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范畴:人与自然 主题:人与动物 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:/4
People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research into the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. A new study adds chickens to the list. 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 expressdisappointment . The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.
Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine per cent 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 industry（产业）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.
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(
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. Know. D. Hurt.
(
A. Chickens' food calls B. Happy chickens, sad chickens
C. Farmers' best choice D. Smart farmers, healthy farmers
范畴:人与自然 主题:人与动物 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:/4
People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research into the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. A new study adds chickens to the list. 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
Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine per cent 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 industry（产业）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.
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D
)1. 新考法·图片理解 Which is most probably the sound wave of a happy call by a chicken?(
A
)2. 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
)3. What does the underlined word "identify" mean in Paragraph 4?A. Control. B. Hide. C. Know. D. Hurt.
(
B
)4. 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
1. D 图片理解题。根据第二段中“When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds”可知,当鸡看到门后的食物时,它们看起来很高兴,并发出快速而响亮的声音,选项 D 符合“快速而响亮的声音”这一描述。
2. A 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The recordings were played to 194 volunteers.”可知,这些录音被播放给 194 名志愿者听,所以志愿者们是通过听鸡叫来帮助这项研究。
3. C 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知,一些科学家已经在研究一种可以识别鸡的感受的智能计算机程序,故画线部分意为“识别”,和 know 意义相近。
4. B 标题概括题。本文介绍研究结果表明人类可以通过听鸡的叫声来判断它们是高兴还是悲伤,选项 B 符合主题。
2. A 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The recordings were played to 194 volunteers.”可知,这些录音被播放给 194 名志愿者听,所以志愿者们是通过听鸡叫来帮助这项研究。
3. C 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知,一些科学家已经在研究一种可以识别鸡的感受的智能计算机程序,故画线部分意为“识别”,和 know 意义相近。
4. B 标题概括题。本文介绍研究结果表明人类可以通过听鸡的叫声来判断它们是高兴还是悲伤,选项 B 符合主题。
解析
【分析】
1. 第1题：需结合题干中“开心的鸡叫声是快速、响亮的声音”，对应声波的频率（疏密）和振幅（高低），对比四个选项的声波特征选出符合项；
2. 第2题：为细节题，定位原文中志愿者的行为描述，判断其参与研究的方式；
3. 第3题：为词义猜测题，结合画线词所在句的语境推断单词含义；
4. 第4题：为标题概括题，梳理文章核心内容，选出最贴合的标题。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第二段“当鸡看到食物时，发出快速而响亮的声音”，声波频率对应声音快慢，振幅对应响度，D选项的声波频率最高、振幅最大，符合开心叫声的特征，故选D；
2. 第2题：根据第三段“The recordings were played to 194 volunteers”，志愿者通过听鸡的录音（即鸡叫）参与研究，故选A；
3. 第3题：根据第四段“smart computer program that can identify chickens' feelings”，智能程序需分辨鸡的感受，identify意为“识别、知道”，与选项C的know含义相近，故选C；
4. 第4题：文章核心是人类可通过鸡叫判断鸡的开心或悲伤，B选项“Happy chickens, sad chickens”贴合主题，故选B。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
【知识点】
阅读理解解题、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解综合题，涵盖多种阅读技能考查，需学生精准定位原文信息、结合语境分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题：需结合题干中“开心的鸡叫声是快速、响亮的声音”，对应声波的频率（疏密）和振幅（高低），对比四个选项的声波特征选出符合项；
2. 第2题：为细节题，定位原文中志愿者的行为描述，判断其参与研究的方式；
3. 第3题：为词义猜测题，结合画线词所在句的语境推断单词含义；
4. 第4题：为标题概括题，梳理文章核心内容，选出最贴合的标题。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第二段“当鸡看到食物时，发出快速而响亮的声音”，声波频率对应声音快慢，振幅对应响度，D选项的声波频率最高、振幅最大，符合开心叫声的特征，故选D；
2. 第2题：根据第三段“The recordings were played to 194 volunteers”，志愿者通过听鸡的录音（即鸡叫）参与研究，故选A；
3. 第3题：根据第四段“smart computer program that can identify chickens' feelings”，智能程序需分辨鸡的感受，identify意为“识别、知道”，与选项C的know含义相近，故选C；
4. 第4题：文章核心是人类可通过鸡叫判断鸡的开心或悲伤，B选项“Happy chickens, sad chickens”贴合主题，故选B。
【答案】
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B
【知识点】
阅读理解解题、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解综合题，涵盖多种阅读技能考查，需学生精准定位原文信息、结合语境分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
