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AmazingStoriesofAnimalsActingJustLikeHumans
◆Horsesarepickyeaters
Horseshaveanevenbettersenseofsmellthanhumansdo.Whenhorsesraisetheirnosesandopentheirnostrils(鼻孔), theirnervoussystemallowsthemtosensesmellswecan'tsense.Thismightexplainwhytheyrefusedirtywaterandcarefullymovearoundmeadows, eatingonlythetastiestgrasses, expertssay.
◆Whalesaysthanks
In2011, awhaleexpertspottedahumpbackwhaletrappedinafishingnetandspentanhourfreeingit.Afterward, inanhour－longdisplayofthanks, thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.
◆Pandasliketobenaughty
Isthereanythingmorelovelythanababypanda, exceptmaybeahumanbaby?Infact, babypandassometimesbehavelikehumanbabies.Theysleepinthesamepositionsandvaluetheirthumbs.Pandasareshybynatureforitsshybehaviorssuchascoveringitsfacewithapawandduckingitsheadwhenconfrontedbyastranger.
◆Acathonorsitsowner
Papertowels, andaplasticcuparejustafewofthegiftsthatToldo, adevotedthree－year－oldgray－and－whitecat, hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo'sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011.RenzoadoptedToldofromashelterwhenthecatwasthreemonthsold, andthetwoformedaninseparablebond.AfterRenzopassedaway, Toldofollowedthecoffintothecemetery, andnow“stands guard”atthegraveforhoursatatime.
( )21.Whatcanhorsesdotopickthemostdeliciousgrasses?
A．Feelthem.B．Smellthem.
C．Observethem.D．Tastethem.
( )22.Whichanimalfeelsshywhenfacingstrangers?
A．Thewhale.B．Thehorse.
C．Thepanda.D．Thecat.
( )23.Whatdothewhaleandthecathaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?
A．Theyhaveagratefulheart.
B．Theyarequiteclever.
C．Theyareactiveandlovely.
D．Theyhaveagoodsenseofsmell.
[语篇导读]
这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了与人类行为相似的一些动物。
[答案与解析]
21．B。细节理解题。由Horsesarepickyeaters中的“their nervous system allows them to sense smells we can't sense. This might explain why they refuse dirty water and carefully move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses”可知，它们的神经系统会让它们感觉到我们人类感觉不到的气味。这或许可以解释为什么它们拒绝饮用脏水，在草地上小心翼翼地走动，只吃最美味的草。所以马是靠嗅觉来挑选最美味的草。故选B项。
22．C。细节理解题。由Pandasliketobenaughty中的“Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw and ducking its head when confronted by a stranger.”可知，熊猫天生害羞，它们有害羞的行为，比如在遇到陌生人时，用爪子遮住脸，低着头。所以熊猫遇到陌生人时会害羞。故选C项。
23．A。推理判断题。由Whalesaysthanks中的“Afterward, inanhour－longdisplayofthanks, thewhaleswamneartheirboatandleapedintotheairabout40times.”和Acathonorsitsowner中的“adevotedthree－year－oldgray－and－whitecat, hasplacedonhisformerownerIozzelliRenzo'sgraveeverydaysincethemandiedinSeptember2011”可知，随后，在长达一个小时的感谢中，这头鲸鱼游到他们的船附近，跃升到空中约40次。一只忠诚的三岁灰白色猫咪，自从2011年9月主人去世后，他每天都把这些礼物放在前主人IozzelliRenzo的坟墓前。所以通过对两种动物行为的描述可以判断出，鲸鱼和猫的共同特点是他们有一颗感恩的心。故选A项。
