoreadeachother’s用心爱心专心1bodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwaspreviouslysuspected.可知B正确。答案B5.Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?A.WeshouldlearntoliveinharmonyB.WeshouldknowmoreaboutanimalsC.WeshouldliveinpeacewithanimalsD.Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages解析考查推理判断。根据文章的最后一段可知，在动物王国，人们公认的猫...
