2016湖北孝感市高考英语语法填空和阅读理解暑假练习(1)及答案.pdfVIP

【阅读理解】

Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld，self-awarenessisan

importantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.

ownreflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingverylittle

attentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans，andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins，

havebeenshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.

Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,

researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest.

“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal，”saidDianaReissoftheWildlife

ConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalof

EmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains，Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesand

dolphins.”

TheresearcherstestedHappy.MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan

8-foot-

whathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.

Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit，andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.

Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest，inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.

withherlongnose.

DianaReisssaid，

abetterway.”

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.Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals?

A.Whethertheyhavelargebrains.B.Whethertheyhaveself-awareness.

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.Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext?

A.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。

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