倒计时第2周 第1练(专题微测)-【赢在微点·考前顶层设计】2024新高考英语大二轮专题复习（课件PPT）

考前顶层设计·英语 第1练　阅读理解+阅读七选五+ 完形填空+语法填空 限时40分钟 倒计时第2周 自然生态+生物多样性类 阅读理解　(C、D压轴题) Passage 1　(2023·南京二模)　体裁:说明文　主题语境:自然科学研究成果　 难度: ★★★☆☆ 　　As any cat owner will tell you, talking to your cat is totally normal. And even though feline (猫) friends may seem distant to these adoring talks, a new study in Animal Cognition suggests they are really listening. Researchers in France exposed house cats to recordings of their owner or a stranger saying phrases in cat- or human-directed speech. Like baby talk, cat-directed speech is typically higher pitched with short, repetitive phrases. The team found that felines tended to react to their owner speaking in cat-directed speech—but not to their owner speaking in adult tones or to a stranger using either adult- or cat-directed speech. 第1练　阅读理解+阅读七选五+完形填空+语法填空 第 ‹#› 页 赢在字里行间 考前顶层设计 英语 Previous research had shown similar findings in dogs, but much less is known when it comes to cats. “Some people still consider cats independent—you cannot have a real relationship with cats,” says lead study author Charlotte Mouzon, a cat behaviorist at the University of Paris Nanterre. Some people might be embarrassed about using special vocalizations for cats, she says, but this research shows “people shouldn’t be ashamed”. Mouzon and her team recorded 16 cat owners saying such as “Do you want to play?” or “Do you want a treat?” in cat- and human-directed speech. Then they filmed each cat before, during and after playing it a series of recordings of its owner and other owners’ speech. The researchers used software to rate the cats’ reactions from multiple dimensions, making the result more convincing. 第1练　阅读理解+阅读七选五+完形填空+语法填空 第 ‹#› 页 赢在字里行间 考前顶层设计 英语 “Although cats have a reputation for ignoring their owners, a growing body of research indicates that cats pay close attention to humans,” says Kristyn Vitale, a cat behavior scientist at Unity College in Maine, who was not involved in the study. “Cats can learn that specific speech has certain meani