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What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.
The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey(调查) on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.
But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.
Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.
【小题1】Many people in Western countries may think black cats are ______.

A．lovely animals	B．a sign of bad luck
C．a sign of good luck	D．unfriendly animals

【小题2】The main idea of paragraph 2 is that ______.

A．people often complain(抱怨) about black cats on the Internet

B．people think cats of different colours have different personalities

C．black cats are less popular than other cats

D．the study is a great success

【小题3】According to the study, people think that______.

A．black cats have special personalities	B．orange and bi-coloured cats are generous
C．cats with three colours are friendly	D．white cats are calm, lazy and shy

【小题4】. People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

A．black cats often appear in TV shows

B．black cats bring bad luck to people

C．black cats have bad reputations

D．they don’t think black cats are beautiful

【小题5】The passage mainly talks about ______.

A．why black cats are popular in movies

B．why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets

C．different colour cats have different personalities

D．different people have different ideas on black cats

答案：【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】B

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了人们为什么不养黑色的猫作为宠物。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so你认为黑色的猫怎样？你认为他们比别的颜色的猫不幸运吗？很多西方人这样认为。可知选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities.
研究发现,人们通过色彩来判断猫的个性。科学家在互联网上做了一个调查。有49种描述，五种猫的颜色有10种性。可知应选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据white cats are calm, lazy and shy.白色的猫冷静，懒惰，害羞。故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据People think black cats have less special personalities, They think black cats may bring bad luck人们认为黑色的猫有较少的特殊的个性，他们认为黑色的猫能给他们带来坏运气。可知故选A。
【小题5】归纳理解题。通过整篇文章可知，这篇文主要讲了为什么人们不喜欢养黑色的猫作为宠物。故选B。
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