（2022全国高考真题）Goffin'scockatoos,akindofsmallparrotnativetoAustralasia,havebeenshownto
havesimilarshape-recognitionabilitiestoahumantwo-year-old.Thoughnotknowntousetoolsinthewild,the
birdshaveprovedskilfulattoolusewhilekeptinthecage.Inarecentexperiment,cockatooswerepresentedwith
aboxwithanutinsideit.Theclearfrontoftheboxhada“keyhole“inageometricshape,andthebirdswere
givenfivedifferentlyshaped"keys"tochoosefrom.Insertingthecorrect"key"wouldletoutthenut.
Inhumans,babiescanputaroundshapeinaroundholefromaroundoneyearofage,butitwillbeanother
yearbeforetheyareabletodothesamewithlesssymmetrical（对称的）shapes.Thisabilitytorecognizethata
shapewillneedtobeturnedinaspecificdirectionbeforeitwillfitiscalledan"allocentricframeofreference,\In
theexperiment,Goffin'scockatooswereabletoselecttherighttoolforthejob,inmostcases,byvisual
recognitionalone.Wheretrial-and-errorwasused,thecockatoosdidbetterthanmonkeysinsimilartests.This
indicatesthatGoffin'scockatoosdoindeedpossessanallocentricframeofreferencewhenmovingobjectsin
space,similartotwo-year-oldbabies.
Thenextstep,accordingtotheresearchers,istotryandworkoutwhetherthecockatoosrelyentirelyon
visualclues（线索）,oralsouseasenseoftouchinmakingtheirshapeselections.
1.Howdidthecockatoosgetthenutfromtheboxintheexperiment
A.Byfollowinginstructions.B.Byusingatool.
C.Byturningtheboxaround.D.Byremovingthelid.
2.Whichtaskcanhumanone-year-oldsmostlikelycompleteaccordingtothetext
A.Usingakeytounlockadoor.B.Tellingparrotsfromotherbirds.
C.Puttingaballintoaroundhole.D.Groupingtoysofdifferentshapes.
3.Whatdoesthefollow-uptestaimtofindoutaboutthecockatoos
A.Howfartheyareabletosee.B.Howtheytrackmovingobjects.
C.Whethertheyaresmarterthanmonkeys.D.Whethertheyuseasenseoftouchinthetest.
4.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext
A.Cockatoos:QuickErrorCheckersB.Cockatoos:IndependentLearners
C.Cockatoos:CleverSignal-ReadersD.Cockatoos:SkilfulShape-Sorters
【答案】1.B2.C3.D4.D
usewhilekeptinthecage.（虽然人们不知道这些鸟在野外会使用工具，但事实证明，它们在关在笼子里时就
能熟练地使用工具）“以及"thebirdsweregivenfivedifferentlyshaped"keys"tochoosefrom.Inserting,the
correct''keys"wouldletoutthenut.（研究人员给了这些鸟5把形状各异的“钥匙”供它们选择。插入，正确的
“钥匙”会让坚果出来）“可知，在实验中，凤头鹦鹉是通过使用工具从盒子里取出坚果的。故选B。
ofage（在人类身上，婴儿从一岁左右就可以把一个圆形的物品放进一个圆形的洞里）'‘结合选项，可知，一
岁儿童最有可能完成“将一个球放进一个圆形的洞里”的任务。故选C
thecockatoosrelyentirelyonvisualclues,oralsouseasenseoftouchinmakingtheirshapeselections.（根据研
究人员的说法，卜一步是尝试弄清楚凤头鹦鹉是完全依靠视觉线索，还是也使用触觉来选择它们的形状）”
可推知，后续测试的目的是了解凤头鹦鹉在测试中是否使用触觉。故选D。
havebeenshowntohavesimilarshape-recognitionabilitiesloahumantwo-year-old.（科芬的凤头鹦鹉是一种原
产于大洋洲的小鹦鹉，它的形状识别能力与两岁的人类相似）“可推知，本文主要介绍了会识别形状的凤头
鹦鹉。D项“Cockatoos:SkilfulShape-Sorters（凤头鹦鹉：识别形状的熟练工）”符合文意，最适合作为本文标
题。故选D。
1P机§与窗驾
（2021全国高考真题）IhaveworkedasakeeperattheNationalZoo,Parisfor11years.SpotandStripe
arethefirsttigercubsthathaveeverbeenbornhere.Globally,athirdofSumatrancubsinzoosdon'tmakeitto
adulthood,soIdecidedtogivethemround-the-clockcareathome.
Fvegottwochildren-theyoungerone,Kynan,wasextremelyhappyaboutthetigersarriving-butallofus
reallylookedforwardtobeingpartoftheirlivesandwatchingthemgrow.Iwasn'tworriedaboutbringingthem
intomyhomewithmywifeandkids.Thesewerecubs.Theyweighedabout2.5kgandweresosmallthatthere
wasabsolutelynorisk.
Astheygrewmoremobile,weletthemmovefreelyaroundthehouseduringtheday,butwhenwewere
asleepwehadtocontaintheminalargeroom,otherwisethey'dgetuptomischief.We*dcomedowninthe
morningtofindthey'dturnedtheroomupsidedown,andleftitlookinglikeazoo.
Thingsquicklygotveryintenseduetothehugeamountofenergyrequiredtolookafterthem.Therewere
sometoughtimesandIjustfeltextremelytired.Iwasgratefulthatmyfamilywastheretohelp.Wehadtohavea
bitofaproductionlinegoing,makingup"tigermilk”,washingbabybottles,andcleaningthefloors.
WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold,theywerelearninghowtoopendoorsandjumpfences,andwe
knewitreallywastimeforthemtogo.Itwashardforustofinallypartwiththem.Forthefirstfewdays,Kynan
wasalwaysabitdisappointedthatthecubsweren'tthere.
Fmnotsadaboutit.Fmhands-onwiththemeverydayatthezoo,andIdolookbackveryfondlyonthetime
thatwehadthem.
5.Whydidtheauthorbringthetigercubshome
A.Toensuretheirsurvival.B.Toobservetheirdifferences.
C.Toteachthemlifeskills.D.Toletthemplaywithhiskids.
6.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“getuptomischief5meaninparagraph3
A.Behavebadly.B.Losetheirway.C.Sleepsoundly.D.Misstheirmom.
7.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofraisingthetigercubsathome
A.Boring.B.Tiring.C.Costly.D.Risky.
8.WhydidtheauthordecidetosendSpotandStripebacktothezoo
A.Theyfrightenedthechildren.B.Theybecamedifficulttocontain.
C.Theyannoyedtheneighbours.D.Theystartedfightingeachother.
【答案】5.A6.A7.B8.B
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者为了保证两只老虎幼崽的存活，决定在家里全天候照顾它们。介绍
了老虎在作者家生活的情况以及作者照顾老虎的感受。
5.细节理解题。根据第——段中“Globally,athirdofSumatrancubsinzoosdon'tmakeittoadulthood,soIdecided
togivethemround-the-clockcareathome.（在全球范围内，动物园里三分之一的苏门答腊老虎幼崽活不到成
年，所以我决定在家里全天候照顾它们）''可知，作者把老虎幼崽带回家是为了确保他们的存活。故选A。
6.词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“Astheygrewmoremobile,weletthemmovefreelyaroundthehouseduring
theday,butwhenwewereasleepwehadtocontaintheminalargeroom,otherwisethey'd”（随着它们的活动越
来越多，我们白天让它们在房子里自由活动，但当我们睡觉时，我们必须把它们关在一个大房间里，否则
它们会）以及后文“Wddcomedowninthemorningtofindthey'dturnedtheroomupsidedown,andleftit
lookinglikeazoo."（我们早上下楼时发现他们把房间弄得乱七八糟，让它看起来像个动物园。）可知，作者
不得不把老虎们关在一个大房间里，否则它们就会调皮捣蛋，表现不好。早上下楼时发现他们把房间弄得
乱七八糟，看起来像个动物园。故画线词意思是“表现不好工故选A。
7.推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中“Thingsquicklygotveryintenseduetothehugeamountofenergyrequiredto
lookafterthem.ThereweresometoughtimesandIjustfeltextremelytired.（由于需要大量的精力来照顾它们，
事情很快变得非常紧张。有一段艰难的日子，我只是觉得非常累）”可推知，作者认为在家里养小老虎累人。
故选B。
8.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“WhenSpotandStripewerefourmonthsold,theywerelearninghowtoopen
doorsandjumpfences,andweknewitreallywastimeforthemtogo.（当Spot和Stripe四个月大的时候，他们
正在学习如何开门和跳栅栏，我们知道是时候让他们离开了）“可知，作者决定把Spot和Stripe送回动物园
是因为他们变得难以控制。故选B。
（2021北京高考真题）Earlyfifth-centuryphilosopherSt.Augustinefamouslywrotethatheknewwhat
timewasunlesssomeoneaskedhim.AlbertEinsteinaddedanotherwrinklewhenhetheorizedthattimevaries
dependingonwhereyoumeasureit.Today'sstate-of-the-artatomic（原子的）clockshaveprovenEinstein
right.Evenadvancedphysicscan'tdecisivelytelluswhattimeis,becausetheanswerdependsonthequestion
you*reasking.
Forgetabouttimeasanabsolute.Whatif,insteadofconsideringtimeintermsofastronomy,werelatedtimeto
ecologyWhatifweallowedenvironmentalconditionstosetthetempo（节奏）ofhumanlifeWe're
increasinglyawareofthefactthatwecan'tcontrolEarthsystemswithengineeringalone,andrealizingthatwe
needtomoderate（调节）ouractionsifwehopetoliveinbalance.Whatifourdefinitionoftimereflectedthat
Recently,Iconceptualizedanewapproachtotimekeepingthat*sconnectedtocircumstancesonourplanet,
conditionsthatmightchangeasaresultofglobalwarming.We'renowbuildingaclockattheAnchorageMuseum
thatreflectsthetotalflowofseveralmajorAlaskanrivers,whicharesensitivetolocalandglobalenvironmental
changes.We'veprogrammedittomatchanatomicclockifthewaterwayscontinuetoflowattheirpresentrate.If
theriversrunfasterinthefutureonaverage,theclockwillgetaheadofstandardtime.Iftheyrunslower,you'll
seetheoppositeeffect.
Theclockregistersbothshort-termirregularitiesandlong-termtrendsinriverdynamics.It'sasortof
witnessthosechangesonoursmartwatchesorphones.AnyonewhooptstogoonAlaskaMeanRiverTimewill
liveinharmonywiththeplanet.Anyonewhoconsidersrivertimeinrelationtoatomictimewillencountera
majorimbalanceandmaybemotivatedtocounteractitbyconsuminglessfuelorsupportinggreenerpolicies.
Evenifthismethodoftimekeepingisnovelinitsparticulars,earlyagriculturalsocietiesalsoconnectedtime
tonaturalphenomena.Inpre-ClassicalGreece,forinstance,people"corrected^oflficialcalendarsbyshiftingdates
forwardorbackwardtoreflectthechangeofseason.Temporalconnectiontotheenvironmentwasvitaltotheir
survival.Likewise,rivertimeandothertimekeepingsystemswe'redevelopingmayencourageenvironmental
awareness.
WhenSt.Augustineadmittedhisinabilitytodefinetime,hehighlightedoneoftime'smostnoticeable
qualities：Timebecomesmeaningfulonlyinadefinedcontext.Anytimekeepingsystemisvalid,andeachisas
praiseworthyasitspurpose.
9.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1
A.Timekeepingisincreasinglyrelatedtonature.
B.Everyonecandefinetimeontheirownterms.
C.Thequalitiesoftimevarywithhowyoumeasureit.
D.Timeisamajorconcernofphilosophersandscientists.
10.TheauthorraisesthreequestionsinParagraph2mainlyto.
A.presentanassumptionB.evaluateanargument
C.highlightanexperimentD.introduceanapproach
11.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage
A.Thosewhodonotgoonrivertimewillliveanimbalancedlife.
B.NewwaysofmeasuringtimecanhelptocontrolEarthsystems.
C.Atomictimewillgetaheadofrivertimeiftheriversrunslower.
D.Moderntechnologymayhelptoshapetheriverstemporalframe.
12.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage
A.Itiscrucialtoimprovethedefinitionoftime.
B.Afixedframewillmaketimemeaningless.
C.Weshouldliveinharmonywithnature.
D.Historyisamirrorreflectingreality.
【答案】9.BIO.Dll.C12.C
9.主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句"Evenadvancedphysicscan'tdecisivelytelluswhattimeis,becausethe
10.推理判断题。根据第二段的“WcTcincreasinglyawareofthefactthatwecan*tcontrolEarthsystemswith
engineeringalone,andrealizingthatweneedtomoderate（调节）ouractionsifwehopetoliveinbalance.（我
们越来越意识到，我们不能只是用工程学来控制地球系统，意识到，如果我们希望保持平衡，我们就需要
怎么样呢）“，结合前两个问题“Whatif,insteadofconsideringtimeintermsofastronomy,werelatedtimeto
ecologyWhatifweallowedenvironmentalconditionstosetthetempo（节奏）ofhumanlife（如果我们不考
呢厂可推断，第二段提出的三个问题是为了介绍方法。故选D项。
11.细节理解题。根据第三段的"We'veprogrammedittomatchanatomicclockifthewaterwayscontinueto
flowaltheirpresentrate.Iftheriversrunfasterinthefutureonaverage,theclockwillgetaheadofstandard
time.Iftheyrunslower,you'llseetheoppositeeffect.（如果水道继续以目前的速度流动，我们对它进行了
故选C项。
12.推理判断题。根据第二段的"We'reincreasinglyawareofthefactthatwecan'tcontrolEarthsystemswith
调节我们的行动。）”和倒数第二段的“Temporalconnectiontotheenvironmentwasvitaltotheir
环境。故选C。
止郃跄招空
（2021北京高考真题）Hundredsofscientists,writersandacademicssoundedawarningtohumanityinan
openletterpublishedlastDecember:Policymakersandtherestofusmustengageopenlywiththeriskofglobal
collapse.Researchersinmanyareashaveprojectedthewidespreadcollapseas“acrediblescenario（情景）this
century”.
Asurveyofscientistsfoundthatextremeweatherevents,foodinsecurity,andfreshwatershortagesmight
createglobalcollapse.Ofcourse,ifyouareanon-humanspecies,collapseiswellunderway.
Thecallforpublicengagementwiththeunthinkableisespeciallygermaneinthismomentof
still-uncontrolledpandemicandeconomiccrisesintheworld'smosttechnologicallyadvancednations.Notvery
longago,itwasalsounthinkablethataviruswouldshutdownnationsandthatsafetynetswouldbeprovenso
disastrouslylackinginflexibility.
Theinternationalscholars'warningletterdoesn'tsayexactlywhatcollapsewilllooklikeorwhenitmight
happen.Collapseology,thestudyofcollapse,ismoreconcernedwithidentifyingtrendsandwiththemthedangers
ofeverydaycivilization.Amongthesignatories（签署者）ofthewarningwasBobJohnson,theoriginatorofthe
“ecologicalfbotprinf,concept,whichmeasuresthetotalamountofenvironmentalinputneededtomaintaina
givenlifestyle.Withthecurrentfootprintofhumanity,"itseemsthatglobalcollapseiscertaintohappeninsome
form,possiblywithinadecade,certainlywithinthiscentury,“Johnsonsaidinanemail.
“Onlyifwediscusstheconsequencesofourbiophysicallimits,theDecemberwarninglettersays,“canwe
havethehopetoreducetheirspeed,severityandharm^^.Andyetmessengersofthecomingdisturbancearelikely
tobeignored.Weallwanttohopethingswillturnoutfine.Asapoetwrote,
Manisavictimofdope（麻醉品）
Intheincurableformofhope.
Thehundredsofscholarswhosignedtheletterareintent（执着）onquietinghopethatignorespreparedness.
“Let'slookdirectlyintotheissueofcollapse,theysay,"anddealwiththeterriblepossibilitiesofwhatwesee
theretomakethebestofatroublingfuture.^^
13.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“germane"inParagraph3probablymean
A.Scientific.B.Credible.
C.Original.D.Relevant.
14.Asforthepublicawarenessofglobalcollapse,theauthoris.
A.worriedB.puzzled
C.surprisedD.scared
15.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage
A.Thesignatoriesmaychangethebiophysicallimits.
B.Theauthoragreeswiththemessageofthepoem.
C.Theissueofcollapseisbeingprioritized.
D.Theglobalcollapseiswellunderway.
【答案】13.D14.A15.B
去年12月发表的一封公开信中向全人类发出了警告：政策制定者和我们每个人必须直面“全球崩塌”的风
13.词义猜测题。根据该词所在的具体语境，第三段第一句"Thecallfbrpublicengagementwiththe
unthinkableisespeciallygermaneinthismomentofstill-uncontrolledpandemicandeconomiccrisesinthe
提到，一场病毒肆虐，一个国家社会停止了运转，大流行无法控制，经济下行，这样的事情在不久之前都
是无法想象，不可思议（unthinkable）的，即世界充满J’不确定性。而此时此刻呼吁人们对这种unthinkable
Do
14.推理判断题。本题要求判断作者的情感态度，根据原文第五段“yetmessengersofthecomingdisturbance
arelikelytobeignored.Weallwanttohopethingswillturnoutfine."（然而未来崩溃的先行信号很可能被忽
略，我们都希望事情在未来会变好）和倒数最后一段的呼吁，例如"Let'slookdirectlyintotheissueof
collapse,Mtheysay,“anddealwiththeterriblepossibilitiesofwhatweseetheretomakethebestofatroubling
future."（他们说，“让我们直面全球崩塌的议题，真正去解决我们看到的可能的糟糕情况，以便使未来没
那么糟。“）可知，作者认为公众对“全球崩塌'’的重视意识不够，比较担心，A.worried担忧的；B.puzzled
困惑的，茫然的；C.surprised惊讶的；D.scared害怕的,综合以上的分析,可见作者对此是“担忧的“，故
选A,
15.推理判断题。原文诗歌“Manisavictimofdope;Intheincurablefbnnofhope.”（人类是麻醉品的受害者；
沉迷于无可救药的幻想中）表达的是，人类无视未来全球崩塌的巨大危险，把头埋进沙子里，假装不知道，
充满不切实际的幻想和希望。而诗歌前面的段落就提到“yetmessengersofthecomingdisturbancearc1汰clyto
beignored.Weallwanttohopethingswillturnoutfine."（然而未来崩溃的先行信号很可能被忽略，我们都希
望事情在未来会变好），结合上下文，这里指的是人们都幻想着未来就会变好。诗歌之后的最后一段则提
至!I执着于“quietinghopethatignorespreparedness.”（掐灭不做准备的空有幻想），接着又借学者之口，提到
"Let'slookdirectlyintotheissueofcollapse,"theysay,“anddealwiththeterriblepossibilitiesofwhatwesee
theretomakeIhebestofatroublingfuture."（他们说，“让我们直面全球崩塌的议题，真正去解决我们看到的
可能的糟糕情况，以便使未来没那么糟。“）可见，上下文一脉相承，表达相同的一方观点，未对另一方
选Bo
（2021全国高考真题）Ifyouevergettheimpressionthatyourdogcan"tell"whetheryoulookcontentor
annoyed,youmaybeontosomething.Dogsmayindeedbeabletodistinguishbetweenhappyandangryhuman
faces,accordingtoanewstudy
Researcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimages（图像）ofthesamepersonmakingeither
ahappyoranangryface.Duringthetrainingstage,eachdogwasshownonlytheupperhalforthelowerhalfof
theperson'sface.Theresearchersthentestedthedogs'abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacialexpressionsby
showingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson*sfaceonimagestotallydifferentfromtheonesusedintraining.The
researchersfoundthatthedogswereabletopicktheangryorhappyfacebytouchingapictureofitwiththeir
nosesmoreoftenthanonewouldexpectbyrandomchance.
Thestudyshowedtheanimalshadfiguredouthowtoapplywhattheylearnedabouthumanfacesduring
trainingtonewfacesinthetestingstage."Wecanruleoutthatthedogssimplydistinguishbetweenthepictures
basedonasimplecue,suchasthesightofteeth,"saidstudyauthorCorsinMuller.''Instead,ourresultssuggest
thatthesuccessfuldogsrealizedthatasmilingmouthmeansthesamethingassmilingeyes,andthesamerule
appliestoanangrymouthhavingthesamemeaningasangryeyes."
"Withourstudy,wethinkwecannowconfidentlyconcludethatatleastsomedogscandistinguishhuman
facialexpressions,1'MullertoldLiveScience.
Atthispoint,itisnotclearwhydogsseemtobeequippedwiththeabilitytorecognizedifferentfacial
expressionsinhumans,"Tous,themostlikelyexplanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheirlivingwith
humans,whichgivesthemalotofexposuretohumanfacialexpressions,"andthisexposurehasprovidedthem
withmanychancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem,Mullersaid.
16.Thenewstudyfocusedonwhetherdogscan.
A.distinguishshapesB.makesenseofhumanfaces
C.feelhappyorangryD.communicatewitheachother
17.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudyfromparagraph2
A.Researcherstestedthedogsinrandomorder.
B.Diversemethodswereadoptedduringtraining.
C.Picturesusedinthetwostagesweredifferent
D.Thedogswerephotographedbeforethelest.
18.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout
A.Asuggestionforfuturestudies.B.Apossiblereasonforthestudyfindings.
C.AmajorlimitationofthestudyD.Anexplanationoftheresearchmethod.
【答案】16.B17.C18.B
【分析】这是篇说明文。一项研究证明狗能够识别人类的面部表情，但目前还不清楚它们为什么有这种
16.细节理解题。根据第二段的“Researcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimagesofthe
samepersonmakingeitherahappyoranangryface.（研究人员训练了11只狗来区分同一个人脸上的表情是高
17.细节理解题。根据第二段的“Duringthetrainingstage,eachdogwasshownonlytheupperhalforthelower
halfoftheperson'sface.Theresearchersthentestedthedogs'abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacial
expressionsbyshowingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson\faceorimagestotallydifferentfromtheonesusedin
training』在训练阶段，每只狗只看到人脸的上半部分或下半部分。研究人员随后测试了狗辨别人类面部表
情的能力，向狗展示了人的另一半面部或与训练中使用的完全不同的图像）“可知，在训练和测试阶段，狗
看的照片是不一样的。故选C。
18.主旨大意题。根据最后一段的““Tous,themostlikelyexplanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheir
livingwithhumans,whichgivesthemalotofexposuretohumanfacialexpressions,andthisexposurehas
providedthemwithmanychancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem"Mullersaid.（Muller说：“对我们来说,
最可能的解释似乎是，基于他们与人类生活在一起，这让他们有很多机会接触人类的面部表情，而这种接
触为他们提供了很多机会，让他们学会区分他们。可知，最后一段主要讲述了狗能够辨别人类面部表情
的可能原因。故选B。
经典变式练（基础练、提升练、真题练）
※基础练
Dodogsunderstandus
Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.
AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGemany.Thedog
alsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodas
thoseofaparrotorchimpanzee.
Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20
groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,
Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRico
mustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.
Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwith
seventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedog
hadneverheardbefore.
Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof10tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerby
processofelimination.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.
Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreedknownfbr
itsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageof
ninemonths.
It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalk
back.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissin
return!
1.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.
A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings
B.dogsaresmarterthanpanotsandchimpanzees
C.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren
D.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills
2.Bothexperimentsshowthat.
A.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys
B.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright
C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics
D.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue
A.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.
B.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.
C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.
D.Ricoisbomtounderstanditsowner'scommands.
4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus
A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.
C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.
5.FromthepassageweknowthatRicois.
A.athree-year-oldbabyB.adogC.achimpanzeeD.aparrot
GemanartistHASchultisanunusualartistwhousestrashtomakesculptures.4€Wearelivinginatimeof
garbage,saysSchult."Icreatedathousandsculpturesofgarbage.Theyareamirrorofourselves.^^Here,Schult
wastalkingabouthis1,000trashsculpturesintheformofhumans.
“Theyaresocialsculptures,heexplained.t4Theyarenotonlysculpturesfortheeyes.Theyaresculpturesto