C.His love for his home country.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Theatres and Entertainment

St David's Hall

St David's Hall is the award winning National Concert Hall of Walesstanding at the very heart of Cardiff’s entertainment centre. With an impressive2,000-seat concert hall, St David's Hall is home to the annual Welsh PromsCardiff. It presents live entertainment, including pop, rock, folk, jazz,musicals, dance, world music, films and classical music.

The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1AH

www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

The Glee Club

Every weekend this is "Wales" premier comedy club where having a great timeis the order for both audiences and comedy stars alike. It is hard to name acomedy star who hasn’t been on the stage here. If yoare looking for the bestcomedies on tour and brilliant live music, yoshould start here.

Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 SBZ

www.glee.co.uk/cardiff

Sherman Cymru

Sherman Cymru's theatre in the Cathays area of Cardiff reopened in February2012. This special building is a place in which theatre is made and wherechildren, artists, writers and anyone else have the opportunity to do creativethings. Sherman Cymris excited to present a packed programme of the very besttheatre, dance, family shows and music from Wales and the rest of the world.

Senghennydd Road, Cardiff CF24 4YE

www.shermancymru. co.uk

New Theatre

The New Theatre has been the home of quality drama, musicals, dance andchildren's shows for more than 100 years. Presenting the best of the West Endalong with the pick of the UK's touring shows, the New Theatre is Cardiff'soldest surviving traditional theatre. Be sure to pay a visit as part of yourstay in the city.

Park Place, CardiffCF10 3LN

www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

21. Where is the Welsh Proms Cardiff hosted?

A. At the New Theatre. B. At the Glee Club.

C. At Sherman Cymru. D.At St David's Hall.

22. What can people do at the Glee Club?

A. Watch musicals. B. Enjoy comedies.

C. See family shows. D. Do creative things.

23. Which website can yovisit to learn about Cardiff's oldest survivingtheatre?

A. www.newthetrecardiff.co.uk B. www.shermancymru.co.uk

C. www.glee co.uk/cardiff D. www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uik

B

Goffin's cockatoos, a kind of small parrot native to Australia, have beenshown to have similar shape-recognition abilities to a human two-year-old.Though not known to use tools in the wild, the birds have proved skillful attool use while kept in the cage. In a recent experiment, cockatoos werepresented with a box with a nut inside it. The clear front of the box had a“keyhole” in a geometric shape, and the birds were given five differently shaped“keys” to choose from. Inserting the correct “key” would let out the nut.

In humans, babies can put a round shape in a round hole from around oneyear of age, but it will be another year before they are able to do the samewith less symmetrical (对称的) shape. This ability to recognize that a shape willneed to be turned in a specific direction before it will fit is called an"allocentric frame of reference" In the experiment, Goffin's cockatoos were ableto select the right tool for the job, in most cases, by visual recognitionalone. Where trial-and-error was used, the cockatoos did better than monkeys insimilar tests. This indicates that Goffin's cockatoos do indeed possess anallocentric frame of reference when moving objects in space, similar to two-yearold babies.

The next step, according to the researchers, is to try and work out whetherthe cockatoos rely entirely on visual clues(线索), or also use a sense of touch inmaking their shape selections.

24. How did the cockatoos get the nut from the box in the experiment?

A. By following instructions. B. By using a tool.

C. By turning the box around. D. By removing the lid.

25. Which task can human one-year-olds most likely complete according tothe text?

A. Using a key to unlock a door. B. Telling parrots from other birds.