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  Heknewcolorsandshapes.Helearnedabout150Englishwords.Withhislanguageability,hewasknownasperhapstheworld’smostfamoustalkingbird.

  Buttwoweeksago,Alex,anAfricanGreyParrot,diedofoldage.Hewas31.IrenePepperberg,ascientistatHarvardUniversity,studiedandworkedwiththeparrotformostofitslife.

  In1976,Pepperberg,adoctoralstudentatHarvard,boughtthenew-bornbirdfromapetshop.Atthattime,scientistsdidn’tthinkthatanybirdcouldlearntocommunicatewithhumans.

  Usingnewwaysofteaching,PepperberghelpedAlextolearnabout150words,andtocountsmallnumbersaswellascolorsandshapes.

  Inexperiments,Pepperbergwouldaskonetrainertocompete(比赛)withAlexforsmallprizeslikeagrape.Alexlearnedtoaskforthegrapebywatchingwhatthetrainerwasdoingtogetit.Theresearchersthenworkedwiththebirdtohelpwithpronunciation.

  Alexshowedasurprisingabilitytolearn.Forexample,whenhewasshownabluetriangle(三角形),hecouldtellwhatcolorthepaperwas,whatshapeitwas,andaftertouchingit—whatitwasmadeof.

  Likeotherparrots,healsolearnedsomeexpressionsinthelabsuchas“calmdown”and“Goodmorning”.Hecouldexpressfeelingslikejoyandanger.Onceduringonetrainingclass,hesuddenlystoppedandsaid:“wannagoeatdinner.”

  Evenuptotheweekhedied,AlexwasworkingwithPepperbergonhard-to-pronouncewords.Assheputhiminthecageforthenight,Alexlookedatherandsaid:“Youbegood.Seeyoutomorrow.Iloveyou.”

  Hewasfounddeadinhiscagethenextmorning.

  1.WhatisAlex?

  2.WheredidIrenePepperberggetAlex?

  3.InwhichyeardidAlexdie?

  4.WhatcausedthedeathofAlex?

  5.Alexcouldusesimplewordstocommunicatewithhumans,couldn’the?

  6.Whatwasheabletodoaftertouchingthebluepapertriangle?

  (B)

  Mrs.Whitelovesflowersandhasasmallbutbeautifulgarden.Insummer,herrosesarealwaysthebestinthestreet.Onesummerafternoonherbellrangandwhenshewenttothefrontdoor,shesawaLittleyoutside.Hewasaboutsevenyearsold,andwasholdingabigbunchofbeautifulrosesinhishand.“I’msellingroses,”hesaid,“don’tyouwantsome?Theyarecheap.Oneshillingforabigbunch.Theyarefresh.”

  “Myboy,”Mrs.Whiteanswered,“IpickedroseswhenIwant,anddon’tpayanythingforbecauseIhavemanyinmygarden.”“Oh,no,youhaven’t,”saidthelittleboy.“Therearen’tanyrosesinyourgarden-theyareinmyhand!”

  1.WhatareinMrs.White’sgardeninsummer?

  2.Whorangatthedoor?

  3.Wheredidtheboygettheroses?

  4.WhydidMrs.Whitesayshedidn’twanttobuytheroses?

  5.Whyweren’tthereanyrosesinMrs.White’sgarden?

  (C)

  PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.

  Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.Theyalsolistentothenewsaboutsports,theweather,andlifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammersaremusic.

  Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseinmanyplaces.Oncethepopularsingerisheardalloverthecountry,youngp

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