A
There are four main areas when it comes to your dog’s body language—his ears and face, eyes, nose and tail. If you pay attention to those things, you’ll find you are able to easily understand how your dog is feeling.
Ears and face
The head of a dog is more expressive than you think. If you say a word that he recognises, like his name or something you often say, his ears will get up. His mouth is another good instruction. A mouth that is wide open to pant(喘气) with some sounds suggests that the dog is happy—some people even say when a dog is panting, he is laughing as he cools himself. A tongue sticking out suggests that the dog is in a good mood.
Eyes
To a dog, purple and blue are both seen as shades of blue. Red is seen as black or dark gray. Orange, yellow and green are seen as various shades of yellow. This means that, to a dog, bright orange toys are yellow. If you want your dog to clearly see his toys in the green grass, you’d better give the dog blue toys; if you have orange, yellow or green toys, the dog will be able to find them with his nose.
Nose
A dog can both sniff and breathe through his nose. Breathing is for air, but when dogs sniff with short breaths they are actually following some smells with their keen(灵敏的) noses. When a dog is overheated, his sense of smell is reduced by as much as 40 percent and he uses the air to cool himself rather than for smelling.
Tail
A dog that is in a good mood will have a tail that seems to be going a mile a minute—wagging and excited. However, an angry or frightened dog will have his tail between his legs.
1. What is the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?
A. To advise you to look after your dog.
B. To introduce the topic of the text.
C. To explain what is body language.
D. To call on people to protect dogs.
解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“There are four main areas when it comes to your dog’s body language—his ears and face, eyes, nose and tail.”以及下文各个小标题可知,第一段起到介绍本文话题的作用。
答案:B
2. What will your dog NOT do when he feels happy?
A. His ears get up.
B. He opens his mouth to breathe with some sounds.
C. He keeps his tongue sticking out.
D. His tail wags quickly.
解析:细节理解题。根据小标题Ears and face下面的“If you say a word that he recognises, like his name or something you often say, his ears will get up.”可知,耳朵竖起来是听到了他能听懂的词语时的表现,而不是高兴的表现。
答案:A
3. Why does your dog use his nose when looking for orange, yellow or green toys in the grass?
A. He wants to show how keen his nose is.
B. His nose is keener than his eyes in the open air.
C. He can’t tell the difference between toys and grass.
D. These colours are all shades of yellow in his eyes.
解析:细节理解题。根据小标题Eyes下面的“Orange, yellow and green are seen as various shades of yellow.”可知,这些颜色在狗看来都是不同色度的黄色,所以他要靠嗅觉去找,故选D项。
答案:D
