【正文】 They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive ears ignored a pedestrian pared with only 30 percent of people driving mow modest cars.8．閱讀理解最后一段內(nèi)容為：Huff設(shè)計(jì)的木樁被房子從地面到屋頂?shù)呢悮に[藏，貝殼遮蓋了木樁，這樣房子看起來就比原來房屋的外觀好看多了，故選A。(4)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。(3)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由知可見，沙文島上的房子抗颶風(fēng)就是由于鋼棒的支撐。它們足夠堅(jiān)固，足以支撐房屋的重量。為了進(jìn)一步保護(hù)房屋免受颶風(fēng)破壞。但外表可能會(huì)誤導(dǎo)人。根據(jù)第三和第四段的內(nèi)容可知，沙文島上的建筑獲獎(jiǎng)了。故選B。(1)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。D.to strengthen the pilings of the houseC.. A.D.To prevent water from rushing into the house.C.To anchor stronger pilings deep in the sand.It is built with timber and concrete.（3）What39。It is made of redwood.C.to be designed in the shape of cubes（2）Why is the awardwinning beach house strong and hurricaneproof? A.to meet stricter building standardsC.to be easily reinforceds standing with its pant legs (褲腿) pulled up,” said Huff. In the event of a storm, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.（1）After the Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina39。s groundtoroof shell. “The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn39。These waves e ashore at terrible speeds and cause most of the damage done to beachfront buildings,” said Huff.s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength. At first sight, the house on Sullivan39。t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverlydesigned beach house. Soon after Hugo, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, betterenforced rules. The new beach house on Sullivan39。s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the awardwinning cubeshaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane（颶風(fēng)）Hugo 10 years ago. Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina39。 Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)第二段中的“Researchers recently taught six monkeys how to use money. ...The monkeys soon figured out that if they gave one of the disks to a scientist, they d receive a piece of apple in return.”和最后一段中的“We also sometimes make silly business decisions just to avoid the feeling that we39。故選C。根據(jù)最后一段中的“The monkeys preferred trading with Jake because they39。根據(jù)第四段中的“half the time, Jake gave the one apple piece he was showing, and half the time he added a ，a bonus指代的是“一塊蘋果”，故選B。”故選A。Disk for Apple: Who to Trade with?【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，科學(xué)家們通過實(shí)驗(yàn)來說明，“猴子的商業(yè)意識(shí)：聰明還是愚蠢？”(1)考查推理判斷。Shopping for Bargain: Same or different?Moneky39。s Business Decision: Lose or Gain?Because they get more apple pieces from Jake.（4）What could be the best title for the passage? A.t like the feeling of losing.Because the apple pieces from Jake were yummy.C.Because Jake always gave them two apple pieces.D.C.B.s easy to teach monkeys how to trade.（2）What does a bonus in paragraph 5 refer to? A.D.People are smarter in terms of finance.B.re getting less, even when were not. Would you have made the same choices?（1）What conclusion might experts draw from the first experiment? A.d rather take a chance of seeming to win than seeming to lose. In the first experiment, the monkeys correctly figured out that if they traded with Allison, they39。 Experiment One: Allison showed two pieces of apples but gave both pieces only half the time. The other half, she took one piece away and gave the monkey just the remaining piece. Jake, on the other hand, always gave exactly what he showed: one piece for each disk. The monkeys chose to trade more with Allison. If you think that is all the monkeys can figure out, you are wrong. Two researchers, Jake and Allison, acted as apple sellers in the experiments. The monkeys were tested one at a time and had 12 disks to spend in each experiment. Jake always showed the monkeys one apple piece, while Allison always showed two pieces. But that39。 Researchers recently taught six monkeys how to use money. They gave the monkeys small metal disks(圓片) that could be used like cash and showed them some yummy apple pieces. The monkeys soon figured out that if they gave one of the disks to a scientist, they39。 Scientists have been studying how people use money for long. Now they39?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(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，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。由此可以推知，地下水幫助這些樹存活下來。(4)考查推理判斷。結(jié)合這兩點(diǎn)可以推知，面對(duì)人工制造出來的熱浪，光合作用應(yīng)該是大大減少，但這并沒有影響樹木的蒸發(fā)。根據(jù)第二段中的“But exceptionally high temperatures are known to greatly reduce photosynthesis”可知，極度的高溫會(huì)減少光合作用?？芍?，研究者們?yōu)檫@些樹創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)氣候受控制的生長(zhǎng)環(huán)境，故選C。(2)考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“But at least one species of eucalyptus tree can resist extreme heat by continuing to 39。Groundwater helps the trees survive the extreme heat.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，聯(lián)合國(guó)環(huán)境科學(xué)與林業(yè)學(xué)院的生態(tài)學(xué)家John Drake和他的同事們通過對(duì)紅桉樹做實(shí)驗(yàn)，得出結(jié)論：在極度的高溫中，紅桉樹仍然可以通過釋放水分來抵抗熱浪，獲得生存。Other species will be transplanted to North America.B.ceased（4）What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A.strengthenedsubstitutedcontinuedThey varied trees39。They created climatecontrolled surroundings for trees.B.By reducing photosynthesis.（2）What did the researchers do during their study? A.By absorbing groundwater.B.s definitely good news,” says Trevor Keenan, an ecologist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who was not part of the study. “It would be very interesting to know how this translates to other species,” he adds. Drake hopes to conduct similar experiments with tr