请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的ABCD选项中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I've been obsessed(困扰) with languages for as long as I can remember. My dad could talk to everyone with ease, confidently 36 between languages. His abilities made a big impression on me, but he didn't 37 me to follow his lead. I wasn't a(n) 38 language learner. I made slow progress with French at school and almost gave it up. But things felt different when I 39 German at university. ---loving many German writers in translation, I wanted to read them in their 40 tongue, and that?s been my main 41 for learning new ones since. Once I got German, I was 42 : French, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit quickly followed. The idea of having a 43 overview of the world has always fascinated me, and 44 languages seemeda good way of achieving that. By my 20s, I'd set my heart on 45 the rest of my life to learning as many as I could. I' m often asked what the 46 is, and whether some people have a gift for absorbing words and phrases. The truth is that it's down to endless hours of 47 ----- reading, studying and practicing grammar. 48 , all these wonderful languages start to swim into focus, and ever increasing numbers of great works become 49 . It's hard, but the 50 can be thrilling. When I started studying Spanish, there was a moment when the living language suddenly 51 itself to me. Something 52 happened when I heard Swedish spoken around me. It seemed to 53 elements of languages I was familiar with. The more of them I know, the more I see how inter-related they are. All it took was three weeks and I was able to 54 effectively in complex conversations. Now, I can read about three dozen languages and speak most of them fluently. I think I'm much richer for that -- it makes me more 55 .
36. A. distinguishing B switching C. comparing D dividing 37. A. threaten B. encourage C. comparing D. trust 38. A. sensitive B average C. individual D. natural 39. A. took on B. put down C. made up D. went over 40. A simple B. sharp C. native D. polite 41. A. advantage B. appreciation C. foundation D. motivation 42. A. shocked B. relieved C. depressed D hooked
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43. A comprehensive B. historical C. scientific D. skeptical 44. A. speaking B. selecting C. imitating D. acquiring 45. A, adjusting B. devoting C. reducing D. attaching 46. A. secret B purpose C. benefit D. puzzle 47. A. expectation B.admiration C.concentration D.evaluation 48.A Gradually B. Suddenly C. Regularly D. Usually 49. A. affordable B. accessible C. invisible D. accessable 50. A. circle B. beginning C options D. rewards 51. A revealed B. explained C. limited D. recommended 52. A. reasonable B. significant C. similar D. funny 53. A substitute B. combine C. promote D. transform 54. A. compromise B. compete C. communicate D. compensate 55. A. arbitrary B. objective C. considerate D. confident
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In 2016, study was published by Dr. Csilla Ari and Dr. Csilla
Ari andDominic D? Agostino on giant manta rays(巨型蝠鲼), which explored the idea of whether these elasmobranchs(软骨鱼类)could be classed as self-aware. Giant mantas havethe largest brain of all fish species, suggesting complexsocial
interactions and are often referred to as intelligent. For the study Ari and D' Agostino used the mirror self -recognition test (MSR). It has been used to prove self-awareness in the great apes and Asian elephants.
In order to confirm whether an animal can pass this test, researchers first expose the animals to a mirror. If they show social responses they likely perceived their mirror image as another individual and did not recognise themselvesinthe mirror. If they show repetitive and unusual movements they are considered potentially capable of passing the test. Next, researchers usually place a mark on the animal?s body. They then observe what happens when the marked animal is placed in front of a mirror. Animals that pass the test will typically adjust their positions so that they can get a better look at the new mark on their body, and may even touch or try to move it. Typically, they pay much more attention to the part of their body that bears a new marking
In the study, due to the difficulties associated with marking a manta ray, observations were made instead in relation to mirror exposure only. Results showed that the Mantas exhibited unusual and highly repetitive movements and self-directed behavior when exposed to the mirror. More specifically they gave selective attention to the mirror by displaying significantly more repetitive movements than under control conditions as well as several
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