（江苏专用）2020高考英语二轮复习 专题限时检测（二十二）阅读理解C篇高分练（三）

专题限时检测(二十二)阅读理解C篇高分练(三)(共3篇，限时24分钟)A(2019·南通七市模拟)Australianmagpiescanunderstandwhatotherbirdsaresayingtoeachother,anewstudyhasfound.Theresearch,publishedinthejournalAnimalBehaviour,saysthemagpiehaslearnedthemeaningsofdifferentnoisyminercallsandessentiallyeavesdrops(偷听)tofindoutwhichpredators(食肉动物)arenear.Noisyminers—asmall,nativehoneyeater—havedifferentwarningcallsforground­basedandaerial(飞行的)predators.Byplayingbothkindsofrecordingtoaseriesofwildmagpies,researchersobservedthemagpiesraisingtheirbeaks(喙)tothesky,ordroppingtheirheadstotheground.Researchersattractedthemagpieswithcheese,thenplayedthenoisyminercalls,videotapingtheresults.Asacontrol,theyalsorolledalargeorangeballtowardsthemagpiestoseehowtheyordinarilytilted(倾斜)theirbeakstogroundthreats,andthrewtheballtoseehowtheyreactedtoaerialthreats.Theresearchersrecordedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof29degreesforthethrownball,andanaveragemaximumofninedegreeswhenitwasrolled.Theminers'aerialwarningcausedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof31degrees,andthegroundwarningcausedanaveragemaximumof24.Oneofthestudy'sauthors,DominiquePotvin,saidthemagpiesshowedanastonishinglevelofinsight.Magpiesandminersbroadlyfacethesametypesofpredatorsandthetwofrequentlyliveinthesameecosystem.Potvinsaidthishadencouragedthemagpies'learnedbehaviour.“Magpiesaregenerallyfoundonthegroundandnoisyminersaregenerallyfoundupintrees.Itpaysforthemagpietopayattentiontosomebodywhohasabetterviewofpredatorsthantheydo.”Shesaiditwasunclearwhetherotherbirdscoulddothesame,butitwashighlylikelyothermagpiesaroundAustraliaalreadydid.“Magpiesareaprettysmartgroup.We'renotsureifthey'relearningthisfromothermagpiesorifthey'refiguringitoutontheirown,buttheabilityisthere.”Aspartoftheexperiment,researchersalsoplayedathirdcall:acommon,non­warningcallfromacrimsonrosella.Theyfoundthemagpiesdidnotrespond.Potvinsaidthatwehadbeenactivelyexploringanimalcognition(认知)research.“It'sagoodpieceofthepuzzle，”Potvinsaid.“Lookingatthesocialrelationshipsbetweenspeciesthatliveincommunities.”语篇解读：一项研究发现，澳大利亚喜鹊能理解其他鸟类的交谈。而关于动物的认知能力还有待于人类进一步的探索。1．WhathavetheresearchersfoundaboutAustralianmagpies?A．Theycanunderstandotherbirdcalls.B．Theycancommunicatewithnoisyminers.C．Theyhaveaspecialpreferenceforcheeses.D．Theyhavetheabilitytowarnthepredators.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“themagpiehaslearnedthemeaningsofdifferentnoisyminercalls”可知，喜鹊能理解其他鸟类的叫声。2．Howdidtheresearchersgettheirfindings?A．Bycalculatingthebeakanglesofaerialandgroundpredators.B．Bycomparingthemagpieandtheminerresponsestothreats.C．Bymonitoringthemagpieresponsestotheminerwarningcalls.D．Byrecordingthemagpielouderscreamforotherbirds'attention.解析：选C细节理解题。第四至七段中，研究人员通过定量研究，先研究喜鹊平时的喙是怎么倾斜的，再与掘穴鸟有叫声时候的反应进行监控、对比，获得了研究结果。3．Themagpies'cognitioncanhelpthem________.A．haveabetterviewofthepredatorsthantheminersB．betterprotectthemselvesfromthepotentialthreatsC．cooperatewithotherbirdstodriveawaythepredatorsD．liveinharmonywithotherbirdsinthesameecosystem解析：选B细节理解题。根据倒数第五段第二句“Itpaysforthemagpietopayattentiontosomebodywhohasabetterviewofpredatorsthantheydo.”可知，喜鹊关注能够更好地观察捕食者的掘穴鸟有利于保护自身的安全。所以喜鹊的认知能力能更好地保护自己免受潜在威胁。4．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．themagpiesaresmartlearnersofotherbirds'behaviourB．it'slikelythatotherbirdshavedevelopedthesameabilityC．thefindingshaveclarifiedtherelationshipsbetweenspeciesD．alotmoreremainstobeexploredaboutanimalcognition解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容，尤其是第一句“wehadbeenactivelyexploringanimalcognition(认知)research.‘It'sagoodpieceofthepuzzle’”可知人类一直都在探索动物的认知能力，这是一个很好的未知。由此可见关于动物的认知能力至今还是一个谜，仍然需要进一步探索。B(2019·苏、锡、常、镇模拟)AlarmingheadlinessuggestoneinfourteenagegirlsintheUKareself­harming,motivatedbysexdiscriminationandpressurestolookgoodinaselfie(自拍)society.ThesestoriescomefromareportbyUKcharityTheChildren'sSociety,basedonanongoingsurveyof11,000childrenaged14.Amongthegirls,22percentsaidtheyhadself­harmedwhileboys9percent.Butwhilethetermself­harmimprovesimagesofteenagerscuttingthemselves,thatmay,thankfully,beonlythemostextremeendofabroaderrange.Inthissurvey,participantsweremerelyaskediftheyhad“hurtthemselvesonpurposeinanyway”．Somecouldhaveansweredyesforthingslikepunching(击拳)awallindissatisfactionordeliberatelygettingfalling­downdrunk.Otherscouldhavethoughtthequestionincludedmentalhurt.Suchself­destructivebehaviourwouldnaturallybeofconcerntoparents,butwouldn'tbethatunusualforteenagers.MaxDavie,ahealthpromotionofficer,doesbelievethatself­harmamongteensissomewhatontherise—butthinksthequestioninthissurveywasnotspecificenoughtorevealitsrealuniversality.Thelatestheadlinesjoinanongoingaccountaboutamentalhealthcrisisintoday'syouth.Someblamecutbacksinsocialservices,whileotherspointtoalooseningofsexualstandardsputtingteensatrisk.Forthosecautiousofnewtechnologies,itissocialmediaorthelatestpopularcomputergames.Butsuchreportsalsodeservesomeskepticism.Claimsofhighratesofdepressionareusuallybasedonsurveyswithveryloose,non­medicalcriteria.Thankfully,clinicaldepressionisstillrareinthisagegroup.Infact,adifferentandregularlyrepeatedsurveyhasfoundnochangein11­to­15­year­olds'happinesswithlifeasawholebetween1995and2016.Nordidtheir