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三、阅读理解1、PassageOneQuestions1 to5 arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thelatestincatresearchrevealsthatthelovelyanimalseemstohaveabasicgrasponboththelawsofphysicsandtheinsandoutsofcauseandeffect.Accordingtoanewlypublishedstudy,catsseemtobeabletopredictthelocationofhidingprey（猎物）usingboththeirearsandaninborn（天生的）understandingofhowthephysicalworldworksInarecentexperiment,Japaneseresearcherstaped30domesticcatsreactingtoacontainerthatateammembershookSomecontainersrattled（发出响声）;othersdidnot.Whenthecontainerwastippedover,sometimesanobjectfelloutandsometimesitdidn't.Itturnsoutthatthecatswereremarkablysmartaboutwhatwouldhappenwhenacontainerwastippedover.Whenanobjectdidnotdropoutofthebottomofarattlingcontainer,theylookedatitforalongertimethantheydidwhenthecontainerbehavedasexpected."Catsuseacausal-logicalunderstandingofnoiseorsoundstopredicttheappearanceofinvisibleobjects,"leadresearcherSahoTakagisaysinapressrelease.Theresearchersconcludethatcats'huntingstylemayhavedevelopedbasedontheircommon-senseabilitiestoinferwherepreyis,usingtheirhearing.Scientistshaveexploredthisideawithotherendearingcreatures:babies.Likecats,babiesappeartoengageinwhat'scalled"preferentiallooking"—lookinglongeratthingsthatareinterestingorunusualthanthingstheyperceiveasnormal.Whenbabies'expectationsareviolatedinexperimentsliketheonesperformedwiththecats,theyreactmuchliketheiranimalfriends.Psychologistshaveshownthatbabiesapparentlyexpecttheirworldtocomplywiththelawsofphysicsandcauseandeffectasearlyastwomonthsofage.Doesthestudymeanthatcatswillsoongrasptheinsandoutsofcauseandeffect?Maybe,Okay,socatsmaynotbethenextphysicsfacultymembersatAmerica'smostimportantresearchuniversities.Butbydemonstratingtheircommonsense,they'veshownthatthedividebetweencatsandhumansmaynotbethatgreatafterall.(1)Whatdowelearnfromanewlypublishedstudyaboutcats?

A. Theycanbetrainedtounderstandthephysicalworld.
B. Theyknowwhatkindofpreymightbeeasiertohunt.
C. Theyhaveanaturalabilitytolocateanimalstheyhunt.
D. Theyarecapableoftellingwhichwaytheirpreyflees.

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What may account for the cats' response to the noise from the containers?

A. Their inborn sensitivity to noise.
B. Their unusual sense of direction.
C. Their special ability to perceive.
D. Their mastery of cause and effect.

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What is characteristic of the way cats hunt, according to the Japanese researchers?

A. They depend on their instincts.
B. They rely mainly on their hearing.
C. They wait some time before attack.
D. They use both their ears and eyes.

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In what way do babies behave like cats?

A. They focus on what appears odd.
B. They view the world as normal.
C. They do what they prefer to do.
D. They are curious about everything.

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What can we conclude about cats from the passage?

A. They have higher intelligence than many other animals.
B. They interact with the physical world much like humans.
C. They display extraordinarily high intelligence in hunting.
D. They can aid physics professors in their research work.

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A. Theycanbetrainedtounderstandthephysicalworld. B. Theyknowwhatkindofpreymightbeeasiertohunt. C. Theyhaveanaturalabilitytolocateanimalstheyhunt. D. Theyarecapableoftellingwhichwaytheirpreyflees.

What may account for the cats' response to the noise from the containers?

What is characteristic of the way cats hunt, according to the Japanese researchers?

In what way do babies behave like cats?

What can we conclude about cats from the passage?

A. Theycanbetrainedtounderstandthephysicalworld.
B. Theyknowwhatkindofpreymightbeeasiertohunt.
C. Theyhaveanaturalabilitytolocateanimalstheyhunt.
D. Theyarecapableoftellingwhichwaytheirpreyflees.