Question

  Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami(海哺)，adding weight to ideas they possess a "sixth sense" for disasters, experts said on Thursday.

  Sri Lanka wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast seemingly missed wild beasts, with no dead animals found.

  "No elephants are dead,not even a dead hare or rabbit. I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening," H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department, said on Wednesday.

  The waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km (2 miles) inland at Yala National Park in the southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants. "There has been a lot of evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven," said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviour spe?cialist at Johannesburg Zoo.

  "There have been no specific studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field set?ting ,"he said.

Other authorities agreed with this conclusion.

  "Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain phenomenon, especially birds. There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters，" said Clive Walker，who has written several books on African wildlife.

  Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators(食肉动物）.

  The idea of an animal "sixth sense" is a lasting one that the evidence on Sri Lanka's damaged coast is likely to add to.
(   ) 1. This passage is mainly about      

A.     the damage that was caused in the Indian Ocean tsunami

B.     why animals can save themselves from natural disasters

C.     how to protect the wildlife when disaster happens

D.     the different opinions about animals' natural power 

(   ) 2. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A.     It has been proved that animals have a "sixth sense".

B.     Research has been made on the special movements of animals before disasters.

C.     It's generally considered that animals can sense the coming of disasters.

D.     Animals have depended on the known senses to escape the Indian Ocean tsunami. 

(   ) 3. What does the term"sixth sense" in the text mean?

A.     It is the natural ability of animals that can save them from danger.

B.     It is the animal's imagination in the brain.

C.     It is some hidden power to say in advance that something will happen.

D.     It is a kind of sense that is the same as smell or hearing.

(   ) 4. In which section of a newspaper does the text most probably appear?
A. News Report. B. Discovery.

C. Science Fiction. D. Culture.

Answer 1

1-4 BCCB 

A篇通过印度洋海啸中动物无一遇难的事实告诉读者：动物有种神奇的能够预测灾难来临的"第六感觉"。

1. B主旨大意题短文第一段讲述了这样一个事实:野生动物们似乎躲过了印度洋的海啸。下文围绕着动物是否真的拥有能够预测灾难的"第六感"展开。

2. C细节理解题短文中列举一些权威人士的讲话说明人们普遍持这种观点。

3. C词义推测题根据短文第三段"I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happen-ing."进行推测，其含义为：动物的某种能预测将要发生的事的神秘力量。

4. B逻辑推理题这次印度洋海嘛已造成成千上万人丧生，而动物却能幸免。其中的奥秘有待去探究。由此推测此文可能出现在报纸的"发现"版面上。而science fiction是"科幻"的意思，与人类对此现象已发现的事实不符。