六级经典的阅读4
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Newton">Newton</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tossed">tossed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Frisbee">Frisbee</span> (飞碟)<span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chase">chase</span>， <span word="hed">hed</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> .<span word="Moving">Moving</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> ，<span word="Newton">Newton</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> ，<span word="even">even</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="genuinely">genuinely</span> <span word="puzzled">puzzled</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> ，<span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="within">within</span> 10<span word="ft">ft</span>.<span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Frisbee">Frisbee</span> ，<span word="grab">grab</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> ，<span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="suspiciously">suspiciously</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grin">grin</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span></p><p> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>， <span word="TIME">TIME</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> 25 <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartest">smartest</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="them">them</span> ：<span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="litter">litter</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flushes">flushes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>， <span word="then">then</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="home">home</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="behaviours">behaviours</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="clever">clever</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>? <span word="Was">Was</span> <span word="Newton">Newton</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="deceiving">deceiving</span>? <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="privacy">privacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span> ， <span word="do">do</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="life">life</span>? <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="so">so</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>， <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="sin">sin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="vocabulary">vocabulary</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="anthropomorphism">anthropomorphism</span>-(拟人化) <span word="projecting">projecting</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="traits">traits</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>， <span word="lonely">lonely</span> ，<span word="sad">sad</span> ，<span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="confused">confused</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viewer">viewer</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> ，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span>， <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="conditioned">conditioned</span>， <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="unintentional">unintentional</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="punishments">punishments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="wards">wards</span>， <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanical">mechanical</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span>.</p>
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