【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ets, getting along with other likeminded people. However, those that prefer cats have personalities that are more introverted. They would rather spend their days reading or on some other 39。intellectual39。 （智力的）activity. She believes that it is probably why they chose cats in the first place.For those who don’t believe the survey, here is some sad news This is not the first time researchers have made this kind of decision. A 2010 study made by .39。s Bristol University said that 39。cat39。 people were more educated than 39。dog39。 people.However, not all is lost for dog owners. While they may be not as smart, their pets sure are. That was showed by a 2009 study in which there were two pieces of lines in front of the dogs and cats, only one line was put together with food. Guess which one could get the food? Dogs, this time!11. Who took part in Denise Guastello’s survey?A. Dogs B. Cats C. Students D. Teachers12. The underlined word “introverted” mean ____ in Chinese.A. 勇敢的 B. 懦弱的 C. 內(nèi)向的 D. 活潑的13. According to the fourth paragraph, “cat” people are ____ than “dog” people.A. more educated B. hardworking C. quieter D. more outgoing14. How did the dog show it was smart in 2009 study?A. By running faster than cats B. By learning faster than catsC. By catching the mice D. By getting the food on the line15. What is the passage mainly about?A. Dogs don’t like cats B. Cat owners ate smarter than dog ownersC. Dogs and cats can get along with each other D. Dog owners are smarter than cat owners【答案】11. C 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B【解析】通過(guò)做大量的調(diào)查和前人的實(shí)驗(yàn)分析了養(yǎng)貓的人和養(yǎng)狗的人的性格和受教育程度，表明貓的主人比狗的主人更聰明。11. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Denise Guastello, a doctor made a survey of 600 university students”.可知Denise Guastello，一位醫(yī)生對(duì)600名大學(xué)生進(jìn)行了調(diào)查，可知是學(xué)生參與了這項(xiàng)調(diào)查，故選C。12. 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第三段“They would rather spend their days reading or on some other 39。intellectual39。 （智力的）activity”——他們寧愿把時(shí)間天天花費(fèi)在讀書(shū)上或者花費(fèi)在一些其他智力游戲上；判斷他們是“不善于言談的、內(nèi)向的”；故選C. 13. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“ A 2010study made by U. K. 39。s Bristol University said that 39。cat39。 people were more educated than 39。dog39。 people”；可知2010年英國(guó)布里斯托爾大學(xué)的一項(xiàng)研究表明，貓的主人比狗的主人受過(guò)更多的教育；故選A. 14. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“That was showed by a 2009study in which there were two pieces of lines in front of the dogs and cats, only one line was put together with which one could get the food？ Dog, this time!”—— 2009年的一項(xiàng)研究表明，狗和貓前面有兩條線，只有一條線和食物放在一起，猜猜哪一個(gè)能得到食物？這次是狗！判斷“通過(guò)狗先獲得線上的食物來(lái)顯示它是聰明的”，故選D. 15. 主旨大意題。根據(jù)“the doctor made the decision that cat people are cleverer than dog people that 39。cat39。 people were more educated than 39。dog39。 people.” 、“That39。s because it says that cat owners are usually smarter than dog owners!”文章通過(guò)大量的調(diào)查和前人的實(shí)驗(yàn)，分析了養(yǎng)貓的人和養(yǎng)狗的人的性格和受教育程度，表明貓的主人比狗的主人更聰明，故選B. 4It’s a sad story: someone keeps failing an exam for four years. It’s the story of Torobo, a robot from Japan.Torobo has been trying to enter the University of Tokyo in Japan. The university, also called Todai, is one of Asia’s top universities. Since 2013, Torobo has taken the national college entrance exam with other Japanese students. However, the robot has failed to get the required (必需的) score for Todai every year. This year was no exception.Torobo is part of a project called “Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?” Japan’s National Institute of Informatics started the project in 2011. Torobo does not walk around. It is a robot brain that has arms to plete the test.Researchers of the project want to find out what intellectual abilities (智能) will be replaced by machines. Results show that Torobo has grown in ability year by year. This year it got a score higher than Japan’s national average(平均分), which is enough to enter other good universities, but not Todai. With its big database, Torobo is good at solving knowledgebased questions and mathematical calculations (數(shù)學(xué)運(yùn)算). That’s why it got good scores in physics, history and math. But Torobo has a hard time thinking independently (獨(dú)立地). As a result, it got weak scores in language and writing.Luckily, after four years of suffering, researchers have decided to free Torobo from taking the test. They will grow Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in, so that it can be used in those industries(工業(yè)) in the future.So while Torobo will never graduate from Todai, it can still look forward to a bright future!16. According to the story, Torobo is _____ while Todai is _____.A. a university, a robot B. a robot, a universityC. a student, a puter D. a puter, a student17. We can tell from the story that Torobo _____ for four years.A. has taken the college entrance examB. has failed the college entrance examC. has been studying in the University of TokyoD. has taught the college courses18. Why did Torobo get low scores in two subjects?A. Because it cannot solve knowledgebased problems.B. Because it is not good at mathematical calculations.C. Because it cannot think independently.D. Because it only has arms to plete the test.19. Which of the following is TRUE about Torobo?A. Torobo can’t have a bright future because it will never graduate from Todai.B. Torobo will go on taking the college entrance exam.C. Torobo is useless to humans.D. Torobo’s ability in the fields it’s doing well in will be better in the future.【答案】16. B 17. A 18. C 19. D【解析】本文講述了：一個(gè)日本機(jī)器人Torobo連續(xù)四年參加日本東京大學(xué)高考落榜的故事。Torobo擁有龐大的數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)，擅長(zhǎng)解決基于知識(shí)的問(wèn)題和數(shù)學(xué)計(jì)算。它在物理、歷史和數(shù)學(xué)上都有很好的成績(jī)。但Torobo很難獨(dú)立思考。因此，它在語(yǔ)言和寫(xiě)作方面的得分很低。幸運(yùn)的是，在經(jīng)歷了四年的痛苦之后，研究人員決定讓Torobo不再參加測(cè)試。他們將提高Torobo在其擅長(zhǎng)的領(lǐng)域的能力，以便將來(lái)在這些行業(yè)中使用。16. 題意：據(jù)報(bào)道，Torobo是_______，而Toda