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1、高考英语阅读理解训练：科普小品类 (一)(2011·全国卷Ⅱ) Forthosewhostudythedevelopmentofintelligence(智力)intheanimalworld，self??awarenessisanimportantmeasurement.Ananimalthatisaware(意识)ofitselfhasahighlevelofintelligence. Awarenesscanbetestedbystudyingwhethertheanimalrecognizesitselfinthemir
2、ror,thatis，itsownreflectedimage(反射出的影像).Manyanimalsfailthisexercisebitterly,payingverylittleattentiontothereflectedimage.Onlyhumans,andsomeintelligentanimalslikeapesanddolphins，havebeenshowntorecognizethattheimageinthemirrorisofthemselves. Nowanotheranimalhasjoinedthec
3、lub.IntheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersreportthatanAsianelephanthaspassedthemirrorself??reflectiontest. “Wethoughtthatelephantswerethenextimportantanimal.”saidDianaReissoftheWildlifeConservationSociety,anauthorofthestudywithJoshuaM.PlotnikandFans
4、B.M.deWaalofEmoryUniversity.Withtheirlargebrains,Reisssaid,elephants“seemedlikecousinstoapesanddolphins”． TheresearcherstestedHappy,MaxineandPatty,threeelephantsattheBronxZoo.Theyputan8??foot??squaremirroronawalloftheanimals'playarea(outofthesightofzoovisitors)andrecor
5、dedwhathappenedwithcameras,includingonebuiltinthemirror. Theelephantsusedtheirlongnosestofindwhatwasbehindit,andtoexaminepartsoftheirbodies. Ofthethree,Happythenpassedthetest,inwhichaclearmarkwaspaintedononesideofherface.Shecouldtellthemarkwastherebylookinginthemirror
6、,andsheusedthemirrortotouchthemarkwithherlongnose. DianaReisssaid,“Weknewelephantswereintelligent,butnowwecantalkabouttheirintelligenceinabetterway.” 1．Whatcanmirrorteststellusaboutanimals? A．Whethertheyhavelargebrains. B．Whethertheyhaveself??awareness. C．Whetherth
7、eyenjoyoutdoorexercises. D．Whethertheyenjoyplayingwithmirrors. 2．Whydoestheauthormentionapesanddolphinsinthetext? A．Theyaremostfamiliartoreaders. B．Theyarebigfavoriteswithzoovisitors. C．TheyareincludedinthestudybyReiss. D．Theyarealreadyknowntobeintelligent. 3．Wha
8、tmadeHappydifferentfromMaxineandPatty? A．Sheusedhernosetosearchbehindthemirror. B．Sherecognizedherownimagein
