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1、四川平武县2017高考英语阅读理解训练(一)【科普知识型---阅读理解】It'sacommonbeliefthatovertime,petownersstarttolookliketheiranimals,andviceversa.Nowcomestheterrifyingnewsthatcatslookuptotheirownersasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviour.Nexttimeyoureachforyourfridge,thinktwice.Ifyourkittyiswatching,sheislikelytoovereata
2、swell.Whatisyourcat'sIQ?InanewstudyfromtheUniversityofMessina,itturnsoutthatindoorcatswholivecloselytotheirowners“mirror”thelivesoftheircaregivers.Theysleepatthesametime,eatatthesametime,andcanevenbecomemoreorlesssocialdependingonthebehaviouroftheirowners.“Catsareintelligentanimalswith
3、alongmemory,”JaneBrunt,theexecutivedirectoroftheCatalystCouncil,toldDiscoveryNews.“Theywatchandlearnfromus,notingthepatternsofouractions,knowingwheretheirfoodiskeptandwhattimetoexpecttobefed,howtoopenthecupboarddoorthat'sbeenimproperlyclosed,andwheretheirfeedingandtoiletingareasare.”Be
4、causecatscopyourhabits,ifyouspendalotoftimeraiding(搜刮)thefridge,yourcatwillreturntoitsfoodbowlforthatmidnightsnack,too.Accordingtothestudy,thisexplainswhy“humanandcatoverweightratesoftenseemtomatch”.So,ifyoufeelguiltyaboutleavingyourpreciouskittyathomewhileyougotowork,nowyoucanfeeleven
5、worse:youaremakingyourcatfat!There'snowordifdrinkinggreenteaandmakingsureyougotoyogawillbenefityourcat,butbasedonthestudy,itsoundslikestickingtoahealthyeatingandsleepingscheduleisbestforbothofyou.There'salotwecanlearnfromourcatsinreturn.“Whentheysitonourlapssoftlypurringwithrhythmicbre
6、athingandhalfclosedeyes,thesenseofpeaceandcalmthatcomesoverusislikeaprivatelessonininnermeditation,”Bruntsaid.Sure.Butcatsdon'thavetositinrushhourtrafficforanhouradayorworryabouttheirinlaws.They'reprobablyprettygoodatremainingcalm.So,accordingtoscience,eventhoughweassumethatcatsareno
7、tclosetousalltheseyears,itturnsouttheyareinfactlearningfromusandlookinguptous.Scary,huh?91.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Catscancopyhumans'schedule.B.Humanscanlearnfromcatsinsomeway.C.Catsaresmartandhavealongmemory.D.Greenteaandyogacanbenefitcats.2.Whatdoestheu