Cats are very smart. They are one of the smartest animals. The brain of a cat is large. It is highly developed. This may be why cats have good memories. Cats remember kindness and cruelty. It is a good idea to treat a cat well. Cats can “speak” too. They meow for attention. Often they stand by a door. Then they meow. Then they look over their shoulders. They want to see if their owners are ing. Cats make other noises also. They purr(猫发出的咕噜声)when they are happy. They hiss when they are angry.
Cats have a lot of pride. They don’t usually do silly tricks. Almost all cats want to have their own way. They are mostly true to only one person. They don’t switch loyalty easily. Cats were free in the wild. They want to stay that way. They like to be their own masters. When a cat is left alone, it can go back to caring for itself. It can live in the wild again. This is different from dogs. Dogs will switch their loyalty. At one time dogs were loyal to the leaders of their packs. Now, they will transfer allegiance(忠诚)to their owner. They do not like to be alone.
With kindness, a cat can be trained. Cats can learn to do many things. Some cats can learn to open doors. Some can ring doorbells. Some can even turn on water tap. Then they take a drink. Cats are very smart. Before drinking, they put a paw in the water. They test whether the water is hot or cold.
【小题1】What is the best title for this passage?A．The Difference Between Dogs and Cats.B．The Characteristics of Cats.C． Loyal Animals.D． How to Keep Cats?【小题2】It’s interesting to have cats around ourselves because .
A.they always switch their loyalty B. they like to do silly tricks
C. they will hiss when they are happy D they are smart and have good memories
【小题3】The last paragraph mainly shows that .A．cats can test whether the water is cold or notB．cats know how to turn on the water tapC．cats are smartD．cats know how to open a doorB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文介绍了猫是一种非常聪明的动物，它有很好的记忆力，它们大多对人是忠诚的，猫能够自己照顾好自己，猫接受训练后会做很多事情，短文给出了一些例子。
【小题1】标题归纳题。根据全文的内容可知，这是主要介绍了猫的特性，故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Cats are very smart. This may be why cats have good memories.故选 D。
【小题3】主旨大意题。根据首句Cats are very smart.及全文的内容可知应选 C。