湖北省武汉市武昌区2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

湖北省武汉市武昌区

2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

湖北省武汉市武昌区2021年中考英语训练题（一）

四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

SchoolTime

WuhanPost

May12,2021

FinishingaGreatTrip

IntheUK,thereisapopularroute（道路）for

cyclists:theroadfromLand'sEndinEnglandtoJohn

O'GroatsinScotland.Theroadis874miles（1,407km）

TNS

long.ItcoversalmostthefulllengthofGreatBritain.

The12-year-oldboynamedLaurenceChandlerbecametheyoungestcyclisttofinishtheroute,

firstlyreportedbytheBBC.

Chandlertook20daystofinishtheroute.Eachday,hecycledbetween40to60miles（64km

to97km）.Hespentsixhoursonhismountainbikedaily.Chandlerhadtopushthroughrainyand

windydays.Cyclinguphillwasalsohard."ItwasmuchharderthanIthought.Iwasn'texpecting

（预想）somanyhillsandhowbusytheroadswere,"Chandlersaid.

"ItwasmuchharderthanIthought.1wasn'texpectingsomanyhillsandhowbusytheroads

were,“Chandlersaid."Butifyouputyourmindtoanything,thennomatterhowbig,youcando

it."

Chandlerfirstthoughtoftryingtheroutewhenhereadanarticleaboutittwoyearsago.

Later,ashisfather's50thbirthdaycamearound,hedecidedtogoforit.Hewasalreadyusedto

cyclingaroundhisvillageandtoschoolbeforestartinghisjourney.

Duringhisride,Chandlerraised600poundsforSmileTrain.Itisachildren'scharitythat

paysforsurgeryforchildrenindevelopingcountrieswhohavecleftlips（兔唇）.

56.Accordingtothematerial,wecanknowthat.

A.thearticleisfromSchoolLifesectionB.thephotowasprovidedbyLaurence

C.WuhanPostreportedthenewsaftertheBBCD.ChandlerfinishedthetriponMay12,

2021

57.WhatdoweknowaboutLaurenceChandler?

A.HecycledthroughGreatBritain.B.Hebecametheyoungestcyclistinthe

UK.

C.HefoundanewrouteforcyclistintheUK.D.HetraveledaroundtheUKonhisown.

58.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis.

A.howChandlerfinishedhistripB.howChandlerfeltabouthisjourney

C.whyChandlerdecidedtogobikingD.whatChandlerdidduringhistrip

59.FromChandlefsexperience,weknowthat.

A.hewillcycletherouteagaininthefutureB.Heraisedsomemoneyduringhistrip

C.HestartedcyclingtwoyearsagoD.Heisafraidofcyclingupanddownhills

60.Chandlermightdescribehisexperienceas.

A.relaxingB.enjoyableC.dangerousD.challenging

B

Whenhewasnineyearsold,FelixFinkbeinergaveaclasstalkonclimatechange.Theyoung

Germanspokeaboutdeforestation（砍伐森林）anditseffectontheplanet.Attheendofhistalk,

hechallengedthepeopleofhiscountrytohelpbyplantingonemilliontrees.Nobodythought

muchwouldcomeofanine-year-old'sschoolproject.Beforehewas20,however,Finkbeiner's

effortshadresultedintheplantingofmorethan14billiontreesaroundtheworld.

Finkbeinerandhisclassmatesbegantheprojectnamed"Plant-fbrtheplanet44—byplanting

thefirsttreeoutsidetheirschool.Otherschoolsfollowedtheexample,andnewsofthe

one-miilionchallengespread.Asaresult,FinkbeinerwasaskedtospeakatEuropeanParliament.

Otherinvitationssoonfollowed,andwhenhewasjust13,hespokeataUnitedNations

conference（联合国会议）inNewYork."Wecannottrustthatadultsalonewillsaveourfuture,"he

saidinthespeech.uWehavetotakeourfutureinourownhands.1'

Finkbeinerisnowinhistwenties,andPlant-fbr-the-Planetisanorganizationwitharound

70,000members.Itworkstoteachpeopleaboutclimatechangeandtoencouragetheplantingof

moretrees.Germany'sonemilliontreewasplantedlongago.Thegoalnowisonetrillion-150

foreverypersononEarth.

Finkbeinercontinuestogivetalksonclimatechangetoworldleaders.MIdon'tthinkwecan

giveuponthisgenerationofadults,'1hesays,"andwait20or30yearsforourgenerationtocome

topower.Wedon'thavethattime.Allwecandoispush[currentworldleaders]intheright

direction.*'

61.Thereadingismainlyabout.

A.howplantingtreescanhelptheenvironment

B.theproblemsdeforestationcancauseforourplanet

C.thepushfromyoungergenerationtotheworldleaders

D.howayoungpersonhasmadeabigdifferencetotheenvironment

62.Thepurposeofparagraph2is.

A.todescribeFinkbeiner'spersonality

B.toshowhowsuccessfulFinkbeinerwas

C.toexplainhowFinkbeiner'sprojectgrew

D.togiveanexampleofthechallengesFinkbeinerfaced

63.Inparagraph3,theword“m"refersto.

A.Plant-for-the-planetB.Germany'sonemillionthtree

C.climatechangeD.theplantingofmoretrees

64.WhatisNOTtrueaboutPlant-for-the-planettoday?

A.Itteachespeopleaboutdeforestation.B.Ithasmanythousandsofmembers.

C.Itsaimistoplantonebilliontrees.D.ItisstartedbyFinkbeinerandhis

classmates.

65.WhichofthefollowingisthebestsummaryofFinkbeiner'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Itwillbeeasiertomakechangeswhentoday'syoungpeoplehavemorepower.

B.Youngpeopletodayneedtopushthoseinpowertomakechange.

C.Today'sworldleadersareagoodexampleforyoungergenerationstofollow.

D.Wecannottrustthatadultswillmakeaneffortinsavingtheenvironment.

C

Thebirthofourdaughterchangedthetracks（方向）ofourlife.MywifeandIsettledinthe

UnitedKingdom-we'devenboughtahouse6monthsearlier-butthearrivalofourdaughter

forcedamomentofrethinking.Wewonderedwhetherweshouldmovebacktoourhomeland

Brazil.

Irememberlookingdownatournewbornbabyandthinkingabouthowdifferentherlife

wouldbethere.Inournativecountry,we'dbeclosertoourfamilyandculture.ButintheUnited

Kingdom,IhadthefundingandlabresourcesIneededformycostlyresearchprogram.Would

suchamovesinkmycareer?

Severaleventsoverthenextfewmonthnudgedu$furtherinthesamedirection.Weheard

thatnewprofessorpositionshadopenedupatauniversityinourhometown,indepartmentsthat

matchedbothofourresearchprograms.Then,afewweekslater,Ireceivedacallfrommybrother,

whotoldmethatourfatherhadpassedaway.AdeepsadnessmademefeelthatIwaslosing

precioustimewithmylovedones.

TherewasnodoubtitwastherighttimetoreturntoBrazil.Weappliedfortheprofessorships

（教授职位）andbothreceivedoffers.Itfeltlikeourpersonalandprofessionalliveswerefalling

intoplace.Itwasn'teasygettingstartedwithmyresearchinBrazil,however.Ididn*treceiveany

startupfundingformylabandIhadtoshareequipmentwithotherprofessors.Nineyearslater,I

stillhaven'tbeenabletoperformthekindofexperimentsthatU.K.fundingwouldhaveallowed.

Butlookingback,Ihavenocomplaint.We'vebeenabletohavebigmealswithourbig

familyonweekends.Wehadasecondchild,andourkidsaregrowingupclosetotheircousins

whoarearoundthesameage.Wearelivingtheliveswewantedtolive-workingonrewarding

researchwhilestayingtruetowhatwefeelisbestforourselvesandforourfamily.

66.Whatistheroot（根本）reasonforthefamily'smovingbackhome?

A.Betterfuturecareerchoices.B.Lossofabelovedfamilymember.

C.Worriesabouttheirgirfshealth.D.Hopeoflivingintheirownculture.

67.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasenudgedusfurtherinPara2mean?

A.Raisedourdoubts.B.Quickenedourdecision.

C.Reducedourwomes.D.Increasedouruncertainty.

68.Whatisthewriter'sattitudeaboutlifebackathome?

A.Satisfied.B.Regretful.C.Uncertain.D.Anxious.

69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.AfterreturningtoBrazil,thewritercouldn'tdealwithhislifewell.

B.Itwasalothardergettingstartedwiththewriter'sresearchinBrazil.

C.ThepositionsinBrazildidn'tmatchthecouple'sresearchprograms

D.ThewriterhadenoughmoneyandresourcesfortheresearchprogramintheUK.

70.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.TheGoldWillShineB.LoveIsPrecious

C.EastorWest,HomeIsBest.D.AGoodMedicineTastesBitter.

答案：

56—60CAABD61—65DCACB66—70DBADC

2020年4月湖北省武汉市武昌区九年级线上诚信检测（一模）英语试题

四、阅读理解

A

IrecentlyreadabookcalledTheShawshankRedemption（《肖申克的救赎》）.Ittellsastory

thatisbothshockingandfullofhope.

Setin1947,ittellsthestoryofAndyDufresne,abankerwhowassentenced（判处）tolifein

ShawshankStatePrison.Hewasaccusedofkillingtwopeople,althoughhedidn'tdoit.Afteryears

ofsufferingintheprison,hestartedtomakefriendswithothersandwontheirrespectwithhis

outstandingaccounting（会计学的）abilities.

ButAndyneverstoppedwantingfreedom.Duringhis20yearsinprison,hehadbeendigginga

holewithasmallpickaxe（篙头）everydayandhidingtheholewithaposter.Ashiswell-prepared

escapeplanwasputintopractice,thesuspense（悬念）inthebookkeepsmeonedgeuntiltheend.

FamousIrishwriterOscarWildeoncesaid"We'reallinthegutter（臭水沟）,butsomeofusare

lookingatstars."ThissayingperfectlysumsupAndy'slife.Thethingthatmakesthebiggest

impressiononmeisAndy'sloveforthebeautyoflife.Heplaysasongovertheprison'sbroadcast

system,eventhoughhewasnotallowedtodoso.Whenthesinger'svoicewasheard,theprisoners

stoppedtalking,immersingthemselvesinthemusicandlettingthebeautyfloodin.

Thegoalofthisbookistoshowreadersthepowerofstrength,hopeandpatience.

56.Inwhichsectionmaywereadtheabovematerial?

A.MAGICWORLDB.COOLINVENTION

C.IREVEWD.DETECTIVEFUN

57.Andywasputinprisonbecause.

A.hestolemoneyfromabank

B.hemadesomebadfriends

C.hedugholesintheground

D.hewassaidtohavekilledtwopeople

58.Theunderlinedwords“keptmeonedge“inparagraph3probablymean.

A.tomakemefeelanxiousbutalsocurious

B.tomakemefeelrelaxedandcomfortable

C.tomakemefeellikegivingupreading

D.tomakemefeelboredandsleepy

59.Theparagraph4ismainlyabout.

A.howAndyescapedfromprison

B.whyAndyplayedasongonTV

C.whatOscarWildethoughtofthebook

D.whatkindofattitudeAndyheldtowardslife

60.Theauthorofthestorywouldprobablyagreethat.

A.manypeopleareputinprisonbymistake

B.itisnotnecessarytofeartheworld

C.hopeisthebestthingtoholdonto

1).prisonersshouldbeallowedtolistentomusic

【答案】56.C57.D58.A59.D60.C

【解析】

这是一篇关于《肖申克的救赎》读后感的文学类作品。

【56题详解】

推理判断题。MAGICWORLD魔术世界；COOLINVENTION酷炫发明；IREVIEW我评论；

DETECTIVEFUN侦探乐趣。根据文章内容，是评论《肖申克的救赎》读后感类的文章，只

有IREVIEW符合题意。故选C。

【57题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段第二句"Hewasaccusedofkillingtwopeople,althoughhedidn'tdoit."

可知，他被指控杀害了两个人，可知这是他入狱的原因，故选D。

【58题详解】

词句猜测题。根据第三段第三句"Ashiswell-preparedescapeplanwasputintopractice,the

suspenseinthebookkeepsmeonedgeuntiltheend.”可知，随着主人公精心准备的逃跑计划得

以实施，悬念让作者紧张不安又好奇，直到结束，可知"keptmeonedge”的意思为“紧张不安

又好奇”，故选A。

【59题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段第三句"ThethingthatmakesthebiggestimpressiononmeisAndy's

loveforthebeautyoflife",可知，第四段主要是关于Andy面对生活的态度的。故选D。

【60题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段"Thegoalofthisbookistoshowreadersthepowerofstrength,hope

andpatience”可知，这本书的目的是向读者们展示力量，希望和耐心，希望是最好的坚持，

故选Co

B

Asunflowerisasunflower.Amobilephoneisamobilephone.Butcanyoucombinethetwoto

dosomethingfortheenvironment?Itmaywellbepossiblenextyear.Whenyouhavefinishedwith

yourmobilephone,youwillbeabletoburyitinagardenoraplantpotandwaitforittoflowe匚

Abiodegradable（生物所能分解的）mobilephonewas,thismonth,introducedbyscientists.It

ishopedthatthenewtypeofphonewillencourageconsumerstorecycle.

Scientistshavecomeupwithanewmaterialoverthelastfiveyears.Itlookslikeanyother

plasticandcanbehardorsoft,andisabletochangeshape.Butovertimeitcanalsobreakdowninto

thesoilwithoutgivingoutanypoisonouschemicals.Britishresearchersusedthenewmaterialto

developaphonecoverthatcontainsasunflowerseed.Whenthisnewtypeofcoverturnsintowaste,

itformsfertilizers（月巴料）.Thesefeedtheseedandhelptheflowergrow.

Engineershavedesignedasmallwindowtoholdtheseed.Theyhavemadesureitonlygrows

whenthephoneisthrownaway."We'veonlyputsunflowerseedsintothecoversofar.Butwearc

workingwithplantexpertstofindoutwhichflowerswillperformbest.Maybewecouldputrosesin

nexttime."saidonescientist.

Asphonetechnologyisdevelopingsoquickly,peopleareconstantlythrowingtheirmobiles

away.Thismeansproducersareunderpressuretofindwaysofrecyclingthem.Some650million

mobilephoneshavebeensoldthisyear.Mostofthemwillbethrownawaywithintwoyears,adding

plastic,heavymetalandchemicalwastetotheenvironment.However,abiodegradablecovercan

offersomerelieffbrnature.

61.Afteryouhavefinishedusingthenewtypeofmobilephone,.

A.itcanproduceasunflowerseed

B.itwillberecycledbysomescientists

C.thephonewilldoharmtotheenvironment

I）thephonecoverwillbreakdowneasilyintothesoil

62.Whatcanweknowaboutthecoverofthenewtypeofphone?

A.Itmaymaketheseedgrowatanytime.

B.Itcangiveoutpoisonouschemicalswhenbreakingdown.

C.Itcanturnintousefulfertilizersfbrthesunflowerseed.

D.Itsshapecanbechangedintohardorsoftplastic.

63.Thetypeofresearchisdonebecause.

A.toomanywastemobilephonesmayleadtoenvironmentalproblems

B.thetechnologyofmakingphonesischangingsoquickly

C.nobodyhaseverthoughtofrecyclingmobilephones

D.itcanhelpflowersgrowbetter

64.Accordingtothepassage,ifsTRUEthat_.

A.about650millionmobilephonesarerecycledeveryyear

B.biodegradablemobilephonesareavailableinthemarket

C.engineershavedesignedasmallwindowtoholdtheroseseed

D.thefloweronlygrowswhenthephoneisthrownaway

65.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Todiscussthedevelopmentofthecellphonetechnology.

B.Tointroduceanenvironmental-friendlycellphonetothereaders.

C.Topersuadethereaderstobuybiodegradablecellphones.

1).Totellthepopularityofbiodegradablecellphones.

【答案】61.D62.C63.A64.D65.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一款新型的环保手机，该手机可以分解到土壤中用以滋养植

物，减轻环境的压力。

[61题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段"Butovertimeitcanalsobreakdownintothesoilwithoutgivingout

anypoisonouschemicals.w可知，该款新型手机可以轻松分解到土壤中而不产生任何有毒化

学物质。故选D。

【62题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段"Whenthisnewtypeofcoverturnsintowaste,itformsfertilizers(flE

料).Thesefeedtheseedandhelpthe(lowergrow."可知，当该款新型手机外壳变成废物时，

它可以成为向日葵种子的肥料。故选C。

【63题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段"Mostofthemwillbethrownawaywithintwoyears,addingplastic,

heavymetalandchemicalwastetotheenvironment.可知，由于将会有大量的手机被扔掉，产

生塑料、重金属等化学物质，给环境带来严重的危害，环境保护迫在眉睫，所以针对研发环

保手机的研究已经完成。故选A。

【64题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段“Theyhavemadesureitonlygrowswhenthephoneisthrownaway.”

可知，只有当手机被扔掉的时候，花朵才会生长。故选D。

【65题详解】

主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了一款新型环保手机，该手机在用完以后可

以轻松分解到土壤中用以滋养植物，来减轻环境的压力，故本文意在向读者介绍一种环保手

机。故选B。

C

PieireDupinhaddeliveredmilktothefamiliesonPrinceEdwardStreetforthirtyyears.All

whoknewhimlovedhim.

Everymorningatfive,Pierrearrivedatthemilkcompany'sstables,sayingtoJoseph,"Good

morning!Myoldfriend!,,Then,thetwostartedtheirdayproudly.WithoutanyorderfromPierre,

thewagonwouldrolldownthestreet.Thehorsestoppedatthefirsthouse.There,Josephwouldwait

perhapsthirtysecondsforPierretogetdownoffhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor...

Oneday,thepresidentofthecompanycametochecktheearlymorningmilkdeliveries.

Jacques,theforeman（领班）ofthestables,pointedtoPierreandsaid,“Seehowthehorselistensand

howheturnshisheadtowardPierre?^^

46Yeah!ButPierre'sgettingold."saidthepresident,t4Tellhimitistimeherested...

ButPierresaid,“MylifewillbenothingifIcan'tdriveJosepheveryday.Wearetwooldmen!

Letuswearouttogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,thenItoowilldoso.”

Thenonecoldmorning,afterabouttwoyears,Jacquessaid,"Pierre,yourhorse,Joseph,didn't

wakeup.Gooverandseehim.^^

Pierretookonestepforward,thenturned.44No...no...You...youdon'tunderstand,Jacques?'

Now,JacqueslookedintoPierre'seyes.Hesawadead,lifelesslookinthem.Sohesaid,

“Takethedayoff,Pierre!

Pierresteppedintothestreet.Thentherecameawarningshoutandascreech（尖锐的杀ij车

声）…

Fiveminuteslater,adoctorannounced,“Pierre'sdead...^^

“Icouldn'thelpit."thedriversaid,t4Why,hewalkedasthoughhewereblind?^^

Thedoctorbentdown."Blind?Ofcourse!Thismanhasbeenblindforfiveyears.,,heturnedto

Jacques,"Didn'tyouknowthat?”

“Noneofusknew."Jacquessaidsoftly,"Onlyone...onlyoneknew-afriendofhis,named

Joseph...5,

66.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanknowthat.

A.PierreandJosephworkedwelltogether

B.peopleonthestreetknewJosephbetterthanPierre

C.JosephknewthestreetsinthecitybetterthanPierre

D.JosephmanagedtodelivermilkbyitselfevenwithoutPierre'scompany

67.Pierrerefusedtoleavehisjobbecause.

A.hethoughthewasnotoldenough

B.Josephcouldn'tworkwithouthishelp

C.hewasunwillingtobeseparatedfromJoseph

1).peopleonthestreetcouldn'tlivewithouthim

68.Theunderlinedsentencestellusthat.

A.JacqueswassurprisedtofindthatPierrecouldn'tseeanything

B.Pierrewastooscaredtotakealastglanceathisfriend

C.Pierrewassosadbecauseitwastimeforhimtoleavehisjobthen

D.thedeathofJosephdrovePierretoloseconfidenceforlife

69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.noonehadeverknownPierrewasblind

B.JosephjustservedasPierre'sguideafterPierrewentblind

C.blindnessdidn'tmakeanydifferencetoPierre'slifeatall

D.thepresidentwasn'tquitesatisfiedwithPierre'swork

70.Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"\

A.ASecretforTwoB.ALifelongFriend

C.I'mYourEyesD.ABlindMan

【答案】66.A67.C68.D69.B70.A

【解析】

文章讲述的是一位名叫皮埃尔的送奶工和他叫做约瑟夫的马三十年里一起送奶。后来约瑟夫

去世后不久，皮埃尔也因车祸相继去世。他的朋友才得知他早已失明五年的故事。

【66题详解】

细节理解题。根据文中**Everymorningatfive...Josephwouldwaitperhapsthirtysecondsfor

Pienetogetdownoffhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor..."可知,通过每天送奶

的日常片段可以知道约瑟夫与皮埃尔互相很了解，他们合作得很好，故选A。

【67题详解】

推理判断题。根据文中"ButPierresaid,“MylifewillbenothingifIcan'tdriveJosepheveryday.

Wearetwooldmen!Letuswearouttogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,then1toowilldo

s。.”"可知，他不愿意离开的原因是他不想离开约瑟夫，故选C。

【68题详解】

句意猜测题。根据划线句子“Now,JacqueslookedintoPierre'seves.Hesawadead,lifeless

lookinthem."雅克看着皮埃尔的眼睛，他看到脸上有一种死一般的表情，由此可知，约瑟

夫的死亡让皮埃尔感到对生活的绝望，故选D。

【69题详解】

推理判断题。根据文中“Thedoctorbentdown."Blind?Ofcourse!Thismanhasbeenblindfor

fiveyears.^^heturnedtoJacques,"Didn'tyouknowthat?""Noneofusknew.^^Jacquessaidsoftly,

''Onlyone...onlyoneknew—afriendofhis,namedJoseph”可知，皮埃尔五年前就失明了，而

没有人知道除了约瑟夫，所以约瑟夫就是他的向导，故选B。

【70题详解】

最佳标题题。根据整篇文章的理解，我们可以知道皮埃尔眼睛瞎了很多年，大家都不知道，

可是他和他的那匹马配合很好很默契，或许他的马约瑟夫知道皮埃尔看不见。所以说这是他

们之间的秘密。故选A。

湖北省武汉市武昌区2019届九年级中考模拟（一）英语试题

四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

56.Thematerialaboveisprobably.

A.anoticeB.anintroductionC.asurveyD.aposter

57.Peoplecangotothecarnival.

A.at5p.m.onSaturdayB.at3p.m.onSaturday

C.at2p.m.onSundayD.at4p.m.onSaturday

58.Atthecarnivalpeoplecan't.

A.enjoyfoodB.playgameswithfootball

C.watchtalentshowsD.havefunwiththemoonbounce

59.willbeinchargeofthecarnival.

A.TheLyricschool

B.TheLyricTheatre&LexingtonFireDepartment

C.Thechildren'sparents

D.TheBacktoSchoolrallies

60.It*sclearthat.

A.thecarnivalwilllastforthreehours

B.thethemeofthiscarnivalisBacktoSchool

C.kidswhoareunder12arenotallowedtoenter

D.peoplehavetopay$20fortheadmissionofthecarnival

B

Whichanimalsaresmart?Youranswermaybedogs,apesorelephants.Nowthereisone

moreanimalthatcanbeaddedtothelist:sheep.

ScientistsfromCambridgeUniversitysaidthatsheepcouldbetrainedtoidentify（识另II）

familiarhumanfaces,theBBCreported.

Beforetesting,scientistsletthesheeptakealookatpicturesoffourfamouspeople,including

formerUSPresidentBarackObamaandBritishactressEmmaMtson.Thenthesheepwentintoa

roomwithtwocomputerscreens.Eachscreenshowedahumanface.Onescreenshowedafamous

personandtheotherscreenshowedarandom（随机的）person.Thesheeptendedto（往往会）

walktowardthescreenwiththecelebrityface.

Afterdiscoveringtheanimals1abilitytorecognize（认出）famouspeople,researchersgave

themanewtask.Theywantedtoseewhetherthefarmanimalscouldcorrectlyrecognizethesame

peoplefromdifferentangles（角度）,Theanimalswerestillabletoidentifythem,thoughthey

wereabitslowertorecognizethepicturesthanbefore.

Finally,theresearcherswantedtoknowifthesheepcouldrecognizetheirtrainersfroma

photo.Imagesoftheirtrainerswererandomlyshownonscreensalongwithaseriesofunfamiliar

faces.Withoutanytraining,thesheepcouldidentifytheirtrainers.

Theresultsshowthattheanimals'facerecognitionabilitiesaresimilartothoseofmonkeys,

apesandhumans,accordingtotheBBC.

Facerecognitionisadifficultprocess.Butsheephavebigbrains.Whentheyseeothersheep,

theyusethisprocesstorecognizeoneanother,saidJennyMorton,theleadresearcher,toThe

Guardian.

Theresearcherssaiditmightbeinterestinginthefuturetofigureoutwhethersheepcan

identifydifferentfacialexpressionsmadebyhumans.

61.Scientistsfoundthatsheepcan.

A.becomehumans'bestfriendsB.besmarterthandogsandapes

C.identifypeoplebytheirnamesD.recognizefamiliarhumanfaces

62.Totestthesheep'sabilitytorecognizefamouspeople,scientists.

A.askedfourfamouspeopletostandinfrontofthesheep

B.preparedtwocomputerscreenstoshowdifferentfaces

C.didn'tprovidethesheepwithanytraining

D.helpedthesheeprememberthefacesoftheirtrainers

63.AccordingtoJennyMorton,sheepcanrecognizehumanfacesbecause.

A.theyhavebeentrainedtodoso

B.theyaregoodatfacerecognition

C.theyhavethesameabilitiesashumans

D.theyhavebigbrains

64.Inparagraph3,"celebrityface"means.

A.scientistsB.randompersonsC.famouspersonsD.trainers

65.Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Sheeparesmarterthantheotheranimals,

B.Sheepcanidentifytheirtrainerswithoutanytraining.

C.Sheeparemoreinterestedinfamouspeoplethanrandomperson.

D.Sheepareslowerthantheotheranimalstoidentifyfamouspeople.

C

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