Question

【题目】Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）

A．chat B．interview C．trained D．operation E．relationship

Animal Talk

"Calm down!"said Alex．"Don't tell me to calm down!"replied Irene．

Husband and wife？Brother and sister？No，Alex was an African gray parrot，and Dr．Irene Pepperberg【1】 him to talk﹣he had a vocabulary of about 150words when he died in 2007．Alex could also count up to six，and identify shapes，colors，and materials．And he had a close 【2】 with Dr．Pepperberg．When she had to leave Alex with the vet for a（n）【3】，he asked her not to go．"Stop!"he screamed．"I love you!Come back!"

Apes are also famous for learning human language．Koko，a gorilla who was taught sign language，has learned more than 1000signs and can understand about 2000English words．She also makes up words．She has even had an Internet"【4】"!But one of the most famous animal"language learners"is Kanzi，a chimpanzee，who communicates by touching symbols on a computer．

A．accurately B．bring back C．relaxing D．turn off E．correctly

Kanzi has a vocabulary of over 3000words，and he responds to a large number of spoken commands and questions．In one test，the researcher，Dr．Savage﹣Rumbaugh asked him to wash a potato，and then she told him to 【5】 the water．She asked him to get a ball，and told him to take a red ball into the office．She told him to put a tomato and a key in the fridge．Kanzi responded【6】 to 74percent of 660requests and instructions．

Kanzi clearly a remarkable chimp．Once，Dr．Savage﹣Rumbaugh's keys were stolen by another chimp．She asked Kanzi to get them back．Kanzi went to talk to the guilty chimp to 【7】 the stolen keys．And when he's 【8】，Kanzi likes watching TV﹣Tarzon is oneof his favourite movies．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】E

【5】D

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【解析】

短文一：Alex 是一只非洲灰鹦鹉， Dr．Irene Pepperberg 训练他说话。当他在2007年死的时候， 他已经掌握的词汇量大约 是150个单词。

短文二：Kanzi显然是一只非凡的黑猩猩，他掌握的词汇量超过3000个单词， 他能回应大量的口头指令和问题。

【1】句意： Dr．Irene Pepperberg 训练他说话。

考查动词，根据后一句“he had a vocabulary of about 150words when he died in 2007。当他在2007年死的时候，他已经掌握的词汇量大约 是150个单词。”可知该句是主谓宾结构，结合上下文可知该句是一般过去式，所以设空处填动词过去式做谓语，选项 C：trained 训练，是过去式动词，符合题意，故选C。

【2】句意：他和Pepperberg博士进行了一次亲密的交谈。

考查名词，根据题干可知固定搭配： have a close chat with sb 与某人亲密的聊天， 所以设空处填名词" chat" 聊天，故选A。

【3】句意：当她不得不离开亚历克斯和兽医去做手术的时候。

考查名词，根据题干关键词" vet " 兽医，又因题干关键词" a（n）" 是不定冠词， 修饰可数名词单数，选项 D： operation 手术， 是可数名词，符合题意，故选D。

【4】句意：她甚至有网络"关系"。

考查名词，根据语境“But one of the most famous animal"language learners"is Kanzi，a chimpanzee，who communicates by touching symbols on a computer．但有一个最著名的动物"语言学家"是坎济，他是一只黑猩猩，能在计算机上通过触摸符号交流。”，又因题干关键词" an " 修饰可数名词，选项 E：relationship 关系，是可数名词，符合题意，故选 E。

【5】句意：然后她告诉他关掉水。

考查动词短语，根据“In one test， the researcher，Dr．Savage﹣Rumbaugh asked him to wash a potato．在一次试验中，研究者Dr．savage﹣rumbaugh让他去洗洗土豆。”又因题干关键词" to " 后面加动词原形，选项 D：turn off 关掉，是动词短语，符合题意，故选 D。

【6】句意：Kanzi准确地回应660个要求和说明的74%。

考查副词，根据下一句“Kanzi clearly a remarkable chimp． Kanzi显然是一只非凡的黑猩猩。”，又因题干关键词" responded" 回应，是动词，可用副词来修饰，选项A： accurately 精确地，准确地，是副词，符合题意， 故选A。

【7】句意：Kanzi就去告诉有罪的黑猩猩还回被偷的钥匙。

考查动词短语，根据语境“Once，Dr．Savage﹣Rumbaugh's keys were stolen by another chimp．She asked Kanzi to get them back．一次，Dr．savage﹣rumbaugh的钥匙被另一只黑猩猩偷走了。她让Kanzi把他们要回来，”，又因题干关键词" to" 后面加动词原形， 选项B：bring back带回，拿回，是动词短语，符合题意，故选B。

【8】句意：当他放松的时候。

考查现在分词，根据语境“Kanzi likes watching TV﹣Tarzon is oneof his favourite movies．Kanzi喜欢看电视﹣﹣﹣塔松是他最喜欢的电影之一。”，又因该句是以" when" 引导的时间状语从句，主句是一般现在时，所以从句用现在进行时表将来。所以设空处填现在分词，选项 C： relaxing放松，是现在分词，符合题意，故选C。