【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 chance to hunt for fossils (化石). Guided by experts, you39。ll go to special locations, seeking new fossils for the collections of the Australian Opal Centre. Your discoveries will further establish these museum collections as a worldclass scientific and cultural resource. There are also a series of lectures on mining history, fossils, dinosaur hunting and new dinosaurs.WHO: Australian Opal CentreDATES: 2025 August 2018COST: $ 2,200 per person, including all activities and lunches and dinnersBOOKINGS: Call 0427904587, dig @ or visit australian opalcentre. AG DKVIL ARK FXPEDITIONCome and join Tim Faulkner for a unique handson experience with this Tasmanian devil (袋獾) feeding program in the beautiful Barrington Tops of NSW. You39。ll get to see devils up close as you assist with feeding individuals. In addition to working with the animals, there39。ll be opportunities to explore the area39。s natural treasures and spot local wildlife. Don39。t miss your chance to get involved in this important conservation effort.WHO: Devil ArkDATES: 2426 November 2018COST: $ 1,750 per personBOOKINGS: Call 0243408610, info@ . au or visit . au（1）If you join in LIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIG, you can ________. A.go to seek new fossils individuallyB.learn something about mining historyC.collect the worldclass scientific fossilsD.bee an expert and go to special locations（2）What can you do if you take part in AG DEVIL ARK EXPEDITION? A.Help protect wildlife.B.Learn about dinosaurs.C.Watch humpback whales.D.Enjoy an exciting voyage.（3）Which program will you choose if you want to enjoy rock art? A.AG DEVIL ARK EXPEDITION.B.LIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIG.C.11DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISE.D.SWIM WITH THE HUMPBACKS OF TONGA【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文，介紹了AG協(xié)會(huì)的四個(gè)遠(yuǎn)征計(jì)劃的具體信息。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)If you join in LIGHTNING RIDGE FOSSIL DIG部分中的“There are also a series of lectures on mining history, fossils, dinosaur hunting and new dinosaurs.”可知，有一系列關(guān)于采礦史、化石、恐龍狩獵和新恐龍的講座。故選B。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四個(gè)小框“AG DEVIL ARK EXPEDITION中的there39。ll be opportunities to explore the area39。s natural treasures and spot local wildlife. Don39。t miss your chance to get involved in this important conservation effort.”可知，有機(jī)會(huì)探索該地區(qū)的自然寶藏和當(dāng)?shù)匾吧鷦?dòng)物，還會(huì)有參與這項(xiàng)重要的保護(hù)野生動(dòng)植物的機(jī)會(huì)。故選A。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)11DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISE部分中的“Guests on this 11day voyage will go ashore, explore natural wonders, meet traditional owners, see rock art and spot wildlife.”可知，如果你想欣賞搖滾藝術(shù)的話，就選11DAY KIMBERLEY COAST CRUISE。故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解題型的考查，是一篇介紹類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，結(jié)合題目要求，選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Science is finally beginning to embrace animals who were, for a long time, considered secondclass citizens. As Annie Potts of Canterbury University has noted, chickens distinguish among one hundred chicken faces and recognize familiar individuals even after months of separation. When given problems to solve, they reason: hens trained to pick colored buttons sometimes choose to give up an immediate food reward for a slightly later (and better) one. Healthy hens may aid friends, and mourn when those friend die. Pigs respond meaningful to human symbols. When a research team led by Candace Croney at Penn State University carried wooden blocks marked with X and O symbols around pigs, only the O carriers offered food to the animals. The pigs soon ignored the X carriers in favor of the O39。s. Then the team switched from reallife objects to Tshirts printed with X or O symbols. Still, the pigs walked only toward the Oshirted people: they had transferred their knowledge to a twodimensional format, a not inconsiderable feat of reasoning. I39。ve been guilty of prejudiced expectations, myself. At the start of my career almost four decades ago, I was firmly convinced that monkeys and apes outthink and outfeel other animals. They39。re other primates(靈長(zhǎng)目動(dòng)物), after all, animals from our own mammalian(靈長(zhǎng)目動(dòng)物) class. Fairly soon, I came to see that along with our closest living relatives, whales too are masters of cultural learning, and elephants express profound joy and mourning with their social panions. Longterm studies in the wild on these mammals helped to fuel a viewpoint shift in our society: the public no longer so easily accepts monkeys made to undergo painful procedure in laboratories, elephants forced to perform in circuses, and dolphins kept in small tanks at theme parks. Over time, though, as I began to broaden out even further and explore the inner lives of fish, chickens, pigs, goats, and cows, 1 started to wonder: Will the new science of food animals bring an ethical (倫理的) revolution in terms of who we eat? In other words, will our ethics start to catch up with the development of our science? Animal activists are already there, of course, mitted to not eating these animals. But what about the rest of us? Can paying attention to the thinking and feeling of these animals lead us to make changes in who we eat?（1）According to Annie Potts, hens have the ability of . A.interactionB.analysisC.creationD.abstraction（2）The research into pigs shows that pigs . A.learn letters quicklyB.have a good eyesightC.can build up a good relationshipD.can apply knowledge to new situations（3）Paragraph 4 is mainly about . A.the similarities between mammals and humansB.the necessity of longterm studies on mammalsC.1