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1、1江苏丹阳市江苏丹阳市 20172017 高考英语阅读理解一轮学生版训练（三）高考英语阅读理解一轮学生版训练（三）【阅读理解】For those who study the development of intelligence (智力) in the animal world，selfawareness is an important measurement. An animal that is aware (意识) of itself has a high level of intelligence.Awareness can be tested by studying whether t
2、he animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image (反射出的影像). Many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. Only humans，and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins，have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirr
3、or is of themselves.Now another animal has joined the club. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that an Asian elephant has passed the mirror selfreflection test.“We thought that elephants were the next important animal， ”said Diana Reiss of the Wildlife Conserv
4、ation Society, an author of the study with Joshua M. Plotnik and FansB. M. de Waal of Emory University. With their large brains，Reiss said, elephants “seemed like cousins to apes and dolphins.”The researchers tested Happy. Maxine and Patty, three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. They put an 8footsquare m
5、irror on a wall of the animals play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.The elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it，and to examine parts of their bodies.Of the three, Happy then passed the test，in which
6、 a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. She could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.Diana Reiss said， “We knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.”文章通过实验说明能意识
7、到自身形象的动物具有高智商。1. What can mirror tests tell us about animals?A. Whether they have large brains. B. Whether they have selfawareness.C. Whether they enjoy outdoor exercises. D. Whether they enjoy playing with 2mirrors.答案：B。细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句话“Awareness can be tested by.”可知 B项正确。2. Why does the author men
8、tion apes and dolphins in the text?A. They are most familiar to readers.B. They are big favorites with zoo visitors.C. They are included in the study by Reiss.D. They are already known to be intelligent.答案：D。推理判断题。由第二段最后一句可知人们已经知道 apes 和 dolphins 是聪明的。3. What made Happy different from Maxine and Pat
9、ty?A. She used her nose to search behind the mirror.B. She recognized her own image in the mirror.C. She painted a mark on her own face.D. She found the hidden camera.答案：B。推理判断题。由倒数第二段可推出 Happy 能辨别出自己在镜子中的形象。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。【2014【2014 高考英语高考英语综合能力测试题综合能力测试题】Although both American a
10、nd British people can generally .understand what each other is saying, sometimes it is necessary to explain some things. Some words or phrases could be taken in a wrong way.One of the most noticeable differences is in the spelling of some words. For example, the word “color“ in American English beco
11、mes “colour“ in British English. Another example is the American word “theater“ - in British English it becomes “theatre“. Other words also have various spelling differences.Although some words are spelled the same in the two forms of English, they may have different pronunciations. The accent is .p
12、ut on a different syllable in a word. British People pronounce their numbers differently from American people, especially the big numbers. They tend to add the word “and“ between the numbers. American English-speaking people usually say 107 “one hundred seven “, while British English-speaking people
13、 say “one hundred and seven“.3Sometimes when using the past tense of a verb, “ed“ may be used in American English, while “t“ is common in British English. An example is “dreamed“ and “dreamt“.Vocabulary, of course, is a major difference at times. Because of the widespread use of American English, ma
14、ny British people are starting to use some American nouns to replace their British ones. So “ lorry“ becomes “truck“. There are many other words that are being replaced as well. As is often the case, the same words have completely different meanings in the two forms of English. In British English “b
15、iscuit“ is similar to “cookie“, but in American English it is more like a dinner roll.There are also many other minor differences between the two forms of English. It is interesting to note that many British English-speaking people adore American accents. Likewise, many American English-speaking peo
16、ple love British accents.26. How many differences between American and British English are mentioned in this passage?A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.27. How do American English-speaking people pronounce the number “309“?A. Three hundred and nine.B. Three hundred and ninth.C. Three hundred nine.D. Thirty and nine.28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. American and British people dont like each others accents.B. “Biscuit“ refers to the sam
