Question

We all like watching online videos of dogs and cats doing funny things. But if you had to decide, which of the two animals would you say you might like better? Your answer may say something about your personality.

According to a 2010 study led by Sam Gosling, a scientist at the University of Texas, US, dog people are about 15 percent more outgoing and 13 percent more pleasant to be friends with than cat people.

This is not hard to understand, since cats and dogs behave differently themselves. “Cats will occasionally engage in social activities, but usually after only a few minutes, they will give up the game. Dogs, on the other hand, will often engage in play, like catching a thrown ball, for hours at a time,” said Modern Dog Magazine.

Although cat people are less social, Gosling’s study showed that they are 11 percent more open-minded than dog people. They usually like art, adventures(冒险) and unusual ideas. They also have more imagination and curiosity. But dog people are more likely to stick to old beliefs and traditional interests.

However, their love of a free lifestyle also means that cat people dislike making plans. They just follow whatever ideas pop into their heads without planning ahead. But dog people are different. They usually have strong self-control and like to carry out their plans.

Despite these big differences between dog people and cat people, there are some things that they have in common, “Both types of people consider themselves close to nature, dislike animal-print clothing, and are generally optimists,” noted Mother Nature Network.

But can personality change? Can a cat person become a dog person, or the other way around? In a study done by Stanley Coren, a scientist based in Canada, he asked cat owners: “If you had enough living space and there were no objections from other people in your life, and someone gave you a puppy as a gift, would you keep it?”

About 68 percent of them said they would not accept a dog as a pet. But when dog owners were asked the same question about a kitten, almost 70 percent said they would allow a cat into their lives.

1.According to the article, dog people ________ cat people.

A. perform better in school than   B. are more open-minded than

C. have closer friends than      D. are more traditional than

2.The underlined phrase “engage in” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. take little interest in  B. take part in

C. benefit from            D. suffer from

3. What do cat people and dog people have in common?  --________.

A. Both of them like planning ahead

B. Both of them love travelling and adventures

C. Both of them are imaginative and curious

D. Both of them care about nature.

4.What can we know from the last two paragraphs?

A. Cat people are more likely to become dog people.

B. Dog people are more likely to accept cats into their homes than cat people are to accept dogs.

C. Neither dog nor cat people like to accept a new pet.

D. It is difficult to find out whether dog people or cat people will make a change.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍爱猫的人和爱狗的人在个性上是有差别的，但是也有一些共同之处。

1.从文章第四段的句子：But dog people are more likely to stick to old beliefs and traditional interests.可知爱狗的人比爱猫的人更加传统。选D

2.词义猜测题。从第三段的句子：“Cats will occasionally engage in social activities, but usually after only a few minutes, they will abandon the game.猫偶尔会参加社会活动，但是很快它们就会放弃了，可知“engage in” 是“参加“的意思，选B

3.细节理解题。从文章第六段的句子：there are some things that they have in common, “Both types of people consider themselves close to nature,可知爱狗的人比爱猫的人相同的是他们都关心自然，选D

4.推理判断题。从最后两段的句子：About 68 percent of them said they would not accept a dog as a pet. But when dog owners were asked the same question about a kitten, almost 70 percent said they would allow a cat into their lives.可知爱狗的人比爱猫的人更加可能邀请对方进入他们的家。选B。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读 。