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Cats never fail to fascinate human beings.
They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.
They never become submissive like dogs and horses.
As a result，humans have learned to respect feline independence.
Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives.
One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives.
Apparently， there is a good deal of truth in this idea.
A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.
Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.
kæts ˈnɛvə feɪl tuː ˈfæsɪneɪt ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːɪŋz.
ðeɪ kæn biː ˈfrɛndli ænd əˈfɛkʃnɪt təˈwɔːdz ˈhjuːmənz, bʌt ðeɪ liːd mɪsˈtɪərɪəs lɪvz ɒv ðeər əʊn æz wɛl.
ðeɪ ˈnɛvə bɪˈkʌm səbˈmɪsɪv laɪk dɒgz ænd ˈhɔːsɪz.
æz ə rɪˈzʌlt，ˈhjuːmənz hæv lɜːnt tuː rɪsˈpɛkt ˈfiːlaɪn ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns.
məʊst kæts rɪˈmeɪn səsˈpɪʃəs ɒv ˈhjuːmənz ɔːl ðeə lɪvz.
wʌn ɒv ðə θɪŋz ðæt ˈfæsɪneɪts ʌs məʊst əˈbaʊt kæts ɪz ðə ˈpɒpjʊlə bɪˈliːf ðæt ðeɪ hæv naɪn lɪvz.
əˈpærəntli， ðeər ɪz ə gʊd diːl ɒv truːθ ɪn ðɪs aɪˈdɪə.
ə kæts əˈbɪlɪti tuː səˈvaɪv fɔːlz ɪz beɪst ɒn fækt.
ˈriːsntli ðə njuː jɔːk ˈænɪməl ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɛntə meɪd ə ˈstʌdi ɒv 132 kæts ˈəʊvər ə ˈpɪərɪəd ɒv faɪv mʌnθs.
任务配置L0+L4
知识点:fascinate/ˈfæsɪneɪt/；affectionate/əˈfɛkʃnɪt/;
submissive/səbˈmɪsɪv/；
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