五、跨学科 阅读理解。
Scientists in Australia have shown that bees seem to understand the idea of zero. This is surprising since bees have very small brains. Only humans and a few animals such as monkeys and some birds have shown that they understand zero. And humans don’t usually understand it until they’re around four years old. But bees are smarter than they look. Scientists already knew that bees could count up to four. They also knew that bees could “talk to” each other. By dancing in some ways, bees could tell other bees how far away the food was and in what direction.
Scientists at RMIT University in Australia came up with a smart way to test whether bees understood the concept(概念) of zero. They prepared some cards with different numbers of shapes on them. First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them. They put something sour(酸的) under the cards with more shapes on them. Soon the bees knew there was sugar water under the cards with fewer shapes.
After about 40 tests, the bees learned to choose the cards with different numbers of shapes. Then came the interesting part. The scientists put a card with nothing on it. Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card. This showed that they knew that zero or “none” meant less than “some”.
Bees’ brains are about 86,000 times smaller than the brains of humans. How are they able to do so much with such a small brain? Scientists want to study more bees to find out more. Many are now trying to create machines that can “think” like bees. By learning how the bees’ brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.
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A. Bees are smarter than monkeys.
B. Most animals can count up to four.
C. Humans can understand zero since birth.
D. Dancing is a form of bees’ communication.
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A. To train the bees to choose the cards with more shapes.
B. To check if bees could tell sweetness from sourness.
C. To test if bees understood the meaning of numbers.
D. To encourage the bees to choose the cards with fewer shapes.
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A. the bees chose the blank card
B. the bees landed on the sugar water
C. the bees flew towards the sour water
D. the bees chose the cards with some shapes
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A. numbers
B. skills
C. ideas
D. goals
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A. Bees Are in Need of Protection.
B. Bees Are Important to Humans.
C. Bees Know the Meaning of Zero.
D. Bees Have Funny Social Activities.
Scientists in Australia have shown that bees seem to understand the idea of zero. This is surprising since bees have very small brains. Only humans and a few animals such as monkeys and some birds have shown that they understand zero. And humans don’t usually understand it until they’re around four years old. But bees are smarter than they look. Scientists already knew that bees could count up to four. They also knew that bees could “talk to” each other. By dancing in some ways, bees could tell other bees how far away the food was and in what direction.
Scientists at RMIT University in Australia came up with a smart way to test whether bees understood the concept(概念) of zero. They prepared some cards with different numbers of shapes on them. First, they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them. They put something sour(酸的) under the cards with more shapes on them. Soon the bees knew there was sugar water under the cards with fewer shapes.
After about 40 tests, the bees learned to choose the cards with different numbers of shapes. Then came the interesting part. The scientists put a card with nothing on it. Even though they had never seen it, the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card. This showed that they knew that zero or “none” meant less than “some”.
Bees’ brains are about 86,000 times smaller than the brains of humans. How are they able to do so much with such a small brain? Scientists want to study more bees to find out more. Many are now trying to create machines that can “think” like bees. By learning how the bees’ brains work, they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.
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D
)1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Bees are smarter than monkeys.
B. Most animals can count up to four.
C. Humans can understand zero since birth.
D. Dancing is a form of bees’ communication.
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D
)2. Why did the scientists use sugar water?A. To train the bees to choose the cards with more shapes.
B. To check if bees could tell sweetness from sourness.
C. To test if bees understood the meaning of numbers.
D. To encourage the bees to choose the cards with fewer shapes.
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A
)3. The interesting result of the test was that ____.A. the bees chose the blank card
B. the bees landed on the sugar water
C. the bees flew towards the sour water
D. the bees chose the cards with some shapes
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B
)4. The underlined word “tricks” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “____”.A. numbers
B. skills
C. ideas
D. goals
(
C
)5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Bees Are in Need of Protection.
B. Bees Are Important to Humans.
C. Bees Know the Meaning of Zero.
D. Bees Have Funny Social Activities.
答案：1. D
【点拨】根据“By dancing in some ways，bees could tell other bees how far away food was and in what direction.”可知，蜜蜂能通过跳舞传递信息，因此可推知跳舞是蜜蜂交流的一种形式。故选 D。
2. D
【点拨】根据“First，they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them.”可知，科学家们使用糖水是为了让蜜蜂选择带有更少形状的卡片。故选 D。
3. A
【点拨】根据“Even though they had never seen it，the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card.”可知，测试结果是蜜蜂选择了空白的卡片。故选 A。
4. B
【点拨】number 数字；skill 技巧；idea 主意；goal 进球得分。根据“By learning how the bees' brains work，they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.”可知，tricks 指的是技巧。故选 B。
5. C
【点拨】通读全文可知，科学家们做的测试就是为了知道蜜蜂是否知道零的含义，并且最终发现蜜蜂知道零的含义。故选 C。
【点拨】根据“By dancing in some ways，bees could tell other bees how far away food was and in what direction.”可知，蜜蜂能通过跳舞传递信息，因此可推知跳舞是蜜蜂交流的一种形式。故选 D。
2. D
【点拨】根据“First，they had to train the bees by giving them sugar water to make them choose the cards with fewer shapes on them.”可知，科学家们使用糖水是为了让蜜蜂选择带有更少形状的卡片。故选 D。
3. A
【点拨】根据“Even though they had never seen it，the trained bees chose the blank(空白的) card.”可知，测试结果是蜜蜂选择了空白的卡片。故选 A。
4. B
【点拨】number 数字；skill 技巧；idea 主意；goal 进球得分。根据“By learning how the bees' brains work，they may be able to use some of those ideas to teach computers and robots some new tricks.”可知，tricks 指的是技巧。故选 B。
5. C
【点拨】通读全文可知，科学家们做的测试就是为了知道蜜蜂是否知道零的含义，并且最终发现蜜蜂知道零的含义。故选 C。
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### 五、跨学科 阅读理解
澳大利亚的科学家发现，蜜蜂似乎理解“零”的概念。这很令人惊讶，因为蜜蜂的大脑非常小。只有人类以及少数动物，如猴子和一些鸟类，被证明能够理解“零”的概念。而且人类通常要到四岁左右才能理解“零”。但蜜蜂比它们看起来的要聪明。科学家们已经知道蜜蜂能够数到4。他们还知道蜜蜂能够相互“交流”。通过某种方式跳舞，蜜蜂可以告诉其他蜜蜂食物有多远以及在什么方向。
澳大利亚皇家墨尔本理工大学的科学家们想出了一个巧妙的方法来测试蜜蜂是否理解“零”的概念。他们准备了一些带有不同数量图形的卡片。首先，他们通过给蜜蜂糖水来训练它们，让它们选择图形数量较少的卡片。他们在图形数量较多的卡片下面放了一些酸的东西。很快，蜜蜂就知道图形数量较少的卡片下面有糖水。
经过大约40次测试后，蜜蜂学会了选择带有不同数量图形的卡片。然后，有趣的部分来了。科学家们放了一张什么都没有的卡片。尽管它们从未见过这张卡片，但经过训练的蜜蜂选择了这张空白卡片。这表明它们知道“零”或“没有”意味着比“一些”更少。
蜜蜂的大脑比人类的大脑小约86000倍。它们是如何用这么小的大脑做到这么多事情的呢？科学家们想要研究更多的蜜蜂来了解更多。现在很多人正试图制造出能像蜜蜂一样“思考”的机器。通过了解蜜蜂的大脑是如何工作的，他们也许能够利用其中的一些想法来教计算机和机器人一些新技能。
1. 从第一段我们能了解到什么？
A. 蜜蜂比猴子聪明。
B. 大多数动物能数到4。
C. 人类从出生就理解“零”。
D. 跳舞是蜜蜂的一种交流方式。
2. 科学家们为什么使用糖水？
A. 训练蜜蜂选择图形更多的卡片。
B. 检查蜜蜂是否能区分甜和酸。
C. 测试蜜蜂是否理解数字的含义。
D. 鼓励蜜蜂选择图形更少的卡片。
3. 测试的有趣结果是____。
A. 蜜蜂选择了空白卡片
B. 蜜蜂落在了糖水上
C. 蜜蜂飞向了酸水
D. 蜜蜂选择了带有一些图形的卡片
4. 最后一段中划线的单词“tricks”最接近的意思是“____”。
A. 数字
B. 技能
C. 想法
D. 目标
5. 这篇文章的最佳标题是什么？
A. 蜜蜂需要保护。
B. 蜜蜂对人类很重要。
C. 蜜蜂知道“零”的含义。
D. 蜜蜂有有趣的社交活动。
### 五、跨学科 阅读理解
澳大利亚的科学家发现，蜜蜂似乎理解“零”的概念。这很令人惊讶，因为蜜蜂的大脑非常小。只有人类以及少数动物，如猴子和一些鸟类，被证明能够理解“零”的概念。而且人类通常要到四岁左右才能理解“零”。但蜜蜂比它们看起来的要聪明。科学家们已经知道蜜蜂能够数到4。他们还知道蜜蜂能够相互“交流”。通过某种方式跳舞，蜜蜂可以告诉其他蜜蜂食物有多远以及在什么方向。
澳大利亚皇家墨尔本理工大学的科学家们想出了一个巧妙的方法来测试蜜蜂是否理解“零”的概念。他们准备了一些带有不同数量图形的卡片。首先，他们通过给蜜蜂糖水来训练它们，让它们选择图形数量较少的卡片。他们在图形数量较多的卡片下面放了一些酸的东西。很快，蜜蜂就知道图形数量较少的卡片下面有糖水。
经过大约40次测试后，蜜蜂学会了选择带有不同数量图形的卡片。然后，有趣的部分来了。科学家们放了一张什么都没有的卡片。尽管它们从未见过这张卡片，但经过训练的蜜蜂选择了这张空白卡片。这表明它们知道“零”或“没有”意味着比“一些”更少。
蜜蜂的大脑比人类的大脑小约86000倍。它们是如何用这么小的大脑做到这么多事情的呢？科学家们想要研究更多的蜜蜂来了解更多。现在很多人正试图制造出能像蜜蜂一样“思考”的机器。通过了解蜜蜂的大脑是如何工作的，他们也许能够利用其中的一些想法来教计算机和机器人一些新技能。
1. 从第一段我们能了解到什么？
A. 蜜蜂比猴子聪明。
B. 大多数动物能数到4。
C. 人类从出生就理解“零”。
D. 跳舞是蜜蜂的一种交流方式。
2. 科学家们为什么使用糖水？
A. 训练蜜蜂选择图形更多的卡片。
B. 检查蜜蜂是否能区分甜和酸。
C. 测试蜜蜂是否理解数字的含义。
D. 鼓励蜜蜂选择图形更少的卡片。
3. 测试的有趣结果是____。
A. 蜜蜂选择了空白卡片
B. 蜜蜂落在了糖水上
C. 蜜蜂飞向了酸水
D. 蜜蜂选择了带有一些图形的卡片
4. 最后一段中划线的单词“tricks”最接近的意思是“____”。
A. 数字
B. 技能
C. 想法
D. 目标
5. 这篇文章的最佳标题是什么？
A. 蜜蜂需要保护。
B. 蜜蜂对人类很重要。
C. 蜜蜂知道“零”的含义。
D. 蜜蜂有有趣的社交活动。