题目

Do You Love Your Dog More Than Humans?Elizabeth Anderson once had a dog named Grace. She and her husband cared for Grace and tried to keep her out of trouble. They took her on vacations and enjoyed her company around the house. When Grace died at age 14, they were deeply upset. Because Grace was a dog, "I was unable to talk to anyone about this great grief," says Anderson."But it's common to feel that way after the loss of a dog," says Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology. "Our relationship with dogs is simple. Some might call it true love."The bond between people and their dogs is a lot like love. In one recent study, when the dogs and their owners just looked at each other, they both had a higher level of the hormone (荷尔蒙) associated with love. "It is very natural to form a bond between dogs and humans," says Takefumi Kikusui, author of the study. "But we found the same can't be said for humans and wolves.""Dogs are man's best friend," says Coren. "We've trained them to be that way. We invented the dog to fit in our lives. For 14,000 years, we've been creating an animal which we've been creating an animal which understands our communications and we understand its communications. They have a bond with us." For example, if a person points to something in a distance, a dog will look in the direction of the finger, just like a human. But what about a wolf? "It would simply look at the finger," Coren says.For Anderson, dogs are more lovable than humans. She says, "They try their best please us. They want to do whatever we want to do. Their love is not limited. They are willing to do all the things we enjoy."1. Grace became a member of Anderson's family at 14.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given2. Anderson enjoyed her time with Grace.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given3. Grace died in an accident.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given4. Coren does not understand people's grief over the loss of their dogs.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given5. The bond between humans and dogs can be compared to love.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given6. Dogs have the hormone associated with love.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given7. Kikusui knows why wolves are different from dogs.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given

Do You Love Your Dog More Than Humans?

Elizabeth Anderson once had a dog named Grace. She and her husband cared for Grace and tried to keep her out of trouble. They took her on vacations and enjoyed her company around the house. When Grace died at age 14, they were deeply upset. Because Grace was a dog, "I was unable to talk to anyone about this great grief," says Anderson.

"But it's common to feel that way after the loss of a dog," says Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology. "Our relationship with dogs is simple. Some might call it true love."

The bond between people and their dogs is a lot like love. In one recent study, when the dogs and their owners just looked at each other, they both had a higher level of the hormone (荷尔蒙) associated with love. "It is very natural to form a bond between dogs and humans," says Takefumi Kikusui, author of the study. "But we found the same can't be said for humans and wolves."

"Dogs are man's best friend," says Coren. "We've trained them to be that way. We invented the dog to fit in our lives. For 14,000 years, we've been creating an animal which we've been creating an animal which understands our communications and we understand its communications. They have a bond with us." For example, if a person points to something in a distance, a dog will look in the direction of the finger, just like a human. But what about a wolf? "It would simply look at the finger," Coren says.

For Anderson, dogs are more lovable than humans. She says, "They try their best please us. They want to do whatever we want to do. Their love is not limited. They are willing to do all the things we enjoy."

1. Grace became a member of Anderson's family at 14.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

2. Anderson enjoyed her time with Grace.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

3. Grace died in an accident.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

4. Coren does not understand people's grief over the loss of their dogs.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

5. The bond between humans and dogs can be compared to love.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

6. Dogs have the hormone associated with love.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

7. Kikusui knows why wolves are different from dogs.
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given

题目解答

答案

1. 短文未提及Grace何时加入Anderson家庭，仅说明她14岁去世。 答案：C. Not Given 2. 根据第一段，“enjoyed her company”表明Anderson确实享受与Grace共处的时光。 答案：A. True 3. 短文未说明Grace死因，未提及是否为意外。 答案：C. Not Given 4. Coren认为失去狗后感到悲痛是常见的，说明他理解这种情感。 答案：B. False 5. 第三段明确指出人与狗的关系“a lot like love”。 答案：A. True 6. 第四段表明狗在与主人对视时，体内“hormone associated with love”水平升高。 答案：A. True 7. Kikusui未解释狼与狗差异的原因，仅说明研究结果。 答案：C. Not Given

解析

本题主要考查对文章细节信息的理解和判断能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读文章，将每个题目中的陈述与原文内容进行逐一比对，判断其是否能在文中找到依据，从而确定答案是“True”（陈述与原文相符）、“False”（陈述与原文不符）还是“Not Given”（原文未提及相关内容）。

  1. 题目1：Grace became a member of Anderson's family at 14.
    • 解析：文章中仅提到“Grace died at age 14”，并没有提及Grace是在14岁时成为Anderson家的一员，所以无法从文中得出该信息。
  2. 题目2：Anderson enjoyed her time with Grace.
    • 解析：文中第一段提到“They took her on vacations and enjoyed her company around the house”，这表明Anderson享受和Grace在一起的时光，该陈述与原文相符。
  3. 题目3：Grace died in an accident.
    • 解析：文章中没有关于Grace死因的描述，没有提及她是否死于意外，所以无法从文中获取该信息。
  4. 题目4：Coren does not understand people's grief over the loss of their dogs.
    • 解析：文中提到“But it's common to feel that way after the loss of a dog”，说明Coren认为失去狗后感到悲痛是常见的，这意味着他理解人们失去狗后的悲痛之情，该陈述与原文不符。
  5. 题目5：The bond between humans and dogs can be compared to love.
    • 解析：第三段明确指出“The bond between people and their dogs is a lot like love”，说明人与狗之间的关系可以和爱相比较，该陈述与原文相符。
  6. 题目6：Dogs have the hormone associated with love.
    • 解析：文中提到“when the dogs and their owners just looked at each other, they both had a higher level of the hormone (荷尔蒙) associated with love”，这表明狗在与主人对视时体内有与爱相关的荷尔蒙水平升高，说明狗有与爱相关的荷尔蒙，该陈述与原文相符。
  7. 题目7：Kikusui knows why wolves are different from dogs.
    • 解析：文中只是提到研究发现人与狗之间能形成某种联系，而人与狼之间则不然，但并没有说明Kikusui知道狼和狗不同的原因，所以无法从文中得出该信息。