《2025年高考模拟试题汇编高中英语》

C
Parrots consistently top the charts of the world's smartest animals. A new discovery published by the Royal Society Open Science reveals to us what sets the intelligent individual monk parakeet(和尚鹦鹉) apart in a group.
Previously, it was thought that these birds introduced themselves to others with a sort of “catchphrase” that distinguished their identity. However, after running the vocalizations(发声) collected in this study through a machine learning program, a team led by Simeon Smeele, a doctoral student at Aarhus University in Denmark, found that the birds actually had “voiceprints” like humans that identify themselves in the group.
The researchers studied thousands of monk parakeet vocalizations from hundreds of birds in Barcelona across two years and ran these recordings through the program that identifies small differences in their calls.
“The voiceprint is the underlying quality of a voice that you can recognize in humans, and this is the first time that has been shown in another vocal learner,” Smeele said. For example, the voiceprint of your father is how you know it's his voice, even if he isn't present. “This is what I think could explain how they recognize each other, because it can be stable over very long periods of time,” he added.
“This shows that these birds also have that sort of information that they might be using in their complicated social interactions,” said Emily DuVal, Ph. D., a behavioral ecologist at Florida State University. “Research into animal communication has the potential to motivate the public into action to conserve animals. Recognizing who each other is and understanding how they interact with one another are important for human life,” she said.
This model can potentially be applied to other animals with vocal recognition like bottlenose dolphins, bats and elephants. Future research will look into whether these voiceprints are recognized by all parakeets in the community or only a circle of close relatives.
28.What helps the monk parakeets recognize each other?
A. The catchphrase. B. The intelligence.
C. The voiceprint. D. The communication.
29.How did the researchers conduct the study?
A. By combining “catchphrase” with “voiceprints”.
B. By keeping track of the monk parakeets' relatives.
C. By collecting vocalizations and identifying their differences.
D. By comparing humans' voiceprints with monk parakeets'.
30.What will the future study focus on?
A. The information that voiceprints can express.
B. The potential influence that voiceprints can bring.
C. The animals among which voiceprints are identified.
D. The range where parakeets' voiceprints are recognized.
31.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Monk Parakeets Are Great Vocal Learners
B. Monk Parakeets Resemble Humans in Communication
C. “Voiceprints” Are Found in Animals' Social Interactions
D. “Voiceprints” Help Monk Parakeets Identify Themselves

答案： C
体裁：说明文 主题语境：人与自然——自然生态——和尚鹦鹉利用声纹确定身份
【文章大意】文章主要介绍了一项自然科学研究成果：和尚鹦鹉利用声纹确定身份。
【语篇结构】
结构划分：第一段—第三段，具体信息：介绍一项对和尚鹦鹉的声纹的研究
结构划分：第四段—第五段，具体信息：介绍研究过程及结果：和尚鹦鹉利用声纹确定身份
结构划分：第六段，具体信息：介绍未来的研究重点
28.C 细节理解题
【定位句】...found that the birds actually had “voiceprints” like humans that identify themselves in the group. (第二段最后一句)
译文：……发现这些鸟实际上和人类一样有“声纹”，可以在群体中识别自己。
【解析】根据定位句可知，声纹帮助和尚鹦鹉认出彼此。故选C。
29.C 细节理解题
【定位句】The researchers studied thousands of monk parakeet vocalizations from hundreds of birds in Barcelona across two years and ran these recordings through the program that identifies small differences in their calls. (第三段)
译文：研究人员在两年时间里研究了巴塞罗那数百只和尚鹦鹉的数千种叫声，并将这些录音通过程序进行比对，该程序能识别出它们叫声中的细微差别。
【解析】该题问的是研究人员是如何进行这项研究的。根据定位句可知，研究人员是通过收集和尚鹦鹉的声音并找到它们之间的差异来进行研究的。故选C。
30.D 推理判断题
【定位句】Future research will look into whether these voiceprints are recognized by all parakeets in the community or only a circle of close relatives. (最后一段第二句)
译文：未来的研究将着眼于这些声纹是被群落中的所有长尾鹦鹉识别，还是只被一群近亲识别。
【解析】通读最后一段尤其是定位句可推知，未来的研究重点是长尾鹦鹉的声纹被识别的范围。故选D。
31.D 标题概括题
【解析】通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一项研究成果：声纹帮助和尚鹦鹉识别自己的身份。故选D。
长难句分析：“Recognizing who each other is and understanding how they interact with one another are important for human life,” she said. (第五段最后一句)
分析：本句是一个主从复合句。who引导的宾语从句作Recognizing的宾语；how引导的宾语从句作understanding的宾语；“Recognizing who each other is and understanding how they interact with one another”是动名词短语并列作主语。
译文：她说：“认出彼此的身份和了解它们之间的交流方式对人类生活很重要。”
重点词汇与短语：consistently adv. 始终 underlying adj. 潜在的 behavioral adj. 行为方面的，行为科学的 conserve v. 保护，保存 be applied to 应用于