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, Cardiff CF 10 3 LN

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.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk B. www.shermancymru.co.uk

C. www.glee.co.uk/cardiff D. www.stdavidshalleardiff.co.uk

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" tochoese 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) shapes. his 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 wereable to 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 totwo-year-old 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.

C. Putting a ball into a round hole. D. Grouping toys of differentshapes.

26. 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 oftouch in the test.

27. 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

C

As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she found herself greeted by a groupof little Gentoo penguins(企鹅)longing to say hello. These gentle, lovelygatekeepers welcomed her and kick-started what was to be a trip Ginni wouldnever forget.

Ever since her childhood, Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel.Throughout her career(职业)as a professional dancer, she toured in the UK, butalways longed to explore further When she retired from dancing and her sonseventually flew the nest, she decided it was time to take the plunge.

After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni beganto travel the world, eventually getting work teaching English in Japan andChile. And it was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap dealson ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, thesouthernmost tip of the South American mainland. "I just decided wanted to go,"she says. "I had no idea about what I'd find there and I wasn't nervous, I justwanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always prefer it thatway."

In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship with 48 passengers she'd never metbefore, to begin the journey towards Antarctica. "From seeing the wildlife towitnessing sunrises, the whole experience was amazing. Antarctica left animpression on me that no other place has," Ginni says. "I remember the firsttime I saw a humpback whale; it just rose out of the water like some prehistoriccreature and I thought it was smiling at us. Yocould still hear the operaticsounds it was making underwater."

The realization that this is a precious land, to be respected by humans,was one of the biggest things that hit home to Ginni.

28. Which of the following best explains "take the plunge" underlined inparagraph 2?

A. Try challenging things. B. Take a degree.

C. Bring back lost memories. D. Stick to a promise.

29. What made Ginni decide on the trip to Antarctica?