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IwaspleasedtoseeyouradinBeijingEveningNewsonMay25th,2005forasalesengineer.ThisJuly1willreceivemyBachelor'

sdegreeinElectronicEngineeringfromBeijingUniversity.IbelievethatIhavecapabilitytoworkwellbecauseofmyeducationandworkexperiences.Asindicatedinmyattachedresume,mymaindegreecourseisconcernedwithbasicelectronictopics.ButIalsohavetakensuchcoursesasMarketing,ConsumerBehaviorStrategiesandPsychology,andallavailableopportunitiestoincreasemyknowledge,

IhavealreadypassedCET-6withexcellentresultsandIhaveevenworkedtwosummersasanEnglishinterpreteratBeijingTravelService.

IwouldwelcomeanopportunitytojoinyourstaffbecauseyourworkisthekindIhavebeenpreparingtodoandbecausetheconditionsunderwhichitiscardedoutwouldhelptoexpressmyabilities.Ifaninterviewisneeded,pleasecallmeatyourconvenience.Thankyouverymuch!

Bestwishes!

Sincerely,

LiMing

PartⅡReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

AnimalEinsteins

Whenitcomestointelligence,humanbeingsarethetopdogsoftheanimalkingdom.Orsowetellourselves.Butinrecentyears,scientistshavebeendocumentingsurprisingintelligenceandemotionaldepthinanimalsrangingfromhumblehoneybeestothunderingelephants.Throughstudiesinlabsandinthewild,researchershavefoundanimalscommunicatingcomplexideas,solvingproblems,usingtoolsandexpressingtheirfeelings—behaviorsoncethoughttobeuniquelyhuman.

Theintelligencewe'

retalkingaboutismorethan,say,trainingadogtodetectcancerinhumans,afeatthatmaysavemanylives.It'

stheabilityoftheanimaltouseaninnatetraitforacomplexpurpose.Hereare,someamazingexamples.

ArtisticMonkeyBusiness

WhenJanetSchmidbecameexecutivedirectoroftheLittleRiverZooinNorman,Oklahoma,in1996,shelearnedalotabouttheintelligenceofmonkeys.Sheandherhusbandadoptedayoungmalewhohadanaughtypersonality,andnamedhimMr.Bailey.Themonkeyparticularlylikedtakingcarrides,insistingthatheinserttheignitionkeyandrideshotguninthepassenger'

sseat."

Helovedtoduckbelowthewindowaswe'

dcometoanintersection"

Schmidrecalls,"

Whenwe'

dstop,he'

djumpupandlaughatthecarnexttous,justtogetariseoutOfthepassengers"

.

Now12yearsold,Mr.Baileyhasbecomeanavidpainter.Heusesavarietyofbrushstrokestocreatecolorful,abstractcanvasesand,likeanytemperamentalartist,prefersnottobedisturbedwhilecreatinghisart."

He'

llpaintsteadilyforalmostanhourandwon'

tletanyoneinterrupthimuntilheputsdownhisbrush"

saysSchmid."

samazingtowatchbemuseyoucantellthere'

sathoughtprocessoccurring.Whenweraisedhim,wequitwatchingTVbecausebewassoentertaining"

IvyLeagueParrot

Thetermbirdbrainisconsideredaninsult,butsomebirdsactuallyareprettybrainy.OneAfricangreyparrotinsuburbanBostonissaidtohavethecognitiveabilitiesofafive-year-oldchild.Alex（forAvianLearningExperiment）isa29-year-oldbirdthat'

sbeentutoredmostofhislifebyIrenePepperberg,PhD,aHarvard-educatedprofessornowteachingatBrandeisUniversity.Alexcanidentify50differentobjects,sevencolors,fiveshapes,quantitiesuptosix,andtheconceptsofbigger,smaller,sameanddifferent."

Andhesaid,'

I'

mtarry'

"

reportsPepperberg."

Heknewwhatwasappropriatetosay"

PepperberginsiststhatAlexmakesreasoneddecisions—meaninghepossesseslanguageabilitiesoncethoughttoseparatehumansfromtherestoftheanimalkingdom.Duringanexperimentin2004,researchersgaveAlexdifferent-coloredblocksinsetsoftwo,threeandsix.Whenaskedwhichcolorgroupbedfiveblocks,Alexreplied,"

None"

.Andherepeatedtheanswerinduplicatetests.AlthoughAlexhadpreviouslylearnedthetermtodescribethedifferencebetweentwoidenticallysizedobjects,heapparentlyinterpretedtheconceptof"

none"

asanabsenceofquantityallonhisown.

"

Theimportantthingwasnotjustthatheunderstoodazero-likeconcept"

saysPepperberg,"

butthathewasabletotakeinformationfromonedomainandapplyittoanother.That'

salotlikeahighschoolstudentansweringquestionsonaquizshow"

SuchfeatshavemadeAlexacelebrity.

CulturedOrangutans（猩猩）

Becauseorangutansandhumansshare97percentofthesameDNA,it'

snosurprisethattheprimatesexhibitimpressivebrainpower.TakeChantek,a28-year-oldlivinginZooAtlanta.RaisedlikeahumanchildbyanthropologistH.LynMiles,PhD,Chanteklearnedtouseatoilet,cleanhisroomandreceiveanallowance,whichhespentontripstoMcDonald'

s.Todayheknowsmorethan150wordsinsignlanguageandcancomprehendspokenEnglish.Likenedtoafour-year-oldchild,hecanalsomakenecklaces,playSimonSays,andsignthathewantsacarridetothepark.

Wecanhaveaconversationandplaygamestogether"

saysMiles,aprofessorofanthropologyattheUniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga."

Hemightsign'

bedsleephug'

ifhewantsanighttimehugbeforegoingtosleep"

;

MilessaysChantekhaseveninventedsomenewwords,signing"

tomatotoothpaste"

forketchup,and"

eyedrink"

forcontactlenssolution.Chantekcallshimselfan"

orangutanperson"

todistinguishhimselffromothers.

EmotionalElephants

Knownfortheirlegendarymemories,elephantsalsoexhibitjumbo-sizedcompassion.Whenoneelephantinaherdisslowedfrominjury,therestwillwaituntilit-catchesup.Andifanelephantgetsstuckinamudhole,othershelp."

They'

lltrytogetundertheelephantlikeaforklift"

saysMarcBekoff,PhD,aprofessorofanimalbehaviorattheUniversityofColoradoinBoulder."

Thenthey'

llpushitout"

Bekoff,authorofAnimalPassionsandBeastlyVirtues,notesthatafteranelephantdies,theothersinitsherdwillgrieve.HeobservedagroupofelephantsinnorthernKenyaafterthedeathoftheirmatriarch."

Theywerejustmoping（闷闷不乐）aroundwiththeirheadsandtailslow"

saysBekoff."

Clearlytheywereinmourning"

Elephantsalsodemonstratedtheirsensitivityandcompassionbeforethe2OO4tsunamislammedintothecoastofThailand.Eyewitnessesreportedthatelephantswerescreamingandrunningforhigherground.Butontheway,theyusedtheirtrunkstoscoopupandsaveaboutadozentourists.

BuzzingProdigies（天才）

It'

shardtoimaginesomethingassmallasabughavingmuchinthebraindepartment.Butthehumblehoneybeepossessesthesecond-mostcomplexlanguage,afterhumans.Whenahoneybeereturnstoahiveafterdiningonflowernectar,itperformsacomplexwaggledancetotellotherbeeswhetherthemealisworthatrip."

Thehoneybeecansend10,000messages,providingthedistance,directionandquantityoffood"

saysJamesGould,PhD,aprofessorofecologyandevolutionarybiologyatPrincetonUniversity."

Notevenchimpsordolphinscansayasmanythings"

Somecriticsarguethatbeedancesreflectinnatebehaviorratherthanintelligence,butGouldinsiststhatthebeesarebrainy.Iftheysenseastormcoming,they'

llstoptheirdancesootherbeeswon'

tgetcaughtintherainwhilesearchingforfood.Andwhenthey'

relookingforanewhome,honeybeescoutswho'

vefoundadryspotwillsuddenlychangetheirdanceifanobserverpoursaglassofwaterinside."

realotlikepeoplejudgingwhethertobuyahouse"

saysGould.

SmartSuckers

Octopusesmaybespineless,butthey'

renotbrainless.AttheSeattleAquarium,marinebiologistRolandAnderson,PhD,reportsthatgiant,Pacificoctopuses（GPOs）arenotonlyintelligentcreaturesbutalsoleadedwithpersonality.OnefemalewasnamedEmilyDickinsonbecauseshewassoshysheusedtohideinanarrowspacebehindthetank'

sbackdrop.AfriskymalebecameLeisureSuitLarry,duetohisfondnessforgropingvolunteerswhowanderedtooclosetohistank."

Ifhewereaman,he'

dhavebeencitedforsexualharassment"

saysAnderson.

Lastyear,Andersondevisedanunusualintelligencetest.Heputsomesmallfishintoaplasticjarwithawide-mouthscrewtopandgavethemtosevendifferentGPOs.Mostoftheoctopuseshadtroubleopeningthejars.ButafterAndersondrilledholesinthejartopssotheGPOscouldsmellthesmallfish,theoctopusesperformedbetter.Thenhecoatedtheoutsideofthejarswithfr6senfishtokeeptheGPOs'

interest,andthistime,theyquicklyopenedthelids."

Asignoftheirintelligence"

CreativeDolphins

AsfarbackasAristotle,dolphinshavebeenknownaswiseguardiansofthesea,protectingsailorsfromsharksandguidingshipstoland.What'

smoreimpressiveisdolphins'

abilitytocommunicatewitheachother,especiallyovervastdistances.Dolphinsemithigh-pitchedwhistlestoconversewithotherdolphinstheycan'

tsee.

Somealsocanunderstandsign