Of Studies: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed
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A.Skimmed
B.perfected
C.imitated
D.digested
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When it comes to intelligence, human beings are the top dogs of the animal kingdom. Or so we tell ourselves. But in recent years, scientists have been documenting surprising intelligence and emotional depth in animals ranging from humble honeybees to thundering elephants. Through studies in labs and in the wild, researchers have found animals communicating complex ideas, solving problems, using tools and expressing their feelings-- behaviors once thought to be uniquely human.
The intelligence we're talking about is more than, say, training a dog to detect cancer in humans, a feat that may save many lives. It's the ability of the animal to use an innate trait for a complex purpose. Here are some amazing examples. Artistic Monkey Business
Artistic Monkey Business
When Janet Schmid became executive director of the Little River Zoo in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1996, she learned a lot about the intelligence of monkeys. She and her husband adopted a young male who had a naughty personality, and named him Mr. Bailey. The monkey particularly liked taking ear rides, insisting that he insert the ignition key and ride shotgun in the passenger's seat. "He loved to duck below the window as we'd come to an intersection", Schmid recalls, "when we'd stop, he'd jump up and laugh at the car next to us, just to get a rise out of the passengers".
Now 12 years old, Mr.Bailey has become an avid painter. He uses a variety of brush strokes to create colorful, abstract canvases and, like any temperamental artist, prefers not to be disturbed while creating his art. "He'll paint steadily for almost an hour and won't let anyone interrupt him until he puts down his brush", says Schmid. "He's amazing to watch because you can tell there's a thought process occurring. When we raised him, we quit watching TV because he was so entertaining".
Ivy League Parrot
The term birdbrain is considered an insult, but some birds actually are pretty brainy. One African grey parrot in suburban Boston is said to have the cognitive abilities of a five-year-old child. Alex (for Avian Learning Experiment) is a 29-year-old bird that's been tutored most of his life by Irene Pepperberg, PhD, a Harvard-educated professor now teaching at Brandeis University. Alex can identify 50 different objects, seven colors, five shapes, quantities up to six, and the concepts of bigget, smaller, same and different. "And he said, 'I'm sorry'", reports Pepperberg. "He knew what was appropriate to say".
Pepperberg insists that Alex makes reasoned decisions-- meaning he possesses language abilities once thought to separate humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. During an experiment in 2004, researchers gave Alex different-colored blocks in sets of two, three and six. When asked which color group had five blocks, Alex replied, "None". And he repeated the answer in duplicate tests. Although Alex had previously learned the term to describe the difference between two identically sized objects, he apparently interpreted the concept of "none" as an absence of quantity all on his own.
"The important thing was not just that he understood a zero-like concept", says Pepperberg, "but that he was able to take information from one domain and apply it to another. That's a lot like a high school student answering questions on a quiz show". Such feats have made Alex a celebrity.
Cultured Orangutans (猩猩)
Because orangutans and humans share 97 percent of the same DNA, it's no surprise that the primates exhibit impressive brainpower. Take Chantek, a 28-year-old living in Zoo Atlanta. Raised like a human child by anthropologist H. Lyn Miles, PhD, Chantek learned to use a toilet, clean his room and receive an allowance, which he spent on trips to McDonald's. Today he knows more than 150 words in sign language and can comprehend spoken English. Likened to a four-year
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(47)The great white grows to between 5 and 8 meters long and can weigh more than 1300 kilograms. It can swim through the eater at speeds reaching 32 kilometers per hour. However, one of the fastest swimmers in the shark family is the blue shark, which can swim at a speed of nearly 752 kilometers per hour.
(48)They can grow as long as 5 centimeters, and they are very sharp. Unlike humans, who have two sets of teeth in their life time, some sharks can have as many as 5 or 6 sets. It is rare for a shark to have fewer than 4 sets. It is rare for a shark to have fewer than 4 sets. As the shark's teeth are worn out, they fall out and are replaced by the next row.
(49)In a lifetime some sharks can grow and lose between 10,000 and 30,000 teeth.
Sea biologists have discovered that the shark has a remarkably large brain and a well-developed sensory system. The animal has an extraordinary sense of smell and excellent vision.
(50)Special sensory pits on the shark's nose and chin can detect weak electrical fields in the water that are produced by fish and other animals. Scientists have concluded that sharks associate food with electrical fields. Scientists also believe that sharks create their own electrical fields to aim them in knowing where to go in the sea.
A. Must of the species are not particularly cruel.
B. Sharks have lived on earth for more than 180 million years.
C. The great white is the largest and cruelest of all animals known to attack humans.
D. Some sharks can wear out a full set of teeth in less than 6 months.
E. One of the most unusual aspects of the shark is its teeth.
F. But sharks are also sensitive to electrical fields.
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Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However,some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud,and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓).The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas. One recent report about noise and concentration (专心)suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’ t change too much (music,for example) may even help people to concentrate.
From this passage,the pollution of noise____.
A.doesn’ t matter much
B.has become worse everywhere
C.has become better in big cities
D.has become better in villages
“Background music” in the passage means____.A.music played in the concert
B.a kind of noise coming into your ears
C.music which helps people to concentrate
D.music played while people are working
Some people may have their hearing hurt____.A.while they are in complete silence
B.while they are dancing violently
C.while they are listening to pop music
D.while they are listening to soft music
Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is____.A.any kind of noise
B.great changes in level of noise
C.background noise
D.various background music
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