Does a bee know what is going on in its mind when it navigates its way to 11 food sources and back to the hive, using polarized sunlight and the tiny magnet it carries as a navigational aid? Or is the bee just a machine, unable to do its mathematics and dance its language in any other way? To use Donald Griffins term, does a bee have awareness , or to use a 12 I like better, can a bee think and imagine?
There is an experiment for this, or at least an 13 , made long ago by Karl Von Frisch and more recently 14 by James Gould at Princeton. Biologists who wish to study such things as bee navigation, language, and behavior in general have to 15 their bees to fly from the hive to one or another special place. To do this, they begin by placing a source of sugar very close to the hive so that the bees can learn what the game is about. Then, at regular intervals, the dish or whatever is moved 16 farther and farther from the hive, increasing about 25 percent at each move. Eventually, the 17 is being moved 100 feet or more at a jump, very far from the hive. Sooner or later, while this process is going on, the biologists 18 the dish of sugar will find the bees are out there waiting for them, 19 where the 20 position had been planned. This is
an uncomfortable observation to make.
A. confirmed B. phrase C. next D. shifting
E. observation F. remote G. progressively H. confronted
I. distant J. precisely K. quotation L. target
M. train N. proficiently 0. investigation
II. I 12. B 13. E 14. A 15. M 16. G 17. L 18. D 19. J 20. C
上一篇: 六级冲刺练习阅读(149)
下一篇: 六级冲刺练习阅读(145)
体坛英语资讯:Hungary beats Greece 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League
国内英语资讯:Chinese, Turkish FMs meet for closer cooperation
国际英语资讯:Chinese embassy in Sweden rejects insincere apologies over racist program
国际英语资讯:U.S. Navy commissions new attack submarine U.S.S. Indiana
国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Chinese FM endorses multilateralism, peace, free trade at UNGA
国内英语资讯:Chinas participation in Russian drills contributing to regional peace: spokesperson
国际英语资讯:President Trump signs spending bill to avoid govt shutdown
My Teacher Quality View 我的教师素质观
双语阅读:美、日致力达成自由贸易协定
Whether College Study Is Necessary? 大学学习是否有必要?
国内英语资讯:Chinas peaceful development brings more opportunities to world: FM
阿里巴巴成立独立芯片公司 加速AI芯片布局
My View on University Ranking 关于大学排名
国内英语资讯:Chinas top political advisor stresses ethnic solidarity
The Importance of Learning History 学习历史的重要性
国内英语资讯:China opposes provocative actions in South China Sea
国际英语资讯:Italy to boost investment in Tunisia to stem illegal immigration
国际英语资讯:Feature: War-weary Afghans further tormented by severe water shortage
My View on Advertisement 广告之我见
国际英语资讯:Indonesian president calls for relief measures after strong quakes hit C. Sulawesi province
国内英语资讯:Chinese, EU officials agree to enhance dialogue on macroeconomic policies
国内英语资讯:China summons news portal websites for copyright protection
国际英语资讯:Russia, Pakistan sign MoU on gas pipeline from Iran
国内英语资讯:Top legislator stresses Xis thought in advancing peoples congresses system
国际英语资讯:Leading Bangladeshi, Chinese universities share experience in tackling climate change
体坛英语资讯:Russias Dina Averina wins first two golds in Rhythmic gymnastics worlds in Sofia
国际英语资讯:Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting stresses multilateral cooperation
国际英语资讯:African envoys urge South Sudan to commit to new peace deal
国内英语资讯:Xi stresses revitalization of northeast China
国内英语资讯:China provides world with opportunities for shared development