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第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

第1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。

A

What’sonYourPet’sMind?

In1977,IrenePepperbergofHarvardUniversitybeganstudyingwhatwasonanothercreature’smindbytalkingtoit.HerfirstexperimentsbeganwithAlex.Alexwasaone-year-oldAfricangreyparrotandIrenetaughthimtoproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtocommunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”

Atthetime,mostscientistsdidn’tbelieveanimalshadanythoughts.Theythoughtanimalsweremorelikerobotsbutdidn’thavetheabilitytothinkorfeel.Ofcourse,ifyouownapetyouprobablydisagree.Butitisthejobofascientisttoprovethisandnowadaysmorescientistsacceptthatanimalscanthinkforthemselves.

“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Irenesaid,“Somepeopleactuallycalledmecrazyfortryingthis.”

Nowadays,wehavemoreandmoreevidencethatanimalshaveallsortsofmentalabilities.Sheepcanrecognizefaces.Chimpanzees（黑猩猩）useavarietyoftoolsandevenuseweaponstohunt.AndAlextheparrotbecameaverygoodtalker.

ThirtyyearsaftertheAlexstudiesbegan,IrenewasstillgivinghimEnglishlessonsupuntilhisrecentdeath.Forexample,ifAlexwashungryhecouldsay“wantgrape”.Alexcouldcounttosixandwaslearningthesoundsforsevenandeight.“Hehastohearthewordsoverandoverbeforehecancorrectlysaythem.”Irenesaid,afterpronouncing“seven”forAlexafewtimesinarow.Alexcouldalsotellthedifferencebetweencolors,shapes,sizes,andmaterials（e.g.woodandmetal）.Beforehefinallydied,Alexmanagedtosay“seven”.

AnotherfamouspetthatprovedsomeanimalshavegreatermentalskillswasadogcalledRico.HeappearedonaGermanTVgameshowin2018.Ricoknewthenamesof200differenttoysandeasilylearnedthenamesofnewones.WhenRicobecamefamous,manyotherdogownerswantedtoshowhowclevertheirpetswere.AnotherdogcalledBetsycouldunderstand300words.

Onetheoryfordogs’abilitytolearnalanguageisthattheyhavebeenclosecompanionstohumansformanycenturiesandsotheirabilitytounderstandusisconstantlyevolving.Whileanimalscan’tdowhathumansdoyet,somescientistsbelievethatexampleslikeAlexandRicoprovethatevolutiondevelopsintelligence,aswellasphysicalappearance.

1.Irenewantedtofindout__________.

A.whataparrotthinksB.whyaparrotcanspeak

C.howparrotsmakesoundsD.ifparrotsspeakEnglish

2.Alexlearntnewwordsby__________.

A.singingthemB.readingthemC.writingthemD.rehearingthem

3.Thearticleconcludesthat___________.

A.ourpetsunderstandwhatwesay

B.dogsmayspeaktohumansoneday

C.humansarerelatedtochimpanzees

D.mentalabilitycanevolveinanimals

B

Aswegrowold,werealizethatwehavesolittletimetoreadandtherearesomanygreatbooksthatwe’veyettogetaroundto.Yere-readersareeverywherearoundus.Forcertainfans,re-readingTheLordoftheRingsisaconventionalpracticeannually.OnefriendtoldmethatJaneAusten’sEmmacanstillsurprisehim,despitehishavingreaditover50times.

Newsuddenclearunderstandingscanbegainedfromtheprocessofre-reading.JournalistRebaccaMead,along-timeEnglishwomaninNewYork,firstcameacrossGeorgeEliot’sMiddlemarchat17.Sincethen,shehasreaditagaineveryfiveyears.Witheachre-reading,ithasopenedupfurther;

ineachchapterofherlife,ithasresonated（引起共鸣）differently.Meadevidencedthelargenumberofwaysinwhichreallygoodbooksnotonlystandthetestofrepeatreads,butalsoofferfreshgiftseachtimewecracktheirspines.Thesekindsofbooksgrowwithus.

Scientistshavealsorecognizedthementalhealthbenefitsofre-reading.ResearchconductedwithreadersintheUSfoundthatonourfirstreading,weareconcernedwiththe“what”andthe“why”.Secondtimeround,we’reabletobetterappreciatetheemotionsthattheplotcontinuestoexpress.AsresearcherCristelRusselloftheAmericanUniversityexplained,returningtoabook“bringsneworrenewedappreciationofboththegreatbookanditsreaders.”

It’struethatweoftenfindformerselvesonthepagesofoldbooks（ifwe’refondofmakingnotesonthepages）.Thesetextscancarryusbacktoatimeandplace,andremindusofthekindofpersonthatwewerethen.We’rechangednotonlybylivedexperiencebutalsobyreadexperience–bythebooksthatwe’vediscoveredsincelastreadingtheoneinourhand.

Moresothanthemoviedirectororthemusician,thewritercallsuponourimaginations,usingwordstoleadustopicturethisdeclarationofloveorthatunfaithfulnessinlife.Abookisajointprojectbetweenwritersandreaders,andwemustpoursomuchofourselvesintoreadingthatourownlifestorycanbecomeconnectedwiththestoryinthebook.

Perhapswhat’sreallystrangeisthatwedon’tre-readmoreoften.Afterall,wewatchourfavouritefilmsagainandwewouldn’tthinkoflisteningtoanalbumonlyonce.Wetreasuremessyoldpaintingsasobjects,yetofallartforms,literaturealoneisalargelyone-timedelight.Abook,ofcourse,takesupmoretime,butasMeadconfirms,therewardsmakeitadequatelyworthwhile.

4.Theunderlinedexpression“cracktheirspines”inParagraph2refersto________.

A.recitethemB.re-readthemC.recallthemD.retellthem

5.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat__________.

A.readingbenefitspeoplebothmentallyandphysically

B.readersmainlyfocusonfeelingsontheirfirstreading

C.weknowourselvesbetterthroughre-readingexperience

D.writersinspirethesameimaginationsasfilmdirectorsdo

6.Thepurposeofthepassageisto__________.

A.callondifferentunderstandingsofoldbooks

B.focusonthementalhealthbenefitsofreading

C.bringawarenesstothesignificanceofre-reading

D.introducetheeffectivewaysofre-readingoldbooks

C

Youmayhaveheardofthemanwhodecidedtorepairtheroofofhishouse.Tobesafe,hetiedaropearoundhiswaistandthrewtheotherendofitoverthetopofthehouse.Heaskedhissontotieittosomethingsecure.Theboyfastenedthesafetyropetothebumperoftheircarparkedinthedriveway.Itseemedlikeagoodideaatthetime.Butalittlewhilelater,hiswife,unawareoftheropesecuringherhusband,shestartedthecaranddroveaway.Imaginewhattheresultwouldbe.

Thisstory,factualornot,pointstoagreattruth.Itisatruthaboutwhereweplaceoursecurity;

aboutthosethingstowhichwe’vetiedoursafetylines.Whatisyourropetiedto?

Thinkaboutit.Whatdoyoudependontokeepyoufromdisaster?

Isyourropetiedtoagoodjob?

Isittiedtoarelationshipwithsomebodyyourelyon?

Isittiedtoacompanyoranorganization?

WriterSusanTaylortellsofdiscoveringhowunreliablesomeofoursafetylinesreallyare.Shetellsoflyinginbedintheearlyhoursofthemorningwhenanearthquakestruck.Asherhouseshook,shefelloutofbedandmanagedtogotothedoorway,watchinginhorrorasherwholehousecrackeddownaroundher.Whereherbedhadoncestood,shelaterdiscoverednothingbutapileofbricks.Shelosteverything—everybutton,everydish,herautomobile,everyarticleofclothing.Susantrembled,scaredandcrying,inthedarkness.Intheearlymorningshecriedandcalledoutforhelp.

Thoroughlyexhausted,shethoughtthatmaybesheshouldbelisteningforrescuersinsteadofcrying.Soshegrewstillandlistened.Inthesilencearoundher,theonlysoundsheheardwasthebeatingofherownheart.Itoccurredtoherthenthatatleastshewasstillaliveand,amazinglyenough,unhurt.

Shethoughtabouthersituation.Inthestillness,fearabandonedherandafeelingofindescribablepeaceandhappinessfloodedin,thelikesofwhichshehadneverbeforeknown.Itwasanexperiencethatwastochangeherlifeforever.

Inthedeepestpartofherbeing,Susanrealizedaremarkabletruth.Sherealizedshehadnothingtofear.Amazingly,whetherornotshewaseverrescued,whethersheevermadeitoutalive,shesensedshehadnothingtofear.

Forthefirsttimeinherlifesheunderstoodthathertruesecuritydidnotdependonthosethingsinwhichshehadplacedhertrust.Itlaydeepwithin.Andalsoforthefirsttime,sheknewwhatitwastobecontentinallcircumstances.Sherealizedthatwhethershehadplentyorhardlyenough,somehowshewouldbeallright.Shejustknewit.Shelaterwrote,“BeforethequakeIappearedverysuccessful,butmylifewasoutofbalance.Iwasn’thappybecauseIhadbeenmakingmoneyandalwayswantingmore.Myhome,myjob,myclothes,arelationship—Ithoughttheyweremysecurity.IttookanearthquakeandlosingeverythingIownedformetodiscoverthatmysecurityhadbeenwithmeallalong…There’sapowerwithinusthatwecandependuponnomatterwhatishappeningaroundus.”

Shehadtiedherropetothewrongthings.Ittookadisasterforhertounderstandthatthosethingsarenottrustworthy.Sosheletgooftheropeanddiscoveredpeace.Shefoundthathertruesecuritywasapowerwithin-dependableandsure.

Whatisyourropetiedto?

Andwhatwouldhappenifyoufoundthecouragetoletgoofit?

7.Ifthestoryofthemanwastrue,themostprobableresultwouldbethat___________.

A.thebumperofthecarbrokeup

B.thehousewasdestroyedbythecar

C.thewifewasscoldedbyherhusband

D.themanwasbadlyinjuredorevenkilled

8.WhywasSusancryinginthedarkness?

A.Becauseshewasafraidofstayinginthedar