Question

A thirsty crow (乌鸦)comes across(偶然遇到) a bottle of water, but the water level is out of its reach. The bird then drops some stones into it and gets the water.

“It’s just a story,” you may think. But new research has found that crows’ brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children.

In a recent experiment, American scientist Corina Logan and her team caught six crows to test them. The crows and children had to choose between two sets of tubes(试管). They had to drop stones in and get water.

With the red set, when they dropped a stone into a wide tube, the water level raised in a connected narrow tube. The blue set of tubes, however, had no connection between them.

Children aged 7 to 10 were able to learn the rule. Children aged 4-6, however, failed.Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6-month-old crow, passed it. She put most of the stones into the red tubes.

So, could a bird be more clever than a kindergartner? Don’t be too quick to say no.

1.The first paragraph is ______ about crows.

A. a piece of news      B. a story                   C. a truth

2._____ failed the test?

A. Kitty

B. Children aged 7 to 10

C. Children aged 4 to 6

3.From the text, we know crows’ brains may ______ be better than those of 6-year-old children.

A. sometimes          B. always                   C. never

4.How many crows did the team do the experiment on?

A. 5                 B. 6                        C. 7

5.What does the underlined word kindergartner mean?

A. 幼儿园小朋友    B. 幼儿园教师  C. 幼儿园

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：一只乌鸦找到了一瓶水，但是水面太低，乌鸦够不着，于是乌鸦丢了一些石头到瓶子里，然后喝到了水。科学研究表明乌鸦的脑袋，有时候比6岁的孩子厉害。因此，一只鸟会比一个幼儿园小朋友聪明吗？不要急着否定回答！

1.B 推理判断题。题意：第一段是关于乌鸦的什么？A. a piece of news新闻；B. a story故事；C. a truth 事实。根据第一段讲述的是乌鸦喝水的故事，故选择B。

2.2】C 细节理解题。题意：谁考试失败了？A. Kitty；B. Children aged 7 to 10：7-10岁的孩子；C. Children aged 4 to 6 ：4-6岁的孩子；由最一段的“Children aged 4-6, however, failed.” 4 - 6岁的儿童，然而，失败了。故选择C。

3.3】A 推理判断题。题意：从短文中，我们知道乌鸦的大脑可能比六岁的小孩更厉害。A. sometimes有时B. always总是，一直；C. never从不，绝不。根据第二段“But new research has found that crows’ brains may sometimes be better than those of 6-year-old children.”但是新的研究发现，乌鸦的大脑可能有时比6岁的孩子厉害。故选择A。

4.细节理解题。题意：小组对多少只乌鸦做的试验？A. 5；B. 6；C. 7。根据原文 “Five of the six crows failed the test. But Kitty, a 6-month-old crow, passed it.” 六只乌鸦中的五只测试失败了。但是凯蒂，一个6个月大的乌鸦，通过了。可知总共是六只乌鸦参加测试，故选择B。

5.5】A 词义猜测题。题意：有下划线的kindergartner 是什么意思？A. 幼儿园小朋友；B. 幼儿园教师；C. 幼儿园。根据原文“those of 6-year-old children”那些六岁的小孩，可知是幼儿园小朋友，故选择A。

【考点定位】考查故事类短文阅读。