2014届高考英语 阅读理解 2013暑假练习题（21）

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1、2014高考英语阅读理解：2013暑假练习题（21）及答案解析AItiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?Elephantscan!Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenya,researchersfoundthatelephantsrea

2、ctdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.Inanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientists,elephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothi

3、ngorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsdetectedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaiman,theymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheydetectedthesmellsofeitherclothingwornbyKambamenorclothingthathadnotbe

4、enwornatall.Garmentcoloralsoplaysarole,thoughinadifferentway.Inthesamestudy,whentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbefore,theyreactedangrily,asredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmell,theelephantsactedaggressivelytowardtheredc

5、lothing.Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants’emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentinterpretationsofthesmellsandthesights.Smellingapotentialdangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhide.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatr

6、iskislow.Therefore,insteadofshowingfearandrunningaway,theelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressive.41.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutKambaandMaasaipeople?A.Maasaipeopleareathreattoelephants.B.Kambapeopleraiseelephantsforf

7、arming.C.BothKambaandMaasaipeopleareelephanthunters.D.BothKambaandMaasaipeopletraditionallywearredclothing.42.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellinthestudy?A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.C.They

8、becameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.43.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Elephantsusesightandsmelltodetectdanger.B.Elephantsattackpeoplew