【正文】 rithmetic 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.5．犇犇閱讀理解 故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“By using these big data approaches, we can direct our attention towards the difficult questions in modern conservation: which species and areas are changing, and where are the people who care the most and can do the most to help.”可知Richard認(rèn)為通過使用這些大數(shù)據(jù)方法，我們可以將我們的注意力轉(zhuǎn)向現(xiàn)代保護(hù)中的難題:哪些物種和地區(qū)正在發(fā)生變化，哪些人最關(guān)心這些問題，哪些人能夠提供最多的幫助。故選C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“it was really exciting and quite unexpected for me to see people39。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的“Seasonal trends seemed to be widespread in Wikipedia behavior for many species of plants and animals.”可知在維基百科上，許多動植物的行為似乎都有季節(jié)性趨勢。故選D。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。這一發(fā)現(xiàn)提出了監(jiān)測世界生物多樣性變化的新方法。 work. pushes people to solve difficult problems.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，牛津大學(xué)的一個國際研究小組發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的方式與自然界的季節(jié)性運動密切相關(guān)。s care about nature. about people39。 heavy work load.（3）How does Mittermeier feel about the search results? with Wikipedia39。s Wikipedia interest closely related to changes in nature.s a concern among conservationists (生態(tài)環(huán)境保護(hù)者) that people are losing touch with the natural world and that they39。s biological diversity. It also shows new ways to see how much people care about nature, and which species and areas might be the most effective targets for conservation. And not just birds. Mittermeier and his team surveyed nearly billion Wikipedia search records, for 32,000 species, across 245 languages. They also saw variable search rates for insects, horsetails and flowering plants. Seasonal trends seemed to be widespread in Wikipedia behavior for many species of plants and animals. An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford have found that the way people use the Internet is closely tied to the seasonal movements in the natural world. Their online species searches follow the patterns of seasonal animal migrations (遷徙).4．犇犇閱讀下面文章，然后從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出每個問題的最佳選項。故選B?，F(xiàn)在，有證據(jù)表明這是正確的”，接著在下文用硬實證明了這一點。 （4）考查主旨大意。根據(jù)最后一段中的......this confirmed what had been observed in previous studies―dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner可知，狗擅長辨別與自己主人性別相同的人的表情，由此推斷，讓主人是女性的狗來辨別男性面部表情的圖片是比較困難的。由此可判斷出A符合題意，故選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的For their study biologist Corson Miller and his team exposed eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy.可知，實驗人員通過屏幕向這些狗展示了一組女性面部表情的照片，這些表情中既有快樂的，也有憤怒的。s Mood Research【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，最新的實驗發(fā)現(xiàn)，即狗能夠識別人的面部表情的變化。 The researchers also noticed only dogs with a male owner had a harder time understanding the expressions correctly. Since the touchscreen models were all females, this confirmed what has been observed in previous studies dogs are more efficient at reading facial expressions of people that are the same gender as their owner.（1）How did the scientists conduct the experiment? leaving dogs to women who are either happy or angry. mixing the selected dogs together. rewarding only half of the dogs touching the screen showing digital pictures of women39。 After some training like how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that acpany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face. The researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions. Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face. Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves. That39。 While every dog owner knows their dogs can read their moods perfectly, scientists have always been a little doubtful. Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, we finally have some convincing evidence.3．犇犇閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。故選A。根據(jù)第一段“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 listening to him. Biologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that flowers can act as a plant39。故選D。根據(jù)第四段中的“But the study, published on the openscience website BioRxiv, suggests the efforts of gardeners who talk to their plants may not be in vain.”研究表明，園丁們和他們的植物交談的努力可能不會白費。故選C。s ability to respond to pollinators may be weakened in city environments or beside a busy road. ”哈達(dá)尼教授認(rèn)為，植物對傳粉者做出反應(yīng)的能力可能會在城市環(huán)境或繁忙道路旁減弱。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“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.”可知，蜜蜂飛到夜來香花，在三分鐘內(nèi)其花朵花蜜的糖的濃度會增加，所以花蜜會更甜。 growth.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了人與植物的交流可以促其生長。Women39。t grow without sound.Bees are best pollinators.C.Plants gardeners talk to frequently develop well.（4）What does the text mainly talk about? A.Plants can only potentially hear animals.C.Along the street.（3）What can we infer from the research? A.C.Beside a highway.Less fluid.（2）Where can plants grow better according to Hadany? A.C.Sweeter nectar. buzz? A.s evening primrose flowers39。 A monthlong experiment conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2009 found female voices appear to speed up the growth of tomatoes