题文

阅读理解。

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably also sing or whistle when you are happy.      Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.      Do you know what a "territory" is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims (宣称) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species (物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. (1) If a stranger should enter your territory and want to hurt you, you might shout.  Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.       If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. (2)一只鸟也将会 做同样的事. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming (尖叫) all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird's song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.      Birds sing loudest in spring when they are trying to attract a mate (同伴) and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.      You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1. 从文中找出一个与establish 同义的短语。     _______________ 2. 根据 (1) 处画线部分的意思来完成下面句子。（每空一词，共2词）     You might frighten a stranger away by _______________ _______________ him if he should enter your territory and want to hurt you. 3. 根据文章，选择最佳选项：  What is a bird's "territory"? A. A place where other families of the same species are welcome. B. A place where a bird can sing loudly. C. An area where birds often fight against each other. D. An area which a bird considers to be its own.

4. 将（2）处画线句子翻译成英语。     _______________ _______________.

5. 用一句话概括本文的中心大意（不超过10个单词）。      _______________

题型：阅读理解  难度：偏难

答案

1. set up 2. shouting at /to 3. D 4. A bird will also do the same thing. / A bird will do the same thing, too.    / A  bird will do the same thing as well. 5. The reason(s) why birds sing (1.2.4.5答案不唯一)

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you..”主要考查你对  科教类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

科教类阅读

考点名称：科教类阅读

• 科普类的阅读：
  科普类的阅读理解包含介绍科学知识、社会知识的短文。阅读这类短文时，要以事实为中心进行思考，抓住事物的特征、用途、相互关系等。
  如果是介绍社会现象的文章，要掌握所谈现象的内涵。

• 答题技巧：
  1. 加强整体意识，把握文章的主要内容。在阅读的时候可给段落标上序号，并给重要的句子和
     关键词做上记号，尤其是各段中心句，为答题提供更快捷更多的信息源。
  2. 审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。
  3. 定位阅读，强化对应意识。同时要注意原文利用和自我加工相结合。