【文章內容簡介】 ssess the mental ability we didn’t know.D. Pigs know well about what they are playing.9. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Playing joystick games so well.B. Realizing the effects of their acts.C. Carrying out tasks with their noses.D. Following human oral mands.10. Which of the following can improve the performance of trained pigs?A. Less challenging video games.B. A nice treat before the experiment.C. Severe punishment if necessary.D. Inspiring words from experimenters.11. What does the author think of the research findings?A. They reflect the needs to interact more with animals.B. They offer humans ideas of how to live with animals.C. They encourage us to explore how pigs interact with us.D. They show us how pigs interact with their environments.【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C【解析】【分析】這是一篇科研類文章，一項新表明豬可以通過自己的鼻子來使用操縱桿完成一些游戲，并且能夠意識到光標是跟隨自己移動操縱桿而移動，此類的研究是一個巨大的突破，讓我們更有可能了解豬是如何與我們和環(huán)境互動的?！?題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段第一句“Time to load up some popular games: new research indicates pigs possess the mental capability to play video games.”（是時候玩一些流行的游戲了：新的研究表明豬擁有玩電子游戲的心智能力。）和第二段最后一句The fact that they did so well despite a lack of flexible fingers is “extraordinary”, according to the researchers.（研究人員稱，盡管它們的手指不夠靈活，但它們的表現卻非常好，這一事實“非同尋?！薄＃┛芍?，豬有玩游戲的潛力。故選A?！?題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據第三段第一句“It is no small achievement for an animal, to grasp the concept that the behaviour they are performing is having an effect elsewhere.”（對于一種動物來說，能夠理解自己的行為在其他地方產生影響這一概念是一個不小的成就。）可知，this是指“認識到他們行為的影響”。故選B?！?0題詳解】細節(jié)理解題。根據第四段最后一句In fact, when the game was made more challenging and the pigs became unwilling to participate in, “only oral encouragement by the experimenter” would see training continue.（事實上，當游戲變得更具挑戰(zhàn)性，豬變得不愿意參與時，“只有實驗員口頭鼓勵”才能看到訓練繼續(xù)進行。）可知，來自實驗者的鼓舞的話語能改善被訓練的豬的表現。故選D?！?1題詳解】推理判斷題。根據最后一段最后一句“We therefore have a moral duty to understand how pigs acquire information, and what they are capable of leaning and remembering, because it ultimately offers the potential for how they understand their interactions with us and their environments.”（因此，我們有道德責任去了解豬是如何獲取信息，以及它們能夠學習和記憶什么，因為這最終提供了它們如何理解與我們以及它們的環(huán)境的互動的潛力。）可知，作者認為這些研究發(fā)現鼓勵我們探索豬是如何與我們互動的。故選C。DWith the social media freely available, I39。ve realized how easy it is to bee a jealous cow. The truth is that however much I remind myself of the many wonderful things I have in my life, there are still moments when I look at those around me and feel bitterly upset by their success.It39。s a horrible thing to admit! In an ideal world, I39。d never want to be jealous of another person39。s achievements and I39。d want to celebrate the successes of my friends. But sometimes it39。s hard, even when we want to. But I don39。t want to live my life as a jealous cow, and I assume you don39。t either.It39。s easier to celebrate other people39。s wins if you celebrate your own. How often do we take the time to enjoy our success rather than instantly move onto the next thing we want to achieve? Last year, I decided to write a book. It was the only professional goal I set for myself and, while it tired me out, I got there. But as soon as it was done, I started planning my next goalmaking the book a success. As I saw other people publishing books, I stopped celebrating and instead began to fear that mine wouldn39。t pete.When I told a friend how I was feeling, she reminded me how much easier it is to clap for someone else when we also clap for ourselves. So, I took myself out for lunch, ordered a glass of wine and wrote myself a congratulations card. When I saw all those other books being written on my social media, I felt proud of each and every one of us who had battled to the end of the word count.The other trick for celebrating other people39。s success is to realize that there is no limit on success. We can make more, which means that while it might seem as if others have everything and we have nothing, the reality is that life turns quickly and our luck could change at any time. If others have achieved those things, we can too. When we celebrate others, we39。re acknowledging their achievements but also cheering for ourselves as well as for our hopes and dreams and our belief that we can make them happen. And hopefully, when we do, those people will cheer for us too.12. What can we infer from Paragraph 1?A. Social media is the source of the author39。s jealousy.B. Frequent successes on social media encourage envy.C. It is a pleasure to face others39。 successes on social media.D. People tend to be crazy about immediate success online.13. As far as the author is concerned,what should we do after achieving success?A. Appreciate what39。s been done.B. Show it off on social media.C. Reflect on gains and losses.D. Waite for others39。 congratulations.14. One of the keys to removing jealousy lies in.A. pursuing those achievable goalsB. devoting yourself to the next goalC. admitting personal inpetenceD. changing your attitude to success15. What is the best title for the passage?A. I39。m so happy for us!B. What a considerate friend!C. I don39。t care about it!D. How selfless you can be!【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章主要講述了作者因為社交媒體中無處不在的成功，而變得容易嫉妒他人。因為他在日常生活中并不會這樣，所以對此感到非?？鄲?。最終在朋友的指導下，學會了慶祝自己的成功，破除心魔。【12題詳解】推理判斷題。通過文章第一段“With the social media freely available, I39。ve realized how easy it is to bee a jealous cow. The truth is that however much I remind myself of the many wonderful things I have in my life, there are still moments when I look at those around me and feel bitterly upset by their success.（隨著社交媒體的免費使用，我意識到成為嫉妒的牛是多么容易。事實是，盡管我經常提醒自己生命中有許多美好的事情，但仍有一些時刻，當我看著周圍的人，為他們的成功感到痛苦不安。）”可推知，因為社交媒體的隨處可及，導致別人的成功頻繁出現在自己眼前，因此容易引起嫉妒。故選B項?！?3題詳解】推理判斷題。通過文章第三段“It39。s easier to celebrate other people39。s wins if you celebrate your own.（如果你慶祝自己的勝利，那就更容易慶祝別人的勝利。）”以及文章第四段“When I told a friend how I was feeling, she reminded me how much easier it is to clap for someone else when we also clap for ourselves.（