学位英语阅读理解训练题及答案 (13).pdfVIP

学位英语阅读理解专项提升练习合集

一、阅读理解

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Catscertainlyknowthesoundoftheirfoodcanbeingopened,butdotheyknowtheirown

name?Catsmightbeskilledinknowinghowtoalwayslandontheirfeet,keepthemselves

clean,andstrategicallyknockthingsoffthecounter,butdotheyknowtheirownnames?

“Whilecatsmightnotalwaysunderstandwhatexactlyweresaying.heydefinitelycanlearn

toassociatesoundswithgoodorbadoutcomes,**saysMikelDelgadoCatBehaviorExpertwith

Rover.Whenyoutalktoyourcat,theyprobablyrespondmosttoyourtoneofvoice.People

tendtotalktotheirpetsinhigher-pitchedvoiceswhicharegoodatgettingtheirattention.

Catscanalsorecognizenoisesthatindicatefoodorattentioniscoming.heyassociatethose

soundswithapositiveexperience,sotheylearntorecognizewhattheymean.

Delgadoadds,“Overtime,ourpetsdolearntoassociatetheirnamewithcertainthings-like

attention,orfood.Youcanhelpyourcatlearntheirnamefasterbynotusinglotsofdifferent

nicknames,whichmightbeconfusingtoyourpetandtheymaynotalwaysrealizetatyouare

speakingtothem,“Yourcatismorelikelytorespondtotheirhumansvoiceversusastranger\

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voice.saysDelgado.

Youcantrainacattorespondtowordsthesamewaydogsdo.Inordertotrain,Delgadosays

youfirstneedtoidentifywhatmotivatesyourcat,likeaparticulartreatortoy.henstartwith

somethingsimplesuchassit.

“Overtime,yourcatmakestheconnectionsbetweentheirbehavior,yourresponseorthesound,

andthetreatJsaysDelgado.henwhentheywantatreat,youmightnoticethattheyofferthe

behavioryoutrained-suchassittingorrollingover-whichiswhyitsagoodidea