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"Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami(海啸)，adding weight to the notion they possess a‘sixth sense’for disasters," experts said． 　　Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed hundreds of thousands of people along the coast of Indian Ocean island seemingly missed the wild beasts, with no dead animals found． 　　"No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit．I think animals can sense disasters．They have a sixth sense．They know when things are happening," H．D．Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Department, said． 　　The waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km(2 miles)inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards．"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 specialist at Johannesburg Zoo． 　　"There have been no specific studies because you can’t really test it in a lab or field setting," he said． 　　Other authorities(权威)agreed with this judgment． 　　"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 notion of an animal "sixth sense"－or some other mythical power－is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka’s battered coast is likely to add to． 　　The Romans saw owls(猫头鹰)as omens of coming disasters and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred(神圣的)animals endowed with special powers． 　　The tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean．It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa． (1) It can be infer from the first paragraph that ________． [　　] A． after the Indian Ocean tsunami scientists are sure of an animal "sixth sense" B． before the Indian Ocean tsunami scientists didn’t believe in an animal "sixth sense" C． before the Indian Ocean tsunami scientists had some idea of an animal "sixth sense" D． the Indian Ocean tsunami has offered the only proof for an animal "sixth sense" (2) The author quoted Clive Walker’s words to ________． [　　] A． throw doubt on an animal "sixth sense" B． show the different opinions between Sri Lankan wildlife officials and the authorities C． show that authorities know better than animal behaviour specialists D． add proof to an animal "sixth sense" (3) Which of the following does not belong to an animal "sixth sense"? [　　] A． Elephants avoiding the coming Indian Ocean tsunami． B． Dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes． C． Birds detecting coming disasters． D． Animals relying on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger． (4) The underlined word in the passage probably means ________． [　　] A． victims B． signs C． tests D． causes

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答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．B;