知能小卷(6) Unit 6 Earth first-【赢在微点】轻松课堂2023-2024学年新教材高中英语必修第二册（外研版）

知能小卷(六)　UNIT 6 (时间:90分钟　满分:120分) 　 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。 A Stories of Animals Acting Just Like Humans ◆Monkeys do math If monkeys manage the world, we might have stayed away from the recent banking hardship. In an experiment led by Keith Chen at Yale, monkeys showed an understanding of pricing and planning the money, as well as a wish to stay away from losses when required to buy food with money. It makes sense that this one looks like it􀆳s checking its stocks (股票) on a smart phone. Think that􀆳s impressive? ◆Camel eats breakfast with people The first time Joe ate with British farmers, he was uninvited. The four⁃year⁃old Bactrian camel stuck his head through their open kitchen window, and emptied a fruit bowl. Now the couple, who rent out reindeer, camels, goats, and other creatures for television shows, movies, and photo shoots, set a place at their table for the confident double⁃humped creature, where Joe eats grain food and his favorite: bananas on toast. ◆Marmots (土拨鼠) befriend a boy A group of marmots in the Austrian Alps has made friends with eight⁃year⁃old Matteo Walch by chance, whose family vacations there in summer. Typically, they beat their tails, chatter, and whistle to warn other marmots of danger, but with Matteo, they behave much differently, allowing the boy to feed, pet, and even touch noses with them. “Watching them makes me feel a connection with nature,” says Matteo. How sweet! 　　【语篇解读】　本文为记叙文。文章讲述了几个动物和人类行为相似的故事。 1.In what way do monkeys behave like humans according to the text? A. In character. B. In intelligence. C. In communication. D. In the way of lifestyle. 答案与解析　B　推理判断题。根据Monkeys do math部分的第二句“猴子们表现出了对定价和理财的理解,以及在需要用钱购买食物时避免损失的愿望”可推知,猴子在智力上表现得像人类。故B项正确。 2.Why do the British couple raise the animals? A. To make money. B. To have dinners with them. C. To protect endangered animals. D. To train them to act as humans. 答案与解析　A　细节理解题。根据Camel eats breakfast with people部分的“Now the