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1.Braindiseaseresearchcouldbespedupusingasmartphone-controlled"plug-and-play"

neuralimplant（神經(jīng)植入管）inventedbyscientistsfromtheUSAandSouthKorea.

Theresearchers,whocomeprimarilyfromtheKoreaAdvancedInstituteofScienceand

Technology（KAIST）andtheUniversityofWashington,designedthesoftdevicetodeliverdrugsor

colouredlightsdirectlytotargetedneurons（神經(jīng)元）,withthegoalofacceleratingdiscovery

aboutaddiction,depressionandpain.TheLEDsinvolvedaresmallerthanagrainofsalt,andthe

drugsaredeliveredbytinychannelswiththethicknessofahumanhair.

Forresearchers,themainadvantageofthenewwirelessimplantiseaseofuse.The

inventorsdescribeitsreplaceabledrugtubeas"lego-like"and"plug-and-lay1*,whileset-up

happensoveran"elegant,simple"smartphoneinterface（界面）.

Forthesubjects,incurrenttesting-thesmall,softdevicewon*timpedemovementandis

safertouseovertime.

Currentdevicesusedinthisfieldarerigid,sotheycausedamagesinsoftbraintissueover

time.Withthenewdevices,scientistscannowmonitoroneareaofthebrainovermuchlonger

periods,andwiththetestsubjectsmovingfreely.

"Itallowsustobetteranalyzetheneuralbasisofbehaviorinvariousways,"saidMichael

Bruchas,aprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonSchoolofMedicinewhoheadstheBruchas

Lab."Wearealsoeagertousethedevicetohelpusdevelopnewtreatmentsforpain,addiction

andemotionaldisorders.'*

Theresearchers,whopublishedtheirfindingsinthejournalNatureBiomedicalEngineering,

createdtheimplantforlaboratoryusewithanimalsbutwouldliketodevelopthetechnologyfor

clinicalapplicationsinthefuture,meaningonedayasimilardevicecouldbetestedonhumans.

TheirinventioncomesafterthreeyearsofcooperationbetweentheJeonggroupatKAISTin

DaejeonandtheBruchasLabinSeattle.Theformerspecializesinsoftelectronicsforwearable

andimplantabledevices,whilethelatterisaresearchlaboratoryfocusingonstress,depression,

addiction,painandotherdiseases.

1.Howdoesthedevicework?

A.Itlocatesacertainpositioninneurons.

B.Itdirectlycuresthedamagedneurons.

C.Itdeliversdrugsthroughahumanhair.

D.Itdirectlycontrolscolouredlights.

2.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"impede"inParagragh4?

A.DestroyB.Increase.C.Improve.D.Prevent.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedevice?

A.Ithelpstoobservethewholebrainwork.

B.Ithasbeentestedonhumanstodealwithdiseases.

C.Ithelpstofindnewwaystocuresomediseases.

D.IthasbeeninventedbytheBruchasLab.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.BrainNeuralImplantbySmartphone

B.ANewSmartphoneThatControlsBrain

C.TheDevelopmentinExploringBrains

D.ANewCurefortheBrainDiseases

2.Duringaninterviewforoneofmybooks,myinterviewersaidsomethingIstillthinkabout

often.Annoyedbythelevelofdistraction（干擾）inhisopenoffice,hesaid,"That*swhyIhavea

membershipattheco-workingspaceacrossthestreet—soIcanfocus.Hiscommentstruckmeas

strange.Afterall,co-workingspacesalsotypicallyuseanopenofficelayout（布局）.ButIrecently

cameacrossastudythatshowswhyhisapproachworks.

Theresearchersexaminedvariouslevelsofnoiseonparticipantsastheycompletedtestsof

creativethinking.Theywererandomlydividedintofourgroupsandexposedtovariousnoise

levelsinthebackground,fromtotalsilenceto50decibels（分貝），70decibels,and85decibels.

Thedifferencesbetweenmostofthegroupswerestatisticallyinsignificant;however,the

participantsinthe70decibelsgroup—thoseexposedtoalevelofnoisesimilartobackground

chatterinacoffeeshop—significantlyoutperformedtheothergroups.Sincetheeffectswere

small,thismaysuggestthatourcreativethinkingdoesnotdifferthatmuchinresponsetototal

silenceand85decibelsofbackgroundnoise.

Butsincetheresultsat70decibelsweresignificant,thestudyalsosuggeststhattherightlevel

ofbackgroundnoise—nottooloudandnottotalsilence—mayactuallyimproveone'screative

thinkingability.Therightlevelofbackgroundnoisemayinterruptournormalpatternsofthinking

justenoughtoallowourimaginationstowander,withoutmakingitimpossibletofocus.Thiskind

of"distractedfocus"appearstobethebeststateforworkingoncreativetasks.

Sowhydosomanyofushateouropenoffices?Theproblemmaybethat,inouroffices,we

can'tstopourselvesfromgettingdrawnintoothers*conversationswhilewe'retryingtofocus.

Indeed,theresearchersfoundthatface-to-faceinteractionsandconversationsaffectthecreative

process,andyetaco-workingspaceoracoffeeshopprovidesacertainlevelofnoisewhilealso

providingfreedomfrominterruptions.

1.Whydoestheinterviewerpreferaco-workingspace?

A.Ithelpshimconcentrate.B.Itblocksoutbackgroundnoise.

C.Ithasapleasantatmosphere.D.Itencouragesface-to-faceinteractions.

2.Whichlevelofbackgroundnoisemaypromotecreativethinkingability?

A.Totalsilence.B.50decibelsC.70decibels.D.85decibels.

3.Whatmakesanopenofficeunwelcometomanypeople?

A.Personalprivacyunprotected.B.Limitedworkingspace.

C.Restrictionsongroupdiscussion.D.Constantinterruptions.

4.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.He'sanewsreporter.

B.He'sanofficemanager.

C.He'saprofessionaldesigner.

D.He'sapublishedwriter.

3.Althoughwe'resurroundedbymillionsofthemeveryday,mostofusdon'tthinkabout

brickstoooften.Forthousandsofyears,thehumbleclay-firedbrickhasn'tchanged.

They'remadefromnaturalmaterials,butthereareproblemswithbricksateverystepoftheir

production.Bricksaremadefromclay—atypeofsoilfoundallovertheworld.Clayminingharms

plantgrowth.Inconventionalbrickproduction,theclayisshapedandbakedinkilns（窯爐）

heatedbyfossilfuels,whichcontributestoclimatechange.Oncemade,bricksmustbe

transportedtoconstructionsites,generatingmorecarbonemissions.Withsomanybricks

producedglobally,theirimpactaddsup.

GabrielaMedero,aprofessoratScotland'sHeriot-WattUniversity,decidedtofindsolutionsto

that.Withheruniversity'ssupport,MederosetupKenoteqin2009.Thecompany'ssignature

productistheK-Briq.Madefrommorethan90%constructionwaste,MederosaystheK-Briq,

whichdoesnotneedtobefiredinakiln,produceslessthanatenthofthecarbonemissionsof

conventionalbricks.Withthecompanytestingnewmachinerytostartmanufacturing,Medero

hopesherbrickswillhelptobuildamoresustainableworld.

TheK-Briqwillbecomparablypricedtooldbricks.Additionally,asanewproduct,theK-Briq

hasbeensubjectedtostrictassessmentandauthoritativecertification.Reusingoldbricksisan

expensiveprocessandthereisnostandardizedwaytocheckthestrength,safetyordurability（耐

久性）ofrecycledbricks.MederosaysthatK-Briqscouldsolveboththeseproblems.Sheclaims

thatK-Briqsarestrongerandmoredurablethanfiredclaybricks.

Overthenext18months,MederoplanstogetK-Briqmachineryon-siteatrecyclingplants.

"Thiswillreducetransport-relatedemissionsbecausetruckscancollectK-Briqswhentheydrop

offconstructionwaste,"saysMedero.

1.WhatinspiredMederotoreinventtheconventionalbricks?

A.Thepoorqualityofthebricks.B.Theoutdatedstyleofthebricks.

C.Thehighcostofmanufacturingbricks.D.Theproblemswiththebrickproduction.

2.WhyistheK-Briqproductionsustainable?

A.Itwon'tproduceextrawaste.

B.Itbringsnopollutiontotheair.

C.Theplantsoccupymuchlesslandthanbefore.

D.Theproductsaremainlymadefromconstructionwaste.

3.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.ThepopularityoftheK-Briqs.

B.TheadvantagesofK-Briqsovertraditionalbricks.

C.ThespecialmaterialsusedinK-Briqs.

D.TheadvancedtechnologyusedforK-Briqs.

4.WhydoesMederodecidetoputK-Briqmachinesatrecyclingfactories?

A.Toensurefeweremissions.B.Tospeeduptheproduction.

C.Tolowertheproductioncost.D.Tocollectmoreconstructionwaste.

4.Formillionsofyears,Arcticseaicehasexpandedandshrunkinarhythmicdancewiththe

summersun.Humansevolvedinthisicyworld,andcivilizationreliedonitforclimatic,ecological

andpoliticalstability.Butnowtheworldcomeseverclosertoafuturewithoutice.TheNational

SnowandIceDataCenterreportedthat2019'sminimumarcticseaiceextentwasthesecond

lowestonrecord.Arcticsummerscouldbecomemostlyice-freein30years,andpossiblysooner

ifcurrenttrendscontinue.Asthenorthernseaicedeclines,theworldmustunitetopreserve

whatremainsoftheArctic.

Althoughmostpeoplehaveneverseentheseaice,itseffectsareneverfaraway.Byreflecting

sunlight,ArcticiceactsasEarth'sairconditioner.Oncedarkwaterreplacesbrilliantice,Earth

couldwarmsubstantially,equivalenttothewarmingcausedbytheadditionalreleaseofatrillion

tonsofcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheatmosphereanddecliningseaicethreatenswildlife,from

thepolarbeartoalgaethatgrowbeneaththeseaice,supportingthelargeamountofmarinelife.

Toavoidtheconsequencesthescientificcommunityshouldadvocatenotjustforlowering

greenhousegasemissions,butalsoforprotectingtheArcticfromexploitation.TheAntarctic

showstheway.Inthe1950s,countriesracedtoclaimtheAntarcticcontinentforresourcesand

militaryinstallations.Enterthescientists.The1957-1958InternationalGeophysicalYearbrought

togetherscientistsfromcompetingcountriestostudyAntarctica,andcountriestemporarily

suspendedtheirterritorialdisputes(爭(zhēng)議).In1959,12countriessignedtheAntarcticTreatyto

preservethecontinentforpeacefulscientificdiscoveryratherthanterritorialandmilitarygain.

Sixtyyearslater;wemustnowsavetheArctic.AnewMarineArcticPeaceSanctuary(MAPS)

TreatywouldprotecttheArcticOceanasascientificpreserveforpeacefulpurposesonly.Similar

toAntarctica,MAPSwouldprohibitresourceexploitation,commercialfishingandshipping,and

militaryexercises.Sofar,only2non-ArcticcountrieshavesignedMAPS;97moreneedtosignon

toenactitintolaw.Scientistscanhelp--justastheydidfortheAntarctic—bygivingstatementsof

support,askingscientificorganizationstoendorse(支持)thetreaty,communicatingthe

importanceofprotectingthearctictothepublicandpolicy-makers,andaboveall,byconvincing

nationalleaderstosignthetreaty.Inparticular;Arcticnationsmustagreethatrecognizingthe

arcticasaninternationalpreserveisbetterthanfightingoverit.In2018,thesecountries

successfullynegotiateda16-yearmoratoriumoncommercialfishingintheArctichighseas,

demonstratingthatsuchagreementsarepossible.

Humanshaveonlyeverlivedinaworldtoppedbyice.Canwenowworktogethertoprotect

Arcticecosystems,keepthenorthernpeace,andallowthe:seaicetoreturn?

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.wildlifereliesonseaiceforfoodandwater.B.TheArcticwouldbeice-freein30years.

C.Seaiceslowsdowntheglobalwarming.D.ThemeltingofseaicereleasesCO2.

2.TheAntarcticismentionedinthepassageinorderto.

A.remindreadersofthepastoftheAntarctic

B.proposeafeasibleapproachfortheArctic

C.stresstheimportanceofpreservingseaice

D.recallhowtheAntarcticTreatycameintobeing

3.Theword"moratorium"（inparagraph4）isclosestinmeaningto.

A.battleB.banC.memoD.protection

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Antarctic:aSuccessfulComeback?B.SeaIceandGlobalWarming

C.Arctic:theEarth'sFutureD.LifeWithoutIce?

5.OntheeveningofApril8,DunhuangAcademyandHuaweijointlylaunchedabrand-new

technology-driventourexperienceattheMogaoGrottoes（莫高窟）.UsingHuawei's

newly-releasedHetuAlplatform,coupledwiththeoutputoftheDigitalDunhuangproject,

visitorstotheMogaoGrottoescanenjoyafantasyexperiencepriortoenteringtheattraction.

ZhaoShengliang,directoroftheDunhuangAcademy,saidthatithasbeencooperatingwith

HuaweisinceMarch2019.UsingHuawei'slatestHetutechnology,visitorsareabletoseethe

detailedcontentsoftheDunhuangArtMurals（壁畫(huà)）outsidethecaves,throughtheirHuawei

mobilephones.Thiswillreducethetimetouristsspendinsidethecave,aidingtheprotectionof

theculturalrelics,whileatthesametimehelpingtoincreasetheamountofinformationvisitors

canobtain.ItisalsoconsideredtobeanewwayofpromotingDunhuangArt.

TheDunhuangAcademyhasuseddigitaltechnologytopreservetheresearchand

explorationofDunhuangGrottoessincetheearly1990s.lthascollectedawealthofdataandhas

realizedthegoalofsharingofdigitalDunhuangglobally.Ithasplayedanimportantroleinthe

protectionandresearchofculturalsite,aswellaspromotingthedevelopmentandprogressof

relatedwork.

TheHuaweiHetuplatformunitesDunhuang'sstudyfindings,high-resolutionimagesofthe

site*smuralsandvirtual,three-dimensionalmodelswiththerealMogaoGrottoes.Ithasnotonly

re-createdtherealtourofthescenicspot,butalsodevelopedanewwayofdigitallyexperiencing

thegrottoes.Whenpeoplevisitthesite,theynotonlyhavetheexperienceofseeingthereal

grottoes,buttheycanappreciatetheadmirableartworksmoreclearlyandingreaterdetail.

Inthefuture,DunhuangAcademywillcontinuetocooperatewithHuaweitocreatemore

colorfulvirtualcontenttoenrichtheexperienceofMogaoArtontheplatform,helpingpeople

aroundtheworldgettoknowDunhuangArtbetter.

1.WhichisNOTtheadvantageoftheHetutechnology?

A.Decreasethecostofthevisitors.

B.Reducethetimevisitorsspendinsidethecave.

C.Helptoprotecttheculturalrelics.

D.Providemoreinformationfortourists.

2.HowlonghastheDunhuangAcademyuseddigitaltechnology?

A.Aboutayear.B.90years.C.Nearly30years.D.10years.

3.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthecooperationbetweenDunhuangandHuawei?

A.Doubtful.B.Opposed.C.Indifferent.D.Hopeful.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.DunhuangAcademyPreservesGrottoesWell

B.AlTechHelpsTouristsEnjoyDunhuang'sArt

C.HuaweiNewlyReleasedHetuAl

D.DunhuangGrottoesAttractTourists

6.Thisisgoingtoruffle（激怒）afewfeathers.

PepsiCopurposelypacksfewerchipsintoitsflavoredchipbags,HughJohnston,thecompany's

CFO,toldtheAssociatedPress."Theremightbeanounceortwolessinthosebags/'Johnston

said.Actually,it'shalfanounceless.RegularLay'saresoldin10-ouncebags;flavoredLay'sare

soldin9.5-ouncebags;andbotharesoldforthesame$4.29price.Thatmightnotsoundlikea

lot,butitwillsoundlikealotwithabitofsimplemaths.

Americansbuysome$1.6billionworthofLay'spotatochipseveryyear.Muchofthatissoldin

bulk—ormerelyinbagsbiggerthanthestandardonesmentionedabove.Butlet'sassumefora

secondthatthose10-ouncebagsaretheonlyonesLay'ssells.Thatwouldmeanthecompany

sellsmorethan372millionbagsofLay'sintheUSeachyear—or3.72billionouncesofchips,at

about43centsperounce.Itwouldalsomeanthatthathalf-ouncedifferenceisworthabout21.5

centsperbag,andabout$80millionintotalperyear.

Thatnumberislikelyagooddeallower;butit'snotentirelyunreasonable.IfLay'sischarging

anextrapaymentforthesmallerflavoredchipbags,it'slikelydoingthesameforthebiggerones,

too.Thattinyhalf-ouncedifferencemightonlymeanapotatochiportwotoyou,butit's

probablyworthtensofmillionsofdollarstoPepsiCoannually.

PepsiCoconfirmedthatflavoredandunflavoredLay'schipsaresoldforthesameprice,but

notinthesamequantity."Thisallowsustokeepthesamepricepointacrossthebrand,"Jeff

Dahnckesaidinanemail.Healsosuggestedthatthechipdifferencehasnothingtodowithextra

profit."Thereasonwhythereisaslightlyhigherpriceperounceforflavoredchipsistheadded

seasonings(調(diào)味品)Jhesaid.Butthatdoesn'tappeartobethecase.

Someofthemar-upsaresimplymeanttomakeupfortheaddedinputcostsofcheese,

barbecue,sourcreamandonion,andotherflavorings.Butsomeofthemarealsothere(ornot

there)toincreasethepotatochipmaker'sprofits.PepsiCohasasoftspotforitsspecialtypotato

chips,becauseitsspecialtypotatochipsaremoreprofitablethanitsregularones,accordingto

Johnston.

Perhapsthat'swhyLay'sisgettingreadytolaunchamassofnewspecialtypotatochipflavors.

ThelaunchispartofPepsiCo'sannual"DoUsaFlavor"contest,inwhichitletscustomers

participateintheflavorcreationprocess.

1.WhatdidPepsiCodotoarousepublicdissatisfaction?

A.Theygaveshortweighttotheirflavoredchips.

B.Theyraisedthepriceoftheirflavoredchips.

C.Theychangedtheflavorsoftheirpotatochips.

D.Theyputmoreseasoningsintotheirpotatochips.

2.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

3.WhydoLay'sflavoredchipschargemoreperounceaccordingtoJeffDahncke?

A.Tomakemoreprofits.B.Toupgradetheirproducts.

C.Tobalanceadditionalcosts.D.Tosatisfymorepeople'staste.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"hasasoftspotfor"inthelastbutoneparagraphmean?

A.Hasasayin.B.Hasalookat.

C.Hasaccessto.D.Hasaffectionfor.

7.Today'sjournalistsfacemodernchallenges.Onlinemediaplatformsarespringingup.And

thelowlynewspaper-anditsreporters—arefightingmoney,tech,anddistrustissues.

Journalismstudentsandteachersmustemphasizenewskillstokeeptheirprofessionalive.

Atrustworthypresshelpsinformpeopleandmonitoralllevelsofgovernment.Thatis

essentialtoanation.Yetthisusefulestablishmentisgrowingincreasinglyunpopular.Accordingto

theUniversityofNorthCarolina(UNC),newsroomjobsacrosstheCountryarefewerthanhalf

whattheywere10yearsago.Andonmanycollegecampuses,thenewsaboutthenewsisbleak

too.

TaketheSyracuse,NewYork,student-runnewspaperTheDailyOrange:Itisn'tdailyanymore.

Thepaperprintsjustthreetimeseachweek.Nextyear;TheDiamondbackoftheUniversityof

Marylandwillbeonlineonly.Halfthenewspapersthatstillexistonpapersaytheydon'tprintas

manycopies.AndUNC'sTheDailyTorHeelhascutstaffpayandrentedcheaperofficestomake

itsbudget.

Consideringtheproblemsinjournalism,it'ssurprisingthattheenrollment(注冊(cè)人數(shù))in

collegejournalismprogramsisup.TheDailyOrangemanagingeditorCatherineLeffertcallsthe

layoffsandcutbacksdisheartening."Butwhatkeepsmewantingtobeajournalistisseeingthe

effectthatTheDailyOrangehas,"hesays.

Butjournalismeducatorswonder,"Arewepreparingyoungpeopleforadyingindustry?"Years

ago,journalismgraduatestooklow-levelreporterjobsatnewspapersortelevisionstations.That

stillhappens.Buttoday*sjobsmoreofteninvolvedigitalediting,socialmediaproduction,and

videostreaming.Someuniversitiesaretakingaction.TheUniversityofFloridaoffersasports

mediaprogram.Severalschoolshighlightstatistics-drivendatajournalism.

Thenewsisn*tallbad.JournalismprofessorKathleenCulversays,"WhenIlookat18-and

20-year-oldsinjournalismandseewhattheywanttodo,I'moptimistic."MaddyArrowoodisthe

studenteditorofTheDailyTarHeel.Shesaysherexperiencemakeshermoreinterestedina

journalismcareer;notless.Heroptimism"comesfromknowingthatpeoplestillneednews.They

stillneedinformation."

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"bleak11inparagraph2mean?

A.HopelessB.InterestingC.UselessD.Encouraging

2.Howdosomeuniversitiesrespondtotheproblemoftoday'sjournalism?

A.Theyreducestudentenrollment.

B.Theyofferstudentsspecializedprograms.

C.Theypreparestudentsforlow-levelreporterjobs.

D.Theyencouragestudentstoruntheirownnewspaper.

3.WhyisMaddyArrowoodmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Toshowpeople'spositiveattitudestojournalists.

B.Toprovethepotentialofacareerinjournalism.

C.ToshowthepopularityofTheDailyTarHeel.

D.Toprovepeople'sthirstforthelatestnews.

4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whatisjournalism?B.Whatdoesajournalistdo?

C.Doesjournalismhaveafuture?D.Arejournalistsstillinfluentialtoday?

8.BritishsculptorJasonTaylorhasmadeithismissiontousehistalenttoconserveour

ecosystemsbycreatingunderwatermuseums.Overtheyears,theenvironmentalisthasputover

850massiveartworksunderwaterworldwide.OnFebruary1,2021,Taylorlaunchedhislatest

work-TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannes.

"Themaingoalwastobringattentiontothefactthatouroceansneedourhelp/'Taylor

toldDezeen."OceanecologieshavebeendestroyedbyhumanactivityintheMediterraneanover

thepastfewdecades,anditisnotobviouswhatistakingplacewhenobservingtheseafrom

afar."

TheUnderwaterMuseumofCannescontains6sculpturesfeaturinglocalresidentsof

variousages.TheyrangefromMaurice,an80-year-oldfisherman,toAnouk,a9-year-oldstudent.

Toweringover6-feet-tallandweighing10tons,thefacesaresectionedintotwoparts,withthe

outerpartlikeamask.Themaskindicatesthattheworld'soceansappearpowerfuland

unbeatablefromthesurfacebuthouseanecosystemthatisextremelyfragiletocarelesshuman

activities.

Thoughthewaterssurroundingthesculpturesnowappearapristineblue,theseabedwas

filledwitholdboatengines,pipes,andotherhuman-madetrashwhentheprojectbeganabout

fouryearsago.Besidesremovingthetrash,Tayloralsorestoredthearea'sseagrass.Justone

squaremeteroftheseagrasscangenerateupto10litersofoxygendaily.Theseagrassalsohelps

preventcoastalerosionandprovideshabitatsformanyoceancreatures.

"Theideaofcreatinganunderwatermuseumwastodrawmorepeopleunderwaterand

developasenseofcareandprotection/'TaylortoldDezeen."Ifwethrewunwantedwasteneara

forest,therewouldbeapublicoutcry.Butthisishappeningeverydayinoursurroundingwaters

anditlargelygoesunnoticed."

1.Whataretheunderwatermuseumsintendedtodo?

A.Ibmakehugeprofits.

B.Toraiseawarenessofprotectingtheocean.

C.ToshowJasonTaylor'stalent.

D.Todrawattentiontoendangeredseaanimals.

2.Whydoestheouterpartofthesculptureslooklikeamask?

A.Topopularizethefeaturesofthelocals.

B.Toremindpeopletoprotectthemselves.

C.Toreflectpeople'sprotectionoftheocean.

D.Tostressthesensitivenessoftheecosystem.

3.What'sParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Howtheprojectwasstarted.

B.Howtheseagrasswasrestored.

C.Whatrecoveryefforttheprojectmade.

D.Whythesurroundingswereimproved.

4.WhatcanweinferfromwhatJasonTaylorsaidinthelastparagraph?

A.Thesituationoftheoceaniseasilyignored.

B.Thedestructioncausedtotheoceanisnoticeable.

C.Forestsplayamoreimportantroleinecosystems.

D.Peoplehavezerotolerancetodamagedonetonature.

9.Oneofthegreatestchallengesincaringforsuchintelligentanimalsaschimpanzees（猩

猩）isprovidingthemwithenrichingexperiences.Everyday,thechimpanzeesatProjectChimps

receivemorningandeveningfood-basedenrichmentdevices,butcaregiversarealwayslooking

formorewaystokeepthechimpsmentallyengaged.With79chimpanzees,eachwiththeir

distinctivepersonality,carestaffoftenfindthatdifferentchimpsreactdifferentlytonew

enrichment.

Lastyear,webeganinvitingmusicianstoperformforchimpstoseewhattheymayrespond.

Aviolinperformancereceivedquitetheresponse.Additionalmusicianswerelineduptovisitbut

thecoronavirushasstoppedtheactivities,whichwehopetoresumeinthenearfuture.

Thispastweek,webroughtanelectricpianoforthechimpstoinvestigate.Somechimps,

liketwinsButtercupandClarisse,wereimmediatelyinterestedandcouldnotwaittotapouta

fewnotes.Others,likeEmma,weremoreinterestedintryingtotakeitapart.

29-year-oldPrecioushasverylittletoleranceforthepiano.Shesatofftothesideforafew

minutes,buteventuallyshedecidedenoughwasenough.Shecalledanendtotheenrichment

sessionbythrowingahandfulofwasteatthepiano.Receivinghermessageloudandclear,we

removedthepiano.

Wecouldneverhaveguessedhow33-year-oldLukewouldreacttoit.Aswithmanyretired

labchimpanzees,Lukehassomeanxietyissues.Heseemsparticularlydistrustfulofanythingnew,

includingpeople,food,andenrichment.Butwhenwepresentedthechimpswiththepiano,Luke

wasthefirsttoinvestigate.Wecouldnotbelieveoureyes-thisusuallyanxiouschimpanzee

bravelychosetoexploresomethingnew!

TousatProjectChimps,thisiswhatitisallabout:givingchimpanzeesthefreedomto

choose.Wearehonoredtobepartoftheirjourney.

1.Whydochimpanzeesresponddifferentlytonewenrichment?

A.Theyareofdifferentgenders.

B.Theyhavenaturalcuriosities.

C.Theyareasintelligentashumans.

D.Theyhavetheiruniquecharacters.

2.Whoshowedtheleastinterestinthepiano?

A.ButtercupandClarisse.B.Emma.

C.Precious.D.Luke.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"resume11inParagraph2mean?

A.Continue.B.Suspend.C.Monitor.D.Regulate.

4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howcaregiverscarefortheretiredchimpanzees.

B.Whatcarestaffdotoenrichchimpanzees'dailyl