【正文】 3. 主題發(fā)言中不得提及自己的學(xué)校和本人姓名。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。s legs. D. The security guards were fearless of the crowd. 26. The underlined expression ―crashed out means ________. A. slept soundly B. chatted with friends C. broke down D. dined out 27. What would be the best title for the passage? A. The Best Bargain B. Hunting for a Job C. Sale Fever D. A Pleasant Fortnight C In 1977, Irene Pepperberg of Harvard University began studying what was on another creature’s mind by talking to it. Her first experiments began with Alex. Alex was a oneyearold African grey parrot and Irene taught him to produce the sounds of the English language. ―I thought if he learned to municate, I could ask him questions about how he sees the world.‖ At the time, most scientists didn’t believe animals had any thoughts. They thought animals were more like robots but didn’t have the ability to think or feel. Of course, if you own a pet you probably disagree. But it is the job of a scientist to prove this and nowadays more scientists accept that animals can think for themselves. ―That’s why I started my studies with Alex,‖ Irene said, ―Some people actually called me crazy for trying this.‖ Nowadays, we have more and more evidence that animals have all sorts of mental abilities. Sheep can recognize faces. Chimpanzees use a variety of tools and even use weapons to hunt. And Alex the parrot became a very good talker. Thirty years after the Alex studies began, Irene was still giving him English lessons up until his recent death. For example, if Alex was hungry he could say ―want grape‖. Alex could count to six and was learning the sounds for seven and eight. ―He has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them.‖ Irene said, after pronouncing ―seven‖ for Alex a few times in a row. Alex could also tell the difference between colors, shapes, sizes, and materials (. wood and metal). Before he finally died, Alex managed to say ―seven‖. Another famous pet that proved some animals have greater mental skills was a dog called Rico. He appeared on a German TV game show in 2020. Rico knew the names of 200 different toys and easily learned the names of new ones. When Rico became famous, many other dog owners wanted to show how clever their pets were. Another dog called Betsy could understand 300 words. One theory for dogs’ ability to learn a language is that they have been close panions to humans for many centuries and so their ability to understand us is constantly evolving (進(jìn)化 ). While animals can’t do what humans do yet, some scientists believe that examples like Alex and Rico prove that evolution develops intelligence, as well as physical appearance. 28. Irene wanted to find out ________. A. what a parrot thinks B. why a parrot can speak C. how parrots make sounds D. if parrots speak English 29. Alex learnt new words by ________. A. singing them B. reading them C. writing them D. rehearing them 30. The two dogs mentioned in the article could ________. A. understand some words B. recognize strange voices C. copy human gestures D. tell different colors 31. The article concludes that ________. A. our pets understand what we say B. dogs may speak to humans one day C. humans are related to chimpanzees D. mental ability can evolve in animals D As we grow old, we realize that we have so little time to read and there are so many great books that we’ve yet to get around to. Yet rereaders are everywhere around us. For certain fans, rereading The Lord of the Rings is a conventional practice annually. One friend told me that Jane Austen’s Emma can still surprise him, despite his having read it over 50 times. New sudden clear understandings can be gained from the process of rereading. Journalist Rebacca Mead, a longtime Englishwoman in New York, first came across Gee Eliot’s Middlemarch at 17. Since then, she has read it again every five years. With each rereading, it has opened up further。t sell last year。 Northwaters is home to our girls camp and coed camp. Our base camps are located 20 kilometers apart on remote islands in the heart of Ontario39。s population in 1987? A. 4 billion. B. 5 billion. C. 6 billion. 聽第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20題。s left. C. On the woman39。t plan to go to the dance at first. 3. How does the man like football? A. He would like to play football now. B. He does not like playing football now. C. He will never play football again. 4. Which page was the woman talking about? A. A page very close to the end. B. The last page. C. A page in the middle of the book. 5. What does the woman mean? A. She knows where the Park Street is. B. The man can39。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。不能答在本試卷上，否則無效。t see the map very well. C. The man should ask someone for help. 第二節(jié) (共 15 小題；每小題 分，滿分 分 ) 聽下面 5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。s right. 聽第 7段材料，回答第 9題。 17. When have the schools in Australia banned stu