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1、Unit1GreatScientists一、阅读理解。Animalsusemanytrickstohidefrompredators(捕食性动物).Whiledifferent,theyareallvisualanimals.Nowscientistshaveuncoveredafishspeciesthatusesbothvisualandchemicaldisguise(伪装).RohanBrooker,oneoftheresearcherswhomadethediscoverysaidthathefirstthoughtoftheideaafterreadi
2、ngaboutaspecieswhichtakesonthesmelloftheplantthatiteats.Thus,itspredators,antswalkrightoverit.SinceHarlequinFilefisharepickyeatersthatfeedtotallyofftheAcropora—abeautifulspeciesofblue/purplecoral,Brookertheorizedthattheytoomaybeusingasimilartricktofooltheirpredators.Totesthistheory,Br
3、ooker'steamacquiredsomefilefishfromtheGreatBarrierReefanddividedthemintotwogroups.Forthenextfourweeks,onegroupfedontheirnormaldietoftheAcroporacoral,whiletheotherfedonthePocilloporacoral.Inordertotestiftherewasanydifferenceinthewaytheysmelled,theresearchersdidanotherexperiment.Theyfou
4、ndthesmellsfromthetwogroupsweredifferent.Buttherewasstillaquestionofwhetherthesmellwasstrongenoughtoprotectthefishfromtheirnaturalpredators.Totestthat,Brooker'steamaddedapredatoryspeciesofcod(鳕鱼)tothemix.Sureenough,thecodthatwereplacedinthetankcontainingthefishfedonthePocilloporacoral
5、wereimmediatelyabletosensethem.Incontrast,thecodinthetankwherethefishhadbeenfedontheirnaturaldiet—theAcroporacoral,appearedoblivioustotheirexistenceandinsteadspentmuchoftheirtimeinsidethetank'scaves.Thisconfirmedtheteam'ssuspicionthatthefilefishhavefiguredouthowtogiveoffthesmelloftheA
6、croporacoraltoavoidbeingdetectedbypredators.Whilethesmellbaseddisguisehadbeenpreviouslyobservedinsomespeciesoffreshwater,thisstudywasthefirsttoprovethatthefish'sdietwasthesourceofthisdisguise.ThoughthetheoryhasonlybeentestedonHarlequinFilefish,Brookersuspectsthatthiskindofchemicaldisg
7、uiseisfairlymonamongseaanimals.Sureitgivesawholenewmeaningtothesaying—“Youarewhatyoueat!”1.Theunderlinedword“oblivious”inParagraph3maymean“________”.A.ignorantB.sensitiveC.allergicD.cautious2.WhatstatementmayBrookeragreeto?A.Freshwaterfishallknowtheroleofsmell.B.Seaanimalsusesmelltoch
8、eatth
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