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Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Dolphins have been declared the world's second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”.
Studies into dolphin behavior have highlighted how similar their communications are to those of humans and that they are brighter than chimpanzees. These have been backed up by anatomical (解剖学) research showing that dolphin brains have many key features associated with high intelligence. Recently, a series of behavioral studies has suggested that dolphins, especially species such as the bottlenose, whose brains weigh about 5lb, could even be brighter than chimps, which some studies have found can reach the intelligence levels of three-year-old children. The studies show how dolphins have distinct personalities, a strong sense of self and can think about the future.
It has also become clear that dolphins are “culture” animals, meaning that new types of behavior can quickly be picked up by one dolphin from another. In one study, Diana Reiss, professor of psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York, showed that bottlenose dolphins could recognize themselves in a mirror and use it to inspect various parts of their bodies, an ability that had been thought limited to humans and great apes. In another, she found that they also had the ability to learn an elementary symbol-based language.
Other research has shown dolphins can solve difficult problems, while those living in the wild cooperate in ways that imply complex social structures and a high level of emotions. In one recent case, a dolphin rescued from the wild was taught to tail-walk for three weeks in a dolphinarium (海豚宫) in Australia. After she was released, scientists were astonished to see the trick spreading among wild dolphins who had learnt it from the former captive (被俘的). Such observations have prompted questions about the brain structures of dolphins.
Researchers have found that brain size varies hugely from around 7oz for the small species to more than 19lb for the sperm whales, whose brains are the largest on the planet. Human brains, by contrast, range from 21lb-4lb. When it comes to intelligence, however, brain size is less important than its size relative to the body.
oz: an ounce in weight (1oz=28g)
lb: a pound in weight (1lb=454g=16oz)
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than twelve words.)
78. The which in the 2nd paragraph refers to _________.
79. What do bottlenose dolphins do to make Diana Reiss believe they are “culture” animals?
80. The spreading of tail-walk shows wild dolphins have _________.
81. What is the main factor that decides the level of intelligence according to the last paragraph?
第II卷 （共47分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1、学校里约半数的学生热衷于玩手机游戏。(keen)
2、事实证明，你尝试的越多，就越有可能提前取得成功。(the more…)
3、他从没像现在这样渴望得到父母的理解和支持。(Never…)
4、自从有了互联网，消费者足不出户就可以轻松买到各种心仪的商品。(access)
5、鉴于日趋严重的环境污染，政府正呼吁市民合理处理废旧电池。(appeal)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你学校两种学习安排：一是学校为学生 安排解答困惑或补习知识遗漏点，二是鼓励学生自己学习解决困难。你会选择哪一种学习方式？请结合实际情况，举例并说明你选择的理由。
