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.

注釋：

1.adds weight to notions that：更加相信

2.field setting：field意為"實(shí)地,野外",setting意為"環(huán)境"。field setting可譯為"野外環(huán)境"。

3.enduring one：由來已久的信念。one指代在句首出現(xiàn)的notion.enduring意為"持久的,永久的"。

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 第一句說的是海嘯造成了巨大的人員傷亡,第二句說的是動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)在對比海嘯造成的人員傷亡和動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：沒有大象死亡,甚至連一只野兔或兔子也沒有死亡。"甚至"的英語是even.

5.D 全文說的是動物的第六感覺,而feel(觸覺),see,hear都屬于前五個(gè)感覺,所以不是正確答案。

6.A 本說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國家公園是斯里蘭卡野生動物最大的保護(hù)區(qū),而birthplaces(出生地)、 playground(操場)和storage(儲存)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"儲備"或 "保留"。因此,選項(xiàng)C是答案。

8.B 下一句說,這些跡象(evidence)并沒有被證實(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 在動物園里工作并發(fā)表對動物行為的專業(yè)性見解的人一定是專家學(xué)者(specialist)。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)都不合適。

10.B 本段第一句是說明為什么evidence沒有得到科學(xué)驗(yàn)證。原因是科學(xué)家無法在實(shí)驗(yàn)室或野外進(jìn)行特定的實(shí)驗(yàn),以驗(yàn)證動物預(yù)見災(zāi)難的第六感覺。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)支配的賓語應(yīng)該是view,opinion,judgment這一類詞。前面句子說的是某位科學(xué)家指出無法驗(yàn)證動物預(yù)見災(zāi)難的第六感覺的困難所在,其他專家也同意這一看法,所以選assessment是正確的。

12.D 本句說的是動物特別是鳥有捕捉災(zāi)難來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)常識判斷,動物是要依賴味覺、聽覺等逃避食肉動物的攻擊。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",而英語的用詞是see …… as,所以要選as.

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