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共用题干 Animal's"Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in th...

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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,______(51),seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami."This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a "sixth sense" for ______(52),"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______(53)wild beasts,with no dead animals found. "No elephant are dead,not______(54)a dead rabbit.I think animals can______(55) disaster.They have a sixth sense.They know rhen things are happening." H. D.Ratnayake,deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department,said about one month after the tsunami attack.The ______(56)washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast,Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife______(57)and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. "There has been a lot of______(58)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______(59)at Johannesburg Zoo. "There have been no______(60)studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting."he told Reuters.Other authorities concurred with this_______(61). "Wildlife seems to be able to pick up certain_______(62),especially birds… there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,"said Clive Walker,who has written several books on Mrican wildlife. Animals______(63)rely on the known senses,such as smell or hearing,to avoid danger such as predators. The notion of an animal's"sixth sense”-or______(64)other mythical power is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to, The Romans saw owls______(65)omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
选项 52._________
A:shelters
B:foods
C:disasters
D:water
答案C
解析前面两句话说2004年12月由印度洋海域地震引发的海啸造成亚洲和东非数万人死亡，后面一句话说野生动物们似乎躲过了可怕的海啸袭击。此处表转折，however符合句意。
这句话说这种现象进一步证实了动物对自然灾害有“第六感”的观点。disaster意思是“灾难”，符合句意。shelter遮蔽，避难；food食物；water水。
这句话说巨浪席卷印度洋海岛沿岸，淹死了24000多人，但野生动物似乎都幸免于难，没有发现一具动物尸体。miss意思是“错过”，符合句意。protect保护；raise举起，增加；catch抓住。
这句话说没有一头大象死亡，甚至没有一只兔子死亡。even意思是“甚至”，符合句意。
这句话说我认为动物能够感知灾难。sense意思是“感知，感觉”，符合句意。feel觉得，感受到；see看见；hear听见。
这句话说巨浪将洪水带到离海岸远达2英里的亚拉国家公园……。wave意思是“海浪，波浪”，符合句意。tide潮，潮水；wind风；river河流。
这句话说巨浪将洪水带到离海岸2英里的亚拉国家公园，这里是斯里兰卡最大的野生动物保护区。reserv。意思是“保护区”，符合句意。birthplace出生地；playground操场；storage储存。
后面一句话说这些现象并没有被证实，因此，可排除scientific（科学的）。而experimental（实验性的）和chemical (化学的）词意与上下文不搭配。只有apparent（明显的）符合句意。
该处应填入马修·范·利罗普的身份，从他所说的话不难看出他应该是有关动物方面的专家。specialist意思是“专家”，符合句意。assistant助手；supporter支持者；sponsor赞助者。
这句话说目前还没有这方面的专门研究，因为无法在实验室或实际环境中做真正的实验：specific意思是“专门的”，符合句意。additional额外的；especial特别的；exc eptional例外的。
前面一句话说马修·范·利罗普指出无法验证动物预见灾难的“第六感”的困难所在，其他专家也同意这一看法。concur with（同意）后面的宾语一般是view , opinion , judgement这一类词。assessment意思是“看法”，符合句意。modification修改，改进；detection觉察，发现；value价值。
这句话说动物们似乎能感知某些特殊现象。phenomenon意思是“现象”，符合句意二route路线；behavior行为；principle原则。
这句话说一些动物确实是依靠嗅觉或听觉等人类已知的感官来躲避危险的。Certainly意思是“确实是”，符合句意。unwillingly不情愿地；occasionally偶尔；doubtfully怀疑地。
这句话说关于动物“第六感”（或者其他某种神秘力量）的说法已有很长时间……。some意思是“某种，某些”，符合句意。
这句话说罗马人把猫头鹰视为即将发生的凶险的征兆。see…as意思是“将……看成……”，符合句意。
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