Methods of training animals have changed greatly in recent years. Zoo keepers have always had problems getting the animals to leave their cages in order for the cages to be cleaned, and also training them to move indoors when appropriate. Another problem was that many of the large animals became listless and bored. In the last twenty years, scientists have done research on dolphins and whales, training them to obey mands. The scientists found they could get animals to obey by rewarding them with food and affection when they responded correctly.
Proper training allows the animals to receive the care they need. It was very difficult to get untrained animals, especially the larger ones, to stay still when they needed medical attention. Now they can be trained, on mand, to remain still and even to allow blood samples to be taken and shots administered. All this is acplished through positive reinforcement, without the use of any force. Affection training, as this process is called, has been used with great success on a wide variety of zoo animals. Animal behavior experts have taught zoo keepers to train bears, tigers, monkeys, and many other species to behave in a way that provides for better animal-keeper interaction. This training also keeps the animals from being bored and inactive.
Although some people proclaim(谴责) that this training is inhumance and cruel to animals, results have shown that captive(猎获的)animals who previously were not doing well flourish under the new training procedures.
【小题1】The word “listless” means .A．countlessB．obedient C．inactiveD．mysterious【小题2】 Which of the following is valid conclusion based on this passage?A．It is safe to pet any animal. B．Many animals respond favorably to rewards and affection.C．Animals in the wild can be trained.D．Animals should not be kept in zoos.【小题3】The writer's purpose is to .A．persuade people not to feed animals in the zooB．show how easy it is to train animalsC．explain method of training animals through rewardsD．criticize zoo keepers【小题4】Which of the following is an opinion?A．Zoo keepers had problems in getting animals to leave their cages.B．Training is cruel to animals.C．Animals obey mands if they are trained to do so.D．Many animals can be trained, on mands, to remain still.C
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】根据第一段listless后面的bored用近义词法可推断出它的意思,另外根据第二段的最后一句“This training also keeps the animals from being bored and inactive.”也可以推断出。
【小题2】题干中的valid的意思是“有充分依据的”。根据第一段中的“The scientists found they could get animals to obey by rewarding them with food and affection when they responded correctly.”和第二段中的“Proper training allows the animals to receive the care they need.”可推知答案。
【小题3】通读短文可知文章的主旨为介绍通过奖励和关爱训练动物的方法,由此可推知作者的写作意图。
【小题4】opinion必须是概括性或总结性的阐述,所以只有B项是,而其他几项都是细节和事实。