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主题语境25自然科研
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A
1.What did the researchers do to the monkeys
before testing them?
A.They fed them.
B.They named them.
They trained them.
D.They measured them.
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C细节理解题。由第二段第一句“A team of
researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to
associate26 clearly different symbols...”可知,
在对这些猴子进行测试之前,研究者们对它们
进行了培训。故选C项。
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2.How did the monkeys get their reward in the
experiment?
A.By drawing a circle.
◇By touching a screen..
C.By watching videos.
D.By mixing two drinks.
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B细节理解题。由第三段第四句“If the
monkeys touched the left side of the screen
they would be rewarded with seven drops of
water or juice.”可知,如果猴子们触摸屏幕
的左侧,它们将会获得七滴水或果汁的奖励,
故选B项。
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3.What did Livingstone's team find about the
monkeys?
They could perform basic addition.
B.They could understand simple words.
C.They could memorize numbers easily.
D.They could hold their attention for long.
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A细节理解题。由第四段“After running hundreds of
tests,the researchers noted that the monkeys would go
for the higher values more than half the time,indicating
that they were performing a calculation..”可知,在进
行了数百次测试后,研究人员指出:猴子们会在一半
以上的时间内获得更高的数值,这表明它们正在进行
计算。由此可见,它们可以进行简单的加法运算。故
选A项。
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4.In which section of a newspaper may this
text appear?
A.Entertainment.
B.Health.
C.Education.
√Science.
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D文章出处题。本文从开篇到结尾主要介绍
的是研究团队做实验的过程及所得到的结论,
所以该文最有可能出现在报纸的“科学”板块,
故选D项。选项A“娱乐”,选项B“健康”和
选项C“教育”均与文章内容相去甚远。
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B
5.What do we know about the solar still equipment
from the first paragraph?
A.It's delicate.
B.It's expensive.
C.It's complex.
◇It's portable..