第13练 阅读理解 七选五.阅读理解A(2018山东滨州二模)Feelingdown？Whynotvisitoneofthesefourwebsites?Collegehumor.comThissitewascreatedin1999andgetsaboutsevenmillionvisitorspermonth.TwoofitsvideoshavebeenchosenaswinnersfortheWebbyAwards：PixarIntroParodyandWebSiteStory.Otherfunnyvideostolookoutforincludeadebateontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgoingtocollege.Funnyordie.comThissitehaslotsofreallyfunnyvideos.Andasthenamesuggests，usersvoteonvideos，choosingtheoptions“funny”or“die”Ifthevideoreceivestoomany“die”votes，itssenttothesites“crypt”Butifitgetsenough“funny”votes，itgoesintotheHallofFame.Thesitewascreatedin2006bycomediansWillFerrellandAdamMcKay.Thesitesfirstvideo，TheLandlord，hashadover70millionviews.VideostowatchoutforincludeJustaTip：Taxi，withsomevaluableadviceonhowtocatchataxi，andOverAnalyzingTexts，withsometipsonhowtorespondtotextmessages.Reddit.comFoundedin2005，Reddit.comisasocialnewsandentertainmentwebsite.Registeredusersputfunnycontentintheformofthevideolinkortextsonthewebsite.Otherusersthenvotethesethings“up”or“down”Themostrecentandwelllikedcontentappearsatthetoponthefrontpageofthesite.Theonion.comFirstappearingasasatiricalnewspaperin1988，Theonion.comhashundredofvideosandarticlesonnewsandcurrentaffairs，andreceivesanaverageof7.5millionvisitorsamonth.Itsfamousforitsamusingitems，suchasMichelleObamaSeenOutsideWalkingFamilyRhinocerosorDadCantBelieveLawn.1IfyouwanttowatchvideoseverwinningtheWebbyAwards，youcanvisit.AReddit.comBCollegehumor.comCTheonion.comDFunnyordie.com2VideosonthewebsiteFunnyordie.comare.Awatchedover70milliontimesBvotedbytheirusersCbasedonnewspaperstoriesDcreatedbyusers3WhatdoReddit.comandTheonion.comhaveincommon?ATheyincludefunnyvideos.BTheyincludevaluableadvice.CTheyincludedebatesoneducation.DTheyprovidesatiricalnews.B(2018山西康杰中学等五校联考)Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow(乌鸦) family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour，whichmayhaveevolved(进化) specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hourssomethingwewouldntexpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.Inanotherexperiment，theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken(礼品券) fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again，thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning，whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample，weknowthatchimpanzees(黑猩猩) select，transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuturebuttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage，orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions？Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer，astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesnttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdontevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead，itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrowsabilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.4WhatsthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1?ATheycanstorefood.BTheycanusetoolstorecoverfood.CTheycanstoreandrecovertools.DTheycanselectandstorefood.5Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken?ARejectitcasually.BExchangeitforfood.CSaveitastheirfood.DBuildanestwithit.6Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture?ATheyarecontroversial.BTheyaredisappointing.CTheyarecontradictory.DTheyareconvincing.7Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals?ATheydeveloponlywithage.BItisunclearhowtheyveevolvednow.CNoanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.DPlanningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.CAyoungLosAngelesactorinneedofasecondjobtopayhisbillshascomeupwithabrilliantwaytosupplementhisincomepeoplewalking.ChuckMcCarthyoriginallyconsideredbecomingadogwalkertoearnsomeextracash，butsoonrealizedthatthejobrequiredmorethanwalkingdogsonaleash.However，walkingpeopledidntrequiremuchwhentheywereoutonwalks.ChuckrealizedtherewasmoneytobemadeifhewalkedpeoplearoundLosAngelesinstead.Itmightsoundlikeajoke，butThePeopleWalker，ashecallshimself，isveryseriousabouthisnewjob.For$7permile，heofferstowalkwithclientsaroundLA.，listeningtotheirproblemsorsimplymakingconversationsandofferingthemasenseofsecurity.At6feet,2inches，andsportingabulkyfigureandbushybeard，Chuckdoesntlooklikethekindofguyyoudwanttomesswith.Chucksservicesareaimedatpeoplewhoneedamotivationalboosttogowalking，thosewhodontfeelsafewal