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重庆市九龙坡区十校联考2020届九年级上学期英语期中考试试卷(含听力材料)

阅读下列材料,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

    On Oct 1, or National Day, the People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its birthday. The PRC is turning 70 this year. Over the past decades, many people have helped China grow and develop through their hard work. China awarded (授予) 42 people as heroes of 70 years of the PRC, including both Chinese and foreigners, national medals (国家勋章) and honorary titles for the contributions (贡献) they have made toward the country's success. Eight people were received the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章), six foreigners were received the Friendship Medals, and 28 people were received the National Honorary Titles (国家荣誉称号). For example, Yuan Longping is known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin(青蒿素), a group of drugs used to combat malaria, is the first Chinese woman to win the prize.

                

(1)、How many people were awarded the Medal of the Republic?
A、6 B、8 C、42 D、70
(2)、Scientist Yuan Longping is known as ______.
A、the winner of Nobel Prize B、the Father of Hybrid Rice C、the contributions (贡献) of Friendship D、discovery of artemisinin
(3)、Who is the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize?
A、Yuan Longping B、Song Qingling C、Gong Li D、Tu Youyou
举一反三
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Did you know that humans aren't the only species (物种) that use language? Bees communicate by dancing. Whales talk to each other by singing. And some apes talk to humans by using American Sign Language. 

A female gorilla(大猩猩), Koko, was born at the San Francisco Zoo on July 4th, 1971. Koko learned sign language from her trainer, Dr. Penny Patterson. Patterson began teaching sign language to Koko in 1972, when Koko was one year old. Koko must have been a good student, because two years later she moved onto the Stanford University campus with Dr. Patterson. Koko continued to learn on the campus until 1976. That's when she began living full﹣time with Patterson's group, the Gorilla Foundation. Patterson and Koko's relationship has been very close ever since. 

Dr. Patterson says that Koko has mastered sign language and known over 1,000 words, and that Koko makes up new words. For example, Koko didn't know the sign for ring, so she signed the words finger and bracelet(手镯). Dr. Patterson thinks that this shows meaningful and constructive use of language. 

Not everyone agrees with Dr. Patterson. Some argue that apes(类人猿) like Koko do not understand the meaning of what they are doing. Some people who don't believe that say that these apes are just performing complex tricks (戏法). For example, if Koko points to an apple and signs red or apple, Dr. Patterson will give her an apple. They argue that Koko does not really know what the sign apple means. She only knows that that if she makes the right movement, one which Dr. Patterson has shown her, then she gets an apple. The argument is not solved, but one thing is for certain: Koko is an extraordinary ape. 

It seems like Patterson and Koko have a good relationship, but not everyone agrees with it. Some people believe that Patterson is humanizing the ape. They think that apes should be left in the most natural state possible. Even Dr. Patterson struggles with these feelings. When she was asked if her findings could be duplicated by another group of scientists, she said, "We don't think that it would be ethical (道德的) to do again. " She went on to argue that animals should not be kept in such unnatural environment. 

As for the future, Dr. Patterson and the Gorilla Foundation would love to get Koko to an ape preserve (保护区) in Maui, but they are having trouble getting the land. So unless you have a few million dollars to give, Koko's going to be spending her time in Woodland, California with Dr. Patterson. Koko probably doesn't mind that. If she moved to Hawaii, she'd have to give up her Facebook page and Twitter feed, and she's got like 50 thousand "likes". Some may deny (否认) that she knows sign language, but nobody says that she doesn't know social networking.

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