2010-2023历年佛山一中高一下学期期末考试英语卷.docxVIP

2010-2023历年佛山一中高一下学期期末考试英语卷

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一.参考题库(共12题)

1.ShewillflytoWashington,________shecanenjoyherself.

A．that

B．which

C．where

D．/

2.Ofalltheanimalsintheanimalkingdom,whichone(asidefromman)isthecleverest?

Thereareseveralwaysofmeasuringtheintelligenceofanimals.Inonetestascientistsetsthreesamecansonatable.Whiletheanimalwatches,heputsfoodunderoneofthecans.Thenheleadstheanimalaway.Sometimelater,hebringsitbacktoseeifitrememberswhichcanhasthefood.Nosmellingisallowed;theanimalmustgodirectlytothecorrectcanoritfails.

Thisiscalledadelayed-responsetext.Theideaistofindouthowlongananimal’smemorycankeepinformation.Thescientistswouldtryshowingthecanstotheanimalonehourlater,ortwohourslater,orevenafulldaylater.Theydiscoveredthatchimpanzeesandelephantshadthebestmemory,andwereabletorememberthecorrectcanforatleasttwentyhours.Nootheranimalisclose.Dogscamenext,buttheyonlyrememberedforninehours.

Tosettlethematter,thescientistsdesignedahugemaze(迷宫)andranthechimps?andelephantsthroughit.Themazewasverydifficult,withmanyblindpathsanddeadends.Ittookthechimps(chimpanzees)tenminutestofindtheirwayout.Theelephantsneededhalfanhour.Evenallowingfortheelephants’slowerrateofspeed,thetestshowsthatchimpanzeesarethecleverestanimals.

Fromthisandothertests,thescientistsdrewthefollowingconclusion:ananimal’sintelligencedependsonthesizeofitsbraininproportion(比例)tothesizeofitsbody.Theelephant’sbrainweighstenpounds.Butthisisonly1/600thofits6,000poundsbody.Achimp’sbrainweighsaboutonepound,or1/120thofitstotalbodyweight.Soinproportiontoitsbodysize,thechimphasfourtimesasmuchbrainastheelephant----morebrainforlessbody.Thechimpisthechamp!

【小题1】Whichisthebesttitle?

A．TheElephant’sMemory

B．TheCle