Cats don\’t seem very friendly.Unlike dogs,they don\’t often play with people and they stay alone for hours.However,a new study shows that cats are just as strongly bonded （建立联系的） to us as dogs.
Researchers at Oregon State University,US,studied cats\’ relationships with their owners （主人）.They invited the owners of 117 cats to take a test that is often used to test the bonds dogs have with their caretakers.
In the six-minute test,cat owners walked into an unfamiliar room with their pets.After two minutes,the owner left the room,leaving the cats alone.This made the cats feel stressed （焦虑不安的）.When the owners returned two minutes later,the researchers looked to see what the cats would do.About two-thirds of the cats came to greet their owners when they returned.The cats then went back to looking around the room but still returned to their owners now and then.
These cats,the researchers said,saw their owners as a source （来源） of security （安全） in an unfamiliar place.The findings are similar to those found in a study on dogs.Fifty-eight percent of dogs acted just like the cats.
"This idea that cats like to stay alone or don\’t really care about people isn\’t holding up," said Kristyn Vitale,a scientist who led the study.
（1）What are cats like in most people\’s eyes? ______
A.They have strong bonds with dogs.
B.They like staying together with other cats.
C.They don\’t seem as friendly as dogs.
D.They like to be around people like dogs do.
（2）For how long did cat owners stay with their cats in the room during the test? ______
A.One minute.
B.Two minutes.
C.Four minutes.
D.Six minutes.
（3）What did the cats do when their owners came back? ______
A.The same thing they were doing when they went away.
B.All the cats greeted their owners happily.
C.They stayed with their owners the whole time.
D.Most of them stayed around their owners from time to time.
（4）Where is the passage most probably taken from? ______
A.A storybook.
B.A zoo guidebook.
C.A sports newspaper.
D.A science magazine.