【外刊专题】英语培优外刊阅读 养猫还是养狗话题 学案 2023届高三英语培优

高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________外刊精选｜新研究：养猫还是养狗，这道难题终于有解了？你有没有想过这个问题：到底是要养条狗，还是养只猫？在很多人心中，猫咪的形象一直很高冷，它们不像狗狗一样亲人，甚至很多铲屎官也觉得自家猫咪常常对他们爱答不理。而最近国外一项新研究发现，猫咪其实会对人类讲的话做出回应。猫咪与人类是如何互动的？它们如何看待与人类的关系？YourCatMightNotBeIgnoringYouWhenYouSpeakByAnthonyHamAstudybyFrenchresearchersthatwaspublishedlastmonthinthejournalAnimalCognitionfoundthatnotonlydocatsreacttowhatscientistscallcat-directedspeech—ahigh-pitchedvoicesimilartohowwetalktobabies—theyreacttowhoisdoingthetalking.Unlikewithdogs,catbehaviorisdifficulttostudy,whichispartofwhyhumansunderstandthemless.Catsareoftensostressedbybeinginalabthatmeaningfulbehavioralobservationsbecomeimpossible.Sotheresearchersforthelateststudywenttothecats'homesandplayedrecordingsofdifferenttypesofspeechanddifferentspeakers.Thefindingsshowedthat"catsarepayingcloseattentiontotheircaretakers,downtonotonlywhattheyaresaying,buthowtheyaresayingit,"saidKristynVitale,anassistantprofessorofanimalhealthandbehavioratUnityCollegeinMainewhowasnotinvolvedinthenewstudy.ThenewstudycomplementsDr.Vitale'sownresearchintorelationshipsbetweenacatanditsowner.Thisrelationshipissoimportant,Dr.Vitale'sresearchhasfound,thatitreplicatestheconnectionbetweenakittenanditsmother."Itispossiblethatattachmentbehaviorsoriginallyintendedforinteractionswiththeirmotherhavenowbeenmodifiedforinteractionswiththeirnewcaretakers,humans."Now,thosewhoareconvincedoftheperfidyofcatswon'tliketheanswersthatareemerging.Catsdon'thateusafterall,Dr.Vitalesaid,addingthat"agrowingbodyofworksupportstheideathatsocialinteractionwithhumansiskeyinthelifeofacat."【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.complement[ˈkɒmplɪmənt]v.____________________________________2.replicate[ˈreplɪkeɪt]v.____________________________________3.kitten[ˈkɪtən]n.____________________________________4.attachment[əˈtætʃmənt]n.____________________________________5.intend[ɪnˈtend]v.____________________________________6.perfidy[ˈpɜːfɪdi]n.____________________________________【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.____________________________________高音调的声音2.____________________________________越来越多的拓展练习阅读理解We’veallbeenthere.Oneminuteyou’researchingforsomethingserious,likearecipe(食谱)fordinner,orsomethingforwork,andthenextyou’vebeensuckedinbyendlessvideosofcatsdoingfunnythingsafterseeinganattractivetitleinyoursuggestedvideoscolumn(专栏).They’reinteresting,andyoucanendupspendinghourswatchingkittensmakefunnynoisesormistimingjumps.Butwhydothesevideossooftenendupbecomingpopular?Whatmakesthemsofascinating?Andwhyaretheymorepopularthandogvideos?First，let’stalkaboutstereotypes(成见).Whenmanyofusthinkaboutdogs，weimaginethemrollingoverontotheirbacks,tongueshangingout,ormakingamess.Theyseemtrustingandinnocent(单纯的)—andtheydosillythings.Cats,ontheotherhand,seemsomewhatmorecontrolledandindependent.There’sareasonwhywehaveanexpression“coolcat”.Inshort,catsseemmoreserious—andclever.Ifwecanputoneoveronacatandmakethemdosomethinglikegettinginaboxthatslidesdownahill,it’sfunny.Butwithadog,it’snotasfunnybecausetheytrustyou-andit’seasier.Trickingacat,duetotheirwiliness(狡猾)，hasmorepayoff.TheInternetisfilledwithvideosofcatsmakingfunnyfacesorreactingstrangely.Butwhyaretheysofunny?Well,simply—it’sunexpected.Ifyousawacatwalkingdownthestreetcoollyorobservingandpreparingtoattackamouse,itwouldn’tbefunny.Butifthatcatwaswalkingsideways,wearingasillycostume,orbecomingbestfriendswiththemouse,suddenlywemightstarttolaugh.Watchingacatthatisnormallyimpressivewalkcarelesslyorpullafaceisfunnybecauseit’snotsomethingwewouldnormallyconnectwiththatanimal.It’slikewatchingsomeonewhoisnormallyveryseriouslaughloudly.Sothenexttimeyouseeoneofthosefunnybehavioursofcatsinawkwardsituationsorvideosthatmakeyoulaugh,trytorememberwhyit’ssofunny.Andspareathoughtforallthosedogsthataretryingtogiveuspleasuretoo.36.Whatdomanyofusthinkofdogsare?A.Innocentandsimple-minded. B.Seriousandclever.C.Independentandsmart. D.Untrustingandcontrolled.37.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“putoneoveron”inparagraph2mean?A.Feed. B.Cheat. C.Believe. D.Teach.38.Whyisitfunnytowatchvideosofcatsmakingfunnyfaces?A.Peoplelikecatsverymuch. B.Theycanmakefriendswiththemouse.C.It’sunexpectedandoutofcharacter. D.Thevideosarerecordedonpurpose.39.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.WhyAreCatVideosSoPopular? B.WhyAreCatsMoreCutethanDogs?C.MakingFriendswithCatsorDogs D.TheDifferenceBetweenDogsandCats外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.complement[ˈkɒmplɪmənt]v.为增色；使完善；补充2.replicate[ˈreplɪkeɪt]v.复制3.kitten[ˈkɪtən]n.小猫4.attachment[əˈtætʃmənt]n.依恋；深厚的情感；附件5.intend[ɪnˈtend]v.打算，计划；意指6.perfidy[ˈpɜːfɪdi]n.背信弃义【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.ahigh-pitchedvoice高音调的声音2.agrowingbodyof越来越多的【全文翻译】你讲话时，你的猫可能并没有无视你上个月，法国研究员在《动物认知》上发表的一项研究发现，猫不仅会对科学家所说的“猫导向语言”（类似我们对婴儿说话时常用的高音）做出反应，而且它们还会对说话人予以回应。猫与狗不同的是，它们的行为很难研究，这也在一定程度上解释了为什么人类对猫的了解相对较少。猫待在实验室里通常会压力过大，导致研究员无法对它们进行有意义的行为研究。因此，这项最新研究的研究人员去了猫的家里，并且给它们播放了不同类型的讲话与不同讲话人的录音。缅因州联合学院动物健康及行为研究助理教授克里斯汀·维塔莱（KristynVitale）尽管没有参与这项新研究，但她也指出，上述研究的结果表明，“猫会密切关注它们的饲养者