On a recent Sunday, a park in Buenos Aires (布宜诺斯艾利斯<阿根廷首都>) turned into a wild place for a special group of teenagers. Sofía, wearing a dog mask, ran across the grass on her hands and knees. Nearby, 15-year-old Aguara jumped through the air, copying the moves of a Belgian (比利时的) dog. Others, dressed as cats and foxes, sat in trees and watched the curious people around them.

These teenagers are part of a group called “therians”. They are people who say they feel like animals in their mind or spirit. This trend has become very popular on social media in Argentina. On TikTok, the hashtag “#therian” has more than 2 million posts. Argentina has more people joining this trend than any other country in Latin America. Some people laugh at it, some feel confused, and some even get angry. Psychologists have also started to study this new phenomenon.

Aguara, who feels like a Belgian dog, says she is just like any other teenager. “I wake up like a normal person and live my life like a normal person,” she said. “I just have times when I like being a dog.” Another teen, 16-year-old Aru, wore a seal mask at the meetup. She said she does it just for fun and not because she truly feels she is an animal. For many young people in Argentina, this movement gives them a place where they feel they truly belong.

1.1. How did Sofía move in the park?

A She ran like a dog.

B She jumped very high.

C She sat in a tree.

D She copied a fox.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段的“Sofía, wearing a dog mask, ran across the grass on her hands and knees.”（索菲亚戴着逼真的狗面具，手脚并用在草地上跑）可知，她的动作像狗一样。故选A。

2.2. In Para. 3, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A The park.

B The trend.

C The mask.

D The group.

解析：选B。B词意指代题。第二段先介绍 therians 是一种在阿根廷社交媒体很流行的trend（潮流/现象），接着介绍了一些人对此的看法和态度，因此句子“Some people laugh at it”中的it 指代上文提到的therian这种潮流/活动，即the trend。故选B。

3.3. What can we learn from Aru’s words?

A She wants to be a group leader.

B She joins the group for fun.

C She truly feels like a seal.

D She feels lonely at home.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段的“She said she does it just for fun and not because she truly feels she is an animal.”（她说她这样做只是为了好玩，并不是因为她真的觉得自己是动物）可知，Aru参与活动是为了娱乐。故选B。

4.4. What is the psychologist’s main opinion about therians?

A Parents should stop them.

B It will hurt themselves.

C It is usually not a problem.

D It is a kind of illness.

解析：选C。C观点态度题。最后一段心理学家说：…identifying with an animal is usually fine. It becomes a problem only when…意思是：通常情况下没问题，只有当真认为自己是动物并可能伤害自己或他人时才是问题。A “家长应该阻止”、B “一定会伤害自己”、D “是一种病” 均与原文意思相反。C “通常不是问题” 最符合心理学家观点。因此选 C。