山西大学附中2015---2016学年高三第一学期（9月）月考英语试题考试时间：100分钟满分：100分注意：本考试严禁使用手机、电子词典或其它电子存储设备，违者按作弊处理。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhat’sonYourPet’sMind?In1977,IrenePepperbergofHarvardUniversitybeganstudyingwhatwasonanothercreature’smindbytalkingtoit.HerfirstexperimentsbeganwithAlex.Alexwasaone-year-oldAfricangreyparrotandIrenetaughthimtoproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtocommunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”Atthetime,mostscientistsdidn’tbelieveanimalshadanythoughts.Theythoughtanimalsweremorelikerobotsbutdidn’thavetheabilitytothinkorfeel.Ofcourse,ifyouownapetyouprobablydisagree.Butitisthejobofascientisttoprovethisandnowadaysmorescientistsacceptthatanimalscanthinkforthemselves.“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Irenesaid,“Somepeopleactuallycalledmecrazyfortryingthis.”Nowadays,wehavemoreandmoreevidencethatanimalshaveallsortsofmentalabilities.Sheepcanrecognizefaces.Chimpanzees(黑猩猩)useavarietyoftoolsandevenuseweaponstohunt.AndAlextheparrotbecameaverygoodtalker.ThirtyyearsaftertheAlexstudiesbegan,IrenewasstillgivinghimEnglishlessonsupuntilhisrecentdeath.Forexample,ifAlexwashungryhecouldsay“wantgrape”.Alexcouldcounttosixandwaslearningthesoundsforsevenandeight.“Hehastohearthewordsoverandoverbeforehecancorrectlysaythem.”Irenesaid,afterpronouncing“seven”forAlexafewtimesinarow.Alexcouldalsotellthedifferencebetweencolors,shapes,sizes,andmaterials(e.g.woodandmetal).Beforehefinallydied,Alexmanagedtosay“seven”.AnotherfamouspetthatprovedsomeanimalshavegreatermentalskillswasadogcalledRico.HeappearedonaGermanTVgameshowin2011.Ricoknewthenamesof200differenttoysandeasilylearnedthenamesofnewones.WhenRicobecamefamous,manyotherdogownerswantedtoshowhowclevertheirpetswere.AnotherdogcalledBetsycouldunderstand300words.Onetheoryfordogs’abilitytolearnalanguageisthattheyhavebeenclosecompanionstohumansformanycenturiesandsotheirabilitytounderstandusisconstantlyevolving.Whileanimalscan’tdowhathumansdoyet,somescientistsbelievethatexampleslikeAlexandRicoprovethatevolutiondevelopsintelligence,aswellasphysicalappearance.11.Irenewantedtofindout__________.A.whataparrotthinksB.whyaparrotcanspeakC.howparrotsmakesoundsD.ifparrotsspeakEnglish2.Alexlearntnewwordsby__________.A.singingthemB.readingthemC.writingthemD.rehearingthem3.Thearticleconcludesthat___________.A.ourpetsunderstandwhatwesayB.dogsmayspeaktohumansonedayC.humansarerelatedtochimpanzeesD.mentalabilitycanevolveinanimalsBAswegrowold,werealizethatwehavesolittletimetoreadandtherearesomanygreatbooksthatwe’veyettogetaroundto.Yere-readersareeverywherearoundus.Forcertainfans,re-readingTheLordoftheRingsisaconventionalpracticeannually.OnefriendtoldmethatJaneAusten’sEmmacanstillsurprisehim,despitehishavingreaditover50times.Newsuddenclearunderstandingscanbegainedfromtheprocessofre-reading.JournalistRebaccaMead,along-timeEnglishwomaninNewYork,firstcameacrossGeorgeEliot’sMiddlemarchat17.Sincethen,shehasreaditagaineveryfiveyears.Witheachre-reading,ithasopenedupfurther;ineachchapterofherlife,ithasresonated(引起共鸣)differently.Meadevidencedthelargenumberofwaysinwhichreallygoodbooksnotonlystandthetestofrepeatread...
