Animal's "Sixth Sense"
A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.Wild animals,____1____, seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami.This phenomenon adds weight to notions that1 they possess a "sixth sense" for____2____, experts said.
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly____3____ wild beasts, with no dead animals found.
"No elephants are dead, not____4____ a dead rabbit.I think animals can____5____ disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know when things are happening," H.D.Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack.The____6____ washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife____7____ and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
"There has been a lot of____8____ evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behavior____9____ at Johannesburg Zoo.
"There have been no____10____ studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting2," he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this____11____ .
"Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain____12____ especially birds …… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals____13____ rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.
The notion of an animal "sixth sense" — or____14____ other mythical power — is an enduring one3 which the evidence on Sri Larika's ravaged coast is likely to add to.
The Romans saw owls____15____ omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
練習(xí)：
1.A therefore B however C although D whatever
2.A shelters B foods C disasters D water
3.A missed B protected C raised D caught
4.A such B too C so D even
5.A feel B see C hear D sense
6.A waves B tides C winds D rivers
7.A birthplaces B playground C reserve D storage
8.A experimental B apparent C scientific D chemical
9.A specialist B assistant C supporter D sponsor
10.A additional B specific C especial D exceptional
11.A modification B detection C assessment D value
12.A route B behavior C principle D phenomenon
13.A unwillingly B occasionally C doubtfully Dcertainly
14.A some B much C many D few
15.A on B as C for D in
答案與題解：
1.B 第一句說(shuō)的是海嘯造成了巨大的人員傷亡,第二句說(shuō)的是動(dòng)物能逃脫海嘯的襲擊。兩句意思相反,所以要用however承接上文。
2.C 上文說(shuō)的是：海嘯是一種自然災(zāi)害,所以"sixth sense"范圍只能是disasters,不能是shelters,foods或water.
3.A 本句繼續(xù)在對(duì)比海嘯造成的人員傷亡和動(dòng)物能逃脫海嘯這一現(xiàn)象。答案應(yīng)該是選項(xiàng)A(missed)。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞義與上下文都不相配。
4.D 從上下文判斷,本句的意思應(yīng)該是：沒(méi)有大象死亡,甚至連一只野兔或兔子也沒(méi)有死亡。"甚至"的英語(yǔ)是even.
5.D 全文說(shuō)的是動(dòng)物的第六感覺(jué),而feel(觸覺(jué)),see,hear都屬于前五個(gè)感覺(jué),所以不是正確答案。
6.A 本說(shuō)的是海的巨浪將洪水帶到離海岸遠(yuǎn)達(dá)2英里的地方。正確答案應(yīng)該是waves.
7.C 從上下文判斷,本句的意思應(yīng)該是：Yala國(guó)家公園是斯里蘭卡野生動(dòng)物的保護(hù)區(qū),而birthplaces(出生地)、 playground(操場(chǎng))和storage(儲(chǔ)存)都與上下文表達(dá)的意思接不上,因此不是答案。reserve的意思是"保護(hù)區(qū)",不是"儲(chǔ)備"或 "保留"。因此,選項(xiàng)C是答案。
8.B 下一句說(shuō),這些跡象(evidence)并沒(méi)有被證實(shí)。因此,這些跡象不可能是scientific的。而experimental和 chemical的詞義與上下文不配合,因此也不是答案。只有apparent(明顯的)與上下文的意思相配。apparent的跡象還需得到科學(xué)的驗(yàn)證。
9.A 在動(dòng)物園里工作并發(fā)表對(duì)動(dòng)物行為的專(zhuān)業(yè)性見(jiàn)解的人一定是專(zhuān)家學(xué)者(specialist)。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都不合適。
10.B 本段第一句是說(shuō)明為什么evidence沒(méi)有得到科學(xué)驗(yàn)證。原因是科學(xué)家無(wú)法在實(shí)驗(yàn)室或野外進(jìn)行特定的實(shí)驗(yàn),以驗(yàn)證動(dòng)物預(yù)見(jiàn)災(zāi)難的第六感覺(jué)。理解了上下文的意思,就知道選specific是最合適的。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞義與上下文不符,additional,especial和 exceptional分別是"額外的"、"特別的"和"例外的"意思。
11.C concurred with(同意)支配的賓語(yǔ)應(yīng)該是view,opinion,judgment這一類(lèi)詞。前面句子說(shuō)的是某位科學(xué)家指出無(wú)法驗(yàn)證動(dòng)物預(yù)見(jiàn)災(zāi)難的第六感覺(jué)的困難所在,其他專(zhuān)家也同意這一看法,所以選assessment是正確的。
12.D 本句說(shuō)的是動(dòng)物特別是鳥(niǎo)有捕捉災(zāi)難來(lái)臨前某些征兆的能力。route(路線)、behavior(行為)和principle(原則)與上述意思相去甚遠(yuǎn),只有phenomenon是答案。
13.D 根據(jù)常識(shí)判斷,動(dòng)物是要依賴味覺(jué)、聽(tīng)覺(jué)等逃避食肉動(dòng)物的攻擊。unwillingly(不情愿地)occasionally(偶爾)和doubtfully(懷疑地)與上述意思有俘,只有certainly是合適的選項(xiàng)。
14.A 從本句的意思判斷,應(yīng)該是"某種神奇的能力",所以要選some.
15.B 本句的意思是"將……看成",而英語(yǔ)的用詞是see …… as,所以要選as.
A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004.It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.Wild animals,____1____, seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami.This phenomenon adds weight to notions that1 they possess a "sixth sense" for____2____, experts said.
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly____3____ wild beasts, with no dead animals found.
"No elephants are dead, not____4____ a dead rabbit.I think animals can____5____ disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know when things are happening," H.D.Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack.The____6____ washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife____7____ and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
"There has been a lot of____8____ evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes.But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behavior____9____ at Johannesburg Zoo.
"There have been no____10____ studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting2," he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this____11____ .
"Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain____12____ especially birds …… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals____13____ rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.
The notion of an animal "sixth sense" — or____14____ other mythical power — is an enduring one3 which the evidence on Sri Larika's ravaged coast is likely to add to.
The Romans saw owls____15____ omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
練習(xí)：
1.A therefore B however C although D whatever
2.A shelters B foods C disasters D water
3.A missed B protected C raised D caught
4.A such B too C so D even
5.A feel B see C hear D sense
6.A waves B tides C winds D rivers
7.A birthplaces B playground C reserve D storage
8.A experimental B apparent C scientific D chemical
9.A specialist B assistant C supporter D sponsor
10.A additional B specific C especial D exceptional
11.A modification B detection C assessment D value
12.A route B behavior C principle D phenomenon
13.A unwillingly B occasionally C doubtfully Dcertainly
14.A some B much C many D few
15.A on B as C for D in
答案與題解：
1.B 第一句說(shuō)的是海嘯造成了巨大的人員傷亡,第二句說(shuō)的是動(dòng)物能逃脫海嘯的襲擊。兩句意思相反,所以要用however承接上文。
2.C 上文說(shuō)的是：海嘯是一種自然災(zāi)害,所以"sixth sense"范圍只能是disasters,不能是shelters,foods或water.
3.A 本句繼續(xù)在對(duì)比海嘯造成的人員傷亡和動(dòng)物能逃脫海嘯這一現(xiàn)象。答案應(yīng)該是選項(xiàng)A(missed)。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞義與上下文都不相配。
4.D 從上下文判斷,本句的意思應(yīng)該是：沒(méi)有大象死亡,甚至連一只野兔或兔子也沒(méi)有死亡。"甚至"的英語(yǔ)是even.
5.D 全文說(shuō)的是動(dòng)物的第六感覺(jué),而feel(觸覺(jué)),see,hear都屬于前五個(gè)感覺(jué),所以不是正確答案。
6.A 本說(shuō)的是海的巨浪將洪水帶到離海岸遠(yuǎn)達(dá)2英里的地方。正確答案應(yīng)該是waves.
7.C 從上下文判斷,本句的意思應(yīng)該是：Yala國(guó)家公園是斯里蘭卡野生動(dòng)物的保護(hù)區(qū),而birthplaces(出生地)、 playground(操場(chǎng))和storage(儲(chǔ)存)都與上下文表達(dá)的意思接不上,因此不是答案。reserve的意思是"保護(hù)區(qū)",不是"儲(chǔ)備"或 "保留"。因此,選項(xiàng)C是答案。
8.B 下一句說(shuō),這些跡象(evidence)并沒(méi)有被證實(shí)。因此,這些跡象不可能是scientific的。而experimental和 chemical的詞義與上下文不配合,因此也不是答案。只有apparent(明顯的)與上下文的意思相配。apparent的跡象還需得到科學(xué)的驗(yàn)證。
9.A 在動(dòng)物園里工作并發(fā)表對(duì)動(dòng)物行為的專(zhuān)業(yè)性見(jiàn)解的人一定是專(zhuān)家學(xué)者(specialist)。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都不合適。
10.B 本段第一句是說(shuō)明為什么evidence沒(méi)有得到科學(xué)驗(yàn)證。原因是科學(xué)家無(wú)法在實(shí)驗(yàn)室或野外進(jìn)行特定的實(shí)驗(yàn),以驗(yàn)證動(dòng)物預(yù)見(jiàn)災(zāi)難的第六感覺(jué)。理解了上下文的意思,就知道選specific是最合適的。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的詞義與上下文不符,additional,especial和 exceptional分別是"額外的"、"特別的"和"例外的"意思。
11.C concurred with(同意)支配的賓語(yǔ)應(yīng)該是view,opinion,judgment這一類(lèi)詞。前面句子說(shuō)的是某位科學(xué)家指出無(wú)法驗(yàn)證動(dòng)物預(yù)見(jiàn)災(zāi)難的第六感覺(jué)的困難所在,其他專(zhuān)家也同意這一看法,所以選assessment是正確的。
12.D 本句說(shuō)的是動(dòng)物特別是鳥(niǎo)有捕捉災(zāi)難來(lái)臨前某些征兆的能力。route(路線)、behavior(行為)和principle(原則)與上述意思相去甚遠(yuǎn),只有phenomenon是答案。
13.D 根據(jù)常識(shí)判斷,動(dòng)物是要依賴味覺(jué)、聽(tīng)覺(jué)等逃避食肉動(dòng)物的攻擊。unwillingly(不情愿地)occasionally(偶爾)和doubtfully(懷疑地)與上述意思有俘,只有certainly是合適的選項(xiàng)。
14.A 從本句的意思判斷,應(yīng)該是"某種神奇的能力",所以要選some.
15.B 本句的意思是"將……看成",而英語(yǔ)的用詞是see …… as,所以要選as.