2019届高考英语复习Unit3Celebration课时练1阅读理解提速练北师大版必修1.docx

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1、Unit3Celebration课时练1　阅读理解提速练阅读理解A(2018·沈阳市高三模拟)Wildelephantscantellwhetheravoicecomesfromaman，awomanoraboy，anewstudysays.That’swhatresearchersfoundwhentheyplayedrecordingsofpeopleforelephantsinKenya.Scientistssaythisisanadvancedthinkingskillthatotheranimalshaven’tshown.Itletselephantsfigureoutwhoi

2、sathreatandwhoisn’t.Theresultshowsthatthecleveranimalsarealsostudyingpeople，saidstudyauthorKarenMcComb.“Basically，theyhavedevelopedthisveryrichknowledgeofthehumansthattheysharetheirhabitatwith，”saidMcComb，aprofessorattheUniversityofSussexinEngland.“Memoryiskey.Theymustbuildupthatknowledgesomehow.”

3、ThestudywasreleasedonMondayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.It’sclosetobutnotquiteliketheDr.Seuss’sbook，wheretheelephantHortonhearssomethingthatotherscan’thear.McCombandcolleagueswenttoAmboseliNationalParkinKenya，wherehundredsofwildelephantsliveamonghumans，sometimescominginconflictov

4、erscarcewater.ThescientistsusedvoicerecordingsofMaasaimen，whoonoccasionkillelephants，andKambamen，whoarelessofathreattotheelephants.Asaresult，theelephantsreactedmoredefensively—retreatingandgatheringinabunch—totheMaasailanguagerecordingbecauseitwasassociatedwiththemorethreateninghumantribe，saidstud

5、yco－authorGraemeShannon.TheyrepeatedtheexperimentwithrecordingsofMaasaimenandwomen.Sincewomenalmostneverspearelephants，theanimalsreactedlessdefensivelytothewomen’svoices.Thesamethinghappenedwhentheysubstitutedyoungboys’voices.“Makingthiskindoffinedistinctionsinhumanvoicepatternsisquiteremarkable，”

6、saidEmoryUniversityanimalcognitionexpertFransdeWaal，whowasnotpartofthestudy.【解题导语】　研究表明野生大象能够识别男人、女人和男孩的声音，它们通过思维区分声音并判断谁能对他们产生威胁。1．Whowerethepeopletakingpartinthestudy?A．FransdeWaalandKarenMcComb.B．Dr.SeussandGraemeShannon.C．GraemeShannonandFransdeWaal.D．KarenMcCombandGraemeShannon.D　解析：细节理解题。根据文

7、章第一段中的“studyauthorKarenMcComb”和第六段中的“studyco－authorGraemeShannon”可知，KarenMcComb和GraemeShannon都参加了研究，故选D项。2．Whatcanwildelephantsbenefitfromtheirspecialability?A．Identifyingandavoidingpossibledanger.B．Growingmuchfa