C You may have heard about the Ig Nobel Prize(搞笑诺贝尔奖).It is given to scientists who do interesting and sometimes silly studics.China has a similar prize called the Pineapple Science Awards.The Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum in Hangzhou started the award in 2012. On Nov 11,10 fun studies from around the world got the Pineapple Science Awards.Let's look at three of them. Playful bumblebees()Kids everywhere know that a ball is a perfect thing to play with.Now,scientists at Queen Mary University of London found out that bumblebees seem to know the same thing:If scientists give bumblebees tiny wooden balls,they'll spend time moving them around.They're just doing the action for fun.Many animals play.But they are mainly mammals (哺乳动物)and birds.Before this,there were no reports of insects playing. Contagious(有传柒性的)behavior When your friends check their phones,do you do the same Italian researchers found that looking at your phone makes other people around you do the same in less than a minute.This is because humans subconsciously(下意识地)copy the actions of other people. Smarter than humans We all know chimpanzees()can be quite clever,but we probably don't think they can beat university students in math.A study by researchers in Japan found that a chimpanzee named Abu can remember random()numbers more quickly and more correctly than a group of university students. So,what do you think of these unusual achievements in science "Our goal is to make people see the beauty of science.We hope to help everyone get to know and understand science and bring out their love for science,too."Xu Rui,from the Zhejiang Science and Technology Museum,told Xinhua. 26.What is the Pineapple Science Award like A.Scary and exciting. B.Funny and interesting. C.Crazy and unreasonable. D.Serious and boring. 27.Why did the finding about bumblebees win the award A.Because people can leam how animals play. B.Because it shows bumblebees are very strong. C.Because it shows that not only people can play with balls. D.Because it is the first to show insects know about playing. 28.How does the writer describe the three funny studies A.By explaining their reasons. B.By listing some numbers. C.By giving the study results. D.By showing some strategies. 英语试卷第5页共10页
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