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1、话题二：科普小品类(一)Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld，selfawarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence.Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemirror,thatis，itsown
2、reflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingverylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins，havebeenshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves.Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedtheclub.IntheP
3、roceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorselfreflectiontest.“Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal.”saidDianaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFansB.M.d
4、eWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins”．TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8footsquaremirroronawalloftheanimals'playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecorde
5、dwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror.Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies.Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemir
6、ror,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose.DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.”1．Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals?A．Whethertheyhavelargebrains.B．Whethertheyhaveselfawareness.C．Whetherth
7、eyenjoyoutdoorexercises.D．Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors.2．Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext?A．Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders.B．Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors.C．TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss.D．Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent.3．Whatmade
8、HappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty?A．Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror.B．Sherecognizedherownimageinthemirror.C．Shepaintedamarkonherownface.D．Shefoundthehiddencamera.答案与解析1
