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The Vienna-based researchers showed that dogs will stop doing a simple task when not rewarded if another dog, which continues to be rewarded, is present．

The experiment consisted of taking pairs of dogs and getting them to present a paw for a reward．On giving this “handshake” the dogs received a piece of food．One of the dogs was then asked to shake hands, but received no food．The other dog continued to get the food when it was asked to perform the task．

The dog without the reward quickly stopped doing the task, and showed signs of anger or stress when its partner was rewarded．

To make sure that the experiment was really showing the interaction between the dogs rather than just the frustration of not being rewarded, a similar experiment was conducted where the dogs performed the task without the partner．Here they continued to present the paw for much longer．

Dr Frederike Range from the University of Vienna says this shows that it was the presence of the rewarded partner that was the greater influence on their behaviour．

“The only difference is one gets food and the other doesn’t, they are responding to being unequally rewarded．” she said．

The researchers say this kind of behaviour, where one animal gets frustrated with what is happening with another, has only been observed in primates(灵长类) before．

Studies with various types of monkeys and chimpanzees show they react not only to seeing their partners receiving rewards when they are not, but also to the type of reward．

The dog study also looked at whether the type of reward made a difference．Dogs were given either bread or sausage, but seemed to react equally to either．Dr Range says this may be because they have been trained．

57．The dogs refused to give the paw when they_______．

A．found another dog was given nothing

B．felt they were not treated equally

C．were aware they received less food

D．were given too much reward

58．What would the dogs do if they presented their paw alone?

A．They would go on with the performance much longer．

B．They would be too shy to present their paw．

C．They would miss their partners．

D．They would compare what they got with that of others．

59．According to the passage, compared with dogs, monkeys and chimpanzees ______．

A．pay no attention to the type of reward

B．only like to play interesting games

C．pay attention to the type of reward as well as whether they are rewarded

D．care more about how they are rewarded

60．Which of the following can best summerise the passage?

A．Animals’ various ways to show anger

B．Dogs are more envious than man

C．Most animals want to be be rewarded for their work

D．Animals also have a sense of fairplay

According to a new study, preschool boys perform better on tests that measure learning and other important skills when they are in classes that have more girls than boys. This doesn’t seem to apply to girls, though. For preschool girls, the presence or absence of boys does not affect learning.

“The study raises questions about having all-boy or all-girl classes for preschool”, says psychologist Arlen Moller, who led the study. She added, “Previous researches have shown that high-school girls may study better in all-g irl schools. In middle school, however, the effects of same-sex schooling are unclear, and even less is known for very young kids.” To find out, researchers studied 70 preschool classes with a total of 806 children who were between 3.5 and 6 years old. For each class, teachers recorded the student’s progress over a 6.5-month school year.

Their data included scores of motor skills, social skills and thinking skills. Researchers found that boys developed each of these skills more quickly when there were more girls in the class than boys.

In majority-girl classrooms, boys developed at the same rate as girls. But in classes where boys were the majority, boys developed more slowly than girls. Girls tended to advance in classrooms which had any combination of boys and girls.

The study is one of the first to look at how the proportion of boys and girls in a class affects learning. Because it’s a new finding, researchers don’t know why this difference exists.

“This is an exciting topic, but it’s too early to draw any conclusion because this area is so under-explored,” says psychologist Lean Malofeeva of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

81．What is the finding of the researchers led by Arlen Moller? (no more than 15 words)(2 marks)

82．According to the research , what effect does a minority-girl class have on boy’s study?(no more than 8 words)(3 marks)

83．How does Lean Malofeeva find the study of the researchers led by Arlen Moller?(no more than 6 words)(3 marks)

84．List three abilities the researchers focused on. (on more than 7 words)(3 marks)

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Keep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics(杂技 ) all year round．Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists．The program contains trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks．Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions．

Time: 7∶15 p．m．Daily

Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District

Tel: 65072421, 65071818

Use your head: Green Hat is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors．It’s a rewrite of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel The Scarlet Letter． It describes the heroine’s great courage in finding the true love against the public disagreement．

Time: 7∶15 p．m．until March 5, except Mondays

Place: China Children’s Theater

Tel: 66037255, 66037265

Mix and match: Story of Puppets tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for true love in the human world．After watching a puppet play Peony Pavilion, she thinks there must be true love in reality, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet hero．But things don’t go as she planned．．．Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to present different traditional operas in one play．This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Pingju Opera along with a band, using the structure of modern drama．

Time: 7∶ 30 p．m．until March 10, except Mondays

Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People’s Art Theater

Tel: 65250123

Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang’an Grand Theater．Each performance includes two classical excerpts(选段)．One is Wenxi(a play focusing on singing and dancing); the other is Wuxi (a play full of acrobatic dancing)．The first night will be The Crossroad and Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge．And the second night will see the performance of The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers and Havoc in Heaven．

Time: 7∶30 p．m．February 27, 28

Place:Chang’an Grand Theater

Tel: 86531043

We can learn from the text that________．

A．story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

B．the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C．on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

D．the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call_______to book a ticket．

A．86531043 B．65250123 C．66037255 D．65071818

According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A．The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it．

B．Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artis

C．Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country．

D．The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts．

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，请阅读以下有关音乐会的信息。

A．Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days.
Place: Grand Theatre
Time: 8:30 – 10:30 pm, January 6
Price: 380 – 2,000 yuan
Tel: 7322-3411

B．Prince of the Piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a "New Romantic" style through a repertoire which combines his 'trademark' originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real 'Spectacular'.
Place: The Great Hall of the People
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 pm, January 7
Price: 180 – 1680 yuan
Tel: 7310-5266

C．Live Music: Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German Orchestras on the evening of Jan. 27 at Century Center. Conducted by Florian Stubenvoll, the orchestra will perform 11 classics including Beethoven's "Fledermaus Ouverture," Mozart's "Symphony No. 40," and four pieces by Johann Strauss.
Place: Century Theatre
Time: 8:00 – 10:30 pm, January 10
Price: 120 – 680 yuan
Tel: 7988-7311

D．Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7–piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. The first two have been sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

Place: The Jazz Club
Time: 10:00 pm till late! January 7, 9, 11
Price: 100 – 200 yuan,
Tel: 7599-7862
E. Scottish Dancing: Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent.
Place: Jack Stein’s
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 pm, January 5 – 7
Price: 70 yuan including one drink
Tel: 7832-1788
F. Beijing Rocks: “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience can even decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: January 8, 9
Place: Worker’s Stadium
Time: 8:00 – 11:30 pm, January 4
Tel: 7633-0640
Price: 90 – 680 yuan
请阅读以下观众的信息，然后匹配与其适合的音乐会。
56. Mike and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (January 6) is his girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Mike would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.
57. Joey and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western music.
58. Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t care much about how much the ticket might cost.
59. Tracy is interested in a variety of music. Like most of the other university students, she has a part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not earn much, she can only afford a ticket that costs no more than 100 yuan.
60. Sally enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were to show that we all have “a body clock” us, which controls the and fall of our body energies, us different from one day to the next.

The of “a body clock” should not be too since the lives of most living things are controlled the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel and fall asleep at night and become and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is , most people experience unpleasant . For example, people who are not to working at night can find that of sleep causes them to badly at work.

the daily cycle of sleeping and , we also have other cycles which longer than one day. Most of us would that we feel good on some days and not so good on ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they do not exist.

1.A．anxious B．able C．careful D．proud

2.A．inside B．around C．between D．on

3.A．movement B．supply C．use D．rise

4.A．showing B．treating C．making D．changing

5.A．invention B．opinion C．story D．idea

6.A．difficult B．exciting C．surprising D．interesting

7.A．from B．by C．over D．during

8.A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful

9.A．regular B．excited C．lively D．clear

10.A．disturbed B．shortened C．reset D．troubled

11.A．moments B．feelings C．senses D．effects

12.A．prevented B．allowed C．expected D．used

13.A．miss B．none C．lack D．need

14.A．perform B．show C．manage D．control

15.A．With B．As well as C．Except D．Rather than

16.A．working B．moving C．living D．waking

17.A．repeat B．remain C．last D．happen

18.A．agree B．believe C．realize D．allow

19.A．other B．the other C．all other D．others

20.A．just B．only C．still D．yet

This performance,an unusual dance,is so moving and perfect that it is almost all __________ the viewers’ expectation.

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