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There’s an old fixed understanding about the difference between cats and dogs. Dogs are loving andloyal， while cats are aloof (冷漠离群的) and indifferent. Most cat people, however， probablydisagree. Overall, cat research suggests cats do form emotional bonds with their owners. Cats seem toexperience separation anxiety, respond to their owners’ voices more than to strangers’ and look for
comfort when scared.But a new study reveals a more complicated picture of our relationship with cats. Adapting a methodpreviously used to study dogs, the scientists found cats--unlike dogs--don't avoid strangers who refuseto help their owners. This doesnt mean that the cats in this study were selfish , but they simply didn'tunderstand how human beings respond to each other. They weren't aware that some of the strangerswere being unhelpful.
In an experiment, a cat watched as her owner tried to open a box to get at something inside. Twostrangers sat on either side of the owner and the owner turned to one of them and asked for help. In“helper trials, the stranger helped the owner to open the box. In “ non-helpertrials, the strangerefused. The other stranger sat passively, doing nothing. Then , both strangers offered the cat a treat,and the scientists watched to see which stranger the cat approached first. Did she prefer to take food froma helpful stranger over a passive one? Or did she avoid taking food from the non-helper?When this method was used to test dogs, they showed a clear preference. The dogs preferred not to take food from a stranger who refused to help their owner. In contrast, the cats in the study werecompletely indifferent. They showed no preference for the helpful person and no avoidance (避开) ofthe unhelpful person. Apparently , as far as cats are concerned , food is food.What should we take from this? An attractive conclusion would be that cats are selfish and don'tcare about how their owners are treated at all. This is an example of human-centered thinking ofanimals. To really understand cats , we have to get out of this view and think of them as cats.
40. What do most cat people probably disagree with , according to Para. 1?
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A、 Cats are strange.
B、 Cats are loving.
C、 Cats are caring.
D、. Cats are cold.
答案是:D
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