题目内容
4.Section BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
I used to think ants knew what they were doing.The ones marching across my kitchen counter looked so confident; I just figured they had a plan,knew where they were going and what needed to be done.How else could ants organize highways,build elaborate nests,launch impressive attacks,and do all the other things ants do?
Turns out I was wrong.Ants aren't clever little engineers,architects,or soldiers after all---at least not as individuals.When it comes to deciding what to do next,most ants don't have a clue."If you watch an ant try to accomplish something,you'll be impressed by how awkward it is,"says Deborah M.Gordon,a biologist at Stanford University.
"Ants aren't smart,"Gordon says."Ant colonies are."A colony can solve problems unthinkable for individual ants,such as finding the shortest path to the best food source,assigning workers to different tasks,or defending a territory from neighbors.As individuals,ants might be tiny dummies,but as colonies they respond quickly and effectively to their environment.They do it with something called collective intelligence.
Where this intelligence comes from raises an essential question in nature:How do the simple actions of individual ants add up to the complex behavior of a group?How do hundreds of honey-bees make a critical decision about their hive (蜂巢)if many of them disagree?The collective abilities of such animals---one of which grasps the big picture,but each of which contributes to the group's success---seem miraculous even to the biologists who know them best.Yet during the past few decades,researchers have come up with fascinating insights.
56.The author's former false impression about ants is that he thought them to beA.
A.smartB.awkward C.elaborate D.creative
57.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?D
A.Ants will function as a single body once a decision is made by the commander.
B.Ants are the only species which developed collective intelligence.
C.The ant queen plays a role in managing ant workers besides laying eggs.
D.An individual ant can't comprehend the whole process of a big movement.
58.The paragraph following the passage will most probably deal withC.
A.where we can observe such fantastic behavior of ants
B.which is the leading ant in charge of the action
C.how the collective intelligence works
D.what inspiration can be drawn from the collective abilities.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者以前对蚂蚁的错误印象是他认为蚂蚁是聪明的,但其实蚂蚁的个人行为是愚蠢的,集体行为却是强大的.
解答 56.A.推理判断题.根据第一段I used to think ants knew what they were doing.The ones marching across my kitchen counter looked so confident; I just figured they had a plan,knew where they were going and what needed to be done可知作者以前对蚂蚁的错误印象是他认为蚂蚁是聪明的;故选A.
57.D.推理判断题.根据第四段As individuals,ants might be tiny dummies,but as colonies they respond quickly and effectively to their environment.They do it with something called collective intelligence可知一只蚂蚁不能理解一个大动作的整个过程;故选D.
58.C.推理判断题.根据最后一段but each of which contributes to the group's success---seem miraculous even to the biologists who know them best.Yet during the past few decades,researchers have come up with fascinating insights可知下面的段落很可能会提到蚂蚁的集体作品;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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C. | the,the same as,used | D. | /,the same as,using |
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A.B01N7L0WCA B.B009XIXVU6
C.B000W4RFBQ D.B00N6IRDGW
2.Who probably intended his or her book to encourage women to face challenges bravely?C
A.Emily Walters B.Khaled Hosseini
C.Sue Monk Kidd D.L.J.Taylor
3.Which book might be the best choice if Lucy is interested in adventurous and romantic stories?A
A.The Handsome Enemy
B.And the Mountains Echoed
C.The Invention of Wings
D.The Secret Life of Bees
4.What do we know about Just Dreams?D
A.The heroine defends the government bravely in the case but is faced with danger.
B.This book is one of the series of A Thousand Splendid Suns.
C.The film adapted from the book is very successful.
D.It may be thrilling to read the book.