英语专业大一泛读（刘乃银版）附加阅读练习（带答案）(3)

cage. If the request annoyed her, Alex would say, \grasp of something only humans and a few apes had been known to understand: the notion of zero.

Pepperberg had a tray of different-colored balls; she wanted Alex to count each group. Using their shorthand, she asked, \floor instead. Then, finally, he said, \anything on the tray. So Pepperberg asked, \

Alex said, \

Not only had the bird figured out an abstract mathematical concept, he had manipulated Pepperberg into asking the question so he could prove it. \

1. Which of the following kinds of scrub jays are ―surprisingly cunning‖?

A. Those that were stolen of their food. B. Those that learned from parents to steal. C. Those that stole other birds of their food. D. Those that observed other birds steal.

2. The \

A. feel regretful B. feel angry

C. be conscientious D. be objective

3. The author thinks that it is most beyond imagination that Alex could __________.

A. understand numbers B. interact with humans C. show various emotions D. grasp the concept of zero

4. Alex manipulated Pepperberg into asking the question ―what color five?‖ by __________.

A. mentioning the number ―five‖

B. disregarding the researcher‘s question C. showing boredom about constant tests D. throwing the balls on the floor

5. Which paragraph best sums up the main idea of the passage?

A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2. C. Paragraph 4. D. Paragraph 6.

Passage 5 (Unit 5, Book I: Cheating. Short story. Growing up. Schooling)

I started for school very late that morning and was in great dread of a scolding, especially because Mr. Hamel had said that he would question us on participles, and I did not know the first word about them. For a moment I thought of running away and spending the day out of doors. It was so warm, so bright! The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods; and in the open field back of the sawmill, the Prussian soldiers were drilling. It was all much more tempting than the rule for participles, but I had the strength to resist, and hurried off to school.

When I passed the town hall there was a crowd in front of the bulletin-board. For the last two

years all our bad news had come from there—the lost battles, the draft, the orders of the commanding officer—and I thought to myself, without stopping: ―What can be the matter now?‖

Then, as I hurried by as fast as I could go, the blacksmith, Wachter, who was there, with his apprentice, reading the bulletin, called after me: ―Don‘t go so fast, boy; you‘ll get to your school in plenty of time!‖

I thought he was making fun of me, and reached Mr. Hamel‘s little garden all out of breath. Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud, with our hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher‘s great ruler rapping on the table. But now it was all so still! I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen; but, of course, that day everything had to be as quiet as Sunday morning. Through the window I saw my classmates, already in their places, and Mr. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm. I had to open the door and go in before everybody. You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened I was.

But nothing happened. Mr. Hamel saw me and said very kindly: ―Go to your place quickly, little Franz. We were beginning without you.‖

I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk. Not till then, when I had got a little over my fright, did I see that our teacher had on his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt, and the little black silk cap, all embroidered, that he never wore except on inspection and prize days. Besides, the whole school seemed so strange and solemn. But the thing that surprised me most was to see, on the back benches that were always empty, the village people sitting quietly like ourselves; old Hauser, with his three-cornered hat, the former mayor, the former postmaster, and several others besides. Everybody looked sad; and Hauser had brought an old primer, torn at the edges, and he held it open on his knees with his great spectacles lying across the pages.

While I was wondering about it all, Mr. Hamel mounted his chair, and, in the same grave and gentle tone which he had used to me, said: ―My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master comes tomorrow. This is your last French lesson. I want you to be very attentive.‖

1. The author was afraid of the particle quiz because __________.

A. he wasn‘t interested in learning particles at all B. he was absent from the first lesson on particles C. he didn‘t know any particles the teacher had taught D. he forgot the first few particles the teacher had taught

2. On the bulletin-board, ―the draft‖ was most probably meant to __________.

A. enlist more soldiers to serve the army B. impose more taxes on the townspeople C. announce an effective battle plan D. withdraw troops from the front line

3. In order to get into the classroom without being notice, the author used to __________.

A. slip in from the back door

B. take advantage of the noise and bustle C. wait until the teacher turned his back D. sneak in during the break

4. The author didn‘t feel the strange atmosphere until __________.

A. he heard the blacksmith calling after him B. he heard it would be the last French lesson C. he saw the village people on the back benches D. he saw Mr. Hamel on his most beautiful clothes 5. What do we know about old Hauser?

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