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1、Forthosewhostudythedevelopment Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self-awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence. Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesi
2、tselfinthemirror,thatis,itsownreflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingverylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,haveshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves. Nowa
3、notheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself-reflectiontest. ”Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal,”saidDinanaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,ana
4、uthorofthestudywithJoshuaandFansdeWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins.” TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8-foot-squaremirroronawalloftheanimals’pl
5、ayarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecordedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror. Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies. Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesid
6、eofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose. DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.” 45.Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals? A.
7、Whethertheyhavelargebrains. B.Whethertheyhaveself-awareness. C.Whethertheyenjoyoutdoorexercises. D.Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors. 46.Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext? A.Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders. B.Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoov
8、isitors. C.TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss. D.Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent. 47.WhatmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty? A.Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror. B.Sherecognizedherownimageinthemirror. C.Shepai
