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第七组
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阅读理解+
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阅读七选五+
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Ⅰ
.
阅读理解
(2019·
镇海中学模拟
)The
high
social
cognitive
(
认知的
)skills
of
horses
towards
humans might partially explain why
humans and horses have a
collaborative(
合作的
)
relationship
r
,
the scientific evidence
for this ability is still scarce(
不足
的
)
.
In this
study
,
scientists focused on
horses’ social cognitive skills with humans in
a
problem-
solving
situation
where
food
was
hidden
in
a
place
accessible
only
to
humans.
For
the first experiment
,
an
assistant experimenter hid carrots in a
container which the horse could not
researchers
observed whether and how
the horse sent signals to the caretaker
when the caretaker(unaware of the
situation) horse
stayed near the
caretaker and looked
at
,
touched and pushed the
behaviors occurred over a significantly
longer period compared to cases in which they
carried out the experiment without
hiding the results showed that when
horses cannot handle problems by
themselves
,
they send signals
to humans both
visually and physically.
Building on these
results
,
for the second
experiment they tested whether the horses’
behavior
changed
in
other
situations
and
the
findings
were
as
follows:
The
horses
gave more signals if
the caretaker hadn’t watched the food
being
hidden than if the
caretaker
had
,
suggesting
that
horses
can
change
their
behavior
in
response
to
the
knowledge levels of humans.
These two experiments
showed
some behaviors are used by horses to communicate
demands to also suggested that horses
possess high cognitive skills that
enable
them
to
flexibly
alter
their
behavior
towards
humans
according
to
humans’
knowledge high
social cognitive ability may have been acquired
during the
domestication process.
In
order
to
identify
the
characteristic
that
enables
horses
to
form
close
bonds
with
humans
,
in future
research the team aims to compare communication
between horses
,
as
well
as
looking
more
closely
at
the
social
cognitive
ability
of
horses
in
their
communication with
humans.
【语篇解读】
本文
是说明文。
作为最早被人类驯化的动物之一,
马是人类的重
p>
要伙伴和好朋友,在人类的发展史上发挥了重要作用。在被人类驯化的过程中,
马逐渐形成了自己与人类共处的高度的社会认知能力,
研究人员也通过实验证
明
了这一点。
1
.
How is the
second paragraph mainly developed?
A
.
By inferring
something from facts.
B
.
By describing
details.
C
.
By
analyzing causes.
D
.
By examining
differences.
答案
B
[
写作手
法题。
根据第二段对实验过程的描述可知,
该段主要对实验的<
/p>
细节进行了描写。
]
2
.
Which of the
following affected the horses’ behavior in the
study?
A
.
The number of
carrots.
B
.
The
color and size of the container.
C
.
The physical
appearance of the caretaker.
D
.
The caretaker’s
knowledge of the hidden food.
答案
D
<
/p>
[
推理判断题。
根据第三段可知,
饲养员是否知道食物的隐藏过程,
对
马的举动
产生了影响。
]
3
.
How many
situations were created for the horses in the
experiments?
A
.
Two.
C
.
Four.
B
.
Three.
D
.
Five.
答案
C
<
/p>
[
细节理解题。
根据第二段内容可知,<
/p>
第一次实验研究人员共设置了两
种场景。
根据第三段内容可知,
第二次实验研究人员也设置了两种场景。
故文中
的实验共设置了
4
个场景。
p>
]
4
.
What
does the underlined word “alter” in paragraph 4
mean?
A
.
Change.
C
.
Develop.
B
.
Control.
D
.
Follow.
答案
A
<
/p>
[
词义猜测题。
根据该词所在句的语境可
知,
此处表示
“
这两个实验还
表明马有很高的认知技能,
能够让它们根据人们的认知状态灵活改变它们
对人类
的行为
”
。第三段中的
“
whether the
horses
’
behavior changed in
other situations
”
中的
changed
也是提示。
alter
意为
“
改变
”
。
]
Ⅱ
.
阅读七选五
(2019·
稽阳联考
)When
we
are
living
a
balanced
life
we
are
more
productive
and
more live life to the
fullest
,
we want to be
functioning at our best by
taking care
of ourselves in every area of our lives.__1__
Where do you need balance?
__2__Whether it is work
,
health
,
diet
,
relationships
,
o
r exercise
,
decide which you
need to work on ’t increase your stress
by feeling e doesn’t
have to be
achieved in one day.
Keep a positive
attitude.
Things do not
always work out the way we a positive with the
flow
of
the
universe
and
be
that
somehow
things
will
work
out.__3__Keep your eyes open for them
to appear.
Let things go.
Turn off the flow of overpowering and
let things
the
car really
need to
be
cleaned
out
right
this
moment
?
__4__Is
it
truly
important
to
bake
those
biscuits
before
breakfast?
Sometimes
we
get
distracted
(
注意力分散的
)
and
off
track
,
and
before
we
know
it
we
are
busy
with
what
wasn’t
even
on
today’s
to
let
things every idea needs
to be done the moment it is thought of.
__5__
In today’s world we
are all living life at a fast of us are so used
to feeling
overpowered that it has
become our normal state of being! Take a nice
bath
,
go to the
ocean and watch the waves
,
p>
read
,
listen to some
music
,
or take a walk in
time out and free yourself from stress.
A
.
Take time to
get relaxed.
B
.
Live life at a
slow pace.
C
.
Do
you need to reorganize the cupboard now?
D
.
New
opportunities and solutions will present
themselves.
E
.
Hope my advice
will help bring balance back to your life.
F
.
It is better to
bravely stick to what you have planned before.
G
.
Find out which
part of your life needs to be brought into
balance.
【语篇解读】
这是一篇说明文,作者就如何平衡生活给出了一些建议。
1
.
E
p>
[
通读全文可知,下文的四条是作者就如何平衡生活提出的建议,<
/p>
E
项中
的
“
p>
my advice will
help
”
正是说明这一点。
]
2
.
G
[
依据第二段的小标题
Where
do you need balance
?可知,
作者建议要
知道
在哪些方面平衡,
下文谈到了
wo
rk
,
health
,
diet
,
relationships
,
exercise
等方面,
G
项的意思是
“
找出你生活中哪一部
分需要平衡
”
,引起了下文的内容。
]
3
.
D
p>
[
本段第一句表明
“
事情并不总是像我们计划的那样进展顺利
”
,因此在
遇到困难时,要有好的心态,不要放弃,要相信不管怎样事情总会解决的,
D
项
延续上文的
“
< br>somehow things will work out
”
,
说明了
“
新的机遇和解决方
案会出现
的
”
。
]
4
.
C
[
本段的小标题是
Let
things
go
,意为
“
忽略一些事情
”
;空处
前的问句
“
Does
the
car
really
need
to
be
cleaned
out
right
this
p>
moment
?
”
和空后的问句
“
Is it truly important
to bake those biscuits before breakfast
?
”
暗示着空处也在询
问有关
“
暂且放手
”
的一些事
情,故
C
项符合语境。
]
5
.
A
p>
[
空处是尾段的小标题。在尾段中作者建议看看大海、读读书、听听
音乐
等,这些都是放松的方式,再联系尾句
“
< br>Spend
time
out
and
free
yourself
from
stress
”
可知,这里指让人们找时间放松一下,故
A
项符合
语境。
]
Ⅲ
.
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I left my job to begin building my
start-up before my son was was four months
into
my
business
when
I
was
1
by
a
major
investment
opportunity
that
could
take
my
company
to
the
next
something
2
happened.I
received
an
email
from the investor that read:
“
We’re going to
pass.
”
I
was
3
.The
next
few
days
I
thought
about
this
defeat
and
realized
just
how