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1、高考英语阅读理解训练:科普小品类 (一)(2011·全国卷Ⅱ) Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld,self??awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence. Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemir
2、ror,thatis,itsownreflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingverylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins,havebeenshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves. Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedthec
3、lub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself??reflectiontest. “Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal.”saidDianaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFans
4、B.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins”. TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8??foot??squaremirroronawalloftheanimals'playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecor
5、dedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror. Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies. Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror
6、,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose. DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.” 1.Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals? A.Whethertheyhavelargebrains. B.Whethertheyhaveself??awareness. C.Whetherth
7、eyenjoyoutdoorexercises. D.Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors. 2.Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext? A.Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders. B.Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors. C.TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss. D.Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent. 3.Wha
8、tmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty? A.Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror. B.Sherecognizedherownimagein