2025年6月英语六级听力真题 卷二 文章一

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文章一

Pet Dogs can often readily understand a wide range of their owners commands and gestures.

家养犬通常能轻松理解主人的各种指令和手势。

But are these abilities inborn, or are they exclusively learned through training?

但这些能力是与生俱来的，还是仅通过训练习得的？

To find out, a new study examined whether stray dogs could understand human gestures.

一项新研究通过观察流浪狗能否理解人类手势来寻找答案。

The study revealed that 80% of participating dogs successfully followed pointing gestures to a specific location despite having never received prior training.

研究发现，80%的参与实验的流浪狗成功跟随人类手指的方向找到目标位置，尽管它们从未接受过训练。

The results suggest that dogs can understand complex gestures by simply watching humans.

结果表明，狗仅通过观察人类就能理解复杂手势，

This could have implications in reducing conflict between stray dogs and humans.

这对缓解流浪狗与人类的冲突具有启示意义。

Dogs were domesticated 10,000 to 15,000 years ago.

狗的驯化始于1万至1.5万年前，

This means they are probably the oldest domesticated animals on the planet.

这使其成为地球上最古老的家养动物。

Humans then bred dogs with the most desirable and useful traits so that they could function as companions and workers.

人类通过选择性繁殖强化了狗作为伴侣和帮手的优良特性，

This resulted in domesticated dogs that are highly responsive to human commands and gestures.

这使它们能高度响应人类指令。

However, it was not clear whether dogs understand us through training alone, or whether this was an inherent ability.

但此前尚不清楚这种能力仅来自训练，还是狗与生俱来的天赋。

Why does this matter? Stray dogs are a common feature in cities around the world.

研究意义何在？全球城市普遍存在流浪狗问题。

They may observe and occasionally interact with people, but such dogs have never been trained and are behaviorally “wild.”

它们虽观察并与人类偶有互动，但因未经训练仍属"野生"状态，

Conflicts between stray dogs and humans are a problem.

人狗冲突频发。

Understanding how humans shape stray dogs’ behavior may help alleviate this problem.

理解人类如何影响流浪狗行为可能有助于缓解矛盾。

According to the researchers of the new study, stray dogs are intelligent creatures.

研究者指出，流浪狗是聪明的生物：

They closely observe humans, and use their understanding of us to make a decision.

它们密切观察人类，并据此做出决策。

Treating stray dogs with sensitivity and respect, and giving them space, the researchers assert, can reduce much conflict.

研究者主张，以体贴和尊重的态度对待流浪狗，给予它们空间，能显著减少冲突。

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the Passage you have just heard?

问题9至11基于你刚刚听到的短文。

Question nine, What does the passage say about 80% of participating dogs in the new study?

9. 新研究中关于80%参与实验的狗有何发现？

Question ten, What may help alleviate the problem caused by stray dogs?

10. 什么方法可能缓解流浪狗引发的问题？

Question eleven, What do the researchers suggest we do to reduce conflicts between stray dogs and human?

11. 研究者建议如何减少人与流浪狗的冲突？

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