para6： The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design. The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels. “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary,” says James Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
Para7： The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues even when they
come from basic robots
24. James Wiles notes that rats______
[A] can remember other rat’s facial features
[B] differentiate smells better than sizes
[C] respond more to actions than to looks
[D] can be scared by a plastic box on wheels

para6： The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising
given its minimal design. The robot was the same size(B) as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels(D). “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features(A), and put a scene on it to make it smell(B) like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary(之前内容不重要),” says James Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
Para7： The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues(重点)
even when they come from basic robots
24. James Wiles notes that rats______
[A] can remember other rat’s facial features
[B] differentiate smells better than sizes
[C] respond more to actions than to looks
[D] can be scared by a plastic box on wheels

para6： The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising
given its minimal design. The robot was the same size(B) as a regular rat but resembled
a simple plastic box on wheels(D). “We’d assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features(A), and put a scene on it to make it smell(B) like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary(之前内容不重要),” says James Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia, who helped with the research.
Para7： The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues(重点)
even when they come from basic robots
结构上的必考点
25. It can be learned from the text that rats .
[A] appear to be adaptable to new surroundings
[B] are more socially active than other animals
[C] behave differently from children in socializing
[D] are more sensitive to social cues than expected
还是否定+解释的结构

para5： Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to s
et the social robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviors like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favor when they get trapped, says Quinn
Para7： The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues(重点) even when they come from basic robots
答案是靠排除出来的
24. James Wiles notes that rats______
[A] can remember other rat’s facial features
[B] differentiate smells better than sizes
[C] respond more to actions than to looks
[D] can be scared by a plastic box on wheels
Para3: It is also wise to recall that such titles are not a cure-all. A badly run "year
of culture" washes in and out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a
spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community. The really successful holders
of such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year. They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.
23. The author suggests that a title holder is successful only
if it____
[A] endeavors to maintain its image.
[B] meets the aspirations of its people.
[C] brings its local arts to prominence.
[D] commits to its long-term growth.

Para3: It is also wise to recall that such titles are not a cure-all(否定，后方需要
解释，解释重要). A badly run “year of culture” washes in and out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community(等同于no
t a cure-all,真考点). The really successful holders of such titles（定位点） are those that do a great deal minimalmore(不够具体) than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year（被否定部分). They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of
the city into a bolder and more optimistic light(真考点).
Para3: It is also wise to recall that such titles are not a cure-all. A badly run “year
of culture” washes in and out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a
spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community(D). The really successful
holders of such titles are those that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms
and bring in high-profile arts events(C) and good press for a year. They transform
the aspirations(B) of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the
city into a bolder and more optimistic light.
23. The author suggests that a
title holder is successful only if it____
[A] endeavors to maintain its image.
[B] meets the aspirations of its people.
[C] brings its local arts to prominence.
[D] commits to its long-term growth.

Para3： …both figures seem to rise unstoppably despite increasingly desperate
efforts to change them
Para4: The most drastic, and thoroughly illegal, reaction has been the emergence of Sci-Hub, a kind of global photocopier for scientific papers, set up in 2012, which now claims to offer access to every pay walled article published since 2015. The success of Sci-Hub, which relies on researchers passing on copies they have themselves legally accessed, shows the legal ecosystem has lost legitimacy among its users and must be transformed so that it works for all participants.
28. How does the author feel about the success of Sci-Hub?
[A] Relieved
[B] Puzzled
[C] Concerned
[D] Encouraged

Para3： …both figures seem to rise unstoppably despite increasingly desperate
efforts to change them
Para4: The most drastic, and thoroughly illegal, reaction has been the emergence of Sci-Hub, a kind of global photocopier for scientific papers, set up in 2012, which now claims to offer access to every pay walled article published since 2015. The success of Sci-Hub, which relies on researchers passing on copies they have themselves legally accessed, shows the legal ecosystem has lost legitimacy among its users and must be transformed so that it works for all participants.
28. How does the author
feel about the success of Sci-Hub?
[A] Relieved
[B] Puzzled
[C] Concerned
[D] Encouraged
替换
Wake-up call
alertness