Do you have a good memory? Maybe you remember better than all of your friends. But even if you have a short-term memory, it’s better than a chimpanzee’s(黑猩猩), right? Well, you may be wrong.
Tetsuro Matszawa, a scientist from Kyoto University, Japan has showed how chimps have far better memories than humans. “We learn that chimps have great memories by doing tests,” he told The Guardian “You can do things to improve your memory.”
How do chimps have better memories than us? Scientists tested four chimps and human volunteers. They showed them five numbers on a computer screen. Chimps and human volunteers had to remember the numbers correctly. But to make it hard, the numbers disappeared(消失) after seven tenths of a second. Then they will reduce(减少) the time to two tenths of a second. While humans began to make mistake after mistake, the young chimps still did very well.
Why do they have better memories? We share 98.8 percent of our DNA with chimps. But during evolution(进化), we lost some of our shared abilities. As humans learned new skills, like language, we had to lose some of our memory skills to make room in our brains. “To get something, we had to lose something,” said the scientist.
Chimps need good memories to survive(生存). When a chimp looks up at the big tree and pick a banana, he must remember where he saw it as he fights off competition from other animals.What did the scientist’s study find?
| A．Chimps can remember all of their friends. |
| B．Chimps have better memories than humans. |
| C．Chimps do things to improve their memories. |
| D．Chimps can do many things better than humans. |
Which of the following is TRUE of the test?
| A．Five chimps and human volunteers were tested. |
| B．The numbers first disappeared after a second. |
| C．Humans made fewer mistakes than chimps. |
| D．The chimps did a better job than humans. |
During evolution, humans __________.
| A．lost 98.8 percent of their DNA shared with chimps |
| B．needed very good memories to survive |
| C．gained skills but also lost skills |
| D．learned to compete against chimps |
What’s this? It’s letter(字母)P. What colour is it? It’s green. What’s this and what colour is it? It’s letter E. It’s brown. What’s this letter? It’s letter N. It’s red. P-E-N. Is it“pen”? Yes, it is.
I have a blue pen in my pencil case(铅笔盒). My pencil case is orange. This is my book. It’s my Chinese book. It’ s in my bag. My bag is black. Look! The bag is on the chair. The chair is yellow. It’s my chair. It’s nice. I like it.
What colour is letter P?
| A．Green. | B．Yellow. | C．Red. | D．Blue. |
Which letter is red?
A. P.B. E.C. N.D. C.What’s in the pencil case?
| A．An orange case. | B．A blue pen. |
| C．A black bag. | D．A yellow chair. |
Where is my Chinese book?
| A．It’s in my bag. | B．It’s in my desk. |
| C．It’s on my chair. | D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
Something(某物)is black. What is it?
| A．My pen. | B．My desk. |
| C．My bag. | D．My pencil case. |
阅读理解（二）
阅读下面短文，简要回答所给问题。
Today is Monday. The weather is fine, it is sunny all day. I had a busy day. In the morning, I went to school to learn Chinese. After school, I played basketball with my classmates and it made me feel happy because it was great fun ! In the afternoon, I went for a walk with my good friend Lily. We went shopping on the way, We bought a lot of food, it was delicious. And I like hot food. I also bought some hot food. I loved the food very much. In the evening, I played tennis with my little brother. He was lovely, I didn’t do my homework that day. We had dinner at home, My mother cooked for me. I had a good weekend today. Oh, my name is Bob.How is the weather today?
What did Bob do after school?
What did Bob and Lucy buy on the way?
Did Bob do his homework in the evening?
Where did they have dinner?
Tissa was a little boy. He was only ten years old. But he liked travelling. Tissa was studying in a primary school. Last week he went on a school trip with his teachers and classmates.
They spent one hour on the bus and finally got to the hill. They found a valley(山谷) full of roses. There were many kinds of roses. Some were red. Some were white. Some were black. They were very beautiful. Many bees and butterflies were flying from one rose to another. Tissa and his friends tried to catch some butterflies, but they failed to do so. Then they walked through the valley and enjoyed those beautiful flowers and butterflies.
After they got to the top of the hill, they took out the food with them. Tissa had lunch with his friends. Then they began to dance and sing and play games on the hill.
Then it was time for them to go home. They were a little tired, but they were very happy, because they had a good time on the school trip.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Tissa was a ten-year-old boy, and he liked .
A、boating B、driving C、travellingIt took them to arrive at the hill.
A、half an hour B、an hour C、two hoursA lot of and butterflies were flying here and there.
A、bees B、birds C、planesTissa had on the top of the hill with his friends.
A、breakfast B、lunch C、supperThey felt after the school trip.
A、sad B、sorry C、happy
My name is Tom. I come from England. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend is Paul. Paul is funnier, more outgoing and athletic than me. He always tells jokes and makes me laugh. We also like different things. He likes going to the movies. He likes playing sports. He likes pop music. But I like reading books. He often asks me to go to the movies and gives me some interesting books. And I often give him CDs. We often help each other.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Where is Tom from?
A、England. B、America. C、Japan.Who is Tom’s best friend?
A、Mary. B、Paul. C、Tim.What does Paul like going?
A、Going to the movies.
B、Playing sports.
C、Both A and B.What does Paul often give Tom?
A、Interesting books.
B、Basketballs.
C、Magazines.What does Paul always do?
A、Tells jokes.
B、Stays at home.
C、Reads books.
Here is the result of a survey(调查) of the changes of means of transportation in China since 1970s. In the 1970s, people usually went to work on foot or by bike. There were few buses or cars. From the 1980s to 1990s, bikes and buses were the most popular means of transportation. Most people went to work by bike or by bus. Nowadays, more and more people have their own cars. They usually drive their cars to work. People can travel anywhere by train or by plane. It’s fast and convenient(方便的) for most people to take the subway to work in some cities. Such as Beijing and Shanghai. In a word, more and more means of transportation will come to people’s life. It is believed that more and more people can go to the moon or other stars by spaceship someday.
Passage 2
Look at the chart. There are 50 students in Class Two. Here is the result of a survey of how students get to school in Class Two.
| Ways of getting to school |
On foot |
By bike |
By bus |
By car |
By subway |
| Percent(百分比) |
20% |
30% |
30% |
10% |
10% |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案Passage 1 mainly tells us in China.
A、the most popular means of transportation
B、people can fly to the moon by spaceship someday
C、the changes of means of transportationIn the 1970s, Chinese people usually to work.
A、walked or took a train
B、took a bus or rode a bike
C、walked or rode a bikeWhat’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase in Passage 1?
A、人们猜测 B、据调查 C、人们相信There are ways of getting to school in Class Two.
A、five B、six C、sevenThere are students riding their bikes to school in Class Two.
A、10 B、15 C、20