2024年中考英语真题分类汇编及答案解析—阅读理解（说明文、应用文）.pdf

2024年中考英语真题分类汇编及答案解析—阅读理解（说明文、应用

文）

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2024

（成都中考真题）

Haveyoueverlookedatacat’sfaceandwonderedwhatitisthinking?Well,

accordingtoanewstudy,catshavemanydifferentfacialexpressions,which

showhowtheyarefeeling.

TheresearchwascarriedoutbythescientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,

intheUS.Theyvisitedalocalcatcaféoverseveralmonthstorecordvideosof

53cats,collecting194minutesofvideos.Theyfoundthatthecatshave276

differentexpressions.“Eachexpressionwasamixtureoflipdifferentfacial

movements,whichincludedlicking()theirnose,openingtheirmouth,or

舔

wideningthepupilsoftheireyes,”saidthescientists.Theyalsofoundcatsuse26

ofthesefacialmovementsintotal,whichcanbemixedtoexpresshowtheyare

feeling.Dogsuse27facialmovementsandhumansuseatotalof44.

Outoftheexpressionstheyrecorded,45%werefriendlyand37%wereangry.

“Afriendlycatmovesitsearsandwhiskersforwardandclosesitseyes.However,

anangrycatoftenflattensitsearstoitshead,makesitspupilssmallerandlicks

itslips,”saidtheteam.

Althoughtheresearchersaren’tsurewhatthecatsweretryingto

communicatewitheachotherusingtheirfaces,theyplantostudycatsinother

placestoimprovetheirunderstanding.Theyalsohopethattheresearchcould

helpanimalshelters(收容所)improvethewaytheylookafterthecats.Somepet

ownersevensuggesttheresearchersdevelopanappforthemtofindoutwhat

theircats’facialexpressionsreallymean.

41.Whichofthefollowingusesthemostfacialmovements?

A.Humans.B.Dogs.C.Cats.

42.Whichpictureshowsacat’sangryexpression?

A.B.C.

43.Whatmightthescientistsdonext?

A.Useanapptostudycats’expressions.

B.Buildananimalsheltertolookaftercats.

C.Keeponstudyingtoknowmoreaboutcats.

44.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthetext?

A.B