Ⅵ. 任务型阅读
阅读并根据下面的短文，在表格后的横线上填入一个最恰当的单词。
We know elephants never get lost. People find some animals can easily find their ways home like elephants. How do they make it? The research shows that they are born with certain special abilities for direction. It's amazing，right?
A kind of ants，for example，can count（数）their steps（步）to avoid getting lost. They can go as far as 110 metres and bring food home. These ants live in the open desert，so they have nothing to guide（引导）them along the way. It's like someone walking six kilometres through a dark forest.
Some fishes have an unbelievable sense of smell. They can smell even a single drop of their home water in a large sea area. Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area.
Some animals can sense（感知）the earth's magnetic field（磁场），while humans can't. This magnetic field guides a certain kind of fish when they swim a long way to a place and then back. How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet.
However，animals which have such unusual abilities still have difficulty dealing with environmental changes caused by human activities. For example，many birds depend on stars for direction，but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem，we should simply turn off some lights at night. Clearly，one small act of humans may mean a lot to animals. So humans must care about their acts when dealing with animals.
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• People should turn off some lights at night
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阅读并根据下面的短文，在表格后的横线上填入一个最恰当的单词。
We know elephants never get lost. People find some animals can easily find their ways home like elephants. How do they make it? The research shows that they are born with certain special abilities for direction. It's amazing，right?
A kind of ants，for example，can count（数）their steps（步）to avoid getting lost. They can go as far as 110 metres and bring food home. These ants live in the open desert，so they have nothing to guide（引导）them along the way. It's like someone walking six kilometres through a dark forest.
Some fishes have an unbelievable sense of smell. They can smell even a single drop of their home water in a large sea area. Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area.
Some animals can sense（感知）the earth's magnetic field（磁场），while humans can't. This magnetic field guides a certain kind of fish when they swim a long way to a place and then back. How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet.
However，animals which have such unusual abilities still have difficulty dealing with environmental changes caused by human activities. For example，many birds depend on stars for direction，but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem，we should simply turn off some lights at night. Clearly，one small act of humans may mean a lot to animals. So humans must care about their acts when dealing with animals.
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答案：Ⅵ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了许多动物天生就具有某些不寻常的方向感。
1. Animals' 解析:根据短文主题“一些动物具有特殊的方向感能力”,可知此处指“动物的”特殊能力,应用名词所有格,故填 Animals'。
易错提醒 “动物的特殊能力”需用“Animals'”,而非“Animals”。
2. easy 解析:根据原文“We know elephants never get lost. People find some animals can easily find their ways home like elephants.”,“easily”为副词,此处需用形容词作表语,easily 的形容词形式为 easy,故填 easy。
3. Examples 解析:该空右栏列举了蚂蚁、鱼、海鸟等动物的例子,故此处填 Examples。
4. counting 解析:根据原文“A kind of ants, for example, can count their steps to avoid getting lost.”,空前为介词“by”,后接动词-ing 形式,故填 counting。
5. smelling/smell/smells 解析:根据原文“Some fishes have an unbelievable sense of smell.”“Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area.”,可知一些鱼和海鸟通过嗅觉认路,空前为介词“by”,后接动词-ing 形式,故填 smelling;也可直接用名词 smell/smells 表示“嗅觉”。
6. answer 解析:根据原文“How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet.”,可知科学家无法回答这个问题,空前有情态动词“can't”,后接动词原形,故填 answer。
7. advice 解析:表格下方既讲了问题(人类活动影响动物),也讲了建议(关灯等),故此处填 advice。
8. with 解析:句意:人类活动给具有这种特殊能力的动物带来了问题。“具有”用介词“with”,故填 with。
9. because/as 解析:根据原文“many birds depend on stars for direction, but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem, we should simply turn off some lights at night.”,可知关灯的原因是鸟类依赖星星导航,故填 because/as。
10. careful 解析:根据原文“So humans must care about their acts when dealing with animals.”,“care about”意为“关心”,此处需用形容词作表语,care 的形容词形式为 careful,故填 careful。
1. Animals' 解析:根据短文主题“一些动物具有特殊的方向感能力”,可知此处指“动物的”特殊能力,应用名词所有格,故填 Animals'。
易错提醒 “动物的特殊能力”需用“Animals'”,而非“Animals”。
2. easy 解析:根据原文“We know elephants never get lost. People find some animals can easily find their ways home like elephants.”,“easily”为副词,此处需用形容词作表语,easily 的形容词形式为 easy,故填 easy。
3. Examples 解析:该空右栏列举了蚂蚁、鱼、海鸟等动物的例子,故此处填 Examples。
4. counting 解析:根据原文“A kind of ants, for example, can count their steps to avoid getting lost.”,空前为介词“by”,后接动词-ing 形式,故填 counting。
5. smelling/smell/smells 解析:根据原文“Some fishes have an unbelievable sense of smell.”“Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area.”,可知一些鱼和海鸟通过嗅觉认路,空前为介词“by”,后接动词-ing 形式,故填 smelling;也可直接用名词 smell/smells 表示“嗅觉”。
6. answer 解析:根据原文“How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet.”,可知科学家无法回答这个问题,空前有情态动词“can't”,后接动词原形,故填 answer。
7. advice 解析:表格下方既讲了问题(人类活动影响动物),也讲了建议(关灯等),故此处填 advice。
8. with 解析:句意:人类活动给具有这种特殊能力的动物带来了问题。“具有”用介词“with”,故填 with。
9. because/as 解析:根据原文“many birds depend on stars for direction, but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem, we should simply turn off some lights at night.”,可知关灯的原因是鸟类依赖星星导航,故填 because/as。
10. careful 解析:根据原文“So humans must care about their acts when dealing with animals.”,“care about”意为“关心”,此处需用形容词作表语,care 的形容词形式为 careful,故填 careful。