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Ronan Hickey analyzed almost 2000 different dialects of the bottle-nose dolphins.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned

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Ronan Hickey analyzed almost 2000 different dialects of the bottle-nose dolphins.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned


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4.Irish Dolphins May Have a Unique DialectIrish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other.The Channel Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation (SDWF) has been studying a group of up to 120 bottle-nose dolphins in the River Shannon using vocalisations collected on a computer in a cow shed near the River Shannon.As part of a research project, student Ronan Hickey digitised and analysed a total of 1,882 whistles from the Irish dolphins and those from the Welsh dolphins on a computer and separated them into six fundamental whistle types and 32 different categories. Of the categories, he found most were used by both sets of dolphins—but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins."We are building up a catalogue of the different whistle types they use and trying to associate them with behaviour like foraging, resting, socialising and the communications of groups with calves," project leader Simon Berrow said. "Essentially we are building up what is like a dictionary of words they use or sounds they make. "Berrow, a marine biologist, said the dolphins' clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey. The whistles are communications. "They do a whole range of other sounds like barks, groans and a kind of gunshot. " He said. "The gunshot is an intense pulse of sound. Sperm whales use it to stun their prey. ""When I first heard it I was surprised as I thought sperm whales were the only species who used it. We can speculate the dolphins are using it for the same reason as the sperm whales. " Berrow said.References in local legend indicate there have been dolphins in the Shannon estuary for generations and they may even have been resident there as far back as the 6th century.They are regularly seen by passengers on the Shannon ferry and an estimated 25,000 tourists every year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.The difference in eating habits between the bottle-nose dolphins and the sperm whales interested the SDWF scientists.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned

参考答案和解析
正确答案:B
解析:问题中的关键词组是of the bottle-nose dolphins。利用问题句中的特征词Ronan Hickey(人名)和2000 different(不同的)dialects为答案线索,对应原文第三段第一句,…student Ronan Hiekey digitised and analyzed a total of 1,882 whistles from the Irish dolphins and those from the welsh dolphins…可知Ronan Hickey不是分析宽吻海豚,而是爱尔兰海豚和威尔士海豚发出的近2000种不同的啸声(不是方言)。所以,本题选项B是答案。
更多“Ronan Hickey analyzed almost 2000 different dialects of the bottle-nose dolphins.A.RightB.WrongC.Not mentioned”相关问题
  • 第1题:

    Sperm whales can produce stronger ultrasonic waves to kill their prey than dolphins.

    A.Right

    B.Wrong

    C.Not mentioned


    正确答案:C
    解析:问题中的关键词是kill,本题说鲸鱼能发出比海豚更强烈的超声波去杀死猎物。利用信息词Sperm whales,ultrasonic waves和prey作为答案线索,对应原文第五段,“They do a whole range of other sounds like barks.groans and a kind of gunshot.”he said.“The gunshot is an intense pulse of sound.Sperm whales use it to stun their prey.”原文说鲸鱼会发出高脉冲声波恐吓猎物,未提及杀死猎物的内容,因此选C。

  • 第2题:

    听力原文:Theoretically, the forward price for a currency can be identical with the spot price. However, it in practice is almost always either higher or lower than the spot price.

    (6)

    A.The forward price for a currency is always the same with the spot price.

    B.The forward price for a currency is always different from the spot price.

    C.Theoretically, the forward price is almost always either higher or lower than the spot price.

    D.Theoretically, the forward price for a currency is always the same with the spot price.


    正确答案:D
    解析:单句意思为“从理论上讲,某种货币的远期汇率应与即期汇率相等。但是绝大多数情况下,实际的远期汇率总是高于或低于即期汇率。”

  • 第3题:

    XML is a(71)language for documents containing(72)information.

    Structured information contains both content(words, pictures, etc.)and some indication of what role that content plays(for example, content in a section heading has a different meaning from content in a footnote, which means something different than content in a figure caption or content in a database table, etc.). Almost all documents have some structure.

    A markup language is a(73)to(74)structures in a document. The XML specification defines a standard way to add markup to(75).

    A.make-up

    B.madeup

    C.markup

    D.makeup


    正确答案:C

  • 第4题:

    Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame. of reference.

    [A]is to be analyzed

    [B]has been analyzed

    [C]be analyzed

    [D]should have been analyzed


    正确答案:C

  • 第5题:

    Which of the following materials is not appropriate for a teacher to use in listening practice?

    A.Materials with different dialects.
    B.Comprehensible authentic materials.
    C.Materials with comprehensible new words for students.
    D.Materials with contents beyond students’ comprehension capacity.

    答案:D
    解析:
    考查听力教学法。
    本题问的是不符合听力练习的。
    D选项,材料超出学生的理解能力,符合题意,故此题的正确选项为D。
    A选项,材料有不同的口音,英语国家比较多,所以学生训练听力的时候可以多听不同的方言,不合题意,故排除。
    B选项和C选项,告诉我们在听力教学中,教师要选择符合学生听力水平的听力材料确定听力的难度适当,不合题意,故排除。
    故此题的正确选项为D。

  • 第6题:

    The chemist analyzed that there was no trace of poison in the coffee.

    A: indication
    B: taste
    C:color
    D: smell

    答案:A
    解析:
    句意:化学家分析咖啡里没有毒的痕迹。indication意为“迹象”;taste意为“气味”; color意为“颜色”;smell意为“气味”。题中trace意为“痕迹”,与A意思相近,故选择A。

  • 第7题:

    共用题干
    Chinese Dialects(方言)

    The enormous differences in Chinese dialects have been a continuing problem ever since China became an empire in 221 B.C.,and it is one big reason why the country has remained impoverished (贫穷).Of the 600 million people,all but a very small number speak Chinese. But the dialects vary so widely that the speech of Peking,for example,is as different from the speech of Canton as English is from German.
    There is,to be sure,only one written language for all China,but it bears no phonetic(语音的)relationship to any of the spoken dialects.Moreover,it has so many symbols that only a tiny portion of the population has ever mastered it.
    As a result,most Chinese have been isolated for centuries from a free flow of ideas and from the economic progress that such a flow produces.Many dynasties tried with little success to break down the wall. After recognizing the importance of having a literate people for working in a technological world and for developing an effective propaganda(宣传)machine,the present government is putting everything it has into tackling the language problem. But the obstacles are so formidable(难以应付的)that the results cannot yet be predicted.
    At the heart of the problem is the dialects.The dialects prevented the evolution of a single written language based on phonetics.Instead,the Chinese were forced to develop a system that has no relation to sound,and they have clung to it for more than 3,000 years.When this system is applied to a whole language,it results in an overwhelming number of symbols.
    There are about 50,000 entries in a Chinese dictionary not counting the compounds(复合词). In order to be literate,a Chinese must learn 6,000;to be moderately educated,12,000.An English-speaking child,having to conquer only a twenty-six-letter alphabet,has usually learned to read by the time he begins the third grade.A Chinese child needs at least five more years of elementary learning;in the seventh grade,he can barely read a Chinese newspaper.

    Paragraph 3______
    A:Dealing with the Problem of Various Dialects
    B:Difficulties in Learning Chinese
    C:Features of Chinese Dialects
    D:Differences in Chinese Dialects
    E:Dialects as Heart of the Problem
    F: Ways of the Government to Tackle the Problem

    答案:A
    解析:
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段主要讲中国方言之间有巨大的差异,第一句话就是本段的主题句。另外,该段还举出北京话与广东话之间差别的例子。故选D。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握以及抽象概括能力。本段谈到语言问题阻碍了思想与经济的交流,历朝政府都想解决这一问题。当前政府已经认识到解决语言问题的重要性,投入全力来对付。所以,该段的主题是tackling the language problem,.tackling的意思就是选项A的dealing with,故选A。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段讲到关键问题是方言,方言使单一的书面语无法同读音相联系,中国人只好创立了一套与发音无关的系统,这造成了繁多的字符。可见问题的核心是方言。故选E。
    本题考查的同样是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段讲汉字繁多,难于掌握,对比了中国孩子与讲英语的孩子学习阅读的进度,反衬出汉语之难学。故选B。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第一段的第一句话。该句说这个国家(中国)之所以长期贫穷,一个重要原因是中国各地方言差别太大 ( the enormous differences in Chinese dialects)。故选C。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第四段的第二句。在作者看来,方言的繁多使中国不能发展出一套以音节为基础的单一书面语,故选A。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第四段的二、三、四句。正因为中国不能发展出一套以音节为基础的单一书面语,语言系统与发音无关,这就势必造成大量字符的出现。最后一句话中的results in就是“导致”的意思。倒数第二句则说明了原因。故选D。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解以及抽象概括能力。本题与上面的第26题有联系,答案的依据在最后一段。该段举出中外儿童学习阅读的进度对比的例子,所给数据显示,中国孩子在学习母语时要比外国孩子掌握更多的生词。这就是作者认为的二者的不同之处。故选B。

  • 第8题:

    共用题干
    Chinese Dialects(方言)

    The enormous differences in Chinese dialects have been a continuing problem ever since China became an empire in 221 B.C.,and it is one big reason why the country has remained impoverished (贫穷).Of the 600 million people,all but a very small number speak Chinese. But the dialects vary so widely that the speech of Peking,for example,is as different from the speech of Canton as English is from German.
    There is,to be sure,only one written language for all China,but it bears no phonetic(语音的)relationship to any of the spoken dialects.Moreover,it has so many symbols that only a tiny portion of the population has ever mastered it.
    As a result,most Chinese have been isolated for centuries from a free flow of ideas and from the economic progress that such a flow produces.Many dynasties tried with little success to break down the wall. After recognizing the importance of having a literate people for working in a technological world and for developing an effective propaganda(宣传)machine,the present government is putting everything it has into tackling the language problem. But the obstacles are so formidable(难以应付的)that the results cannot yet be predicted.
    At the heart of the problem is the dialects.The dialects prevented the evolution of a single written language based on phonetics.Instead,the Chinese were forced to develop a system that has no relation to sound,and they have clung to it for more than 3,000 years.When this system is applied to a whole language,it results in an overwhelming number of symbols.
    There are about 50,000 entries in a Chinese dictionary not counting the compounds(复合词). In order to be literate,a Chinese must learn 6,000;to be moderately educated,12,000.An English-speaking child,having to conquer only a twenty-six-letter alphabet,has usually learned to read by the time he begins the third grade.A Chinese child needs at least five more years of elementary learning;in the seventh grade,he can barely read a Chinese newspaper.

    The main reason why there are a great number of symbols in Chinese language is that______.
    A:China failed to develop a single written language based on phonetics
    B:a Chinese child is supposed to learn much more words than his English speaking counterpart
    C:enormous differences in Chinese dialects
    D:the Chinese language system has no relation to sound
    E:educate more people to learn the same language
    F: there is only a small part of the population who understand the large number of symbols

    答案:D
    解析:
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段主要讲中国方言之间有巨大的差异,第一句话就是本段的主题句。另外,该段还举出北京话与广东话之间差别的例子。故选D。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握以及抽象概括能力。本段谈到语言问题阻碍了思想与经济的交流,历朝政府都想解决这一问题。当前政府已经认识到解决语言问题的重要性,投入全力来对付。所以,该段的主题是tackling the language problem,.tackling的意思就是选项A的dealing with,故选A。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段讲到关键问题是方言,方言使单一的书面语无法同读音相联系,中国人只好创立了一套与发音无关的系统,这造成了繁多的字符。可见问题的核心是方言。故选E。
    本题考查的同样是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段讲汉字繁多,难于掌握,对比了中国孩子与讲英语的孩子学习阅读的进度,反衬出汉语之难学。故选B。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第一段的第一句话。该句说这个国家(中国)之所以长期贫穷,一个重要原因是中国各地方言差别太大 ( the enormous differences in Chinese dialects)。故选C。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第四段的第二句。在作者看来,方言的繁多使中国不能发展出一套以音节为基础的单一书面语,故选A。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第四段的二、三、四句。正因为中国不能发展出一套以音节为基础的单一书面语,语言系统与发音无关,这就势必造成大量字符的出现。最后一句话中的results in就是“导致”的意思。倒数第二句则说明了原因。故选D。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解以及抽象概括能力。本题与上面的第26题有联系,答案的依据在最后一段。该段举出中外儿童学习阅读的进度对比的例子,所给数据显示,中国孩子在学习母语时要比外国孩子掌握更多的生词。这就是作者认为的二者的不同之处。故选B。

  • 第9题:

    共用题干
    Irish Dolphins May Have a Unique Dialect

    Irish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they
    may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other.
    The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation(SDWF)has been studying a group of up to 120 bottle-
    nose dolphins in the River Shannon using vocalizations(发声)collected on a computer in a cow shed near the
    River Shannon.
    As part of a research project,student Ronan Hickey digitized and analyzed a total of 1,882 whistles from
    the Irish dolphins and those from the Welsh dolphins on a computer and separated theni into six fundamental
    whistle types and 32 different categories.Of the categories,he found most were used by both sets of dol-
    phins一but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins.
    "We are building up a catalogue of the different whistle types they use and trying to associate them with
    behavior like foraging(觅食),resting, socializing and the communications of grown.ups with calves (幼
    仔),"project leader Simon Berrow said.“Essentially we are building up what is like a dictionary of words
    they use or sounds they mnake."
    Berrow,a marine biologist,said the dolphins'clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey.
    The whistles are communications."They do a whole range 0f other sounds like barks.groans and a kind of
    gunshot," he said. "The gunshot is an intense pulse(脉冲)of sound. Sperm whales use it to stun(击昏)
    their prey.”
    "When I first heard it I was surprised as I thought sperm whales were the onlyh species who used it. We
    can speculate the dolphins are using it for the same reason as the sperm whales,"Berrow said.
    References in local legend indicate there have been dolphins in the Shannon estuary for generations and
    they may even have been residents there as far back as the 6th century.
    They are regularly seen by passengers on the Shannon ferry and an estimated 25.000 tourists every year
    take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.

    The difference in eating habits between the bottle-nose dolphins arid the sperm wha1c, intcrcotcd the SDWFscientists.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:C
    解析:
    利用题干句的特征词sperm whales作为线索,发现文中第5、6两段与其相关。但是相 关的语句中都没有涉及题干句中关于饮食习惯差异的内容,因此判断题干句的内容在文章中 没有被提到。
    利用题干句的特征词32 categorie、和eight作为线索,找到相关句“…32 different catego-ries.Of the categories,he found most were used by both sets of dolphins一but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins.”这与题干句意思一致,故选A。
    利用题干句的特征词communicate、 adult和baby为线索,找到相关句“…of the different whistle types…to aggociate them with behavior like…and the communicationg of grown-ups with calves",这是说科学家正在设法将哨声与海豚的行为联系起来,如成年海豚用它来与小海豚进 行沟通。题干句的意思与原文的意思相符,所以答案是A。
    利用题干句的特征词Simon Berrow和dictionary为线索,找到相关句“…Simon Berrow said,'…we are building up what jg like a dictionary of wordc they uce or g ound、 they make'”,;坟 与题干句意思完全吻合,所以选A。
    利用题干句的特征词pulses of sound为线索,查找原文,找到“The gunshot is an intense pulse(脉冲)of sound.Sperm whales use it to stun their prey.”。但是是不是只有抹香鲸会用脉冲 呢?继续看下文,发现下一段说海豚也会用,所以题干句的内容不正确:
    利用6th century这个特征词在原文中可以找到相关信息,在倒数第2段,意为“……早 在公元6世纪,海豚就在香农河河口繁衍生息”,而不是“被渔民养殖”,所以答案是B
    利用特征词25,000为线索,查找原文,找到“…an estimated 25 , 000 tourists every year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.";还需要确定该句中的they是否指代 Irish dolphins,借助前句内容知道they指代Shannon河口的海豚,由文章开头两段可知River Shannon是爱尔兰的河流,所以答案是A。第3部分:概括大意与完成句子

  • 第10题:

    When the length of the run queues, process or thread dispatches interrupts, and lock contention metrics and statistics are analyzed for performance, which of the following resources is being analyzed?()

    • A、 CPU
    • B、 Memory
    • C、 Disk I/O
    • D、 Network I/O

    正确答案:A

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    When the length of the run queues, process or thread dispatches interrupts, and lock contention metrics and statistics are analyzed for performance, which of the following resources is being analyzed?()
    A

     CPU

    B

     Memory

    C

     Disk I/O

    D

     Network I/O


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a quality of email?
    A

    It is a convenient communication tool.

    B

    It allows conversations at different times.

    C

    It is as easy to email a message to many people as to only one.

    D

    It helps control social activities.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    关于电子邮件的性质,录音中提到“Email enables people to maintain more relationships easily because it is convenient as a communication tool...”,(电子邮件使人们易于维持更多的关系因为作为交流工具它很方便…),所以A项正确;The nature of email is such that people could carry on conversations at different times and at their leisure(电子邮件的本质是人们可以在不同的时间和在空闲时间进行谈话),所以B项也正确;it is almost as easy to email a message to many people as it is to email to only one(给许多人发电子邮件几乎和只给一个人发电子邮件一样简单),C项也正确;只有D项的没有在文中被提及。

  • 第13题:

    Regional dialects are used most widely in a community.()


    参考答案:正确

  • 第14题:

    You are managing the APPPROD database as a DBA which is not using the Oracle-managed files. You plan to duplicate this database in the same system with the name DUPDB.You want to create the same directory structure for duplicate database files as of the target database.You executed the following RMAN commands:What are the implications of this command?()

    A. It creates database files for the duplicate database under the Oracle base with a different directory for the duplicate database.

    B. It overwrites data files of the target database because a different location for data files is not mentioned for the duplicate database.

    C. It creates database files for the duplicate database under the same Oracle home as that of the target database with the same directory structure.

    D. It creates database files for the duplicate database under the same Oracle home as that of the target but with a different directory for the duplicate database.


    参考答案:B

  • 第15题:

    Whichofthefollowingphasesassessesthecurrentnetworkinfrastructureofacustomer()

    A.Prepare

    B.Plan

    C.Analyze

    D.Design


    参考答案:B

  • 第16题:

    Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A.Da Vinci once stayed in France.

    B.“Mona Lisa”is kept in the Louvre

    C.The Louvre was once a church as well as a palace

    D.The Louvre is a place of interest to different people from all over the world.


    正确答案:C
    根据文章第三、四段,卢浮宫曾经是城堡和国王的行宫,现在是旅游名胜但没有充当过教堂。根据文章倒数第二段可知达芬奇曾在法国呆过,他创作的名画“Mona Lisa”仍然在卢浮宫中珍藏。由此可以排除A、B、D三项。

  • 第17题:

    Almost everyone at the meeting has different views.

    A: scenery
    B: sight
    C: understandings
    D: opinions

    答案:D
    解析:
    句意:几乎每一位与会者都有不同的见解。四个选项中,A. scenery的意思是“风景、景色”,是不可数名词;B. sight的意思是“视力、视线范围、眼界”;C. understanding的意思是“理解、惊解,';D. opinion的意思是“意见、看法、主张”,题目中画线部分在句中意思是“观点、见解”。因此D选项符合题意。

  • 第18题:

    共用题干
    Irish Dolphins May Have a Unique Dialect

    Irish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they
    may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other.
    The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation(SDWF)has been studying a group of up to 120 bottle-
    nose dolphins in the River Shannon using vocalizations(发声)collected on a computer in a cow shed near the
    River Shannon.
    As part of a research project,student Ronan Hickey digitized and analyzed a total of 1,882 whistles from
    the Irish dolphins and those from the Welsh dolphins on a computer and separated theni into six fundamental
    whistle types and 32 different categories.Of the categories,he found most were used by both sets of dol-
    phins一but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins.
    "We are building up a catalogue of the different whistle types they use and trying to associate them with
    behavior like foraging(觅食),resting, socializing and the communications of grown.ups with calves (幼
    仔),"project leader Simon Berrow said.“Essentially we are building up what is like a dictionary of words
    they use or sounds they mnake."
    Berrow,a marine biologist,said the dolphins'clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey.
    The whistles are communications."They do a whole range 0f other sounds like barks.groans and a kind of
    gunshot," he said. "The gunshot is an intense pulse(脉冲)of sound. Sperm whales use it to stun(击昏)
    their prey.”
    "When I first heard it I was surprised as I thought sperm whales were the onlyh species who used it. We
    can speculate the dolphins are using it for the same reason as the sperm whales,"Berrow said.
    References in local legend indicate there have been dolphins in the Shannon estuary for generations and
    they may even have been residents there as far back as the 6th century.
    They are regularly seen by passengers on the Shannon ferry and an estimated 25.000 tourists every year
    take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.

    As early as the 6th century,Irish fishermen started raising dolphins in the Shannon estuary.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:B
    解析:
    利用题干句的特征词sperm whales作为线索,发现文中第5、6两段与其相关。但是相 关的语句中都没有涉及题干句中关于饮食习惯差异的内容,因此判断题干句的内容在文章中 没有被提到。
    利用题干句的特征词32 categorie、和eight作为线索,找到相关句“…32 different catego-ries.Of the categories,he found most were used by both sets of dolphins一but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins.”这与题干句意思一致,故选A。
    利用题干句的特征词communicate、 adult和baby为线索,找到相关句“…of the different whistle types…to aggociate them with behavior like…and the communicationg of grown-ups with calves",这是说科学家正在设法将哨声与海豚的行为联系起来,如成年海豚用它来与小海豚进 行沟通。题干句的意思与原文的意思相符,所以答案是A。
    利用题干句的特征词Simon Berrow和dictionary为线索,找到相关句“…Simon Berrow said,'…we are building up what jg like a dictionary of wordc they uce or g ound、 they make'”,;坟 与题干句意思完全吻合,所以选A。
    利用题干句的特征词pulses of sound为线索,查找原文,找到“The gunshot is an intense pulse(脉冲)of sound.Sperm whales use it to stun their prey.”。但是是不是只有抹香鲸会用脉冲 呢?继续看下文,发现下一段说海豚也会用,所以题干句的内容不正确:
    利用6th century这个特征词在原文中可以找到相关信息,在倒数第2段,意为“……早 在公元6世纪,海豚就在香农河河口繁衍生息”,而不是“被渔民养殖”,所以答案是B
    利用特征词25,000为线索,查找原文,找到“…an estimated 25 , 000 tourists every year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.";还需要确定该句中的they是否指代 Irish dolphins,借助前句内容知道they指代Shannon河口的海豚,由文章开头两段可知River Shannon是爱尔兰的河流,所以答案是A。第3部分:概括大意与完成句子

  • 第19题:

    共用题干
    Irish Dolphins May Have a Unique Dialect

    Irish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they
    may have developed a unique dialect to communicate with each other.
    The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation(SDWF)has been studying a group of up to 120 bottle-
    nose dolphins in the River Shannon using vocalizations(发声)collected on a computer in a cow shed near the
    River Shannon.
    As part of a research project,student Ronan Hickey digitized and analyzed a total of 1,882 whistles from
    the Irish dolphins and those from the Welsh dolphins on a computer and separated theni into six fundamental
    whistle types and 32 different categories.Of the categories,he found most were used by both sets of dol-
    phins一but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins.
    "We are building up a catalogue of the different whistle types they use and trying to associate them with
    behavior like foraging(觅食),resting, socializing and the communications of grown.ups with calves (幼
    仔),"project leader Simon Berrow said.“Essentially we are building up what is like a dictionary of words
    they use or sounds they mnake."
    Berrow,a marine biologist,said the dolphins'clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey.
    The whistles are communications."They do a whole range 0f other sounds like barks.groans and a kind of
    gunshot," he said. "The gunshot is an intense pulse(脉冲)of sound. Sperm whales use it to stun(击昏)
    their prey.”
    "When I first heard it I was surprised as I thought sperm whales were the onlyh species who used it. We
    can speculate the dolphins are using it for the same reason as the sperm whales,"Berrow said.
    References in local legend indicate there have been dolphins in the Shannon estuary for generations and
    they may even have been residents there as far back as the 6th century.
    They are regularly seen by passengers on the Shannon ferry and an estimated 25.000 tourists every year
    take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.

    Irish dolphins attract tourists and over 25,000 people come to see them every year.
    A:Right
    B:Wrong
    C:Not mentioned

    答案:A
    解析:
    利用题干句的特征词sperm whales作为线索,发现文中第5、6两段与其相关。但是相 关的语句中都没有涉及题干句中关于饮食习惯差异的内容,因此判断题干句的内容在文章中 没有被提到。
    利用题干句的特征词32 categorie、和eight作为线索,找到相关句“…32 different catego-ries.Of the categories,he found most were used by both sets of dolphins一but eight were only heard from the Irish dolphins.”这与题干句意思一致,故选A。
    利用题干句的特征词communicate、 adult和baby为线索,找到相关句“…of the different whistle types…to aggociate them with behavior like…and the communicationg of grown-ups with calves",这是说科学家正在设法将哨声与海豚的行为联系起来,如成年海豚用它来与小海豚进 行沟通。题干句的意思与原文的意思相符,所以答案是A。
    利用题干句的特征词Simon Berrow和dictionary为线索,找到相关句“…Simon Berrow said,'…we are building up what jg like a dictionary of wordc they uce or g ound、 they make'”,;坟 与题干句意思完全吻合,所以选A。
    利用题干句的特征词pulses of sound为线索,查找原文,找到“The gunshot is an intense pulse(脉冲)of sound.Sperm whales use it to stun their prey.”。但是是不是只有抹香鲸会用脉冲 呢?继续看下文,发现下一段说海豚也会用,所以题干句的内容不正确:
    利用6th century这个特征词在原文中可以找到相关信息,在倒数第2段,意为“……早 在公元6世纪,海豚就在香农河河口繁衍生息”,而不是“被渔民养殖”,所以答案是B
    利用特征词25,000为线索,查找原文,找到“…an estimated 25 , 000 tourists every year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.";还需要确定该句中的they是否指代 Irish dolphins,借助前句内容知道they指代Shannon河口的海豚,由文章开头两段可知River Shannon是爱尔兰的河流,所以答案是A。第3部分:概括大意与完成句子

  • 第20题:

    共用题干
    Chinese Dialects(方言)

    The enormous differences in Chinese dialects have been a continuing problem ever since China became an empire in 221 B.C.,and it is one big reason why the country has remained impoverished (贫穷).Of the 600 million people,all but a very small number speak Chinese. But the dialects vary so widely that the speech of Peking,for example,is as different from the speech of Canton as English is from German.
    There is,to be sure,only one written language for all China,but it bears no phonetic(语音的)relationship to any of the spoken dialects.Moreover,it has so many symbols that only a tiny portion of the population has ever mastered it.
    As a result,most Chinese have been isolated for centuries from a free flow of ideas and from the economic progress that such a flow produces.Many dynasties tried with little success to break down the wall. After recognizing the importance of having a literate people for working in a technological world and for developing an effective propaganda(宣传)machine,the present government is putting everything it has into tackling the language problem. But the obstacles are so formidable(难以应付的)that the results cannot yet be predicted.
    At the heart of the problem is the dialects.The dialects prevented the evolution of a single written language based on phonetics.Instead,the Chinese were forced to develop a system that has no relation to sound,and they have clung to it for more than 3,000 years.When this system is applied to a whole language,it results in an overwhelming number of symbols.
    There are about 50,000 entries in a Chinese dictionary not counting the compounds(复合词). In order to be literate,a Chinese must learn 6,000;to be moderately educated,12,000.An English-speaking child,having to conquer only a twenty-six-letter alphabet,has usually learned to read by the time he begins the third grade.A Chinese child needs at least five more years of elementary learning;in the seventh grade,he can barely read a Chinese newspaper.

    The result of the enormous differences in Chinese dialects,as far as the author is concerned,is that______.
    A:China failed to develop a single written language based on phonetics
    B:a Chinese child is supposed to learn much more words than his English speaking counterpart
    C:enormous differences in Chinese dialects
    D:the Chinese language system has no relation to sound
    E:educate more people to learn the same language
    F: there is only a small part of the population who understand the large number of symbols

    答案:A
    解析:
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段主要讲中国方言之间有巨大的差异,第一句话就是本段的主题句。另外,该段还举出北京话与广东话之间差别的例子。故选D。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握以及抽象概括能力。本段谈到语言问题阻碍了思想与经济的交流,历朝政府都想解决这一问题。当前政府已经认识到解决语言问题的重要性,投入全力来对付。所以,该段的主题是tackling the language problem,.tackling的意思就是选项A的dealing with,故选A。
    本题考查的是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段讲到关键问题是方言,方言使单一的书面语无法同读音相联系,中国人只好创立了一套与发音无关的系统,这造成了繁多的字符。可见问题的核心是方言。故选E。
    本题考查的同样是对所读材料大意与主旨的掌握。本段讲汉字繁多,难于掌握,对比了中国孩子与讲英语的孩子学习阅读的进度,反衬出汉语之难学。故选B。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第一段的第一句话。该句说这个国家(中国)之所以长期贫穷,一个重要原因是中国各地方言差别太大 ( the enormous differences in Chinese dialects)。故选C。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第四段的第二句。在作者看来,方言的繁多使中国不能发展出一套以音节为基础的单一书面语,故选A。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解。本题答案的依据在第四段的二、三、四句。正因为中国不能发展出一套以音节为基础的单一书面语,语言系统与发音无关,这就势必造成大量字符的出现。最后一句话中的results in就是“导致”的意思。倒数第二句则说明了原因。故选D。
    本题考查的是对文章的主旨与细节的了解以及抽象概括能力。本题与上面的第26题有联系,答案的依据在最后一段。该段举出中外儿童学习阅读的进度对比的例子,所给数据显示,中国孩子在学习母语时要比外国孩子掌握更多的生词。这就是作者认为的二者的不同之处。故选B。

  • 第21题:

    Jean Wagner′s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it( )in a religious,as well as worldly,frame of reference.

    A.is to be analyzed
    B.has been analyzed
    C.be analyzed
    D.should have been analyzed

    答案:C
    解析:
    考查虚拟语气。名词insistence后面的同位语从句要用虚拟语气。故本题选C。句意:吉恩·瓦各纳对美国黑人诗歌研究的最杰出的贡献是:他坚持认为不仅要以世俗的观点而且还要以宗教的观点来分析他们的诗。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    Which of the following is typical of a cosmopolitan city?
    A

    People from different parts of the world live and work together.

    B

    There are almost three million people living and working in the city.

    C

    There are super amenities, ranging from the excellent shops and restaurants.

    D

    People can enjoy an urban lifestyle with cultural events such as concerts and operas.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    事实细节的找寻和判断。录音中关于cosmopolitan city(世界性城市)的说法是“…Singapore is a cosmopolitan city, with people from different parts of the world living and working together”,可知在新加坡这样的世界性大城市,来自世界各地的人们在那里共同生活和工作。由此可知,选项A与录音相关内容相符。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Different insurance companies charge almost the same prices for insurance policies.
    A

    Right.

    B

    Wrong.

    C

    Doesn’t say.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    第三段明确指出“The cost varies greatly between companies”,,由此可知本题“不同的保险公司要价几乎相同”是错误的。