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(5)【阅读理解】Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence智力intheanimalworld,selfawarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware意识ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirrorthatisitsownreflectedimage反射出的影像.Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterlypayingverylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,havebeenshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesresearchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorselfreflectiontest.“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,”saidDianaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSocietyanauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaidelephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins.”TheresearcherstestedHappy.MaxineandPattythreeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8footsquaremirroronawalloftheanimalsplayareaoutofthesightofzoovisitorsandrecordedwhathappenedwithcamerasincludingonebuiltinthemirror.Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.OfthethreeHappythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirrorandsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligentbutnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.”文章通过实验说明能意识到自身形象的动物具有高智商
1.WhatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimalsA.Whethertheyhavelargebrains.B.Whethertheyhaveselfawareness.C.Whethertheyenjoyoutdoorexercises.D.Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors.答案B细节理解题由文章第二段第一句话“Awarenesscanbetestedby...”可知B项正确
2.WhydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetextA.Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders.B.Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors.C.TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss.D.Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent.答案D推理判断题由第二段最后一句可知人们已经知道apes和dolphins是聪明的
3.WhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPattyA.Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror.B.Sherecognizedherownimageinthemirror.C.Shepaintedamarkonherownface.D.Shefoundthehiddencamera.答案B推理判断题由倒数第二段可推出Happy能辨别出自己在镜子中的形象阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时应用文阅读书籍286★★6分钟Areyoulookingforasummerreadinglistforyourchildorteen?Keepyourchildreadingallsummerwiththisselectionofxxsummerreadinglists.BooksforprimaryschoolstudentsKennethCadow AlfieRunsAwayWhenhismotherwantstogiveawayhisfavoriteshoesjustbecausetheyretoosmall,Alfiedecidesheshadenough.KateFeiffer MySideoftheCarItmightberainingonDadssideofthecar,butimaginativeSadiearguesthatitisnotrainingonherside,sotheirtriptothezoodoesntneedtobeputoff.BooksforjuniorschoolstudentsFlinn BeastlyAmodernretellingof“BeautyandtheBeast”fromthepointofviewoftheBeast,aproudManhattanprivateschoolstudentwhoisturnedintoamonsterandmustfindtruelovebeforehecanreturn.Lord ANighttoRememberAdescriptionofthesinkingofthe“Titanic”.AreputedlyunsinkableshipthatwentdownintheAtlanticonApril10,1912afterhittinganiceberg,resultinginthedeathsofover1,500people.BooksforseniorschoolstudentsMarkTwain HuckleberryFinnItsMarkTwainsclassicstoryaboutayoungmanandhisslaveJim.TheytraveluprivertoescapeslaveryandintheprocessHuckdiscoverswhatitmeanstobeaman.Itteachesusaboutthevalueoffriendshipandsacrifice.CharlesDickens GreatExpectationsItisaboutayoungmannamedPipwhoinherits继承agreatdealofwealthfromanunknownsource.ThemoneyquicklymoveshimupthescaleinLondon.However,atthesametime,italsoteacheshimaboutthedangersofambition.【解题导语】 这是一篇应用文文章主要给家长介绍供学生们夏季阅读的三类书籍1.WhowillprobablybeinterestedinthispassageA.Parents.B.Students.C.Writers.D.Teachers.答案 A [细节题从第1段可知,这篇文章针对的是家长,因此父母会对此感兴趣]2.Theselistsofremendedbooksaregenerallyorganizedby________.A.booknamesB.gradelevelsC.theirpopularityD.writersnames答案 B [细节题从推荐的三类书可知,这些书是根据学生的阶段水平来分类的]3.WhichofthefollowingbooksisaboutaterribledisasterA.MySideoftheCar.B.HuckleberryFinn.C.GreatExpectations.D.ANighttoRemember.答案 D [细节题第2类中第2本书讲述了泰坦尼克号的沉没事故因此D项正确]完形填空Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas.Whilemostpeoplewere__1__theircars.Trevor,myhusband,hadto__2__earlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,he__3__hisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.After__4__10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbike__5__.Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytool.Trevorusedittogetto__6__,puttingin60hourweeksto__7__hisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries,__8__usfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.Iwasso__9__thatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourarea__10__tohelp.Onewonderfulstranger__11__boughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.__12__myhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisaan__13__thatapletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbe__14__fromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfrom__15__areevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseit__16__ourfaithinhumanityasawhole.Andithas__17__ustobemoremindfulofwaysthatwe,too,can__18__withothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeone__19__.Andtheresultscanbe__20__.1.A.coolingdownB.warmingupC.speedingupD.slowingdown解析 由于是冬天,所以出行前要给车warmup加热cooldown冷却;speedup加快速度;slowdown减慢速度答案 B2.A.getupB.wakeupC.turnupD.riseup解析 Trevor,myhusband,是骑车上班,所以要早起赶时间,而wakeup醒来;turnup出现;riseup升起,均不合题意答案 A3.A.piledB.pushedC.parkedD.paused解析 到了之后把自行车停parked在后门外,而pile堆放;push推动;pause停顿,都不合题意答案 C4.A.puttinginB.puttingonC.puttingoffD.puttingaway解析 putintime/energy投入、花费时间或精力,符合题意puton穿上;上映;putoff推迟;putaway收拾好答案 A5.A.brokenB.robbedC.hiddenD.gone解析 下班后出来发现自行车不见了gonebreak使……破碎;rob后跟人或地点作宾语;hide躲藏答案 D6.A.studyB.shopC.workD.deliver解析 根据上文应为gettowork上班deliver投递;study学习;shop商店,均不合题意答案 C7.A.liveB.supportC.serveD.protect解析 丈夫每天上班得supporthisfamily养活家庭其他不符合常识答案 B8.A.gettingB.protectingC.savingD.allowing解析 由后面的longdistancesfromwherewelive可知骑自行车节省了时间,且savesbfromdoing....固定短语;protectsbfromsth保护某人免受……;get,allow均不和from搭配答案 C9.A.surprisedB.thrilledC.puzzledD.sad解析 小偷stealourbike,我当然是难过sadsurprised吃惊;thrilled兴奋的;puzzled迷惑的答案 D10.A.offeredB.supportedC.providedD.agreed解析 offertohelp主动帮助为固定短语;B、C两项先排除;agreetodo同意做某事,不符合上下文答案 A11.A.stillB.finallyC.evenD.yet解析 even甚至,表示递进关系,符合句意still仍然,一直;finally最后;yet还答案 C12.A.NowandthenB.OnceinawhileC.OnceagainD.Soonerorlater解析 丈夫丢了自行车后“又一次onceagain”正常的上下班,而nowandthen时而;onceinawhile偶尔,间或;soonerorlater迟早答案 C13.A.honorB.pityC.sympathyD.respect解析 陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是honor荣耀;pity可怜,同情;sympathy同情;respect尊重答案 A14.A.thrownB.passedC.sentD.got解析 passsthfrom...to...把……传递下去,微笑是一种善意的传递;throw扔;send派,发送;get得到答案 B15.A.friendsB.strangersC.relativesD.parents解析 从上文可知actsofkindness从strangers那里得到;friends,relatives,parents不具备代表性答案 B16.A.weakenedB.spreadC.reducedD.strengthened解析 strengthenourfaithinhumanity巩固了我们对人性的信任weaken减弱;spread传播;reduce减少答案 D17.A.movedB.forcedC.urgedD.influenced解析 好的人性influence影响到我们和他人分享的方式move移动;force强迫;urge敦促答案 D18.A.shareB.connectC.dealD.work解析 sharewithothers和他人分享答案 A19.A.likesB.caresC.worriesD.wonders解析 anactofkindness表明人“关心、帮助”他人like喜欢;worry担心;wonder纳闷,想知道答案 B20.A.shortB.promisingC.permanentD.temporary解析 actofkindness固然渺小,但其影响是permanent永恒的short,promising,temporary分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的答案 C。