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thinkingofthehealthofthecoffeedrinker.Isitfoodforyourheart?

Doesit

increasebloodpressure?

Doesithelpyouconcentrate?

However,coffeeaffects

thehealthofthehumanpopulationinotherways,too.

Traditionally,coffeebusheswereplantedunderthecanopy（树冠）oftaller

indigenous（土生土长的）trees.However,moreandmorefarmersinLatinAmericaare

deforestingthelandtogrowfull-suncoffees.Atfirst,thisincreases

productionbecausemorecoffeebushescanbeplantediftherearen’tanytrees.

Withincreasedproductioncomeincreasedprofits.

Unfortunately,deforestingforcoffeeproductionimmediatelydecreases

local-wildlifehabitat.Nativebirdsnestandhidefrompredators（捕食者）inthe

talltreesandmigratingbirdsrestthere.

Furthermore,inthelongterm,thefull-sunmethodalsodamagesthe

ecosystembecausemorechemicalfertilizersandpesticidesareneededtogrow

thecoffee.Thefertilizersandpesticideskillinsectsthateatcoffeeplant,

butthenthebirdseatthepoisonedinsectsandalsodie.Thechemicalskillor

sickenotheranimalsaswell,andcanevenenterthewaterthatpeoplewill

eventuallydrink.

Fortunately,farmersinCentralandSouthAmericaarebeginningtogrow

morecoffeebushesintheshade.Wecansupportthesefarmersbybuyingcoffee

withsuchlabelsasshadegrownandbirdfriendly.Sure,thesevarieties

mightcostalittlemore.Butwerepayingforthehealthofthebirds,the

land,ourselves,andtheplanet.Ithinkitsworthit.

31.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Farmersarechangingthewaytheygrowcoffee.

B.Coffeeisbecomingmoreexpensivetoproduce.

C.Shade-growcoffeeismoreexpensivethansun-growcoffee.

D.Peopleshouldbuyshade-growncoffee.

32.ThefunctionofthewordTraditionallyinParagraph2isto

show_____.

A.thepositiveeffectsofcoffee.

B.achangeofcoffeegrowth.

C.somethingthatisthemostimportant.

D.howcoffeeproductionusedtobe.

33.Whatdoesincreasedproductionoffull-suncoffeebringabout?

A.Moreinsects.

B.Betterqualitycoffee.

C.Largerfarms.

D.Higherprofits.

34.Howdofarmersfindmorelandforgrowingfull-suncoffee?

A.Theybuymorelandfromotherfarmers.

B.Theycutdowntrees.

C.Theymovetoanothercountry.

D.Theyturngrasslandintofarmland.

35.Thefull-sunmethodmayaffectthefollowingEXCEPT_____fullsun

A.insects.

B.air.

C.birds

D.humans

第二篇WashoeLearnedAmericanSignLanguage

Ananimalthatinfluencedscientificthoughthasdied.Achimpanzeenamed

WashoeandborninAfricadiedofnaturalcauseslatelastmonthattheageof

42ataresearchcenterintheAmericanstateofWashington.Washoehadbecome

knowninthescientificcommunityandaroundtheworldforherabilitytouse

AmericanSignLanguage.Shewassaidtobethefirstnon-humantolearnahuman

language.Herskillsalsoledtodebateaboutprimatesandtheirabilityto

understandlanguage.

ResearchscientistsAllenandBeatrixGardnerbeganteachingWashoesign

languagein1966.In1969,theGardnersdescribedWashoesprogressina

scientificreport.ThepeoplewhoexperimentedwithWashoesaidshegrewto

understandabout250words.Forexample,Washoemadesignstocommunicatewhen

itwastimetoeat.Shecouldrequestfoodslikeapplesandbananas.Shealso

askedquestionslike,Whoiscomingtoplay?

OncethenewsaboutWashoe

spread,manylanguagescientistsbeganstudiesoftheirownintothisnewand

excitingareaofresearch.Thewholedirectionofprimateresearchchanged.

However,criticsarguedWashoeonlylearnedtorepeatsignlanguage

movementsfromwatchingherteachers.Theysaidshehadneverdevelopedtrue

languageskills.Evennow,therearesomeresearcherswhosuggestthatprimates

learnsignlanguageonlybymemory,andperformthesignsonlyforprizes.Yet

Washoeskeepersdisagree.RogerFoutsisaformerstudentoftheGardeners.He

tookWashoetoaresearchcenterinEllensburg,Washington.There,Washoetaught

signlanguagetothreeyoungerchimpanzees,whicharestillalive.

ScientistslikeprivateresearcherJaneGoodallbelieveWashoerprovided

newinformationaboutthementalworkingsofchimpanzees.Today,therearenot

asmanyscientistsstudyinglanguageskillswithchimps.Partofthereasonis

thatthiskindofresearchtakesaverylongtime.

Debatecontinuesaboutchimpsunderstandingofhumancommunication.Yet,

onethingissure-Washoechangedpopularideasaboutthepossibilitiesofanimal

intelligence

36.TheGardeners’experimentwithWashoe_____.

A.be