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广东省2024年中考英语真题
People know animals do have feelings, but they are not sure if these feelings are correctly understood. In recent years, scientists have done research about the feelings of cows, frogs and pandas. ▲ It says that humans can tell whether a chicken is happy or sad by listening to its calls.
The researchers put a bowl behind a door. Inside the bowl, sometimes, there was something chickens love to eat, such as rice or insects. Sometimes, there was nothing. When the chickens saw food behind the door, they seemed happy and produced fast and loud sounds, known as food calls. When there wasn't food, the chickens made low and long noises to express disappointment. The researchers recorded all these sounds and studied their waves.
Then the researchers chose 16 recordings of such chicken noises. Half were from the chickens seeing the food and half were from the chickens finding no food. The recordings were played to 194 volunteers. Sixty-nine percent of the volunteers correctly understood whether the chickens were feeling happy or not, and some of them even had no experience of taking care of chickens.
The result shows that humans have the natural ability to understand the feelings of chickens. Hopefully, this finding can bring about new technology to help with chicken-raising, a big industry in many countries. Some scientists are already working on a smart computer program that can identify chickens' feelings. This is good news for farmers who want to make the birds happier and healthier.
DIY Recipe(食谱)From the Kitchen What you need: 2 cups cookies 1/2 cup butter 2 spoons sugar 1/3 cup corn syrup (糖浆) 1/2 spoon cheese l cup powdered sugar (糖粉) 2/5 spoon chocolate powder What you do: Step 1 Mix together the cookies, sugar, cheese and chocolate powder in a bowl. Step 2 Add the butter and corn syrup. Mix well. Step 3 Roll (卷起) the mixture into balls. Place them on a large plate covered with wax paper. Leave the plate in the fridge for an hour. Step 4 Take butter balls out of the fridge. Put powdered sugar in a small bowl. Roll each ball in the powdered sugar until it is covered. |
I feel unhappy.
Lingling says: 22 August 2024 at 20:18 Hi, Chen Jie, I'm Lingling. I have a little brother, but sometimes I feel unhappy. My parents give my little brother more attention(关注) because he's too young. I know we should help him but I miss(思念) the old days. What can I do?
23 August 2024 at 17:32 Hi, Lingling, It's okay to feel a bit left out when there's a new baby in the family. Your little brother is getting lots of attention, but it doesn't mean your parents don't love you. I'm 13 years old. When my little sister came three years ago, I felt this way sometimes too. But I'm happy because I can do more things by myself when my parents are not at home. I usually look after(照顾) my sister. I play with her, feed her and change her diaper. It helps me learn to be a good big brother. Don't worry, Lingling. Everything will be better! |
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