45. What is so surprsing about aphasics?

　 A. They can fool other people.　　　　　　　　 B. They can find out the hidden drugs.

　 C. They can understand language better.　　　　 D. They can tell whether people are lying.

44. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

　 A. A Promise to Mom　　　　　　　　　 　　　B. A Man Saved by Butterflies

　 C. A Story of Butterflies　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

答案　 41.A　 42.C　 43.B　 44.B

Passage 49

(07·浙江B篇)

People who have lost the ability to understand or use words due to brain damage are called aphasics(失语症患者). Such patients can be extremely good at something else. From the changing expressions on speakers’ faces and the tones of their voices, they can tell lies from truths.

Doctors studying the human brain have given a number of examples of this amazing power of aphasics. Some have even compared this power to that of a dog with an ability to find out the drugs hidden in the baggage.

Recently, scientists carried out tests to see if all that was said about aphasics was true. They studied a mixed group of people. Some were normal; others were aphasics. It was proved that the aphasics were far ahead of the normal people in recognizing false speeches - in most cases, the normal people were fooled by words, but the aphasics were not.

Some years ago, Dr. Oliver Sacks wrote in his book about his experiences with aphasics. He mentioned a particular case in a hospital. Some aphasics were watching the president giving a speech on TV. Since the president had been an actor earlier, making a good speech was no problem for him. He was trying to put his feelings into every word of his speech.

But his way of speaking had the opposite effect on the patients. They didn’t seem to believe him. Instead, they burst into laughter. The aphasics knew that the president did not mean a word of what he was saying. He was lying!

Many doctors see aphasics as people who are not completely normal because they lack the ability to understand words. However, according to Dr. Sacks, they are more gifted than normal people. Normal people may get carried away by words. Aphasics seem to understand human expressions better, though they cannot understand words.

43. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has _________.

　 A. made Bonner famous　　　　　　　　　　 B. changed Bonner’s life

　 C. brought Bonner wealth　　　　　　　　　　 D. enriched Bonner’s knowledge

42. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he _______.

　 A. found the butterfly had died out　　　　　　　

B. won many prizes from his professor

　 C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology　　　　

D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

41. When he was young, Arthur Bonner _______.

　 A. broke the law and ended up in prison

　 B. was fond of shooting and hurt his mom

　 C. often laughed at people on the streeets

　 D. often caught butterflies and took them home

75.The purpose of doing the experiment is　　　　 .

A.to train dogs for their owners　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.to help people judge the mood of dogs

C.to help dogs find company　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D.to help people choose their pet dogs

答案　 71.A　 72.C　 73.A　 74.B　 75.B

Passage 48

(07·浙江A篇)

If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say, “ Hey, Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.

Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly(蝴蝶), once thought to have died out. Today the butterfly is coming back - thanks to him. But years ago if you’d told him this was what he’d be doing someday, he would have laughed, “ You’re crazy.” As a boy, he used to be “ a little tough guy on the streets”.　 At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting a man.

“ I knew it had hury my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison. “ So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”

One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat(栖息地) for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.

“ I saw the sign ‘ Butterfly Habitat’ and asked, ‘ How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?’” Bonner recalls. “ Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜) , ‘Look at the leaves.’ I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, ‘ Without the plant, there are no butterflies.’”

Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly needed help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he’s been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back. He grows astragalus, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.

The butterfly’s population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr. Mattoni receiced lots of awards. But for Bonner, he earned something more: he turned his life around.

For six years now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he’s bringing back the Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

74.The underlined word “they” refers to　　　　 .

A.the dogs　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.the trainers　　　　　　　　 C.the systems　　　　　　　　 D.the rescarchers

73.When there are no stimuli, a dog will　　　　 .

A.wag to the left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.wag to the right

C.not wag at all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D.wag to the left and then to the right

72.The underlined word“intensity” in the passage means　　　　 .

A.surprise　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.worry　　　　　　　　　　　 C.excitement　　　　　　　　 D.interest

71.The video cameras were used to catch the dogs’ responses because　　　 .

A.it was easier to catch the dogs’response changes in the tail wagging

B.the dogs were put in the wooden boxes and tested one at a time.

C.they enabled the dogs’owners to know about their dogs’habit

D.the dogs wagged their tails in different directions when they were in different moods