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”Nextyoucanexpressyourviews.Thisisagreatwaytogettheconversationgoing.

NowIlovemeetingnewpeopleandsuspectthatmycurrentsocialconfidencewouldbeunrecognizabletomyfifteenyearoldself.

1.Theauthordidn'

tpayattentiontowhatthegirlwassayingbecause________.

A.hervoicewasverylowB.hewasshyandnervous

C.hewasattractedbyherappearanceD.hewasn'

tinterestedinhertopic

2.Togetridofyourshyness,youshould________.

A.paymuchattentiontoyourselfB.findabeautifulgirltotalkwith

C.learntotalktoothersinarelaxedwayD.askpeoplesomeinterestingquestions

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.

A.peoplewillnoticeourappearanceifwefocusontheirlooks

B.shypeoplewillhavenofriendsunlesstheychangethemselves

C.shypeoplemaysufferagreatdealandmaybelesshappy

D.girlsliketoshowofftheirvoicesinfrontofboys

4.Whichofthefollowingquestionswilltheauthorprobablyadviseustoask?

A.Whatalovelyday,isn'

tit?

B.Doyoulikeplayingbasketball?

C.Doyouthinkhewillpasstheexam?

D.WhydoyoufindthatEnglishishardtolearn?

B

London—Sheep,liketurkeysandostriches,arenotconsideredthemostcleveranimals.BritishscientistssaidlastWednesdayhumansmayhaveunderestimatedthewoollycreature.Theycouldbemuchsmarterthanwethink.

ResearchersattheBabrahamInstituteinCambridge,SouthernEngland,haveshownthattheanimalshaveagoodmemorysystemandareextremelygoodatrecognizingfaces—whichtheythinkisasuresignofintelligence.

BehaviouralscientistKeithKendrickandhisfriendstrained20sheeptorecognizeanddistinguish25pairsofsheepfacesandusedelectrodes（电极）tomeasuretheirbrainactivity,whichshowedtheycouldremember50facesforuptotwoyears.

“Iftheycandothatwithfaces,theyhavetohavereasonableintelligence;

otherwise,whatisthepointofhavingasystemforrememberingfacesandnotrememberinganythingelse？

”Kendricksaidinaninterview.

Sohoursofseeminglymindlesseatinggrassmaynotbesomindlessafterall.

Kendrickbelievessheepgettheirreputationasdumb（unabletospeak,unintelligent）animalsbecausetheyliveinlargegroupsanddonotappeartohavemuchindividualityandarefrightenedofjustabouteverything.

“Allanimals,includinghumans,oncetheyarefrightened,don'

ttendtoshowsignsofintelligentaction，”heexplained.

InresearchreportedinthesciencejournalNature,Kendrickandhisteamshowedthatsheep,likehumans,haveaspecializedsysteminthebrainwhichallowsthemtodistinguishamongmanydifferentfaceswhichlookextremelysimilar.

“Themostimportantfindingofthestudyisthattheyareable,bothfromabehaviouralpointofviewandfromlookingatthewaythebrainisorganized,torememberalargenumberofindividualsforaverylongtime，”saidKendrick.“Itisaverystrangesystem.Theyareshowingsimilarabilitiesinmanywaystohumans.”

5．Fromthefirstparagraphwecanfindthat________.

A．peopleusedtothinksheepweresmarterthantheotheranimals

B．peopleusedtoraisesheepinawrongway

C．peopledon'

tconsidersheepascleveranimals

D．peoplehavedonealotofresearchonsheep

6．FromwhatKendricksaidintheinterviewwelearnthat________.

A．scientistshavelearnedeverythingaboutsheep'

sintelligence

B．scientistshavelearnedalittleaboutsheep'

C．scientistscan'

tdoanythingmoreaboutsheep'

smemory

D．scientistsdonothavetoresearchanimals'

memory

7．Asisknowninthepassage，________.

A．sheepareamongtheweakanimals

B．itisnotrightforpeopletoraisesheepingroups

C．whensheepeatgrassinthefieldtheirmindsmaybeactive

D．ifpeoplefeelfrightened,theymaybecomebraver

C

AScottishuniversityisconsideringallowingstudentstousetheirowncomputersinexams.EdinburghUniversityalreadyhastheequipmenttoallowasmallnumberofstudentstousecomputersduringexams.SeniorofficialsatEdinburghUniversitysaythatitisunfairtoexpectstudentstousepensandpaperinexamswhenthemajorityoftheircourseworkisdoneoncomputers.UndergraduatesattheSchoolofDivinityhavethechoiceofusingcomputerswiththeirfinalanswersbeingcollectedonaUSBstick,butthetakeupstandsatlessthan10percent.

DaiHounsell,aprofessorofhighereducationattheuniversity,said,“We'

vegottolookatalternativestothehandwrittenexam.Lookingaheadtenyearsfromnow,I'

msuretherewillnotbehandwrittenanswersanylongerintheexamofcertainsubjects,buthowwegettherefromhereisn'

teasy.Theplandoesn'

tapplysomuchtoscienceandengineeringsubjectswherestudentshavetousechartsandmathematicalformulae（公式）.Thereisn'

ttechnologyatthemomenttoallowthemtodothatonacomputer.”Headdsthattheapprovalofstudentsisthekeybeforeanythingiscarriedout.Healsosaid,“Wedon'

twanttoputstudents'

futureatriskbyexperimentingastherearetechnicalthingswhichcangowrong.Therecouldbeapowerfailure.”

NoraMogey,headofMediaandLearningTechnologyServiceattheuniversity,said,“Alotofstudentsarenotassuredenoughtomakethatstepinsuchanimportantsituation.Theydon'

tfeelthey'

vehadenoughpracticeintypingonacomputerwithatimelimitinahighpressureenvironment.Theythinktheydobetterwithapenintheirhandthanonakeyboard.”

JenniferCadiz,presidentattheNationalUnionofStudentsintheUK,said,“It'

sgreattoseeuniversitiesrecognizingthattimeshavechanged.Examscanbeareallystressfultimeforstudentsandit'

shelpfultoofferthemaflexible（灵活的）waytocompleteexams.”

NoothermajorScottishuniversitieshaveplanstofollowinEdinburghUniversity'

sfootstepsandtheScottishQualificationsAuthoritysaysithasdecidednottocarryouttheplaninitsuniversities.

8.AccordingtoPara.1,weknowthatinEdinburghUniversity________.

A.computersarenotallowedtobeusedduringexamsB.studentsshouldn'

tusetheirpensduringexams

C.mostcourseworkisdoneoncomputersD.moststudentswillusecomputersduringexams

9.What'

sDaiHounsell'

sattitudetowardsEdinburghUniversity'

snewplan?

A.Heopposesit.B.Heisn'

toptimisticaboutit.C.Heisfondofit.D.Hethinksitnecessary.

10.Theunderlinedword“assured”inPara.3probablymeans“________”．

A.confidentB.readyC.fortunateD.wealthy

11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.otheruniversitieswilltrytocarryoutthechallengingplan

B.universitiesshouldn'

tmakestudentsstressfulduringexams

C.theuseofcomputersinexamswon'

tspreadwidelyinashorttime

D.studentsshouldgetreadytousecomputersinexamsinfuture

D

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