四级This gives rats the ability to detect slight smells.

这使老鼠能够察觉轻微的气味。

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四级It is also more accurate— the rats are able to find more TB infections and, therefore, save more lives.

它也更准确——老鼠能够发现更多的结核病感染，因此拯救了更多的生命。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one.

在18次试验中，与社交机器人相比，活体老鼠释放社交机器人的几率平均高出52%。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat- one social and one asocial - for 5 our days.

他们用两种机器人老鼠饲养了8只成年老鼠，一种是社交老鼠，另一种是社交老鼠，为期5天。

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高考When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month.

当实验鼠不能入睡时，它们会在一个月内死亡。

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this long-tailed animal is highly sensitive.

老鼠通常与疾病传播有关，而不是预防疾病，但这种长尾动物高度敏感。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this long-tailed animal is highly sensitive Inside a rat's nose are up to 1, 000 different types of olfactory receptors whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types.

老鼠通常与疾病传播有关，而不是预防疾病，但这种长尾动物对老鼠鼻子内的气味高度敏感，有多达1000种不同类型的嗅觉受体，而人类只有100到200种。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape.

在实验过程中，社交机器人老鼠跟随活着的老鼠，玩同样的玩具，打开笼子的门让被困的老鼠逃跑。

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考研The robots rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings.

这些机器人和老鼠都是极简主义者，就像一个笨重的电脑鼠标，有轮子可以转动，有彩色的标记。

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考研Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid.

老鼠和其他动物需要高度适应来自他人的社会信号，这样才能识别出需要合作的朋友和需要躲避的敌人。

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考研The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic robots.

这一发现显示了老鼠对社会线索的敏感程度，即使它们来自基本的机器人。

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四级As a result, some rats are being put to work to detect.

结果，一些老鼠被投入到检测工作中。

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考研This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine social being.

这表明老鼠认为社交机器人是一个真正的社交存在。

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六级We are taught to believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future.

我们被教导相信，只有上最好的学校，取得最好的成绩，我们才能摆脱激烈的竞争，创造更美好的未来。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.

奎因说，这可能会让老鼠更好地记住早些时候释放了它，并希望机器人在被困时能报答他们的好意。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels.

这个机器人和一只普通的老鼠一样大，但很像一个简单的带轮子的塑料盒子。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级A rat or pigeon might not be the obvious choice to tend to someone who is sick, but these creatures have some 26 superior skills that could help the treatment of human diseases.

老鼠或鸽子可能不是照顾病人的明显选择，但这些动物拥有26种优越的技能，可以帮助治疗人类疾病。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

考研The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design.

考虑到其最小的设计，老鼠愿意与社交机器人交朋友是令人惊讶的。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级When the rats detect the smell, they stop and rub their legs to indicate a sample is infected.

当老鼠检测到气味时，它们会停下来摩擦腿，以表明样本已被感染。

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考研To find out if this extends to non-living beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San diego, and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals form robotic rats.

为了查明这是否延伸到非生物，圣地亚哥加利福尼亚大学的Loleh Quinn和她的同事们测试了老鼠是否能从机器人鼠身上检测到社会信号。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Inside a rat's nose are up to 1,000 different types of olfactory receptors whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types.

老鼠鼻子里有多达1000种不同类型的嗅觉受体，而人类只有100到200种。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

六级Just like medical researchers use rats to test ideas for human medical treatments, botanists use plants that are relatively easy to grow in a lab or greenhouse setting to test their ideas for related species.

就像医学研究人员用老鼠来测试人类医疗的想法一样，植物学家用相对容易在实验室或温室环境中生长的植物来测试他们对相关物种的想法。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级This rat detection method doesn't rely on specialist equipment.

这种老鼠检测方法不依赖专业设备。

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四级Traditionally, a hundred samples would take lab technicians more than two days to examine but for a rat it takes less than 20 minutes.

传统上，一百个样本需要实验室技术人员两天以上的时间进行检查，但对一只老鼠来说，这不到20分钟。

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六级） We are taught to believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future.

)我们被教导相信，只有上最好的学校，取得最好的成绩，我们才能摆脱激烈的竞争，建设更美好的未来。

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六级But what if lower-tier colleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race？ After all, where else can you leave school with a decent degree—but without a lifetime of debt？ My school didn’t come pre-packaged like the more popular options, so we were left to take care of ourselves, figuring out city life and trying to complete degree programs that no one was championing for us to succeed in.

但是，如果低层次的学院和大学是逃离激烈竞争的门票呢毕竟，还有什么地方可以让你带着一个不错的学位离开学校——但又不会背负一辈子的债务

2018 年 6 月6级真题第3套

考研This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else.

年轻男性对放弃公共交通工具座位的问题争论不休，他们说，既然女性已经声称平等，她们就不应该再受到礼貌的对待，那些外出工作的人应该像其他人一样轮流参加激烈的竞争。

1989年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研In several of the studies, when stressed-out female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.

在几项研究中，当压力过大的雌性大鼠切除卵巢（雌性生殖器官）时，它们的化学反应与雄性大鼠相同。

2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语试题