Ⅳ. Read and complete the tasks.
How Many Intelligent Animals Do You Know?
Different animals are intelligent in different ways. For example, dolphins can speak a language. Also, some birds remember where they make nests and fly hundreds of miles to go back there. Or what about spiders? They make amazing webs, so maybe spiders are very intelligent, too.
Now let's meet one of the very intelligent animals. Koko, a gorilla, lives in California in the USA and she can use sign language to talk to people. Her teacher, Penny Patterson, has taught Koko more than 1,000 signs for different things, actions and feelings. Koko invents new signs when she sees new things. The first time she saw a duck, she used the sign for water and the sign for birds.
A. Match the words with their meanings.
()1. intelligent
A. the place to live or keep eggs
()2. nest
B. a way to talk by using hand movements
()3. sign language
C. clever or smart
()4. invent
D. to make something new
B. Complete the table. No more than 3 words for each blank.

C. Answer the questions.
1. Does Koko learn sign language well? How do you know?

()2. How does the writer show some animals are intelligent? Choose TWO answers.
A. By giving examples.
B. By showing facts.
C. By asking questions.
3. What other intelligent animals do you know? What can they do?

Ⅳ. A. 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D
B. 1. intelligent 2. speak a language 3. remember 4. Spiders 5. gorilla
C. 1. Yes, because she can invent new signs.
2. AB
3. One possible version: Dogs are also intelligent animals. They can understand different orders.

【解析】
A. 词义匹配：
1. 根据文中“Different animals are intelligent in different ways”及选项释义，intelligent对应C选项“clever or smart”；
2. 由“some birds remember where they make nests”可知nest是鸟类栖息或产卵的地方，对应A选项；
3. 从“she can use sign language to talk to people”可知sign language是用手势交流的方式，对应B选项；
4. 根据“Koko invents new signs when she sees new things”可知invent指创造新事物，对应D选项。
B. 表格填空：
1. 文章围绕聪明的动物展开，填intelligent；
2. 原文提到“dolphins can speak a language”，填speak a language；
3. 依据“some birds remember where they make nests”，填remember；
4. 文中指出蜘蛛能织出很棒的网，填Spiders；
5. 由“Koko, a gorilla”可知填gorilla。
C. 问答：
1. 根据“Koko invents new signs when she sees new things”可知Koko手语学得很好，因为她能创造新手势；
2. 作者通过举海豚、鸟类、蜘蛛等例子，以及Koko学会1000多个手势的事实说明动物聪明，选AB；
3. 开放性问题，可结合常见聪明动物的能力作答，示例为狗能听懂不同指令。
【答案】
Ⅳ. A. 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D
B. 1. intelligent 2. speak a language 3. remember 4. Spiders 5. gorilla
C. 1. Yes, because she can invent new signs.
2. AB
3. One possible version: Dogs are also intelligent animals. They can understand different orders.
【知识点】
词义匹配、细节信息提取、英语读写应用
【点评】
本题通过多样化阅读任务考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖词义辨析、文本细节抓取及开放性语言表达，全方位检测学生对阅读材料的理解与语言运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6