第13练 阅读理解 七选五
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2018·山东滨州二模)
Feelingdown？Whynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsites? Collegehumor.com
Thissitewascreatedin1999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorspermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwards
：
PixarIntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolookoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.
Funnyordie.com
Thissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideos.Andasthenamesuggestschoosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”it’ssenttothesite’s“crypt”
．．
，
usersvoteonvideos
，，，
Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votesButifitgetsenough“funny”votes
itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascreatedin2006bycomediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKay.Thesite’sfirstvideo
，
TheLandlord
：
Taxi
，，，
hashadover70millionviews.VideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTipwithsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxiwithsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessages.
Reddit.com Foundedin2005
，
andOverAnalyzingTexts
，
Reddit.comisasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“down”．Themostrecentandwell-likedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.
Theonion.com
Firstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988
Theonion.comhashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs
andreceivesanaverageof7.5millionvisitorsamonth.It’sfamousforitsamusingitemssuchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCan’tBelieveLawn. 1．IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards，youcanvisit.
，，，
A．Reddit.com C．Theonion.com
B．Collegehumor.com D．Funnyordie.com
2．VideosonthewebsiteFunnyordie.comare. A．watchedover70milliontimes B．votedbytheirusers C．basedonnewspaperstories D．createdbyusers
3．WhatdoReddit.comandTheonion.comhaveincommon? A．Theyincludefunnyvideos. B．Theyincludevaluableadvice. C．Theyincludedebatesoneducation. D．Theyprovidesatiricalnews.
B
(2018·山西康杰中学等五校联考)
Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow(
乌
鸦
) ，)
family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviourwhichmayhaveevolved(
进
化
specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn’texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.
Inanotherexperiment
，
theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken(
礼
品
券
) ，
fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again
thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning
，
whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample，weknowthatchimpanzees(黑猩猩) select，transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.
Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage，orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions？
Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer，astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.
Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn’ttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon’tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead
，
itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrows’abilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers. 4．What’sthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1? A．Theycanstorefood.
B．Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood. C．Theycanstoreandrecovertools. D．Theycanselectandstorefood.
5．Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken? A．Rejectitcasually. C．Saveitastheirfood.
B．Exchangeitforfood. D．Buildanestwithit.
6．Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture? A．Theyarecontroversial. B．Theyaredisappointing. C．Theyarecontradictory. D．Theyareconvincing.
7．Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals? A．Theydeveloponlywithage.
B．Itisunclearhowthey’veevolvednow. C．Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem. D．Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.
C
AyoungLosAngelesactorinneedofasecondjobtopayhisbillshascomeupwithabrilliantwaytosupplementhisincome—peoplewalking.
ChuckMcCarthyoriginallyconsideredbecomingadogwalkertoearnsomeextracashbutsoonrealizedthatthejobrequiredmorethanwalkingdogsonaleash.However
，，
全国版2020版高考英语一轮复习组合练第13练阅读理解七选五练习含解析
