题文
Squirrels often communicate with whistles, chirps and chucks, which sound like the word "chuck".Whistles and chirps are like the sounds that many birds make. Now scientists have translated some of
their squirrel-speak.
Hare, a professor of zoology at the University of Maniloha in Winnipeg, and his team managed to
record squirrels' alarm calls. The researchers studied the sounds and then played them back to 60 wild
squirrels, which the scientists approached individually with a video recorder to capture(抓拍)their
responses. Some squirrels lifted their heads up and became. alert(警惕的). Creatures that were more
frightened simply ran for their lives and dived into caves.
"In effect then, whistles that mix with chucks say 'there's an enemy of average threat that's here', and
whistles without chucks say 'there's an enemy of seemingly average threat around here somewhere', while pure chirps say, 'I'm hiding here because there's an immediate danger.'" Hare told Discovery News.
Hare and some other researchers believe such sounds are part of an advanced language that develops
just as all other communication systems.
Although squirrels risk their lives when they call out to warn others of threats, other squirrels might
admire this behaviour, thus increasingly the caller's social status, like humans who look up to heroes.
Hare added that other animals, such as birds, probably understand at least some squirrel language, since
they also may benefit from the alarm calls.
In fact, another Canadian study found that deep-voiced, black-capped chickadees have their own
language too. According to certain research, there are a lot of tidings in chickadees' calls, such as
directing fellows' activities, keeping in contact between mates, and raising alarms.
While chickadees and other birds are often welcomed into gardens by homeowners, squirrels are
frequently viewed as pests(害兽) . Hare wishes a greater understanding of the complex social lives and
communication systems of squirrels will provide hope that humans will gain a greater appreciation and
stop doing harm to these animals.1. The text mainly talks about ________.A. the study on the language of squirrels
B. the comparison between squirrels and chickadees
C. the calling for the protection of squirrels
D. the ways for squirrels to escape from their enemies2. If a squirrel is in a very dangerous situation, it would probably make ________.A. whistles with chucks
B. pure chirps
C. whistles without chucks
D. repeated chucks3. The underlined
word"tidings"in Paragraph 6 probably means________.A. difficulties
B. praises
C. messages
D. languages4. What can be learned from this text?A. Squirrels communicate with each other as humans do.
B. Some squirrels understand the recorded alarm calls.
C. Other animals also well understand the language of squirrels.
D. Birds such as chickadees don't have their own language. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
1-4: ABCB解析
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【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
