請回答第 46 題至第 50 題：
Jim Monsma of the Washington Animal Rescue League in Washington D.C. is now using the Feline-ality
program, a personality test designed to match cats with prospective owners. The program assesses a variety of
behaviors in individual cats, and then tallies those assessments to place the cat into nine personality categories,
which can be matched with a family’s situation and desires. It’s not unlike a magazine quiz to find out “Which
kind of cat are you?” The program is used at 45 shelters, with additional facilities preparing to use it.
As part of the personality test on a cat named Barnaby, Monsma brings Barnaby into an unfamiliar room and
opens his cat carrier. Barnaby shoots out and takes charge, checking out the room and everything in it. Monsma
uses a stopwatch to track how much time Barnaby spends on social interactions. For example, he adds up how
many seconds Barnaby spends trying to get on his lap. He also monitors his noises and blink rate, both indicators
of sociability. Monsma then initiates some interactions, offering a hand, three different toys, and hugs. Each
transaction earns Barnaby some points. His total comes out high on both scales—he’s both highly sociable and
highly confident.
Equally important to the Feline-ality program is the fact that people differ, too. Adopters fill out a
questionnaire and the results give them a color code, telling them which set of personality types would be best for
them to consider.
The program aims to end animal-human mismatches, often a reason cats are returned to the shelter, Monsma
says. He says the program has helped to increase adoption in shelters that have tested the Feline-ality program,
partly because people find the process fun.
【題組】47 Which of the following steps is not taken during the test with Barnaby?
(A)Lead Barnaby into a place that is new to the cat.
(B)Check how much time the cat spends on interactions.
(C)Offer the cat some food to see how fast he eats.
(D)Monitor some indicators of the cat’s sociability.
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