2014年理工类阅读理解新增文章-书中第38篇
<p> 第38篇 <span word="Night">Night</span>1 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="Ants">Ants</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="insect">insect</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span><span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>.</p><p> <span word="Dong">Dong</span>-<span word="Hwan">Hwan</span> <span word="Choe">Choe</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>2 <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span>3 <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ants">ants</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> - <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Choes">Choes</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>4. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="zombies">zombies</span>. <span word="Choe">Choe</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> - <span word="have">have</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="crawls">crawls</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picnic">picnic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>5.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hauling">hauling</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>? <span word="Choe">Choe</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="wait">wait</span> -<span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Choes">Choes</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="up">up</span>6 <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ants">ants</span>: <span word="one">one</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="unconscious">unconscious</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wakes">wakes</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unmoving">unmoving</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p> <span word="Choe">Choe</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Wait">Wait</span>- <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="smells">smells</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="carded">carded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="releases">releases</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Choe">Choe</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Choes">Choes</span> <span word="hypothesis">hypothesis</span>.</p>
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