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1、2012高考英语阅读训练试题参考（科普小品类）导读：本文2012高考英语阅读训练试题参考（科普小品类），仅供参考，如果能帮助到您，欢迎点评和分享。(一)(2011·全国卷Ⅱ)Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld，self??awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.Awarenesscanb
2、etestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis，itsownreflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingverylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins，havebeenshowntorecognizethatth
3、eimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself??reflectiontest.“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal.”DianaReissoftheWildlifeCon
4、servationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins”．TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8??foot??squaremirro
5、ronawalloftheanimals'playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecordedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspainte
6、dononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.1．Whatcan”mirrorteststellusaboutanimals?A．Whethert
7、heyhavelargebrains.B．Whethertheyhaveself??awareness.C．Whethertheyenjoyoutdoorexercises.D．Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors.2．Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext?A．Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders.B．Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors.C．Theyareincludedinthe
8、studybyReiss.D．Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent.3．WhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty?A．Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror.B．Sherecognizedhe
