Bonnie often walks on two legs, like humans. And you can find the 32-year-old great ape copying her keepers by sweeping the floor of her zoo home. Sometimes she uses a piece of cloth to clean the window.
“Apes (猿) in general are very clever, but Bonnie is surely even more so,” said Erin Stromberg, a great ape keeper who works with Bonnie and recently wrote a research paper about her ability to whistle.
Bonnie is one of the six adult great apes at the National Zoo. Bonnie and other great apes are part of a research project. Scientists there are trying to learn more about the way the great apes think and act. One part of the project is to learn whether great apes can develop a way to remember long lists.
Stromberg helped with a project on Bonnie’s unusual ability to whistle. Years ago Bonnie started to whistle, probably after hearing a keeper do it. In the project, Stromberg made different whistling noises to see if Bonnie could repeat them. She did. Bonnie’s whistling shows some apes have the ability to learn a new sound from another species.
The finding is especially important because, Stromberg said, it can help scientists better understand how human speech developed. Great apes, after all, are the closest relatives to human beings in the animal kingdom.
Bonnie was born in 1976 at a zoo in New Mexico and arrived at the National Zoo in December 1980. Bonnie has physical features common to great apes, such as a large belly. Her dark red coat makes her easy to spot on a visit to the zoo.
1.The main purpose of the research project is to ________.
A.find out how clever the great apes are
B.know more about how the great apes think and act
C.learn whether the great apes can remember long lists
D.see whether the great apes can copy humans’ action
2.Why is the finding especially important?
A.It can help people raise great apes more easily.
B.It makes scientists know more about their living habit.
C.It proves some apes have the ability to learn a new sound.
D.It can help scientists better learn the development of human speech.
3.People can notice Bonnie easily among the others at the zoo because ________.
A.she is too old
B.her belly is very large
C.her hair is of a special color
D.she is able to whistle like humans
4.Which of the following can be the theme of the passage?
A.A great ape that can whistle
B.A research project on great apes
C.The cleverest animal at the zoo
D.A great ape that can do housework
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题
Bonnie often walks on two legs, like humans. And you can find the 32-year-old great ape copying her keepers by sweeping the floor of her zoo home. Sometimes she uses a piece of cloth to clean the window.
“Apes (猿) in general are very clever, but Bonnie is surely even more so,” said Erin Stromberg, a great ape keeper who works with Bonnie and recently wrote a research paper about her ability to whistle.
Bonnie is one of the six adult great apes at the National Zoo. Bonnie and other great apes are part of a research project. Scientists there are trying to learn more about the way the great apes think and act. One part of the project is to learn whether great apes can develop a way to remember long lists.
Stromberg helped with a project on Bonnie’s unusual ability to whistle. Years ago Bonnie started to whistle, probably after hearing a keeper do it. In the project, Stromberg made different whistling noises to see if Bonnie could repeat them. She did. Bonnie’s whistling shows some apes have the ability to learn a new sound from another species.
The finding is especially important because, Stromberg said, it can help scientists better understand how human speech developed. Great apes, after all, are the closest relatives to human beings in the animal kingdom.
Bonnie was born in 1976 at a zoo in New Mexico and arrived at the National Zoo in December 1980. Bonnie has physical features common to great apes, such as a large belly. Her dark red coat makes her easy to spot on a visit to the zoo.
1.The main purpose of the research project is to ________.
A.find out how clever the great apes are
B.know more about how the great apes think and act
C.learn whether the great apes can remember long lists
D.see whether the great apes can copy humans’ action
2.Why is the finding especially important?
A.It can help people raise great apes more easily.
B.It makes scientists know more about their living habit.
C.It proves some apes have the ability to learn a new sound.
D.It can help scientists better learn the development of human speech.
3.People can notice Bonnie easily among the others at the zoo because ________.
A.she is too old
B.her belly is very large
C.her hair is of a special color
D.she is able to whistle like humans
4.Which of the following can be the theme of the passage?
A.A great ape that can whistle
B.A research project on great apes
C.The cleverest animal at the zoo
D.A great ape that can do housework
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When you think of a robot, what do you see? A machine that looks a bit like you and me?
1. They don’t need to look like humans — in fact, most don’t.
What a robot looks like depends on its purpose. Cleaning robots often look like little vacuums. 2. Robots that are meant to interact with people often have a face, eyes, or a mouth — just like we do!
Whether they look like us or not, most robots have three essential parts that make them a robot: sensors, actuators and programs.
Together, these parts are what make a robot different from other gadgets you might have around your house, like your computer or your washing machine.
3. Just like we have eyes to sense light, ears to sense sound, robots have light sensors and cameras so they can “see,” microphones so they can “hear”.
Second, a robot has actuators that allow it to move around. 4. And we might use our hands to pick up an orange and peel it. A robot might use actuators such as motors and wheels to drive to places, and finger-like grippers (机器人手爪) to grasp objects and control them or turn them around.
Third, a robot needs a program that lets it act on its own based on what it is sensing.5. When a robot is autonomous, it’s not quite the same as a person being autonomous, because a person still has to write the computer program that tells the robot what to do.
A.Flying robots might have wings like birds.
B.The past robots were not artificially intelligent.
C.We might use our legs and feet to walk and run.
D.This ability to act on one’s own is called autonomy.
E.First, a robot has sensors that allow it to “see” the world.
F.We would need some actuators so that the robot could move.
G.The reality is that robots can have different shapes and sizes.
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Don’t know how to take care of your plants? A little spider-like robot will chase the sunlight, run to shade, dance when it’s doing well and stomp (跺脚) when it needs to be watered.
It’s called the HEXA Plant, a six-legged machine created by Vincross, a robotics company in Beijing, China.
The robot plant will crawl toward the sunlight when it needs it, then will rotate (转动) when it enjoys the sun in order to absorb its rays on all sides. When it needs to cool off, it will look for shade. It also plays with humans and dances when it is happy, moving its legs up and down. But it gets “angry” when it’s thirsty by stomping its legs.
With six legs, the HEXA Plant can move anywhere-in any direction and around any objects in its path. It’s even nimble enough to navigate (导航) unexpected drops, like if it had to suddenly step over a gap between two tabletops. It has a variety of “eyes”, including an infrared sensor (红外线感应器), a distance sensor, and a 720p camera with night vision, which could be very handy if you want it to send it out like a guard dog at night, to go check on any sudden noises. It has a built-in Wifi as well as various ports (USB) to expand its many talents.
So sure, it’ s not as cute as a garden gnome (守护精灵), but it can do a lot more than just stand there and look cute.
The inventor of the cute robot, Sun Tiangi, was inspired by a dead sunflower. He had idea why it died-whether it was because of the lack of sunshine or water. That’s when he had the idea for the walking plant. He says plants are passive. He wants to allow plants to experience movement.
1.What can’t the HEXA Plant do?
A.Find a cool place when it feels hot.
B.Play with people.
C.Drink water when it’s thirsty.
D.Move in any direction.
2.What does the underlined word “nimble” in the forth paragraph mean?
A.Happy. B.Clever. C.Angry. D.Passive.
3.What inspired Sun Tianqi to invent the HEXA Plant?
A.A walking plant. B.A dead sunflower.
C.Sunshine and water. D.A strange animal.
4.Where can we most probably read the passage?
A.In an advertisement. B.In a novel.
C.In a science magazine. D.In a storybook.
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1.It is said that the Yeti is a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being. (同义句转化)
The Yeti is said _______________________ animal that walks on two feet like a human being.
2.Tom is the student. The headmaster talked to Tom yesterday.( 改为含有定语从句的复合句)
Tom is the student ________________________________________________________.
3.Tom speaks English. His sister speaks English，too．(同义句转化)
Tom speaks English, ______________________________.
4.“Did you have an argument with Mary?” John asked.(改为间接引语)
________________________________________________________________________
5.His high scores on the psychological tests finally won him the status of China’s firs astronaut. (对划线部分强调)
_________________________________________________________________________
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______ is said, the Yeti is a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.
A. It B. That C. As D. What
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
How to Improve Your Memory
The human brain is extremely complex and powerful. 1. Here are 3 simple things that will help you improve your memory and keep it going strong into your old age.
Get plenty of exercise and rest.
Exercise isn’t just good for your physical body, but it is also good for your brain. Exercise increases the amount of oxygen that gets to your brain. 2. When you exercise, your brain produces certain chemicals that help to protect your brain cells. Rest is also an important part of improving your memory. Studies show that key memory improvement happens when you are in those deep stages of sleep, so go to bed early every night.
Have a good laugh as often as you can.
Not only is laughter good for the soul, it is also good for the brain and can help improve your memory.3. This helps you to learn more and be more creative. So, go ahead and belt out a good laugh. Not only will others join you, but you will feel much better after doing it.
4.
Stress has a bad effect on your body, especially the brain. If you let stress stay, it can destroy your brain cells and cause damage to the part of the brain responsible for creating new memories and remembering old ones. So, stay away from stress. It’s bad for you. If you are feeling a little stressed, go outside and take a little walk around. 5.
A.Avoid stress.
B.Change your behavior.
C.It also helps to reduce memory loss
D.This will make you feel ten times better.
E.When you laugh you excite many areas of your brain.
F.The health of your brain directly shows how strong your memory is.
G.The human brain is like a muscle and can be trained.
高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析
“___________ race” means that two people form a group with their on-leg tied and they will walk for contest with three legs.
A. three-legging B. three-legged
C. three-legs D. three-leg
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The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal walking _____two feet like a human being and moving _____ amazing speed and strength.
A. with; at B. by; at
C. on; with D. on; at
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Researchers from the Institute for Human Ma succeeded in training a 165-pound human-like robot, called Atlas, to move across narrow blocks using a system called LIDAR.
At first sight, a robot walking across several blocks may look like a simple thing but many actions that humans can do easily are difficult for robots as heavy as Atlas.
Our joints （关节） and a natural balance system allow us to deal with different obstacles （障碍）easily. Besides, our small, narrow feet allow us to move around tight obstacles easily, or step over obstacles, while supporting ourselves.
With atlas, LIDAR uses a pulsed laser（脉冲激光器）to measure the distance between objects and this is done by the machine so it can step correctly on the blocks. It also builds a map of the area Atlas's going to travel across, and then uses a‘ path planning algorithm（算法）’to determine each step it should take. The robot is able to balance with its human-like feet and joints which give it ranges（范围）of movement.
Presently Atlas is successful with about half of its tests, according to IHMC, but the company is already working to increase that rate by improving the robot's balance and the range of movement in its joints.
Perhaps the most interesting setting for using human-like robots is outer space. The team say that when humans explore other planets, robots like Atlas could go before that to develop a habitat suitable for human beings to live in. But researchers believe they would be immediately useful in dangerous emergency situation. Their ability to walk on different types of land could make them perfect for searching a fallen building or an earthquake for people trapped, where a wheeled robot would get stuck.
1.Why is Atlas' weight mentioned?
A.To show the success of the research. B.To compare Atlas with other robots
C.To make readers interested in the topic. D.To tell how Atlas walks independently.
2.What does Atlas depend on to keep balance?
A.LIDAR. B.Its natural joints.
C.Narrow blocks. D.Its weight.
3.What can we learn about Atlas?
A.It can easily walk across different obstacles. B.It is still under improvement.
C.A pulsed laser decides each step it takes. D.It helps create a map of outer space.
4.What might Atlas do in the distant future?
A.Save lives in dangerous situations. B.Rebuild fallen houses
C.Forecast earthquake. D.Explore possible living space.
高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Hi, Liam!
I'm really happy to be your pen friend. I'm 14 years old and I live in Calgary, Canada. I have two little brothers, Brian and Sam. I'm the only girl.
I'm active in sports and I'm always trying something interesting. I like playing hockey (曲棍球) in winter. It's fun! But summer is my favorite time of the year. I love skateboarding and rock climbing (滑滑板和攀岩) in summer.
Many girls think skateboarding is difficult, but it is easy and fun for me. I often skateboard in the park after school. I'm good at jumping with the skateboard!
Rock climbing is also really fun. I usually climb with my dad on the weekend. We can't do it on real mountains often because we live in the city. We often do indoor rock climbing.
So that's me-Little Miss Active! My friends like to call me that. I like the name. What sports do you like? Please write back soon.
Bye for now
Anne
1.How many children are there in Anne's family?
2.What does Anne love doing in winter?
3.What does Anne think of skateboarding?
4.Does Anne often go rock climbing on real mountains?
5.What do Anne's friends like to call her?
高一英语阅读表达中等难度题查看答案及解析