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1、Unit6AnimalIntelligence PartIPre-readingTask Listentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions: 1.WhatdoyouknowaboutMichaelJackson? 2.HowdoeshefeelaboutBen?Why? 3.DoyouthinkthesongBenrevealssomethingabouttherelationshipbetweenma
2、nandanimals?Ifso,whatisit? 4.Isthesongrelatedtothethemeoftheunit—animalintelligence?How? PartII TextA Food,warmth,sleep?Theirthoughtsmaybemuchdeeperthanthat. WHATANIMALSREALLYTHINK EuqeneLinden Overtheyears,Ihavewrittenextensivelyaboutanimal-intelli
3、genceexperimentsandthecontroversythatsurroundsthem.Doanimalsreallyhavethoughts,whatwecallconsciousness?Wonderingwhethertheremightbebetterwaystoexploreanimalintelligencethanexperimentsdesignedtoteachhumansigns,Irealizedwhatnowseemsobvious:ifanimalscanthink,
4、theywillprobablydotheirbestthinkingwhenitservestheirownpurposes,notwhenscientistsaskthemto. AndsoIstartedtalkingtovets,animalresearchers,zookeepers.Mostdonotstudyanimalintelligence,buttheyencounterit,andthelackofit,everyday.ThestoriestheytellusrevealwhatI
5、'mconvincedisanewwindowonanimalintelligence:thekindofmentalfeatsanimalsperformwhendealingwithcaptivityandthedominantspeciesontheplanet—humans. Let'sMakeaDeal ConsiderthetimeCharleneJendry,aconservationistattheColumbusZoo,learnedthatafemalegorillanamedCol
6、owashandlingasuspiciousobject.Arrivingonthescene,JendryofferedColosomepeanuts,onlytobemetwithablankstare.Realizingtheywerenegotiating,Jendryraisedthestakesandofferedapieceofpineapple.Atthispoint,whilemaintainingeyecontact,Coloopenedherhandandrevealedakeych
7、ain. Relieveditwasnotanythingdangerousorvaluable,JendrygaveColothepineapple.Carefulbargainerthatshewas,ColothenbrokethekeychainandgaveJendryalink,perhapsfiguring.WhygiveherthewholethingifIcangetabitofpineappleforeachpiece? Ifananimalcanshowskillintrading
8、onethingforanother,whynotinhandlingmoney?OneorangutannamedChantekdidjustthatinasign-languagestudyundertakenbyanthropologistLynMilesattheUniversityofTennessee.Chantekfiguredoutthatifhedidtaskslikecleaninghisro
