2013年高考英语试卷广东卷
I．语言知识及应用共两节，满分45分阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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1
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atureC。abilityDBelief本文在讲述什么是数字感之后重点介绍有关动词也具有数字感的实验，实验结果表明许多动物和人一样具有数字感且人的这种感知数字变化的能力并不比乌鸦的这种能力强多少。1C由下文的两个实验来看，都是数理的“变化”。其他三个选项“上升