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thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedbyCarlZimmerinthe 

ScienceTimes.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitfly 

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toliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhat 

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bulbsburnlonger,thatthereisa（n） 

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in 

notbeingtoobright.

Intelligence,it 

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isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslow 

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thestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning—a（n） 

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process—insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey’veapparentlylearnediswhento 

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Isthereanadaptivevalueto9 

intelligence?

That’sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Insteadofcastingawistfulglance 

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atallthespecieswe’veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhatthereal 

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ofourownintelligencemightbe.Thisis 

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themindofeveryanimalwe’veevermet.

Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesuswonderwhatexperimentsanimalswould 

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onhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner, 

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isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.Webelievethat 

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animalsranthelabs,theywouldtestusto 

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thelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforlocations.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally 

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notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis. 

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theywouldhopetostudya（n） 

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question:

Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?

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theresultsareinconclusive.

1.[A]Suppose[B]Consider[C]Observe[D]Imagine

2.[A]tended[B]feared[C]happened[D]threatened

3.[A]thinner[B]stabler[C]lighter[D]dimmer

4.[A]tendency[B]advantage[C]inclination[D]priority

5.[A]insistson[B]sumsup[C]turnsout[D]putsforward

6.[A]off[B]behind[C]over[D]along

7.[A]incredible[B]spontaneous[C]inevitable[D]gradual

8.[A]fight[B]doubt[C]stop[D]think

9.[A]invisible[B]limited[C]indefinite[D]different

10.[A]upward[B]forward[C]afterward[D]backward

11.[A]features[B]influences[C]results[D]costs

12.[A]outside[B]on[C]by[D]across

13.[A]deliver[B]carry[C]perform[D]apply

14.[A]bychance[B]incontrast[C]asusual[D]forinstance

15.[A]if[B]unless[C]as[D]lest

16.[A]moderate[B]overcome[C]determine[D]reach

17.[A]at[B]for[C]after[D]with

18.[A]Aboveall[B]Afterall[C]However[D]Otherwise

19.[A]fundamental[B]comprehensive[C]equivalent[D]hostile

20.[A]Byaccident[B]Intime[C]Sofar[D]Betterstill

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Habitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine.“Notchoice,buthabitrulestheunreflectingherd,”WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentur