Ⅴ.阅读理解
①Stories usually describe snakes as cold-hearted characters. However, a team of scientists doesn't believe that. They say that one type of snake makes close friends.
②The team of scientists wanted to see how garter snakes(束带蛇) communicate with each other. Especially, they wanted to know whether or not snakes make friends. The results turned out to be rather interesting.
③So, what did they do? Well, the team gathered 40 garter snakes. The scientists put groups of ten garter snakes in an enclosure(圈地). Inside the enclosure, there were rooms for the snakes to go inside. The team then watched how the snakes behaved(表现) towards each other. They formed groups. The experiment lasted eight days. Every day, the scientists removed(移开) the snakes from the enclosure. Then workers cleaned the space well. When the scientists put snakes back in a different structure, they then went straight back to the same groups again! The scientists believed this could show the garter snakes make friends. The team also said that they had noticed two types of snake personalities: shy and bold(大胆的). Shy snakes were reluctant(不情愿的) to come out of the rooms inside the enclosure. But bold snakes were happy to do that.
④The team of scientists believes that we shouldn't be surprised that snakes form friendship. “All animals, even snakes need to communicate with others,” said Morgan Skinner, one of the scientists in the experiment.
⑤It's not just snakes, though, that make friends. A recent scientific study found that dolphins do that too.
1. 语言能力推断能力 Why did the writer mention how stories describe snakes in the first paragraph?
A. To introduce a story.
B. To make a comparison(比较).
C. To show the background(背景).
D. To show the characters of snakes.
2. How did shy snakes behave in the experiment?
A. They wouldn't communicate with others.
B. They were afraid of meeting new friends.
C. They were afraid to go into the rooms.
D. They came to their friends after the space was cleaned.
3. 新考法篇章结构 What would be the best structure of the passage?
A.
B.
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D.
4. Which of the following can be the best title?
A. A Study About Friends
B. Snakes Like to Make Friends
C. Animals Are Our Good Friends
D. The Great Scientists
