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1、2019-2020年高三英语（9月）第一学期模块诊断试题注意：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’smindbytalkingtoi
2、t.HerfirstexperimentsbeganwithAlex.Alexwasaone-year-oldAfricangreyparrotandIrenetaughthimtoproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtomunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”Atthetime,mostscientistsdidn’tbelieveanimalshadanythoughts.They
3、thoughtanimalsweremorelikerobotsbutdidn’thavetheabilitytothinkorfeel.Ofcourse,ifyouownapetyouprobablydisagree.Butitisthejobofascientisttoprovethisandnowadaysmorescientistsacceptthatanimalscanthinkforthemselves.“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Irenesaid,“Somepeopl
4、eactuallycalledmecrazyfortryingthis.”Nowadays,wehavemoreandmoreevidencethatanimalshaveallsortsofmentalabilities.Sheepcanrecognizefaces.Chimpanzees(黑猩猩)useavarietyoftoolsandevenuseweaponstohunt.AndAlextheparrotbecameaverygoodtalker.ThirtyyearsaftertheAlexstudiesbegan,
5、IrenewasstillgivinghimEnglishlessonsupuntilhisrecentdeath.Forexample,ifAlexwashungryhecouldsay“wantgrape”.Alexcouldcounttosixandwaslearningthesoundsforsevenandeight.“Hehastohearthewordsoverandoverbeforehecancorrectlysaythem.”Irenesaid,afterpronouncing“seven”forAlexaf
6、ewtimesinarow.Alexcouldalsotellthedifferencebetweencolors,shapes,sizes,andmaterials(e.g.woodandmetal).Beforehefinallydied,Alexmanagedtosay“seven”.AnotherfamouspetthatprovedsomeanimalshavegreatermentalskillswasadogcalledRico.HeappearedonaGermanTVgameshowin2011.Ricokne
7、wthenamesof200differenttoysandeasilylearnedthenamesofnewones.WhenRicobecamefamous,manyotherdogownerswantedtoshowhowclevertheirpetswere.AnotherdogcalledBetsycouldunderstand300words.Onetheoryfordogs’abilitytolearnalanguageisthattheyhavebeenclosepanionstohumansformanyce
8、nturiesandsotheirabilitytounderstandusisconstantlyevolving.Whileanimalscan’tdowhathumansdoyet,somescientistsbelievethatexampleslike
