9.Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami (海嘯),adding weight to ideas they possess a"sixth sense"for disasters,experts said on Thursday.Sri Lanka wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000people along the Indian Ocean Island's coast seemingly missed wild beasts,with no dead animals found.
"No elephants are dead,not even a dead hare or rabbit.I think animals can sense disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know when things are happening,"H.D.Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department said on Wednesday.
The waves washed floodwaters up to 3km (2miles) inland at Yala National Park in the southeast,Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife reserve (自然保護(hù)區(qū)) and home to hundreds of wild elephants."There has been a lot of evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proved,"said Matthew van Lierop,an animal behaviour specialist at Johannesburg Zoo."There have been no specific studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting,"he said.
Other authorities agreed with this conclusion."Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain phenomenon,especially birds.There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators(食肉動(dòng)物).The idea of an animal"sixth sense"is a lasting one that the evidence on Sri Lanka's damaged coast is likely to add to.
60.This passage is mainly aboutB.
A.the damage that was caused in the Indian Ocean tsunami
B.why animals can save themselves from natural disasters
C.how to protect the wildlife when disaster happens
D.the different opinions about animals'natural power
61.Which of the following is true according to the passage?C
A.It has been proved that animals have a sixth sense.
B.Research has been made on the special movements of animals before disasters.
C.It's generally considered that animals can sense the coming of disasters.
D.It can be tested that animals have the known sense to escape from the disasters.
62.What does the term"sixth sense"in the passage mean?C
A.It is the natural ability of animals that can't save them from danger.
B.It is the animal's imagination in the brain.
C.It is some hidden power to say in advance that something will happen.
D.It is a kind of sense that is the same as smell or hearing.
63.Which section does the passage most probably appear in a newspaper?B
A.Entertainment. B.Discovery.
C.Future. D.Culture.
分析 短文開頭提出了這樣一個(gè)事實(shí):野生動(dòng)物們似乎躲過了印度洋的海嘯.作者接下來極力想要揭示其中的奧秘,是不是真的因?yàn)閯?dòng)物有神秘的"第六感"呢?
解答 BCCB
60:B 主旨大意題 短文第一段提出了這樣一個(gè)事實(shí):野生動(dòng)物們似乎躲過了印度洋的海嘯.作者接下來極力想要揭示其中的奧秘,是不是真的因?yàn)閯?dòng)物有神秘的"第六感"呢?由此判斷可知.
61:C 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題 短文中列舉一些權(quán)威人士的講話,如:斯里蘭卡負(fù)責(zé)野生動(dòng)物的官員說,野生動(dòng)物似乎都幸免于難,目前尚未發(fā)現(xiàn)一具動(dòng)物的尸體;斯里蘭卡野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)局副局長(zhǎng)H•D•拉特納亞克說,"沒有大象喪生,甚至連野兔和兔子都活得好好的.動(dòng)物們可以感覺到災(zāi)難即將來臨.它們有第六感,能夠知道海嘯發(fā)生的時(shí)間".南非約翰內(nèi)斯堡動(dòng)物園的動(dòng)物行為專家馬太•范倫內(nèi)普說,"每當(dāng)火山爆發(fā)或地震發(fā)生前,動(dòng)物們的行為就會(huì)發(fā)生許多異常,比如犬吠或鳥類遷徙".其他權(quán)威人士同意這一看法.綜上所述:人們普遍持這種觀點(diǎn).
62:C 詞義推測(cè)題 字面上的意義為"第六感",根據(jù)短文第三段"I think animals can sense disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know when things are happening"進(jìn)行推測(cè),其含義為:動(dòng)物的某種神秘力量能預(yù)測(cè)將要發(fā)生的事.
63:B 邏輯推理題 這次印度洋海嘯目前已造成成千上萬的人喪生,而動(dòng)物卻能幸免,其中的奧秘有待去探究.由此推測(cè)此文可能是在報(bào)紙的"發(fā)現(xiàn)"版面上.而science fiction是"科幻"的意思,有較大的干擾性.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 做閱讀時(shí)經(jīng)常犯錯(cuò)的主要原因是,僅憑讀過文章后殘留在腦海中的一絲印象來勾選答案,這樣便很容易掉入出題人故意設(shè)布下的題目陷阱.所謂閱讀理解,對(duì)于題目的理解一定要忠實(shí)于原文,因此,每一道題都應(yīng)該與原文作全面的對(duì)比與核查,再得出答案.也就是說,閱讀理解的每一道題目,在原文都應(yīng)該有明確的出處,我們把這一出處叫做原文相關(guān)句,(1)排除與原文相關(guān)句主題不一致的選項(xiàng)(2)排除與原文相關(guān)句態(tài)度相反的選項(xiàng) (3)排除用于過于極端或負(fù)面的選項(xiàng)(4)注意結(jié)合文章主旨和主題去排除.