【正文】 also used their shortterm memories to solve arithmetic problems, as they learned to recognize plus or minus as abstract concepts.” Solving math problems requires a plex level of involving the mental management of numbers, longterm rules and shortterm working memory. The finding that even the tiny brain of a honeybee can grasp basic mathematical operations has a possible effect on the future development of Artificial Intelligence, particularly in improving rapid learning.6．犇犇閱讀理解 故選C。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段中的The new material was lighter and... more likely to survive the Journey.可知A項和B項正確；以及After all, ... made the chalk powder easier to erase.可知C項正確；D項文章未提及。故選B。t draw the maps their teacher wanted on their tiny boards, so Pillans put several slates together to create a large board. ”在1800年，一名英格蘭校長James Pillans想讓他的學(xué)生們畫地圖，但是學(xué)生們在他們的迷你板上無法畫出地圖，因此校長讓學(xué)生把他們的迷你板拼湊在一起來制造一個大的板。根據(jù)第二段中的“故選D。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Function of the blackboard.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，通過描述黑板發(fā)展歷程向讀者介紹了黑板最早的時候確實是黑色的，隨后慢慢發(fā)展變成了綠色。Origin of the blackboard.C.s the main idea of the text? A.They39。They39。They39。They39。To arouse students39。To draw students39。To make a parison.B.D.C.B.t plaining either. After all, the new greenboards made the chalk powder easier to erase. Plus, the enamel left less of a glare and the color was nicer to look at. At that point, people started using the word chalkboard as a more accurate descriptor, but blackboard still stuck around.（1）What did the late 18thcentury students use in class? A.t draw the maps their teacher wanted on their tiny boards, so Pillans put several slates together to create a large board. Problem solved! From there, the idea spread quickly as teachers could finally show a concept to the whole class at one time. By 1815, the massive writing spaces were mon enough to earn their own name: blackboard.s up with the name? Originally, blackboards were really black. Before wallsized blackboards existed, late 18thcentury students used their own mini boards made of slate (石板) or painted wood, according to Concordia University, Those first boards were, in fact, black, and they paved the way for the larger ones. When you think back to the blackboard from your school days, what color is it? Chances are that it39。5．犇犇閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。故選B。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“had better attention and shortterm memory ”可知，Stephen Kaplan的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)親近大自然可以提高注意力和短期記憶力，也就是說提高了大腦的工作效率。故選A。 （2）考查推理判斷。他完全沉浸在大自然之中。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s as it should be.（1）What is Kang Byoungwook doing? lost in nature. up his strength. to control a forest fire. firefighters under stress.（2）What does Lisa Nisbet think of being outdoors? is overlooked by people. has nothing to do with happiness. Koreans show great interest in it. need more evidence for its benefits.（3）What benefit of nature did Stephen Kaplan find? affects people39。s more surprising is that nature may also make us more creative. David Strayer, a psychologist at the University of Utah, showed as much with a group of participants, who performed 50 percent better on creative problemsolving tasks after three days of wilderness backpacking. Another experiment conducted by psychologist Stephen Kaplan found that people who took a 50minute walk in a park had better attention and shortterm memory than those who took a walk along a city street.t think of being outdoors as a way to increase happiness, says Nisbet. We think other things will, like shopping or TV. But South Korea is starting to challenge this opinion. There is increasing evidence that being outside in a pleasant natural environment is good for us. But how many of us get to enjoy nature regularly? Fewer and fewer, it seems. According to Lisa Nisbet, a psychology professor at Canada s Trent University, evidence for the benefits of nature is pouring in at a time when we are most disconnected from it. the firefighters all have posttraumatic stress disorder (創(chuàng)傷后應(yīng)激障礙). 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。s ears to help them detect the sound of approaching insects.”及全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述人與植物的交流可以促其生長。 （4）考查主旨大意。從而推斷可知，園丁經(jīng)常與植物交談，生長得更好。 （3）考查推理判斷。從而推斷可知，在叢林里的植物生長得更好。根據(jù)第三段中的“However, Prof Hadany said a plant39。故選B。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s voices improve plants39。D.Plants can39。B.Flowers can hear.Plants respond to sounds slowly and ecologically.D.Prince Charles proves kind of stupid.B.D.In the woods.B.On a square.D.Brighter color.B.Longer bloom. response to bees39。s voices were at the right frequency for the plants to hear.（1）What39。 ability to hear has implications well beyond pollination—plants could potentially hear and respond to herbivores, other animals, the elements, and possibly other plants, Prof Hadany added.s ability to respond to pollinators may be weakened in city environments or beside a busy road. While plants require water, sunlight and the right temperature to grow, it is widely believed they do not have senses in the way animals do. When the researchers played recordings of flying bees to evening primrose flowers, within three minutes the sugar concentrations in the nectar (花蜜) of its flowers increased. The fluid, produced to attract pollinating (授粉) insects, was on average 20 percent higher in flowers exposed to the buzz pared to those left in silence or exposed to higher pitched sounds. Professor Lilach Hadany, who led the study, said: Our results document for the first time that plants can rapidly respond to pollinator sounds in an ecologically relevant way. Gardeners such as Prince Charles who claim that talking to plants encourages them to grow have long been seen as a little silly. But scientists have discovered evidence which suggests the Royal may actually be right and they could be list