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Scientists in Australia have shown that bees seem to understand the idea of zero. This is surprising since bees have very small brains. So far, only humans and a few animals, such as monkeys and some birds, have shown that they understand zero. And humans don't usually understand it until they're around four years old. But bees are smarter than they look. Scientists
already knew that bees could count up to four. They also knew that bees could “talk” to each other. By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction.
Scientists at RMIT University in Australia have come up with a smart way to test whether bees understood the concept(概念) of “zero”. They prepared some cards with different numbers of shapes on them. First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them. They put something sour(酸的) under the cards with more shapes on them. Soon the bees knew there was sugar water under the cards with fewer shapes.
After about 40 tests, the bees learned to choose the cards with different numbers of shapes. Then came the interesting part. The scientists put out a card with nothing on it—zero shape. Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card. This showed that they knew that zero, or “none”, meant less than “some”.
Bees’ brains are about 86,000 times smaller than the brains of humans. How are they able to do so much with such a small brain? Scientists want to study more bees to find out more. Many are now trying to create machines that can “think” like bees. By learning how the bees’ brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.
6. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Bees are smarter than monkeys.
B. Most animals can count up to four.
C. Humans can understand zero since birth.
D. Dancing is a form of bees’ communication.
7. What did the scientists use sugar water for?
A. To train the bees to choose shapes.
B. To check if bees can tell sweet from sour.
C. To test if bees understand the meaning of numbers.
D. To encourage the bees to choose cards with fewer shapes.
8. The interesting result of the test is that .
A. the bees picked up the blank card
B. the bees parked on the sugar water
C. the bees flew towards the sour water
D. the bees chose the cards with some shapes
9. The underlined word “tricks” in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to “”.
A. numbers B. skills
C. ideas D. goals
10. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Bees Are in Need of Protection
B. Bees Are Important for Humans
C. Bees Know the Meaning of Zero
D. Bees Have Funny Social Activities
Scientists in Australia have shown that bees seem to understand the idea of zero. This is surprising since bees have very small brains. So far, only humans and a few animals, such as monkeys and some birds, have shown that they understand zero. And humans don't usually understand it until they're around four years old. But bees are smarter than they look. Scientists
already knew that bees could count up to four. They also knew that bees could “talk” to each other. By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction.
Scientists at RMIT University in Australia have come up with a smart way to test whether bees understood the concept(概念) of “zero”. They prepared some cards with different numbers of shapes on them. First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them. They put something sour(酸的) under the cards with more shapes on them. Soon the bees knew there was sugar water under the cards with fewer shapes.
After about 40 tests, the bees learned to choose the cards with different numbers of shapes. Then came the interesting part. The scientists put out a card with nothing on it—zero shape. Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card. This showed that they knew that zero, or “none”, meant less than “some”.
Bees’ brains are about 86,000 times smaller than the brains of humans. How are they able to do so much with such a small brain? Scientists want to study more bees to find out more. Many are now trying to create machines that can “think” like bees. By learning how the bees’ brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.
6. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Bees are smarter than monkeys.
B. Most animals can count up to four.
C. Humans can understand zero since birth.
D. Dancing is a form of bees’ communication.
7. What did the scientists use sugar water for?
A. To train the bees to choose shapes.
B. To check if bees can tell sweet from sour.
C. To test if bees understand the meaning of numbers.
D. To encourage the bees to choose cards with fewer shapes.
8. The interesting result of the test is that .
A. the bees picked up the blank card
B. the bees parked on the sugar water
C. the bees flew towards the sour water
D. the bees chose the cards with some shapes
9. The underlined word “tricks” in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to “”.
A. numbers B. skills
C. ideas D. goals
10. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Bees Are in Need of Protection
B. Bees Are Important for Humans
C. Bees Know the Meaning of Zero
D. Bees Have Funny Social Activities
答案
6.D 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了澳大利亚的科学家通过实验发现蜜蜂似乎能够理解“零”的概念。
6. D 解析：推理判断题。根据“By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction.”可知，蜜蜂能通过跳舞传递信息，因此可推知跳舞是蜜蜂交流的一种形式。故选D。
7. D 解析：细节理解题。根据“First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them.”可知，科学家们使用糖水是为了让蜜蜂选择带有更少形状的卡片。故选D。
8. A 解析：细节理解题。根据“Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank card.”可知，测试结果是蜜蜂选择了空白卡片。故选A。
9. B 解析：词义猜测题。numbers“数字”；skills“技巧”；ideas“主意”；goals“得分”。根据“By learning how the bees' brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.”可知，tricks指的是技巧。故选B。
10. C 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，科学家们做的测试就是为了知道蜜蜂是否知道“零”的含义，并且最终发现蜜蜂知道“零”的含义，因此选项C“蜜蜂知道零的含义”最适合作为本文标题。故选C。
易错点拨 选项A，文章主要围绕蜜蜂对“零”的理解以及相关测试展开，重点在于蜜蜂的认知能力方面的研究，并没有任何关于蜜蜂需要保护的内容描述。因此选项A无中生有。选项B，虽然最后提到科学家想通过研究蜜蜂大脑来教计算机和机器人新技能，但这只是研究蜜蜂认知能力的一个延伸目的，并非强调蜜蜂对人类的重要性。选项B以偏概全。选项D，文章确实提到了蜜蜂能“talk” to each other（通过跳舞告知其他蜜蜂食物的距离和方向），但这只是在介绍蜜蜂的能力时一笔带过的内容，并不是强调蜜蜂的社交活动有多有趣。选项D以偏概全。
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了澳大利亚的科学家通过实验发现蜜蜂似乎能够理解“零”的概念。
6. D 解析：推理判断题。根据“By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction.”可知，蜜蜂能通过跳舞传递信息，因此可推知跳舞是蜜蜂交流的一种形式。故选D。
7. D 解析：细节理解题。根据“First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them.”可知，科学家们使用糖水是为了让蜜蜂选择带有更少形状的卡片。故选D。
8. A 解析：细节理解题。根据“Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank card.”可知，测试结果是蜜蜂选择了空白卡片。故选A。
9. B 解析：词义猜测题。numbers“数字”；skills“技巧”；ideas“主意”；goals“得分”。根据“By learning how the bees' brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.”可知，tricks指的是技巧。故选B。
10. C 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，科学家们做的测试就是为了知道蜜蜂是否知道“零”的含义，并且最终发现蜜蜂知道“零”的含义，因此选项C“蜜蜂知道零的含义”最适合作为本文标题。故选C。
易错点拨 选项A，文章主要围绕蜜蜂对“零”的理解以及相关测试展开，重点在于蜜蜂的认知能力方面的研究，并没有任何关于蜜蜂需要保护的内容描述。因此选项A无中生有。选项B，虽然最后提到科学家想通过研究蜜蜂大脑来教计算机和机器人新技能，但这只是研究蜜蜂认知能力的一个延伸目的，并非强调蜜蜂对人类的重要性。选项B以偏概全。选项D，文章确实提到了蜜蜂能“talk” to each other（通过跳舞告知其他蜜蜂食物的距离和方向），但这只是在介绍蜜蜂的能力时一笔带过的内容，并不是强调蜜蜂的社交活动有多有趣。选项D以偏概全。
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含5道选择题，题型涉及推理判断、细节理解、词义猜测、标题归纳。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨，再针对每道题目定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项，排除错误选项得出正确答案。
【解析】
6. 推理判断题：根据第一段最后一句“By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction.”可知，蜜蜂通过跳舞传递信息，可推知跳舞是蜜蜂交流的一种形式，故选D。
7. 细节理解题：根据第三段“First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them.”可知，科学家用糖水是为了训练蜜蜂选择带有更少形状的卡片，故选D。
8. 细节理解题：根据第四段“Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank card.”可知，测试的有趣结果是蜜蜂选择了空白卡片，故选A。
9. 词义猜测题：根据最后一段“By learning how the bees' brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.”可知，此处tricks意为“技巧”，与skills含义最接近，故选B。
10. 标题归纳题：通读全文可知，文章围绕科学家发现蜜蜂能理解“零”的概念展开，因此“蜜蜂知道零的含义”最适合作为标题，故选C。
【答案】
6.D 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文为科技类说明文，围绕蜜蜂的认知能力展开，题目类型全面，考查学生信息定位、推理判断、词义猜测及主旨归纳能力，整体难度适中，需学生仔细阅读原文定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含5道选择题，题型涉及推理判断、细节理解、词义猜测、标题归纳。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨，再针对每道题目定位原文对应内容，逐一分析选项，排除错误选项得出正确答案。
【解析】
6. 推理判断题：根据第一段最后一句“By dancing in some ways, bees can tell other bees how far away food is and in what direction.”可知，蜜蜂通过跳舞传递信息，可推知跳舞是蜜蜂交流的一种形式，故选D。
7. 细节理解题：根据第三段“First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them.”可知，科学家用糖水是为了训练蜜蜂选择带有更少形状的卡片，故选D。
8. 细节理解题：根据第四段“Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank card.”可知，测试的有趣结果是蜜蜂选择了空白卡片，故选A。
9. 词义猜测题：根据最后一段“By learning how the bees' brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.”可知，此处tricks意为“技巧”，与skills含义最接近，故选B。
10. 标题归纳题：通读全文可知，文章围绕科学家发现蜜蜂能理解“零”的概念展开，因此“蜜蜂知道零的含义”最适合作为标题，故选C。
【答案】
6.D 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本文为科技类说明文，围绕蜜蜂的认知能力展开，题目类型全面，考查学生信息定位、推理判断、词义猜测及主旨归纳能力，整体难度适中，需学生仔细阅读原文定位关键信息。
【难度系数】
0.7
