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1、阅读理解(2018·沈阳高三模拟)Wildelephantscantellwhetheravoicecomesfromaman,awomanoraboy,anewstudysays.That’swhatresearchersfoundwhentheyplayedrecordingsofpeopleforelephantsinKenya.Scientistssaythisisanadvancedthinkingskillthatotheranimalshaven’tshown.Itletselephantsfigureoutwhoisathreatandwho
2、isn’t.Theresultshowsthatthecleveranimalsarealsostudyingpeople,saidstudyauthorKarenMcComb.“Basically,theyhavedevelopedthisveryrichknowledgeofthehumansthattheysharetheirhabitatwith,”saidMcComb,aprofessorattheUniversityofSussexinEngland.“Memoryiskey.Theymustbuildupthatknowledgesomehow
3、.”ThestudywasreleasedonMondayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.It’sclosetobutnotquiteliketheDr.Seussbook,wheretheelephantHortonhearssomethingthatotherscan’thear.McCombandcolleagueswenttoAmboseliNationalParkinKenya,wherehundredsofwildelephantsliveamonghumans,sometimesco
4、minginconflictoverscarcewater.ThescientistsusedvoicerecordingsofMaasaimen,whoonoccasionkillelephants,andKambamen,whoarelessofathreattotheelephants.Asaresult,theelephantsreactedmoredefensively—retreatingandgatheringinabunch—totheMaasailanguagerecordingbecauseitwasassociatedwiththemo
5、rethreateninghumantribe,saidstudyco-authorGraemeShannon.TheyrepeatedtheexperimentwithrecordingsofMaasaimenandwomen.Sincewomenalmostneverspearelephants,theanimalsreactedlessdefensivelytothewomen’svoices.Thesamethinghappenedwhentheysubstitutedyoungboys’voices.“Makingthiskindoffinedis
6、tinctionsinhumanvoicepatternsisquiteremarkable,”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、GraemeShan
7、nonandFransdeWaal.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.B、Growingmuchfasterthan
8、anyotheranimals.C、Havingab
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