Question

Dogs may not know exactly what you are doing especially when you’re trying to figure out a square root or diagram a sentence. But according to a new study, dogs can understand what we’re thinking and feeling by reading our facial expressions and body language and following our eyes.

Researchers studied 29 dogs. The dogs were shown a movie where a woman looked directly at them and said “Hi dog!” Then, the woman looked at a flowerpot sitting next to her. The researchers found that when the woman looked at and spoke directly to a dog, the dog usually followed her eyes to the flowerpot. It proved that the dogs knew that the woman was thinking about the flowerpot.

“By following the eye movements of dogs, we were able to get a first-hand look at how their minds are actually working,” said Jozsef, the senior researcher.

Later in the movie, the woman said “Hi dogs” in a low voice and didn’t look at the dog before looking at the flowerpot. In that situation, the dogs didn’t seem to understand what the woman was thinking. There was no eye contact, and the woman didn’t appear to speak to the dogs directly.

That comes as no surprise to dog trainer Jones. “Dogs normally speak through nonverbal signals. It’s more natural to them,” she said. “If you’ve ever watched dogs at a dog park, you’ve seen it. Within 30 seconds they enter the park, much information has passed between the new dog and the ones already in the park. They’re exchanging looks, observing eyes and body posture. On the other hand, when you speak to a dog, they are learning a foreign language.”

Picking up your nonverbal signals seems more natural. So, if you were hoping that all this means your dog could help you solve your math problems, you’re probably out of luck. But he or she might be a lot more in tune with what you’re thinking than you previously thought.

1.How could the researchers find that the dogs understood the woman’s intention?

A．By speaking to them directly.

B．By reading their eye movements.

C．By following their facial expressions.

D．By asking the dog trainer questions.

2.According to the text, Jones finds that ______.

A．dogs usually speak through verbal signals

B．dogs learn a great deal more at a dog park

C．dogs can understand humans’ words easily

D．dogs speak through eyes and body language

3.It is implied in the text that dogs can read your emotions only if ______.

A．you manage to get their attention

B．you like making friends with them

C．you are familiar with their behavior

D．you can pick up their verbal signals

4.What does the underlined phrase “be in tune with” in the last paragraph mean?

A．refuse

B．approve

C．understand

D．love

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C   

【解析】

试题分析：

1.细节题：从文章第三段的句子：“By following the eye movements of dogs, we were able to get a first-hand look at how their minds are actually working,可知研究人员是根据钩的眼神知道狗理解的妇女的话。选B

2.推理题：从倒数第二段的句子;They’re exchanging looks, observing eyes and body posture.我们可以看出狗是通过眼神和非语言的方式交流的。选D

3.推理题：从第四段的实验，我们知道只有让狗注意到你，才能读懂你的意思。选A

4.猜词题：第一段有个相似的句子：dogs can understand what we’re thinking and feeling 说明狗是可以懂得你的想法的。选C   

考点：考查科普类文章

点评：这篇文章介绍了一个研究发现，狗是通过眼神和非语言的方式交流的，说明狗是可以懂得人的想法的，但是人类要让它注意。题目多为推理题，文章没有直接的答案，要考生根据全篇文章进行推理。