We are all ________ spreading other people's personal information on the Internet. (反对)
Before you give up the job, ________how your family will feel about it.（考虑）
The dress made of wool is ________ ironed. It must suit you very well.(平整地)
There is an old saying, “________goes before a fall.”(骄傲)
Monkeys seem to have a way with numbers.
A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols made up of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward. The researchers then tested how the monkeys combined—or added—the symbols to get the reward.
Here's how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone, who led the team, described the experiment: In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens. On one part of the screen, a symbol would appear, and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown. For example, the number 7 would flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8. If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice; if they went for the circle, they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers—17 in this example.
After running hundreds of tests, the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, showing that they were performing a calculation(计算), not just remembering the value of each combination.
When the team studied the results of the experiment more closely, they noticed that the monkeys tended to underestimate(低估)a sum compared with a single symbol when the two were close in value—sometimes choosing, for example, a 13 over the sum of 8 and 6. The underestimation was systematic: When adding two numbers, the monkeys always paid attention to the larger of the two, and then added only a fraction(小部分)of the smaller number to it.
"This shows that there is a certain way number is represented in their brains, "Dr. Livingstone says. “But in this experiment what they're doing is paying more attention to the big number than the little one.”
1.What did the researchers do to the monkeys before testing them?
A.They fed them. B.They named them.
C.They trained them. D.They washed them.
2.How did the monkeys get their reward in the experiment?
A.By drawing a circle. B.By touching a screen.
C.By watching videos. D.By mixing two drinks.
3.What did Livingstone's team find about the monkeys?
A.They could perform basic addition. B.They could understand simple words.
C.They could remember numbers easily. D.They could hold their attention for long.
4.In which part of a newspaper may this text appear?
A.Science. B.Health. C.Education. D.Entertainment.
You’ve probably never seen a movie quite like this one. Loving Vincent is the world’s first hand-painted animated movie. It is made fully with paintings. Every scene was created using oil paint on canvas(画布). Twelve frames(画面) were painted just to show one second of the movie. It took more than 100 artists seven years to complete it.
The movie has gotten good reviews since it came out on the Chinese mainland on Dec. 8. Its box office has reached over $20 million(132.43 million yuan) worldwide, according to Variety.
The film tells the story of the final months of famous Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). The story is told through his paintings and the characters in them. It shows his death as being part of a murder mystery, as Hollywood Reporter said.
A young man named Armand Roulin serves as both detective and storyteller. A year after the death of Vincent van Gogh, Armand is instructed by his father, Postman Joseph Roulin, to personally send a letter to Vincent’s brother, Theo. Armand travelled across Europe to the town where Vincent spent his final months. When he finds that Theo has died of a disease shortly after his brother, he visits several important people in Van Gogh’s life to find out the truth behind his death. But each person tells a different story.
There are many examples of the artist’s work in the movie. It shows over 120 of his paintings, such as The Night Café, Wheat field With Crows, and The Starry Night. It’s no wonder Empire Magazine called it “ one of the most beautiful films ”.
The real-life letters that Van Gogh wrote to his brother are shown as well. The movie lets you see the real Vincent van Gogh in a different way.
1._______ paintings were needed for the 90-minute movie.
A.12 B.120 C.About 20,000 D.About 65,000
2.The story is told from _______ point of view.
A.Vincent’s B.Theo’s C.Armand’s D.Joseph’s
3.Which of the following shows the correct order of the events?
a. Armand was asked to send a letter to Theo
b. Vincent van Gogh died in a small town
c. Theo died of a disease
d. Armand interviewed several important people
e. Armand travelled across Europe
A.b-c-a-e-d B.e-c-b-d-a C.e-a-d-b-c D.b-e-a-c-d
4.Which of the following might be the review of the film?
A.The film explores what it is to follow your dreams, respect your family and that seeing is not always believing
B.Should I go out to a movie tonight, or visit the art museum? The film is the closest you can get to doing both .
C.I’m rather surprised at the number of people saying it’s too violent or scary. Even if some scenes are a bit scary, the humour of it gives it a balance.
D.It is funny , well acted and stays true to the original comic strip . This is such a great kids movie
