Japanese company Nissen recently made its most interesting product that tries to mimic(模仿) cat fur available to the public. 

Studies have shown that petting a cat for just 10 minutes reduces stress, and any cat lover will tell you just how restful the experience can be. But what about people who would love to have a pet cat, but are living in apartments that don’t allow pets? What are they supposed to do to relax? Well, that’s where the new Neko Feel (“Cat Feel”) material developed by Nissen comes into play. The Japanese company just made a line of bed Neko Feel products that mimic the feel of cat fur available to the public.

It all started about a year ago, when a young Nissen worker started saying that the apartment she was living in didn’t allow her to keep a cat. At that time, someone at the company realized that it was a common problem and decided to do something about it. And that’s how the long search for creating an alternative to cat fur began.

After coming up with some samples(样品), Nissen started consulting its cat-owning workers about the features of the material, like softness and thickness. Nissin’s Neko Feel offerings include a mattress pad(床垫) that comes in single, semi-double, and double sizes, a blanket that comes in either single or double size, a smaller throw blanket, and a ‘circle relaxation cushion(垫子)’ that goes on the floor.

Prices range from 1,969 yen ($13) to 6,038 yen ($41) for the double bed-size blanket. That’s not bad for something that supposedly mimics cat fur, but the bad news is that getting your hands on some Nekko Feel products may be quite the challenge since they’ve sold out within hours of Nissen announcing them through their official Twitter account.

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1.Why does petting a cat benefit us?

A Because it can make us relax.

B Because it can reduce our loneliness.

C Because it can feel danger in advance.

D Because it can improve our sleep quality.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“petting a cat for just 10 minutes reduces stresss, and any cat lover will tell you just how restful the experience can be”可知，“撸猫”可以帮助我们放松。故选A。

2.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A When the young Nissen worker moved house.

B Why Nissen workers weren’t allowed to keep cats.

C Where Nissen’s inspiration came from.

D How Nissen developed their products.

解析：选C。C段落大意题。该段主要讲了Nissen新品的灵感来源——Nissen公司一名年轻员工遇到一个问题：她喜欢猫，但所住公寓不许养宠物。这给公司新产品的开发带来了启发。故选C。

3.Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word “consulting”?

A Fading.

B Asking.

C Ranging.

D Hiring.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“its cat-owning workers about the features of the material, like softness and thickness”可知，在推出一些样品后，公司“咨询”了多名猫主人，测试不同的材料，以推出柔软度、厚度等都十分接近猫毛的“猫感”床品。故选B。

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A People don’t like Nissen’s new products.

B The new products are well stocked(存货).

C All new products have the same prices.

D The Nekko Feel products are popular.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段的“may be quite the challenge since they’ve sold out within hours of Nissen announcing them through their official Twitter account”可知，想买到这些床品并不容易：公司在社交网站上“官宣”商品后，仅数小时就全部售罄。由此可知这些产品很火。故选D。