【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 y brains, archerfish may have developed high visual discrimination abilities. While it is contrary to the previous theory that a sophisticated brain is necessary to recognize human faces, the researchers believe they do not recognize faces by recalling plex facial information like gender and identity, but more likely by discriminating between detailed patterns. Even so, the fact that these archerfish could “remember” those faces demonstrates that they have an impressive memory for details that lasts much longer than the originallythought 3 seconds! This is not the first time researchers have realized how “smart” fish are. Previous studies have shown that fish can recognize those fish they have “socialized” with previously, and even recall plex threedimensional maps of their surroundings.（1）What is the purpose of the study? A.To describe archerfish are easy to teach.B.To tell people archerfish like to be rewarded.C.To prove archerfish can recognize human faces.D.To show archerfish can easily develop a habit.（2）Why did the researchers use black and white images? A.They could get these images easily.B.Archerfish got tired of color images.C.They wanted to make the task more difficult.D.These images wouldn39。t get ruined by water.（3）What conclusion did researchers draw in the study? A.Archerfish have a 3second memory.B.Archerfish could distinguish detailed patterns.C.Archerfish have a special form of munication.D.Archerfish could remember plex facial information.（4）What can we infer from the text? A.Fish are social animals.B.Fish are as clever as humans.C.Fish are able to tell different shapes.D.The results shocked the researchers.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了科學(xué)家對(duì)噴水魚做的實(shí)驗(yàn)，實(shí)驗(yàn)表明魚也很“聰明”，它們沒有復(fù)雜的大腦但是卻有辨認(rèn)面孔的能力。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段做的“While your pet fish may appear to be unaware of your presence, chances are that it knows you extremely well and can probably even identify you from a crowd of human faces!”和第二段做的“To test if this was accurate, some scientists decided to study archerfish(噴水魚).”可知這項(xiàng)研究的目的是證明噴水魚可以認(rèn)出人臉，故選C。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段做的“And this accuracy improved to 86% when the researchers made the identification even harder, by replacing the colored photos with a set of black and white images and hiding the shape of the head.”可知研究人員使用黑白圖像是為了增加這項(xiàng)任務(wù)的難度，故選C。(3)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段做的“Even so, the fact that these archerfish could ‘remember’ those faces demonstrates that they have an impressive memory for details that lasts much longer than the originally thought 3 seconds!”可推知噴水魚可以辨別精細(xì)的圖案，故選B。(4)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段做的“To the researcher39。s astonishment, the trained archerfish were able to recall the learned image almost 81% of the time.”可知研究結(jié)果令研究人員非常吃驚，故選D?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Last year, when our threeyearold greatgranddaughter Kylie was taken to see Santa Claus, she made sure to give him her wish list of toys. A week later, she ran into a different Santa in a mall. He stopped to ask what she wanted for Christmas. Kylie was surprised and let him know: “If you can39。t remember what I told you last week, how are you going to remember on Christmas Eve?” Mary Paul, Milwaukee, Wisconsin As my son Mike and I drove to the mall, we passed a Salvation Army Santa ringing his bell. “Mike,” I said, “there39。s Santa!” He shook his head. “That39。s just some guy in a Santa suit,” he said. It saddened me to think that maybe my son no longer believed in Santa, and we drove the rest of the way in silence. At the mall, we spotted another Santa greeting young believers. Suddenly, Mike took off toward him. Turning back to me, he shouted. “Now, there39。s the real Santa!” Michael E. Fahey, Huntley, Illinois We immigrated to America from China when I was six. Because I was shy and didn39。t speak English, I had few friends. My days were spent at home with my brother. Sometimes we39。d help our neighbor Mr. Mueller pull weeds. One Christmas Day, there was a knock at the door. Grandma opened it, and there stood a big fellow in red with a snowwhite beard, laughing, “Ho, ho, ho!” He handed out presents and made us laugh. I had so much fun. It was years later when I learned that our special Santa was our neighbor Mr. Mueller. Joanne Tang, Litchfield Park, Arizona（1）Why was Kylie surprised when running into a different Santa? A.Because she got what she wished.B.Because she knew who the Santa was.C.Because she wished to get another toy.D.Because she thought they were the same Santa.（2）What would Mike39。s parent feel as to Mike39。s different attitudes towards Santa? A.Angry.B.Sad.C.Confused.D.Understandable.（3）What did Mr. Mueller do on Christmas Day? A.He stood outside our house.B.He gave out gifts by acting as Santa.C.He continued to pull weeds.D.He stayed with us in our home.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】這是一篇記敘文，講述了三個(gè)人的圣誕節(jié)經(jīng)歷。(1)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“A week later, she ran into a different Santa in a mall. He stopped to ask what she wanted for Christmas. Kylie was surprised and let him know: ‘If you can39。t remember what I told you last week, how are you going to remember on Christmas Eve?!’”可知，當(dāng)Kylie遇到另一個(gè)圣誕老人時(shí)，她感到很驚訝，因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為他們是同一個(gè)圣誕老人。故選D。(2)考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“That39。s just some guy in a Santa suit,” he said. It saddened me to think that maybe my son no