2021年12月英语四级(第1套)听力真题-短文(2)-2.docx

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2021年12月英语四级(第1套)听力真题短文(2)

ASavannahcatisacrossbreedbetweenthedomesticcatandamedium-sizedwildAfricancatcalledtheServal.Theunusualcrossbecamepopularamongbreedersattheendofthe1990s,andin2001theInternationalCatAssociationaccepteditasanewregisteredbreed.TheSavannahsaretallandslimandcanweighupto9.1kilograms,makingthemoneofthelargestbreedsofcatsthatpeoplecanown.Theyhaveaspottedcoatsimilartothatofmanytypesofwildcatsandtheirearsareverylarge.Theyarealsocommonlycomparedtodogsintheirloyalty,andcanbetrainedtowalkonaleadandtofetch.Anoften-notedcharacteristicoftheSavannahisitsjumpingability.Theyareknowntojumpontopofdoorsandhighcabinets.Somecanleapabout2.5metershighfromastandingposition.CatsaretypicallyknownforbeingveryinquisitiveandsoaretheSavannahs.Theyoftenlearnhowtoopendoorsandcupboards.ManySavannahcatsdonotfearwaterandwillplaywithorevendiveintowater.SomeownersevenshowerwiththeirSavannahcats.PresentingawaterbowltoaSavannahmayalsoproveachallenge,assomewillpromptlybegintobatallthewateroutofthebowluntilitisemptyusingtheirfrontpaws.萨凡纳猫是家猫和中型非洲野猫薮猫的杂交品种。这种不寻常的杂交品种在20世纪90年代末开始在饲养员中流行起来，2001年国际猫协会将其作为一个新的注册品种接受。萨凡纳猫又高又瘦，体重可达9.1公斤，是人类所能拥有的最大猫科动物之一。它们的皮毛呈斑点状，类似于许多种类的野猫，而且它们的耳朵非常大。在忠诚方面，它们也常被比作狗，并且可以被训练成走在前头、取拿东西。萨凡纳猫的一个常见特征是跳跃能力。众所周知，猫能跳到门和高橱柜上。许多萨凡纳猫不怕水，它们会和水玩耍，甚至跳进水里。一些主人甚至会和他们的萨凡纳猫一起洗澡。萨凡纳猫看到一只水碗也可能是一个挑战，因为有些萨凡纳猫会迅速地用前爪把舀碗里的水直到舀干。Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.请根据你刚刚听到的文章回答问题19至问题21。19.WhatdowelearnabouttheSavannahcat?问题19：我们可以了解到萨凡纳猫的哪些方面？20.WhatischaracteristicofSavannahcats?问题20：萨凡纳猫的特点是什么？21.WhatdosomepeopledowiththeirSavannahcats?问题21：有些人会和萨凡纳猫一起做什么？