2021年新高考英语4月最新模拟题分项汇编 专题02 阅读理解之说明文（二）原卷版.doc

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1、专题02阅读理解之说明文（二）一、（河北省衡水中学2021届高三联考）Sometermite(白蚁)specieshavefiguredouthowtoenjoytheshelterofthehugecomplexneststhattheinsectsbuildwithoutcontributingtotheirconstruction.Theyavoidthefullangeroftheirbuilderhostsbybeingextremelyeasy-going.Animalsthatliveinthenestsofanotherspecieswithoutaffect

2、ingthemareknownasinquilines.Inquilinetermitesareuniqueamongtermitesinbeingunabletomaketheirownnests.Instead,theyliveinthehallwaysbuiltbyanothertermite,Constrictotermescyphergaster.Untilnow,ithasbeenunclearhowthetwopartieskeptpeacefulinsuchtightquartersbecausetermitesaretypicallyveryaggressi

3、vetowardsoutsiders.HelderHugoattheUniversityofKonstanzinGermanyandhiscolleaguescollectedConstrictotermescyphergaster’snestsintheBrazilianCerradoandbroughtthemintothelaboratory.Theythenplacedhostandtenant(房客)termitesineitheropenornarrowareasandusedvideototrackandrecordthewaysinwhichthetwospe

4、ciesreactedtoeachother.Rightfromthestart,theinquiline’termitesmovedaroundlessthantheirhostsandinteractedlittlewiththem,eveninthemuchnarrowerarea.“Manytimes,”saysHugo,“whentwounrelatedgroupsareputtogetherinalimitedspace—suchasanexperimentalarea—theoutcomeisconflictwithlossesfrombothsides.”Bu

5、tthatdidn’thappenhere.Despiteattacksfromhosttermites,thetenanttermiteswereobedient.Hostswouldbiteorattacktheinquilineswithstrongchemicals,buttheirtargetsneverrespondedinthesameway,choosingtoflee.Someignoredthehostscompletely.“Wedidnotexpectthattheywouldneverfightback,”saysHugo,notingthatthe

6、inquilinesarecapableofprotectingtheirownplacewithmouths.“Bypreventingconflictgoingworse,inquilinetermitesmayconsiderablyimprovetheirchancesoflivingtogetherwiththeirhosttermitespeacefully.”“Passivenessdoesnotnecessarilyleadtodefeat,butcanbeaveryusefulstrategy,savingenergyandresources,”sheadd

7、s.“Naturemaynotalwaysberedintoothandclaw,andaggressionisnotanymoresuccessfulastrategythan‘cowardice’(儒弱).”12．Whatisthefeatureoftheinquilinetermites?A．Theyliveinanothertermitespecies’nests.B．Theyareaggressivetowardsoutsiders.C．Theyliketobuildtheirownnests