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复习练习一 阅读一 How can we measure intelligence? Experts are not completely certain about the answer to this question. However, in solving some problems, monkeys are better than other animals and this is agreed to be a sign of their high intelligence. In one experiment the animal had to reach the food at the other side of a fence by walking round. Monkeys quickly saw the solution. Dogs were not so certain, while hens simply rushed at the fence, trying to reach the food in a straight line. In the second step of the experiment, the animal could not walk round, but there was a rope connected to the food. Monkeys pulled the rope and dogs didnt know what to do though they could easily pull the rope with their teeth. solve 解决 fence 栅栏 solution 解决办法hen 母鸡 rush 奔跑 rope 粗绳 1. The main idea of the passage is that ____A______. A monkeys are cleverer than other animals 2. Which of the following statements about the experiment is true? B B Dogs are cleverer than hens. The hens rushed at the fence because ______A____. A they were foolish 4.The person who did the experiment wanted do see ______C____. C which animal was best at solving problems 5. Choose the right order of the events given in the passage. D D c-a-f-d-e-g-b 阅读二 Nancy Clark paced back and forth in the hall of the theatre. Inside the theatre her new play A LAUGH A MINUTE was about to begin. Nancy was too nervous to watch it herself. This was the opening night for the play. She said to herself, If tonights audience thought the play was funny, it would probably become a success. But if they did not like it, the play would soon close. Nancy listened hard. She was hoping to hear the audience laughing loud and often. But she heard very little laughter during the first act. When the first act ended, about one fourth of the audience left the theatre. As Nancy watched the people leave, she knew that the future of the play had been decided. pace 踱