Ifyouhaveeverhadacatorhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonlineyou’llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown.Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand---theyliketoclimbuptallfurniturefitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattacksmallobjectsfornoreasonatall.

Nowscientistshavemanagedtofigureoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends.AccordingtoTonyBuffingtonaprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUScats’strangebehaviorlargelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild.“Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesameinstincts(本能)thatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears.”hesaidinaTEDTalk.“Tothemourhomesaretheirjungles.”

Inthewildcatsarehunters.Theirbodiesandgreatbalancingabilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighspotstobetterlookattheenvironment.Eventhoughtheydon’thavetohuntanymoreinhumanhousestheystillkeeptheoldhabitofviewingthelivingroomfromforexamplethetopoftherefrigerator.

Cats’huntinginstinctisalsowhatmakesthemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives.Inthewildtheyhuntwhatevertheycangetandmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall.

Howevercatscanalsobeprey.Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines---theyarehidingortheythinktheyarehidingfrommoredangerousanimals.Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox:asmellyonecouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare.

Knowinghowcats’mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem.Itmayalsohelpcats’ownerstobettermeetcats’needs.Forexampleownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound.Theycouldalsouse“foodpuzzles”tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats.

24.AccordingtoTonyBuffington________.

A.cats’strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstand

B.catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans’homes

C.catsbehavestrangelymainlybecauseofsomeinstinctsinthewild

D.cats’instinctsareashelpfultothemtodayastheyweremillionsofyearago

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Catsliketoclimbuphighbecausetheywant