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1、⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯Unit4sharingreading课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解ARecordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbig,toughAfricanelephantsrunningaway,anewstudysays.Beehives(蜂窝)—eitherrecordedorreal—mayevenpreventelephantsfromdamagingfarmers'crops.In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephants

2、avoidcertaintreeswithbeeslivinginthem.Today,LucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmerstogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarms,sheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernKenyaandsetupareco

3、rder.Thenshethrewastoneintothebeehive,whichburstintolife.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next,LucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinatreeclosetoeachfamily.Fromadistance,Lucyswitchedonthepre-recordedsoundofangrybeeswhilea

4、tthesametimerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamera.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithintenseconds.Outofatotalof17groups,onlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyrantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofawaterfall(瀑布)insteadoftheangryb

5、eestomanyofthesameelephantfamilies，theanimalswereundisturbed.Evenafterfourminutes，mostofthegroupsstayedinoneplace.Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinuetoavoidthesoundofangrybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn'ttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow,butherinitial(最初的)resultswerepromisingenoughtob

6、egintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.1．Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmaybefrightenedof________.A．loudnoisesB．somecropsC．videocamerasD．angrybees2．WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive?A．Torecordthesoundofbees.B．Tomakeavideoofelephants.C．T

7、oseeifelephantswouldrunaway.D．Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.3．Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy________.A．worksbyherselfinAfricaB．needstotestmoreelephantgroups1⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯名校名推荐⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯