Elephant research in Amboseli

题目与答案

1. Methodology

   ·The elephant population has been studied for almost forty years.

   ·Records of many elephants` dates of birth and also of their 31_____ have been kept.

   ·Play-back of elephant calls and DNA analysis were also used.

   答案：mother

   原文定位：We know the month and year of their birth, as well as who was the mother of each one

   同义替换：「also」↔「as well as」

2. Findings

   ·The social system of elephants has many 32_____ .

   答案：layers

   原文定位：One thing we found from our research is that this social system is made up of a large number of different layers

   同义替换：「many」↔「a large number of」

3. Co-operation

   ·Two elephants worked together to get food using a 33_____ .

   答案：rope

   原文定位：We conducted an experiment in which two of the elephants brought food within reach by pulling simultaneously on the ends of a rope

   同义替换：「together」↔「simultaneously」，「get food」↔「brought food within reach」，「using」↔「pulling」

4. Flexibility

   ·Some moved to a new area when there was a lack of 34_____ .

   答案：rain

   原文定位：A good example of this was two years ago when there was not enough rain. Many left the herd and moved to new areas in order to survive

   同义替换：「lack of」↔「not enough」

5. Emotion

   ·They may move the 35_____ of another elephant after death.

   答案：bones

   原文定位：When an elephant dies, the others may stroke and rearrange the bones

   同义替换：「move」↔「rearrange」，「after death」↔「when an elephant dies」

6. Intelligence

   ·Their brain 36_____ is quite high in comparison with that of their body.

   答案：weight

   原文定位：When we looked at the elephant's brain, we found that its weight was quite high compared with that of its body

   同义替换：「comparison」↔「compared」

7. Male Elephants and “Musth”

   ·They way they 37_____ is one obvious change.

   答案：walk

   原文定位：One of the most obvious changes is in how they walk

8. Longevity and Mating

   ·Elephants need to live a long time.

   ·Older males make better mates: older females recognize 38_____ .

   答案：danger

   原文定位：The older and more experienced you are, the more likely it is that you'll be aware of danger when it approaches

   同义替换：「recognize」↔「aware」

9. What still needs to be discovered

   ·How elephants use smell - difficult to study this in the 39_____ .

   答案：wild

   原文定位：It's very hard to conduct research in this area in the wild because there are so many variables involved

   同义替换：「difficult」↔「hard」，「study」↔「research」

10. ·How 40_____ elephants are to one another.

    答案：sensitive

    原文定位：This is an example of how one elephant can be sensitive towards the feelings or situation of another, but we don't know how much it happens