Borntowin2009年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题SectionIUseofEnglishResearchonanimalintelligencealwaysmakesmewonderjusthowsmarthumansare.thefruit-flyexperimentsdescribedinCarlZimmer'spieceintheScienceTimesonTuesday.Fruitflieswhoweretaughttobesmarterthantheaveragefruitflytoliveshorterlives.Thissuggeststhatbulbsburnlonger,thatthereisaninnotbeingtooterrificallybright.Intelligence,itout,isahigh-pricedoption.Ittakesmoreupkeep,burnsmorefuelandisslowthestartinglinebecauseitdependsonlearning—agradual—insteadofinstinct.Plentyofotherspeciesareabletolearn,andoneofthethingsthey'veapparentlylearnediswhento.Isthereanadaptivevaluetointelligence?That'sthequestionbehindthisnewresearch.Ilikeit.Insteadofcastingawistfulglanceatallthespecieswe'veleftinthedustI.Q.-wise,itimplicitlyaskswhattherealofourownintelligencemightbe.ThisisthemindofeveryanimalI'veevermet.Researchonanimalintelligencealsomakesmewonderwhatexperimentsanimalswouldonhumansiftheyhadthechance.Everycatwithanowner,,isrunningasmall-scalestudyinoperantconditioning.webelievethatanimalsranthelabs,theywouldtestustothelimitsofourpatience,ourfaithfulness,ourmemoryforterrain.Theywouldtrytodecidewhatintelligenceinhumansisreally,notmerelyhowmuchofitthereis.,theywouldhopetostudyaquestion:Arehumansactuallyawareoftheworldtheylivein?theresultsareinconclusive.1.[A]Suppose[B]Consider[C]Observe[D]Imagine2.[A]tended[B]feared[C]happened[D]threatened3.[A]thinner[B]stabler[C]lighter[D]dimmer4.[A]tendency[B]advantage[C]inclination[D]priority5.[A]insistson[B]sumsup[C]turnsout[D]putsforward6.[A]off[B]behind[C]over[D]along7.[A]incredible[B]spontaneous[C]inevitable[D]gradualBorntowin8.[A]fight[B]doubt[C]stop[D]think9.[A]invisible[B]limited[C]indefinite[D]different10.[A]upward[B]forward[C]afterward[D]backward11.[A]features[B]influences[C]results[D]costs12.[A]outside[B]on[C]by[D]across13.[A]deliver[B]carry[C]perform[D]apply14.[A]bychance[B]incontrast[C]asusual[D]forinstance15.[A]if[B]unless[C]as[D]lest16.[A]moderate[B]overcome[C]determine[D]reach...
