29、alse conclusions. The magicians success depends on the fact that many things seen by the eye are not the things that matter. Two basic magic tricks are making objects seem to appear and making objects seem to disappear. A combination of these two tricks makes for some interesting effects. For exampl 。

30、e, the magician puts a small ball under one of several cups. The ball then seems to jump from one cup to another or to change colour. What actually happens is that the magician, employing quick hand movements or a mechanical device, hides one ball. While doing this he talks to the audience and waves 。

31、 a brightly coloured cloth with one hand. The audience is too busy watching the cloth and listening to the magicians words to notice that his other hand is hiding the ball. Another favourite trick is to cut or burn something, and then make it appear whole again. What actually happens is that the mag 。

32、ician makes the cut or burned object disappear by quickly hiding it while the audience watches something else. Then he “magically” makes it appear whole again by displaying（展示）another object that has not been cut or burned. 28. What is the authors main purpose in writing the text? （ ）A. To promote a 。

33、 magic show. B. To teach people to be magicians. C. To explain the art of magic. D. To praise the talents of magicians. 29. Which of the following is important for a successful magic trick? （ ）A. Moving stage equipment. B. Directing the audiences attention. C. Applying high technology. D. Keeping th 。

【2021年1月八省联考英语|2021年1月八省联考英语 (含答案)】34、e performance in secret. 30. What does the author focus on in the last two paragraphs? （ ）A. Providing examples. B. Making a summary. C. Drawing comparisons. D. Explaining a concept. 31. What can we infer from the text? （ ）A. Mechanical devices are expensive. B. Most magicians employ assistants. C.。

35、It takes practice to perform magic. D. Small objects are magicians favourite. DThe average bear, it seems, is getting ever smarter. First, it turned out that at least one can use a comb. Now it appears that some can count, too. Jennifer Vonk, of Oakland University, in Michigan, and Michael Beran, fr 。

36、om Georgia State University, set three American black bears the task of distinguishing between numerically larger and smaller groups of dots（点）on a computer screen. In return for a food reward one bear, Brutus, would touch the more heavily dotted pattern with his nose. The others, Bella and Dusty, w 。

37、ould touch the screen with their claws（爪子）. As the researchers report in Animal Behavior, the bears did best with patterns where the coloured dots did not move and where more of them also took up a larger coloured area. This could be explained by the bears distinguishing the different areas of colou 。

38、r rather than truly counting the dots. However, the three bears managed to pick out the bigger number of dots even in pairs of patterns where fewer dots took up a larger area. Moving patterns, where each dot followed its own path around the screen, were more of a challenge. But Brutus, at least, was 。

39、 not defeated. He seemed to be counting mobile dots even when the scientists tried to mislead him by moving the total coloured area of the dots at the same time. It is not entirely surprising that bears should have a high degree of intelligence. They face a lot of challenges when trying to get food. 。

40、 They are, however, always alone, and so do not have the complex social systems that contribute to animal smarts. Perhaps, then, their maths skill developed because they cannot count on their friends for help. 32. What task did the scientists set for the three bears? （ ）A. Distinguishing different d 。

41、ot patterns. B. Figuring out different colours of dots. C. Putting the dots into differently coloured groups. D. Picking out the group with a larger number of dots. 33. For the bears, the task was easier when__________.（ ）A. the coloured dots were moving slowly B. the dot patterns were regular in sh 。

42、apeC. the dots followed a path on the screen D. more dots covered a larger coloured area34. What may explain the bears high degree of intelligence? （ ）A. They learn skills from other animals. B. They face life challenges on their own. C. They feed on a diverse range of food. D. They have complex soc 。

43、ial networks. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? （ ）A. Bears Taught to Distinguish Colours B. New Evidence of Bear Intelligence FoundC. Three Bears Learned How to Count D. The Smartest American Black Bear Brutus第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分 ， 满分12.5分）阅读下面短文 ， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 。
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