2013年6月英语六级考试备考快速阅读试题模拟与解析（2）
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="trill">trill</span> <span word="have">have</span> 15 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> 1-7, <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="A">A</span>), <span word="B">B</span>), <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="D">D</span>). <span word="For">For</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> 8-10, <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>.</p><p> <span word="Bird">Bird</span> <span word="Brains">Brains</span></p><p> <span word="Cracking">Cracking</span> <span word="Walnuts">Walnuts</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="Carrion">Carrion</span> <span word="crows">crows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span>, <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="hop">hop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjoining">adjoining</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span>, <span word="cracking">cracking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="open">open</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crows">crows</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>.</p><p> <span word="Biologists">Biologists</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corvine">corvine</span> <span word="family">family</span>--<span word="it">it</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="crows">crows</span>, <span word="ravens">ravens</span>, <span word="rooks">rooks</span>, <span word="magpies">magpies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jackdaws">jackdaws</span>--<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartest">smartest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="walnut">walnut</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="overhanging">overhanging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="crows">crows</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="clams">clams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seashore">seashore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="walnuts">walnuts</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>.</p><p> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="precision">precision</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dardia">Dardia</span> <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="eagles">eagles</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="tortoises">tortoises</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="below">below</span>.</p>
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