科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, which one (aside from man) is the cleverest?
There are several ways of measuring the intelligence of animals. In one test a scientist sets three same cans on a table. While the animal watches, he puts food under one of the cans. Then he leads the animal away. Some time later, he brings it back to see if it remembers which can has the food. No smelling is allowed; the animal must go directly to the correct can or it fails.
This is called a delayed- response text. The idea is to find out how long an animal’s memory can keep information. The scientists would try showing the cans to the animal one hour later, or two hours later, or even a full day later. They discovered that chimpanzees and elephants had the best memory, and were able to remember the correct can for at least twenty hours. No other animal is close. Dogs came next, but they only remembered for nine hours.
To settle the matter, the scientists designed a huge maze (迷宫) and ran the chimps and elephants through it. The maze was very difficult, with many blind paths and dead ends. It took the chimps (chimpanzees) ten minutes to find their way out. The elephants needed half an hour. Even allowing for the elephants’ slower rate of speed, the test shows that chimpanzees are the cleverest animals.
From this and other tests, the scientists drew the following conclusion: an animal’s intelligence depends on the size of its brain in proportion (比例) to the size of its body. The elephant’s brain weighs ten pounds. But this is only 1/600th of its 6,000 pounds body. A chimp’s brain weighs about one pound, or 1/120th of its total body weight. So in proportion to its body size, the chimp has four times as much brain as the elephant----more brain for less body. The chimp is the champ!
Which is the best title ?
A. The Elephant’s Memory B. The Cleverest Animal
C. Judging Intelligence D. The Chimp’s Brain
The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A. there are several ways of measuring the intelligence of animals
B. chimps and elephants have the best memory
C. intelligence tests show that the chimp is the cleverest animal
D. the scientists designed a huge maze and ran the chimps and elephants through it
The delayed-response test is designed to test an animal’s________.
A. eyesight B. intelligence C. learning ability D. memory
The passage tells that elephants ________.
A. never forget things B. are more clever than chimps
C. are slower-moving than chimps D. have better memories than chimps
According to the passage, a rhinoceros (犀牛) that weighs 2100 pounds, and has a 3-pound brain is
________.
A. as clever as a chimp B. more clever than an elephant
C. less clever than an elephant D. as clever as an elephant
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科目:高中英语 来源:2012-2013学年江苏省扬大附中高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
For many blind people, computers are inaccessible. It can cost $1,000 to purchase “screen reader” software, but two blind computer programmers from Australia have solved this problem.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) graduate James Teh and business partner Michael Curran developed a free, open-source program, called NVDA, which provides a voice to read the words on a computer screen as the cursor(光标) moves over them. NVDA won the blind inventors an award in the grand final program of the ABC’s New Inventors, which aired on September 23. They took home the award for an invention that “might make a real difference to people’s lives or the environment.”
“A sighted person takes for granted that they can sit down at any computer and use it,” Mr Teh said. “We really are in the information age — everything is online these days. So access to computers for the blind is very important, which is why we wanted our software to be free.”
Mr Teh, who majored in software engineering at QUT, said blind students typically didn’t have the money to purchase “screen reader” technology, at the time in their life when they most needed it. Now NVDA could be downloaded on to anyone’s personal computer free of charge.
“It can also be copied to a USB stick, which can be used on any PC at school or university, with no installation required,” he said.
Mr Teh and Mr Curran have drawn on their own experience as blind computer users to develop a product which has some unique features. For example, as the mouse moves up and down the screen, a sound becomes higher and lower to let you know where the cursor is located.
NVDA has been translated into 27 languages, thanks to volunteer translators. To date, there have been over 50,000 downloads.
Mr Teh and Mr Curran have been working on the project since 2006. They worked on their product without any pay for two years. When Mozilla offered some funding in 2008, Mr Teh was able to quit his day job and work full-time developing NVDA.
【小题1】NVDA won an award in the program of the ABC’s New Inventors because it _____.
A.causes no harm to the environment | B.influences people’ s lives |
C.is aiming at blind people | D.is easy to use |
A.They got funding from Mozilla. |
B.They belonged to a volunteer group. |
C.They wanted to help the blind. |
D.They wanted people to give up “screen reader” software. |
A.They are studying at QUT. | B.They are good at translating. |
C.They know how the blind feel. | D.They began to develop NVDA in 2008. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2014届江苏省高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
For many blind people, computers are inaccessible. It can cost $1,000 to purchase “screen reader” software, but two blind computer programmers from Australia have solved this problem.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) graduate James Teh and business partner Michael Curran developed a free, open-source program, called NVDA, which provides a voice to read the words on a computer screen as the cursor(光标) moves over them. NVDA won the blind inventors an award in the grand final program of the ABC’s New Inventors, which aired on September 23. They took home the award for an invention that “might make a real difference to people’s lives or the environment.”
“A sighted person takes for granted that they can sit down at any computer and use it,” Mr Teh said. “We really are in the information age — everything is online these days. So access to computers for the blind is very important, which is why we wanted our software to be free.”
Mr Teh, who majored in software engineering at QUT, said blind students typically didn’t have the money to purchase “screen reader” technology, at the time in their life when they most needed it. Now NVDA could be downloaded on to anyone’s personal computer free of charge.
“It can also be copied to a USB stick, which can be used on any PC at school or university, with no installation required,” he said.
Mr Teh and Mr Curran have drawn on their own experience as blind computer users to develop a product which has some unique features. For example, as the mouse moves up and down the screen, a sound becomes higher and lower to let you know where the cursor is located.
NVDA has been translated into 27 languages, thanks to volunteer translators. To date, there have been over 50,000 downloads.
Mr Teh and Mr Curran have been working on the project since 2006. They worked on their product without any pay for two years. When Mozilla offered some funding in 2008, Mr Teh was able to quit his day job and work full-time developing NVDA.
1.NVDA won an award in the program of the ABC’s New Inventors because it _____.
A.causes no harm to the environment B.influences people’ s lives
C.is aiming at blind people D.is easy to use
2.Why did James Teh and Michael Curran want their software to be free?
A.They got funding from Mozilla.
B.They belonged to a volunteer group.
C.They wanted to help the blind.
D.They wanted people to give up “screen reader” software.
3.What do we know about Teh and Curran?
A.They are studying at QUT. B.They are good at translating.
C.They know how the blind feel. D.They began to develop NVDA in 2008.
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科目:高中英语 来源:浙江省2009---2010学年度高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型:其他题
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________68. Mr. Green is working for Red Cross. He is busy with his work even at the weekend. So he is going to send his son to take some lessons on singing at the weekend.
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________70. Lily, who has just graduated from South China Normal University, is working in New Life School. She needs some extra work at weekend.
________71. Mrs. Brown happened to find a blind boy at the corner of a street with worn clothes and thin face. She felt pity on him and wanted to help him, but she didn’t only want to give him money and food. She wanted him to learn some skill to live on.
A.Guangzhou Book Center After looking around, you can find the increasing learning English section (部分,区) as well as other sections where you can find at least 10,000 different kinds of books. Working time:9:00am to 9:00pm |
B.Children’s Activity Center The singing lessons here are great if you want to send your kids to practice their vocal cord (声带) from8:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday of which the fee is $20. Apply(申请)to : (020) 8426 2473 |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2009年佛山一中高一下学期期末考试英语卷 题型:阅读理解
Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, which one (aside from man) is the cleverest?
There are several ways of measuring the intelligence of animals. In one test a scientist sets three same cans on a table. While the animal watches, he puts food under one of the cans. Then he leads the animal away. Some time later, he brings it back to see if it remembers which can has the food. No smelling is allowed; the animal must go directly to the correct can or it fails.
This is called a delayed- response text. The idea is to find out how long an animal’s memory can keep information. The scientists would try showing the cans to the animal one hour later, or two hours later, or even a full day later. They discovered that chimpanzees and elephants had the best memory, and were able to remember the correct can for at least twenty hours. No other animal is close. Dogs came next, but they only remembered for nine hours.
To settle the matter, the scientists designed a huge maze (迷宫) and ran the chimps and elephants through it. The maze was very difficult, with many blind paths and dead ends. It took the chimps (chimpanzees) ten minutes to find their way out. The elephants needed half an hour. Even allowing for the elephants’ slower rate of speed, the test shows that chimpanzees are the cleverest animals.
From this and other tests, the scientists drew the following conclusion: an animal’s intelligence depends on the size of its brain in proportion (比例) to the size of its body. The elephant’s brain weighs ten pounds. But this is only 1/600th of its 6,000 pounds body. A chimp’s brain weighs about one pound, or 1/120th of its total body weight. So in proportion to its body size, the chimp has four times as much brain as the elephant----more brain for less body. The chimp is the champ!
1.Which is the best title ?
A.The Elephant’s Memory |
B.The Cleverest Animal |
C.Judging Intelligence |
D.The Chimp’s Brain |
2.The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A.there are several ways of measuring the intelligence of animals |
B.chimps and elephants have the best memory |
C.intelligence tests show that the chimp is the cleverest animal |
D.the scientists designed a huge maze and ran the chimps and elephants through it |
3.The delayed-response test is designed to test an animal’s________.
A.eyesight |
B.intelligence |
C.learning ability |
D.memory |
4.The passage tells that elephants ________.
A.never forget things |
B.are more clever than chimps |
C.are slower-moving than chimps |
D.have better memories than chimps |
5.According to the passage, a rhinoceros (犀牛) that weighs 2100 pounds, and has a 3-pound brain is
________.
A.as clever as a chimp |
B.more clever than an elephant |
C.less clever than an elephant |
D.as clever as an elephant |
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