3. Which website can yovisit to learn about Cardiff’s oldest survivingtheatre?

A. www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

B. www.shermancymru.co.uk

C. www.glee.co.uk/cardiff

D.www.stdavidshalleardiff.co.uk

【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A

【解析】

【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了Cardiff当地的一些剧院和娱乐场所。

1题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章“St David’s Hall”部分中的“St David’s Hall is home to the annual WelshProms Cardiff (St David’s Hall是Cardiff一年一度的Welsh Proms的举办地)”可知，Cardiff的WelshProms活动在St David’s Hall举办。故选D。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章“The Glee Club”部分中的“If yoare looking for the best comedies ontour and brilliant live music, yoshould start here(如果你正在寻找巡演中最好的喜剧和精彩的现场音乐，你应该从这里开始)”可知，人们可以在The Glee Club享受喜剧。故选B。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章“New Theatre”部分中的“The New Theatre has been the home of qualitydrama, musicians, dance and children’s shows for more than 100 years (100多年来，NewTheatre一直是优质戏剧、音乐家、舞蹈和儿童节目的发源地)”以及其下面的网站“www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk”可知，可以在www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk网站找到Cardiff存在最久的剧院。故选A。

B

Goffin’s cockatoos, a kind of small parrot native to Australasia, 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 skilful at tooluse while kept in the cage. In a recent experiment, cockatoos were presentedwith a box with a nut inside it. The clear front of the box had a “keyhole” in ageometric shape, and the birds were given five differently shaped “keys” tochoose from. Inserting the correct “key” would let out the nut.In humans, babiescan put a round shape in a round hole from around one year of age, but it willbe another year before they are able to do the same with less symmetrical (对称的)shapes. This ability to recognize that a shape will need to be turned in aspecific direction before it will fit is called an “allocentric frame ofreference”. In the experiment, Goffin’s cockatoos were able to select the righttool for the job, in most cases, by visual recognition alone. Wheretrial-and-error was used, the cockatoos did better than monkeys in similartests. This indicates that Goffin’s cockatoos do indeed possess an allocentricframe of reference when moving objects in space, similar to two-year-oldbabies.The next step, according to the researchers, is to try and work outwhether the cockatoos rely entirely on visual clues (线索), or also use a sense oftouch in making their shape selections.

4. 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.

5. Which task can human one-year-olds most likely complete according to thetext?

A. Using a key to unlock a door.

B. Telling parrots from other birds.

C. Putting a ball into a round hole.

D. Grouping toys of different shapes.

6. What does the follow-up test aim to find out about the cockatoos?

A. How far they are able to see. B. How they track moving objects.

C. Whether they are smarter than monkeys.

D. Whether they use a sense of touch in the test.

7. Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Cockatoos: Quick Error Checkers

B. Cockatoos: Independent Learners

C. Cockatoos: Clever Signal-Readers

D. Cockatoos: Skilful Shape-Sorters

【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种会识别形状的凤头鹦鹉。

【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Though not known to use tools in the wild, the birds haveproved skilful at tool use while kept in the cage.(虽然人们不知道这些鸟在野外会使用工具，但事实证明，它们在关在笼子里时就能熟练地使用工具)”以及“the birds were given fivedifferently shaped “keys” to choose from. Inserting, the correct “keys” wouldlet out the nut.(研究人员给了这些鸟5把形状各异的“钥匙”供它们选择。插入，正确的“钥匙”会让坚果出来)”可知，在实验中，凤头鹦鹉是通过使用工具从盒子里取出坚果的。故选B。