今天前程百利小编为大家分享的是托福听力的学习技巧。备考托福听力就要把听力文本吃透分析彻底。这样不仅能积累背景材料，还能把听力的专业词汇积累起来一块背诵。下面跟小编一起学习噪音使猫发生癫痫这项新的科学研究吧!
Feline audiogenic reflex seizures, or FARS, was discovered after a few cat owners reported the issue to an advocacy group
Sounds such as typing, the crumpling of tin foil or the clinking of glasses or dishware are all just part of the background noise of domestic life, at least for humans. But such sounds can apparently trigger seizures among elderly cats.
This newly identified type of epilepsy is called feline audiogenic reflex seizures, or FARS. It’s described in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.
The syndrome was discovered when a few such cases were reported to an organization called International Cat Care, which then sought more info from veterinarians. The vets then found enough additional feline subjects to perform a proper study.
They found that cats that experience the sound-induced seizures start having them when they’re on average 15 years old. Cats can hear frequencies above what we can, so the suspicion is that some of them may be extra sensitive to such stimuli. On the other hand, or possibly paw, half of the 96 cats in the study were either deaf or had partial hearing loss, at least according to their owners. So cat hearing may have subtleties we’re still unaware of.
The seizures occurred across various cat varieties, but members of the Birman breed seem particularly vulnerable. The antiseizure drug leve tiracetam appears to help some afflicted kitties. That’s good news because you and your cat should be able to enjoy a life, to paraphrase Macbeth, that’s full of sound—and furry.
疑难词汇：
audiogenic adj. 声音所引起的;音源性的
seizure n. 没收;夺取;捕获;(疾病的)突然发作
reflex n. 反射;反映;映像;回复;习惯性思维adj. 反射的;反省的;反作用的;优角的
advocacy n. 主张;拥护;辩护
crumpling n. 扭曲术v. 压皱;击溃;变皱;崩溃(crumple的ing形式)
adj. 起皱的;扭曲的;崩溃的
foil vt. 衬托;阻止，挡开;挫败;贴箔于n. 箔，金属薄片;衬托，烘托;叶形片
syndrome n. [临床] 综合征;综合症状;并发症状;校验子;并发位
subtleties n. 微妙;阴险;敏锐(subtlety的复数)
afflicted 折磨
furry adj. 毛皮的;盖着毛皮的;似毛皮的
长难句解析：
1. They found that cats that experience the sound-induced seizures start having them when they’re on average 15 years old.
难句类型：
That引导的宾语从句+that引导的定语从句+when引导的时间状语从句
句子主干：
They found that
难句拆分：
第一个that 引导的宾语从句，作found的宾语;that引导的定语从句修饰;when引导的时间状语从句，修饰整个句子。
2. Cats can hear frequencies above what we can, so the suspicion is that some of them may be extra sensitive to such stimuli.
难句类型：
That引导的表语从句
句子主干:
Cats can hear frequencies
难句拆分：
that some of them may be extra sensitive to such stimuli，That引导的表语从句作is的表语。
文本结构特点：
本篇文章主要讲的是一项新的研究表明猫对高频声音的敏感，可能会导致他们癫痫病的发作。年纪大的猫癫痫是可以治疗的，也可以减少猫癫痫的发生。
好了，以上就是前程百利小编为大家整理的备考托福听力背景材料的学习噪音与猫的癫痫病。大家学会了吗?希望能在备考托福的路上助大家一臂之力。预助大家取得好成绩。
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