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Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “ The natural History of Selboure ” (1786 ) , the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest , and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one . He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five – never four, never six - caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch . Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.
These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.
Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species – as in the case of the eggs – or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small – not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers .
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Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book “ The natural History of Selboure ” (1786 ) , the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover’s nest , and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one . He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed. It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five – never four, never six - caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch . Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces.
These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to numerical questions with the correct number of barks, or to horses that seem to solve arithmetic problems by stomping their hooves the proper number of times.
Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a species – as in the case of the eggs – or survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other situations or from concrete reality to the abstract notion of numbers. Animals can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small – not more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals trained to “count” one kind of object were unable to count any other type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them. Animals admittedly remarkable achievements simply do not amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincts, refined by the genes of successive generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers .
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Đáp án A
Ý chính của bài đọc này là Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count: Mặc dù động vật có thể có nhận thức về số lượng, thực chất chúng không biết đếm
- Đoạn đầu tiên là một số ví dụ về việc động vật có sự nhận thức về số lượng
- Đoạn thứ 3 là đưa ra kết luận, thứ làm động vật hứng thú, không phải là số lượng mà chính là những vật chất. Họ cũng đưa ra rằng ở các thí nghiệm, động vật có thể “đếm” vật này, nhưng lại không thể “đếm” một vật khác. Động vật có thể “đếm” có thể do gen, do sự thông minh, do sự huấn luyện chứ động vật thực chất không thể đếm
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Câu 2:
Why does the author refer to Gilbert White’s book in line 2?
Why does the author refer to Gilbert White’s book in line 2?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
Mục đích của tác giả là đưa ra một số dẫn chứng chứng minh rằng, các loài chim có sự nhận thức về số lượng: the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover‟s nest , and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He noted that other species of birds ignore the absence of a single egg but abandon their nests if more than one egg has been removed
Câu 3:
The word “surreptitiously” is closest in meaning to
The word “surreptitiously” is closest in meaning to
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án D
“surreptitiously”= secretly: lén lút, vụng trộm, một cách bí mật
Quickly: nhanh chóng
Occasionally: thỉnh thoảng
Stubbornly: một cách cứng đầu
Câu 4:
The word “odd” refers to which of the following?
The word “odd” refers to which of the following?
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án A
“odd” ở đây được hiểu với nghĩa „số lẻ‟ (ví dụ như 1,3,5,7, vv)
Lucky numbers: con số may mắn
Unusual numbers: con số bất thường
Câu 5:
The author mentions that all of the following are aware of quantities in some ways EXCEPT
The author mentions that all of the following are aware of quantities in some ways EXCEPT
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án C
Thông tin ở đoạn đầu tiên:
- It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type of wasp always provides five – never four, never six - caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs hatch
- Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd and even numbers of food pieces
- the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a plover‟s nest , and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one
Chỉ có caterpillars (sâu bướm) là không được nhắc đến
Câu 6:
The word “accounts” is closest in meaning to
The word “accounts” is closest in meaning to
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án B
“accounts” = reports: báo cáo, tường trình, thuật lại, kể lại
Reasons: lý do
Deceptions: sự dối trá. Lừa gạt
Invoices: hoá đơn
Câu 7:
How would the author probably characterize the people who are mentioned in the first line of the second paragraph
How would the author probably characterize the people who are mentioned in the first line of the second paragraph
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Lời giải của GV VietJack
Đáp án D
“Những người” ở câu đầu tiên đoạn 2 có thể được miêu tả là “as mistaken” (nhầm lẫn, nhầm tưởng)
Bởi những minh chứng ở đoạn 1 có thể khiến nhiều người nhầm tưởng rằng động vật có khả năng đếm
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Câu 3:
The beverages mentioned in the first paragraph aim to give consumers ______.
The beverages mentioned in the first paragraph aim to give consumers ______.
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