Sunsimiao was China's only male Pallas's cat(兔孙）kept by humans.However, it d1 at the age of seven and a half after choking(窒息) on chicken while eating.The news was a2 on October 10 by Xining Wildlife Park,where Sunsimiao used to live while he was a3.
Born in 2015. the Pallas's cat was saved from a resident's(居民)home in Xining,Northwest China's Qinghai Province, by the Qinghai Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Center. After raised by humans and g4 up, it has been living in Xining Wildlife Park. In early2018.it was named Sunsimiao. And then,it has g5 become China's most famous Pallas's cat on the Internet. Sunsimiao together with Sunshangxianganother female Pallas's cat saved in 2019,h6 a baby Pallas's cat in 2021. It is the f7 artificially bred(人工繁育)Pallas's cat to survive in China.which has never succeeded before.
Xining Wildlife Park said that although it had never lived in the w8 in its life,it has made many people understand and pay attention to this kind of animal. And it is i9 for the study of the artificial breeding of the Pallas's cat.The park also said that itwouldreview Sunsimiao's death and avoid the same a10 happening again.
1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The research is part of an effort to study human brain development and diseases affecting the brain.”可知，进行这项实验是为了研究人脑发育以及影响人脑的疾病，故选C项。2.C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“At that age, brain connections are still forming.”可知，这个年龄段的幼鼠的大脑连接仍在形成，由此可推知，他们的大脑仍在发育，故选C项。3.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Five to six months later, they saw the influence of the disease in the activity of the neurons.”可知，五到六个月后，科学家们看到了这种疾病对神经元活动的影响，由此可知，这种疾病可以影响神经元活动，故选B项。4.B 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“The research is part of an effort to study human brain development and diseases affecting the brain.”可知,这一研究的目的之一是研究影响人脑的疾病；再根据空后的such as autism可知，此处指研究人员表示，他们可以用自闭症等疾病患者的细胞做同样的实验，故推测画线词意为“疾病”。5.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Dr.Flora Vaccarino of Yale University said the studymoves the field forward.”可知，Vaccarino 认为这项研究推动了该领域的发展,再结合“What they do here is every valuable.”可知，他还认为这项研究很有价值，故选A项。长难句分析原句：（第一段第一句）Scientists have put human brain cells into the brains of baby rats,where the cells grew and formed connections.译文：科学家们将人脑细胞放入幼鼠的大脑中，细胞在那里生长，并形成了连接。分析：这是一个复合句。where the cells grew and formed connections为where引导的非限制性定语从句.补充说明the brains of baby rats。
