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1、阅读理解(2018·沈阳高三模拟)Wildelephantscantellwhetheravoicecomesfromaman,awomanoraboy,anewstudysays.That’swhatresearchersfoundwhentheyplayedrecordingsofpeopleforelephantsinKenya.Scientistssaythisisanadvancedthinkingskillthatotheranimalshaven’tshown.Itletselephantsfigureoutwhoisathreatandwhoisn’
2、t.Theresultshowsthatthecleveranimalsarealsostudyingpeople,saidstudyauthorKarenMcComb.“Basically,theyhavedevelopedthisveryrichknowledgeofthehumansthattheysharetheirhabitatwith,”saidMcComb,aprofessorattheUniversityofSussexinEngland.“Memoryiskey.Theymustbuildupthatknowledgesomehow.”Thestu
3、dywasreleasedonMondayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.It’sclosetobutnotquiteliketheDr.Seussbook,wheretheelephantHortonhearssomethingthatotherscan’thear.McCombandcolleagueswenttoAmboseliNationalParkinKenya,wherehundredsofwildelephantsliveamonghumans,sometimescominginconfli
4、ctoverscarcewater.ThescientistsusedvoicerecordingsofMaasaimen,whoonoccasionkillelephants,andKambamen,whoarelessofathreattotheelephants.【外研版】2019高考英语一轮复习练习Asaresult,theelephantsreactedmoredefensively—retreatingandgatheringinabunch—totheMaasailanguagerecordingbecauseitwasassociatedwithth
5、emorethreateninghumantribe,saidstudyco－authorGraemeShannon.TheyrepeatedtheexperimentwithrecordingsofMaasaimenandwomen.Sincewomenalmostneverspearelephants,theanimalsreactedlessdefensivelytothewomen’svoices.Thesamethinghappenedwhentheysubstitutedyoungboys’voices.“Makingthiskindoffinedist
6、inctionsinhumanvoicepatternsisquiteremarkable,”saidEmoryUniversityanimalcognitionexpertFransdeWaal,whowasnotpartofthestudy.【解题导语】 研究表明野生大象能够识别男、女和男孩的声音,它们通过思维区分声音并判断谁能对他们产生威胁.1．Whowerethepeopletakingpartinthestudy?A．FransdeWaalandKarenMcComb.B．Dr.SeussandGraemeShannon.C．GraemeShannonan
7、dFransdeWaal.D．KarenMcCombandGraemeShannon.D 解析：细节理解题.根据文章第一段中的“studyauthorKarenMcComb”和第六段中的“studyco－authorGraemeShannon”可知,KarenMcComb和GraemeShannon都参加了研究,故选D项.2．Whatcanwildelephantsbenefitfromtheirspecialability?A．Identifyingandavoidingpossibledanger.【外研版】2019高考英语一轮复习练习B．Growingmu
