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第一部分选择题(共100分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Trans-Br
idgeToursislookingforwardtoprovidingyouwithanotheryearofexcitingOne-Daytraveldestinationsi
n2016.
StatueofLiberty&
EllisIsland
August15(Sat)
$78Adult;
$66Child(4-12);
$75Senior(62+)
NovisittotheNewYorkCityareaiscompletewithoutatriptotheworld’smostfamouslandmarks---theStatueofLibertyandEllisIsland.
PriceincludestransportationtoLibertyStateParkandtimedferrytickets.
9/11Museum&
Memorial
September29(Tue)
$87Adult;
$78Youth(7-17);
Senior$80(65+)
TheMuseumdisplaysartifactsassociatedwiththeeventsof9/11,whilepresentingstoriesoflossandrecovery.TheMemorialbetweenthetwinreflectingpools,isatributeofremembranceandhonortothenearly3,000peoplekilledintheterrorattacks.
TheNewYorkBotanicalGarden
October14(Wed)
$126Adult
ThisNationalHistoricLandmarkoffersvisitors250acres(英亩)ofthemostuniquelandformofanybotanicalgardenintheworld,withhugerockoutcroppings,beautifulflowercollections,ariver,cascadingwaterfalls,and40acres(英亩)ofold-growthforestdatingfrompre-Revolutionarytimesplusaworld-classCons
ervatory.
HagleyMuseum&
Winterthur
November21(Sat)
$113Adult
Locatedon235acresalongthebanksoftheBrandywine,HagleyisthesiteofthegunpowderworksfoundedbyE.I.duPontin1802.WinterthurwastheformerhomeofHenryFrancisduPont,afamousantiquescollectorandgardener.
Includes:
BrandywinetouratHagley;
LunchatHagleyMuseum;
GuidedtouratWinterthurGarden
21.Whichofthefollowingchargesanadultthelowestfee?
A.StatueofLiberty&
EllisIslandB.9/11Museum&
C.TheNewYorkBotanicalGardenD.Hagley
Museum&
22.Whichwassetupinmemoryofthevictimsoftheterroristattacks?
A.TheStatueofLiberty.B.The9/11Memorial.C.HagleyMuseum.D.WinterthurGarden.23.Whencanyoudosomegeological(地质的)researchwhiletravelling?
A.August15.B.September29.C.October14.D.November21.
B
Verymobileearshelpmanyanimalsdirecttheirattentiontotherustleofapossibleattacker.Researcherssaythesemobileearshavebecomeausefulcommunicationtool.Theirstudiesofanimalbehaviourbuildupapictureofhowcommunicationandsocialskillsdeveloped.
“We'
reinterestedinhowtheycommunicate
”saidleadresearcherJenniferWathan.“Andbeingsensitivetowhatanotherindividualisthinkingisafundamentalskillfromwhichothermorecomplexskillsdevelop.”
MsWathanandhercolleagueProfKarenMcCombsetupabehaviouralexperimentwhere72individualhorseshadtousevisualcuesfromanotherhorseinordertochoosewheretofeed.Theyledeachhorsetoapointwhereithadtoselectoneoftwobuckets.Onawallbehindthisdecision-makingspotwasalife-sizedphotographofahorse'
sheadfacingeithertoleftorright.Insomeofthetrials,thehorses’earsoreyeswerecovered.
Iftheearsandeyesofthehorseinthepicturewerevisible,thehorsesbeingtestedwouldchoosethebuckettowardswhichitsgaze-anditsears-weredirected.Ifthehorseinthepicturehadeitheritseyesoritsearscovered,thehorsebeingtestedwouldjustchooseafeedbucketatrandom.
Likemanymammalsthatarehuntedbypredators(捕食者),horsescanr
otate(旋转)theirearsthroughalmost180degrees-butMsWathansaidthatinour"
human-centric"
viewoftheworld,wehadoverlookedtheimportanceoftheseverymobileearsinanimalcommunication.
"
Itseemsthere'
ssomethinginthevisualcues-fromboththeeyesandtheears-thatarereallyimportant,"
shetoldBBCNews."
Horseshavequiterichsociallivesandrelationshipswithotherhorses,sothey'
reagoodspeciestolookatthisin."
Andthemorewelookatcommunicationacrossdifferentspecies,themorewecanconsiderwhatmighthavepromotedtheevolutionofsophisticatedcommunicationandsocialskills."
24.Whydoesahorserotateitsears?
A.Totelleachotherwheretheycangoforthebuckets.
B.Tobecuriousaboutwhattheotherhorseisthinking.
C.Towarntheotherhorsewhenanattackeriscomingcloser.
D.Toexpressitshopetobuildupsocialrelationswithothers.
25.Whydidtheresearchersusethelife-sizedphotographofahorseintheexperiment?
A.Tohelpdevelophorses’complexskills.
B.
Toleadotherhorsestofeedthemselves.
C.Tomakethehorsesintheexperimentexcited.
D.Toprovidecluesforthehorsesintheexperiment.
26.Whyareearsandeyesimportanttohorses?
A.Theycanfindthefeedingbucketsmoreeasilywithearsandeyes.
B.Withearsandeyestheycanescapefromdangersmoreeasily.
C.Withearsandeyestheycancommunicatewitho