Another secret of animals’ survival is tel

题目内容：

Another secret of animals’ survival is telepathy（心灵感应）. This sense becomes atrophied（衰退） in man, but a(n) 1thought-communication functions in animals. Elsa, the lioness, frequently 2when George and I intended to visit her camp, even though it 3180 miles from our home in Isiolo. On most 4when we made our irregular visit she was waiting for us. By following the spoor（野兽的足迹），we 5that she had sometimes walked 50 or 60 miles to meet us.

The same thing 6when I took Elsa’s sisters to Nairobi to be flown to the Rotterdam zoo, Elsa’s zoo. Elsa stayed behind with George in Isiolo 180 miles 7. He did not know when I was coming back, no person knew. But Elsa knew. On the morning of my 8she sat down at the entrance and wouldn’t make any 9until I arrived in the evening.

I have known this kind of thought-communication with the animal with whom I’ve lived. When Elsa died, I woke in the night, knowing what had happened, even though I was several miles away. The same thing 10later with one of Pippa’s cubs.

I don’t 11this sensitivity with my own kind. Feel far more in tune with what is going on when I am in the bush than when I am in London on Nairobi. We don’t know much yet about this telepathy from which gland（腺体） it comes, or how it 12. But if men could awaken or 13it in themselves, and then cooperate by trusting each other, 14fearing and treating one another 15, the world would be a far better place.

小题1:

A．extremely

B．completely

C．thoroughly

D．definitely小题2:

A．sensed

B．aware

C．feels

D．concerns小题3:

A．lay

B．lies

C．located

D．stood小题4:

A．case

B．conditions

C．occasions

D．situations小题5:

A．discussed

B．dismissed

C．discovered

D．distrusted小题6:

A．happened

B．broken out

C．replaced

D．took over小题7:

A．far

B．farther

C．away

D．far from小题8:

A．turn

B．return

C．reality

D．reappear小题9:

A．emotions

B．feelings

C．exchanges

D．movement小题10:

A．burst forth

B．burst

C．appeared

D．occurred小题11:

A．command

B．/confirm/i

C．possess

D．prohibit小题12:

A．starts

B．comprehends

C．manufactures

D．works小题13:

A．create

B．plant

C．cultivate

D．produce小题14:

A．rather than

B．other than

C．would rather

D．or rather小题15:

A．suspiciously

B．suspecting

C．prosperously

D．doubtfully

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:C

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:B

小题9:D

小题10:D

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:C

小题14:A

小题15:A

答案解析：

文章介绍了作者和动物之间的故事，说明动物之间是有心灵感应的，作者和动物也是有心灵感应的，但是作者感叹和人没有心灵感应，如果人们可以彼此合作而不是彼此害怕彼此怀疑，那这个世界会变成更好的地方。

小题1:考查副词：A. extremely[非常，B. completely完全，C. thoroughly 完全，D. definitely确定地，一定地，这种感觉在人类身上已经退化，但是在动物身上是确实可以思想交流的，选D

小题2:考查动词：A. sensed感觉到，B. aware，adj，有意识的，C. feels感觉（连系动词）D. concerns使…担心，和…有关，当我和乔治要靠近它的领地，母狮子Elsa总是能感觉到。选A

小题3:考查动词：A. lay位于（lie）的过去时，B. lies位于，撒谎， C. located使…位于…，D. stood耸立，即使位于我们Isiolo.的家有180英里，这里用过去时，选A

小题4:考查名词：A. case案件，情形，B. conditions条件，状况，C. occasions机会，场合，D. situations形势，在大部分场合我们不定期到访的时候，它都会等着我们，选C

小题5:考查动词：A. discussed讨论，B. dismissed排除，解雇，C. discovered发现，D. distrusted不信任，通过追随动物的足迹，我们发现它有时走50到60英里来迎接我们，选C

小题6:考查动词和短语：A. happened发生，B. broken out爆发，C. replaced代替，D. took over接管，同样的事情发生了，当我们把Elsa的姐姐Nairobi用飞机运到动物园，选A

小题7:考查形容词副词：A. far远，B. farther更远，C. away离开，D. far from远离，一点也不，Elsa 和 George 留在距离180英里的Isiolo，away前面可以接数词，选C

小题8:考查名词：A. turn转身，B. return回来，C. reality现实，D. reappear重新出现，从前面的句子：He did not know when I was coming back, no person knew. But Elsa knew.可知Elsa知道我回来，选B

小题9:考查名词：A. emotions情感，B. feelings感觉，C. exchanges交换，D. movement运动，移动，它坐在门口，直到我回来一动不动，选D

小题10:考查动词：A.burst forth突发，爆发，喷出B. burst爆发，C. appeared出现，D. occurred发生，后来Pippa的幼崽也发生了同样的事情，选D

小题11:考查动词：A. command命令，B. /confirm/i证实，C. possess拥有，D. prohibit禁止，从前面的I have known this kind of thought-communication with the animal with whom I’ve lived.可知作者和同类没有这种感觉，选C

小题12:考查动词：A. starts开始，B. comprehends理解，C. manufactures制造，D. works工作，奏效，我们不知道这种心灵感应是从哪个腺体出来的，是怎么奏效的，选D

小题13:考查动词：A. create创造，B. plant种植，C. cultivate耕作，种植，教养，栽培，改善，交朋友D. produce生产，从前面的awaken可知如果人类能唤醒和培养这样的心灵感应，选C

小题14:考查词组：A. rather than而不是，B. other than除了，C. would rather宁愿，D. or rather更确切的说，人们可以通过彼此合作而不是彼此害怕。选A

小题15:考查副词：.A.suspiciously猜疑地，怀疑的，疑心很深地B. suspecting怀疑，C. prosperously繁荣地，幸运地，D. doubtfully怀疑地，含糊地，如果人们可以彼此合作而不是彼此害怕彼此怀疑，那这个世界会变成更好的地方。A

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。