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Amazing Stories of Animals Acting Just Like Humans
◆Horses are picky eaters
Horses have an even better sense of smell than humans do. When horses raise their noses and open their nostrils (鼻孔), their nervous system allows them to sense smells we can’t sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say.
◆Whale says thanks
In 2011, a whale expert spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hour-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times.
◆Pandas like to be naughty
Is there anything more lovely than a baby panda
except maybe a human baby? In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.
◆A cat honors its owner
Paper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzo’s grave every day since the man died in September 2011. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. After Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now “stands guard” at the grave for hours at a time.
1. What can horses do to pick the most delicious grasses?
A. Feel them. B. Smell them.
C. Observe them. D. Taste them.
2. Which animal feels shy when facing strangers?
A. The whale. B. The horse.
C. The panda. D. The cat.
3. What do the whale and the cat have in common according to the passage?
A. They have a grateful heart. B. They are quite clever.
C. They are active and lovely. D. They have a good sense of smell.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】這是一篇說明文。短文介紹了與人類行為相似的一些動物。
【1題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Horses are picky eaters中的“their nervous system allows them to sense smells we can’t sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses”可知，它們的神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)會讓它們感覺到我們?nèi)祟惛杏X不到的氣味。這或許可以解釋為什么它們拒絕飲用臟水，在草地上小心翼翼地走動，只吃最美味的草。所以馬是靠嗅覺來挑選最美味的草。故選B項。
【2題詳解】
細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Pandas like to be naughty中的“Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger”可知，熊貓?zhí)焐π，它們有害羞的行為，比如在遇到陌生人時，用爪子遮住臉，低著頭。所以熊貓遇到陌生人時會害羞。故選C項。
3題詳解】
推理判斷題。由Whale says thanks中的“Afterward, in an hour-long display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times.”A cat honors its owner中的“ a devoted three-year-old gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzo’s grave every day since the man died in September 2011”可知，隨后，在長達(dá)一個小時的感謝中，這頭鯨魚游到他們的船附近，躍升到空中約40次。一只忠誠的三歲灰白色貓咪，自從2011年9月主人去世后，他每天都把這些禮物放在前主人Iozzelli Renzo的墳?zāi)骨。所以通過對兩種動物行為的描述可以判斷出，鯨魚和貓的共同特點是他們有一顆感恩的心。故選A項。
