课时作业38Ⅰ.阅读理解(2019·康杰中学高三调研)Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow(乌鸦)family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour,whichmayhaveevolved(进化)specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn'texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken(礼品券)fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again,thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning,whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample,weknowthatchimpanzeesselect,transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage,orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions?Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer,astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn'ttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon'tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead,itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrows'abilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.本文通过乌鸦,谈论有关动物的进化,但是目前还不清楚它们是怎样进化的。1.What'sthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Theycanstorefood.B.Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood.C.Theycanstoreandrecovertools.D.Theycanselectandstorefood.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood...Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.可知,对乌鸦的新发现是:他们可以存储和恢复工具。故选C。2.Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken?A.Rejectitcasually.B.Exchangeitforfood.C.Saveitastheirfood.D.Buildanestwithit.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken(礼品券)fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.可知,训练乌鸦用奖品券来交换食物。故选B。3.Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture?A.Theyarecontroversial.B.Theyaredisappointing.C.Theyarecontradictory.D.Theyareconvincing.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第三段第一句Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.可知,科学家们关于动物可以为未来做计划的研究是有争议的。故选A。4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutcognitiveabilitiesinanimals?A.Theydeveloponlywithage.B.Itisunclearhowthey'veevolvednow.C.Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.D.Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.可知,还不清楚它们是怎样进化的。故选B。Ⅱ.七选五(2019·成都外国语学院高三检测)Choosingtherightcollegeforyouisnotsoeasy.Youshouldhaveageneralideaofwhatyouwantanddon'twant.Theideacanguideyoutofindwhatfitsyourneedsbest.__1__Thinkaboutwhatmajoryouwanttostudyincollege.Ifyouknowthat,justlookatcollegesthathaveyourmajor.__2__Sothinkcarefullyaboutyourmajorandinterestsbeforechoosingone.Wherethecollegeislocatedmatters.Anyonewhotellsyouthelocationisn'timportantislying.__3__Ifyoulookforwardtoworkinginthepublishingindustry,NewYorkmaybeyourbestbet.Ifyourparentswantyoutostayclosetohome,pleasedon'tconsideranywherethatrequiresaplanetickettogetto.Thinkabouthowmuchyoucanafford.Areyourparents,payingforyoureducation?Ifso,howmucharetheywillingtospend?Doyouhavetocontributeanything?Financialaidandscholarshipexist,butdon'tcountonanything.__4__Theseareallthingstoconsiderbeforeyoufallinlovewithacollege.Makesureyou'regoingtospendtimewiththerightpeople.Thecoolthingaboutcollegeisthateachdifferentoneattractsdifferentkindsofpeople.Forthefirstthinginyourlife,yougettochoosewhereyougettospendyourtimeandwhoyougettospenditwith.__5__Makesurethatthepeopleyou'rewithforfouryearsareyourkindofpeople.A.Collegeisaboutlearningwhatyoulove.B.You'dbetterchooseamajorthatispopular.C.Gotothecollegewithsomepeopleyoulike.D.Areyouwillingtogointomajordebtoveraschool?E.Remember,aboveall,it'sthepeoplethatmaketheplace.F.Ifyoudon'tlikecoldweather,stayawayfromnorthernschools.G.Theseguidelineswillhelpfigureoutwhatcollegeyouwanttogoto.文章列举了几项选大学必须考虑的因素,比如专业、学校位置、经济能力和交友等。1.G解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲选大学要知道自己想干什么和不想干什么,这些想法会指引你找到自己最需要的。G项“这些指引会帮助你判断你想去什么大学”,与上句并列,故选G。2.A解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。选大学之前要先根据兴趣考虑想学的专业,A项“大学就是学自己喜欢的东西”,符合本段内容,与前后句意思一致。故选A。3.F解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲上大学其次考虑大学的地理位置,F项“如果你不喜欢寒冷天气就远离北方学校”,和地理位置有关,符合本段内容。故选F。4.D解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲上大学还要考虑自己的经济实力,本段列举了几个需要考虑的因素,D项与上面几个问题并列,符合本段内容。故选D。5.E解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。本段讲大学交友的重要性,和什么样的人交朋友很重要。E项“记住,毕竟这是一个由人组成的地方”,符合本段内容。故选E。Ⅲ.语法填空(2019·安徽省合肥市高三调研性检测)ClassicalChinesegardendesignaimstocreateanaturallandscapeonasmallscaleandemphasizetheperfectharmonybetweenmanandnature.AChinesegarden__1__(be)likeascroll(卷轴)painting