职称英语理工类阅读理解复习必备训练题(4)
<p> <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> <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="m">m</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> - <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <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="m">m</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="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <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="m">m</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>. 词汇： <span word="Graveyard">Graveyard</span> <span word="n">n</span>.墓地 <span word="override">override</span> <span word="v">v</span>.优先于，比更重要 1. <span word="night">night</span>：<span word="night">night</span> 是个多义词，其比喻意义是死亡，即本篇短文标题中该词的意思。标 题是用了逆喻的修辞手法。 3. <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span>：阿根廷，位于南美洲的国家。 5. 本句 <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> 中两个 <span word="it">it</span> 指代前面爬行中的蚂蚁，也 就是下段第一句中的 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>。 7. <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="pupae">pupae</span>：经过处理的蛹，即被科学家涂抹上化学药剂的蛹。 1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 3? <span word="C">C</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="announces">announces</span> <span word="death">death</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prevents">prevents</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p>
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