Read and answer Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference betwreen a number of objects,and a small number, in his book The Natura! History of Setboume (1786), the naturalsst Gibert White tlls hw e,surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a ployer'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 abandoonthelrr eetts i ore,than one egg has been removed: It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type wasp always provides five - never,four, never six - caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the aggss hath. Reserrh,has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between add and even numbers of food piaces.,These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actuallyycooutt. The 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 slomping their hoaves the proper number of times.,Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a specias - as in the case of the eggs - of,Survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other squations or from concrete really to the absttra,notion of numbers. Animals can "count" only when the objecis are present and when the numbers involved are smmil --not,more than seven or eight, in lab experiments, animals trained to "count" one kind of objects were unabbeetto count any tter,type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them,. Animals' admitealy remarkable achievements simply do no,amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincss relined by the geness of succssive,generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.,I. What is the mam islea of the this passage?,A. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers.,B. Animals cannot "count" more than one kind of object.,C. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.,D. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.,2. Why does the author refer to Gilbert Whites's book?,A, to show how altitudes have changed since 1786,B. to contradict the dea that animals can count,C, to provide eyidence that some birds are aware of quantities,D. to indicate that more research is needed in this field,3. The author mentions that all of the following are aware off qantiiies in somee-way, except,A. ployers   E. mia   C. caterpillars   D. wasps,4. Which of the following is least likely to occur as a result of animall' intuitive awareness of quaantites?,A. A pigeon is more attracted by a box containing two boxes of food than by a box containing one piece.,B. When asked by its trainer how old t is,.a monkey holds up five fingers.,C. When one of its four kittens crawls away, a mother cat misses it and searches for the missing kitten.,D. A lion follows one antelope instead of a herd of antelopes because it is easier to hunt a single prey.,5. The author mentions the lab experiments in order to support,A, his own view of animals' inability to count   B. the idea of animals' awareness of quariitess,C. an efficient way of training animals to count   D. that animals other than man could actually count,6. The word "abandon" is closest in meaning to,A, rebuild   B. guard   c, mgựa   D. vacata,7. The author probably characterize the eoople who inferred that creatures could count.,A, ss dmaaddng   B. as mistaken   C, as slaver   U, As foolish,B. Which can be used to explain the fact that a wasp always prowde 8 caterpillars for its each eng?,A, it's only its intuitiw awareness of quantities   B. each of the young wasp can consume only $ preys,C, five is an odd number a wasp can be aware of   D. It cannat countiterme with th number more than tiig,9. According to the passage, a plover can,A, be aware of the quantity of ts engs   B, smorre th number of the cogs in is nest,C, know how to protect its nest   D, change the position of its nest,10. According to the results of the lab experiments, animaal' bbiky of "counting" is,A, their innate instinets   3, the svidance of their achivvements,C. only the results of humman conditoring   D. their interest in mitating hhơngs

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Read and answer Animals have an intuitive awareness of quantities. They know without analysis the difference betwreen a number of objects,and a small number, in his book The Natura! History of Setboume (1786), the  naturalsst Gibert White  tlls  hw  e,surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a ployer&#x27;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 abandoonthelrr eetts i  ore,than one egg has been removed: It has also been noted by naturalists that a certain type wasp always provides five - never,four, never six - caterpillars for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the aggss hath.  Reserrh,has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between add and even numbers of food piaces.,These and similar accounts have led some people to infer that creatures other than humans can actuallyycooutt. The 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 slomping their hoaves the proper number of times.,Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survival as a specias - as in the case of the eggs - of,Survival as individuals - as in the case of food. There is no transfer to other squations or from concrete really to the absttra,notion of numbers. Animals can "count" only when the objecis are present and when the numbers involved are smmil --not,more than seven or eight, in lab experiments, animals trained to "count" one kind of objects were unabbeetto count any tter,type. The objects, not the numbers, are what interest them,. Animals&#x27; admitealy remarkable achievements simply do no,amount to evidence of counting, nor do they reveal more than innate instincss relined by the geness of succssive,generations, or the results of clever, careful conditioning by trainers.,I. What is the mam islea of the this passage?,A. Careful training is required to teach animals to perform tricks involving numbers.,B. Animals cannot "count" more than one kind of object.,C. Of all animals, dogs and horses can count best.,D. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.,2. Why does the author refer to Gilbert Whites&#x27;s book?,A, to show how altitudes have changed since 1786,B. to contradict the dea that animals can count,C, to provide eyidence that some birds are aware of quantities,D. to indicate that more research is needed in this field,3. The author mentions that all of the following are aware off qantiiies in somee-way, except,A. ployers &nbsp; E. mia &nbsp; C. caterpillars &nbsp; D. wasps,4. Which of the following is least likely to occur as a result of animall&#x27; intuitive awareness of quaantites?,A. A pigeon is more attracted by a box containing two boxes of food than by a box containing one piece.,B. When asked by its trainer how old t is,.a monkey holds up five fingers.,C. When one of its four kittens crawls away, a mother cat misses it and searches for the missing kitten.,D. A lion follows one antelope instead of a herd of antelopes because it is easier to hunt a single prey.,5. The author mentions the lab experiments in order to support,A, his own view of animals&#x27; inability to count &nbsp; B. the idea of animals&#x27; awareness of quariitess,C. an efficient way of training animals to count &nbsp; D. that animals other than man could actually count,6. The word "abandon" is closest in meaning to,A, rebuild &nbsp; B. guard &nbsp; c, mgựa &nbsp; D. vacata,7. The author probably characterize the eoople who inferred that creatures could count.,A,  ss dmaaddng &nbsp; B. as mistaken &nbsp; C, as slaver &nbsp; U, As foolish,B. Which can be used to explain the fact that a wasp always prowde 8 caterpillars for its each eng?,A, it&#x27;s only its intuitiw awareness of quantities &nbsp; B. each of the young wasp can consume only $ preys,C, five is an odd number a wasp can be aware of &nbsp; D. It cannat countiterme with th number more than tiig,9. According to the passage, a plover can,A, be aware of the quantity of ts engs &nbsp; B, smorre th number of the cogs in is nest,C, know how to protect its nest &nbsp; D, change the position of its nest,10. According to the results of the lab experiments, animaal&#x27;  bbiky of "counting" is,A, their innate instinets &nbsp; 3, the svidance of their achivvements,C. only the results of humman conditoring &nbsp; D. their interest in mitating hhơngs

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1. D. Although animals may be aware of quantities, they cannot actually count.
2. C. to provide evidence that some birds are aware of quantities
3. C
4. B
5. A. his own view of animals' inability to count