【英语】山西大学附中2016届高三上学期9月月考

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1、山西大学附中2015---2016学年高三第一学期（9月）月考英语试题考试时间：100分钟满分：100分注意：本考试严禁使用手机、电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhat’sonYourPet’sMind?In1977,IrenePepperbergofHarvardUniversitybeganstudyingwhatwasonanothercreature’smindbytalkingtoit.Herfir

2、stexperimentsbeganwithAlex.Alexwasaone-year-oldAfricangreyparrotandIrenetaughthimtoproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtocommunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”Atthetime,mostscientistsdidn’tbelieveanimalshadanythoughts.Theythoughtanimalsweremorelikerobotsbutdi

3、dn’thavetheabilitytothinkorfeel.Ofcourse,ifyouownapetyouprobablydisagree.Butitisthejobofascientisttoprovethisandnowadaysmorescientistsacceptthatanimalscanthinkforthemselves.“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Irenesaid,“Somepeopleactuallycalledmecrazyfortryingthis.”Nowadays,wehavemoreandmoreeviden

4、cethatanimalshaveallsortsofmentalabilities.Sheepcanrecognizefaces.Chimpanzees(黑猩猩)useavarietyoftoolsandevenuseweaponstohunt.AndAlextheparrotbecameaverygoodtalker.ThirtyyearsaftertheAlexstudiesbegan,IrenewasstillgivinghimEnglishlessonsupuntilhisrecentdeath.Forexample,ifAlexwashungryhecouldsay“wantgr

5、ape”.Alexcouldcounttosixandwaslearningthesoundsforsevenandeight.“Hehastohearthewordsoverandoverbeforehecancorrectlysaythem.”Irenesaid,afterpronouncing“seven”forAlexafewtimesinarow.Alexcouldalsotellthedifferencebetweencolors,shapes,sizes,andmaterials(e.g.woodandmetal).Beforehefinallydied,Alexmanaged

6、tosay“seven”.12AnotherfamouspetthatprovedsomeanimalshavegreatermentalskillswasadogcalledRico.HeappearedonaGermanTVgameshowin2011.Ricoknewthenamesof200differenttoysandeasilylearnedthenamesofnewones.WhenRicobecamefamous,manyotherdogownerswantedtoshowhowclevertheirpetswere.AnotherdogcalledBetsycouldun

7、derstand300words.Onetheoryfordogs’abilitytolearnalanguageisthattheyhavebeenclosecompanionstohumansformanycenturiesandsotheirabilitytounderstandusisconstantlyevolving.Whileanimalscan’tdowhathumansdoyet,somes