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People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas.
The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn't food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.
Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chick - ens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty - nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens.
The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken - raising, a big in - dustry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens' feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(5分)
(
A. Humans may not like animals. B. Scientists know nothing about it.
C. Nobody knows why this happens. D. A new study adds chickens to the list.
(
(
A. By listening to the chicken calls.
B. By taking care of the chickens.
C. By finding food for the chickens.
D. By making the chickens happy.
(
A. Control. B. Hide. C. Recognize. D. Hurt.
(
A. Chickens' Food Calls B. Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens
C. Farmers' Best Choice D. Smart Farmers, Healthy Farmers
People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas.
D
It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn't food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.
Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chick - ens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty - nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens.
The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken - raising, a big in - dustry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens' feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。(5分)
(
D
)61. Which of the following can be put in "" in Paragraph 1?A. Humans may not like animals. B. Scientists know nothing about it.
C. Nobody knows why this happens. D. A new study adds chickens to the list.
(
D
)62. Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken?(
A
)63. How did the volunteers help with the research?A. By listening to the chicken calls.
B. By taking care of the chickens.
C. By finding food for the chickens.
D. By making the chickens happy.
(
C
)64. What does the underlined word "identify" mean in Paragraph 4?A. Control. B. Hide. C. Recognize. D. Hurt.
(
B
)65. What is the best title for the passage?A. Chickens' Food Calls B. Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens
C. Farmers' Best Choice D. Smart Farmers, Healthy Farmers
答案
61.D 62.D 63.A 64.C 65.B
解析
【分析】
61题：第一段前文提到科学家研究了牛、青蛙、熊猫的情感，后文引出人类可通过鸡的叫声判断其情绪，空格处需衔接“鸡”的相关研究，对应选项D。
62题：根据短文，鸡开心时的叫声是“fast and loud”（快速且响亮），对应声波图中振动频率高、振幅大的特征，观察四幅图，D图振动频率最高、振幅最大，符合要求。
63题：短文第三段说明研究者将鸡的叫声录音播放给志愿者，志愿者通过听叫声判断鸡的情绪，因此志愿者的参与方式是听鸡的叫声。
64题：结合语境，智能程序的作用是“识别”鸡的情绪，需找与“identify”意思相近的词。
65题：文章围绕人类能通过鸡的叫声判断其开心或悲伤的情绪展开，需提炼核心主旨。
【解析】
61题：前文列举科学家研究的动物（牛、青蛙、熊猫），后文引出鸡的研究，D选项“A new study adds chickens to the list”（一项新研究将鸡加入该名单）符合上下文逻辑，故选D。
62题：短文第二段指出鸡开心时发出“fast and loud sounds”，对应声波图中振动频率高、振幅大的特征，图D的振动频率最高、振幅最大，符合开心叫声的特点，故选D。
63题：短文第三段提到“recordings were played to 194 volunteers”，即志愿者通过听鸡的叫声参与研究，故选A。
64题：结合语境，智能程序要“识别”鸡的情绪，“identify”意为“识别”，与选项C“recognize”（识别）意思相近，故选C。
65题：文章核心是人类可通过鸡的叫声判断其开心或悲伤的情绪，B选项“Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens”最贴合主旨，故选B。
【答案】
61.D 62.D 63.A 64.C 65.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，考查学生对文章逻辑衔接、细节信息、词义及主旨的理解，需结合原文逐一分析选项，注重上下文关联和细节定位，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
61题：第一段前文提到科学家研究了牛、青蛙、熊猫的情感，后文引出人类可通过鸡的叫声判断其情绪，空格处需衔接“鸡”的相关研究，对应选项D。
62题：根据短文，鸡开心时的叫声是“fast and loud”（快速且响亮），对应声波图中振动频率高、振幅大的特征，观察四幅图，D图振动频率最高、振幅最大，符合要求。
63题：短文第三段说明研究者将鸡的叫声录音播放给志愿者，志愿者通过听叫声判断鸡的情绪，因此志愿者的参与方式是听鸡的叫声。
64题：结合语境，智能程序的作用是“识别”鸡的情绪，需找与“identify”意思相近的词。
65题：文章围绕人类能通过鸡的叫声判断其开心或悲伤的情绪展开，需提炼核心主旨。
【解析】
61题：前文列举科学家研究的动物（牛、青蛙、熊猫），后文引出鸡的研究，D选项“A new study adds chickens to the list”（一项新研究将鸡加入该名单）符合上下文逻辑，故选D。
62题：短文第二段指出鸡开心时发出“fast and loud sounds”，对应声波图中振动频率高、振幅大的特征，图D的振动频率最高、振幅最大，符合开心叫声的特点，故选D。
63题：短文第三段提到“recordings were played to 194 volunteers”，即志愿者通过听鸡的叫声参与研究，故选A。
64题：结合语境，智能程序要“识别”鸡的情绪，“identify”意为“识别”，与选项C“recognize”（识别）意思相近，故选C。
65题：文章核心是人类可通过鸡的叫声判断其开心或悲伤的情绪，B选项“Happy Chickens, Sad Chickens”最贴合主旨，故选B。
【答案】
61.D 62.D 63.A 64.C 65.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，考查学生对文章逻辑衔接、细节信息、词义及主旨的理解，需结合原文逐一分析选项，注重上下文关联和细节定位，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
