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    　　Researchers at San Diego Zoo have been studying what has been described as the “secret language” of elephants．They have been monitoring communications between animals that cannot be heard by human ears．

    　　The elephant's call will be familiar to most people, but the animals also give out growls(低吼)．Their growls, however, are only partly audible(听得见的); two-thirds of the call is at frequencies that are too low to be picked up by our hearing．To learn more about the inaudible part of the growl, the team attached(附在……上面)a microphone sensitive to these low frequencies and a GPS tracking system to eight of the zoo's female elephants．The researchers could then relate the noises the animals were making to what they were doing．Matt Anderson, who led the project, told BBC News, “We’re excited to learn how they interact and contact with one another．”

    　　The team has already learned that pregnant females use this low frequency communication to announce to the rest of their long gestation(妊娠期)of over two years, in the last 12 days we see the low part of the growl, which we can't hear．This we believe is to announce to the rest of the herd that the baby is upcoming, ” said Dr Anderson．

    　　The researchers believe that this also warns the elephants to look out for coming danger．“You may think that a baby calf of about 300 pounds would not be as open to predation(捕食)as other species, ” he says．“But packs of hyenas(袋狼)are a big threat in the wild．”

    　　Female elephants are only in season for around four days every four years and these calls can be heard by males more than two miles away．

    (1)

    What is the passage mainly about?

    [　　]

    A．

    The secret life of elephants．

    B．

    The protection of wild elephants．

    C．

    The communications between elephants．

    D．

    The behavior of pregnant female elephants．

    (2)

    According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    [　　]

    A．

    Matt Anderson is reporter for BBC News．

    B．

    Baby calves can protect themselves from hyenas well．

    C．

    Only 1/3 of elephants’ growls can be caught by our ears．

    D．

    Researchers can't comprehend the “secret language” of elephants．

    (3)

    By using a sensitive microphone and a GPS tracking system, the researchers wanted to find out ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    where the elephants usually go

    B．

    what the elephants’ growls really mean

    C．

    how mother elephants raise baby calves

    D．

    why female elephants are in season for four days

    (4)

    A pregnant elephant uses inaudible growls to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    show the location where she is staying

    B．

    ask for help when she losses her way

    C．

    scare away the enemy

    D．

    let others know she will have a baby

    (5)

    This passage is most probably taken from a ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    tourist guidebook

    B．

    science magazine

    C．

    geography textbook

    D．

    personal diary

    答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;4．D;5．B;
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    　　When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously(同时的)about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and what's happening in their lives．When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up．Men can either talk or watch the screen－they can't do both-and they don't understand that women can．Besides, women consider that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships－not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen．

    　　During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going．He is unable, unlike women, to read the subtle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally．Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships．For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose：to build relationships and make friends．For men, to talk is to relate the facts．

    　　Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding．A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours．

    　　There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls'mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys．Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys．Scientific evidence shows parents res the brain bias of their children．Since a girl's brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them more．Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply．

    (1)

    While watching TV with others, women Usually talk a lot because they ________

    [　　]

    A．

    are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends

    B．

    can both talk and watch the screen at the Same time

    C．

    think they can have a good time and develop relationships

    D．

    have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands

    (2)

    After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    experience the happy time again

    B．

    keep a close tie with her

    C．

    recommend her a new scenic spot

    D．

    remind her of something forgotten

    (3)

    What does the author want to tell us most?

    [　　]

    A．

    Women's brains are better organized for language and communication

    B．

    Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men．

    C．

    Men do not like talking because they rely more on facts．

    D．

    Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking．

    (4)

    Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

    [　　]

    A．

    Women Are Socially Trained to Talk

    B．

    Talking Maintains Relationships

    C．

    Women Love to Talk

    D．

    Men Talk Differently from Women

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