2021年4月自考00794綜合英語一試題及答案含解析

綜合英語（一）年月真題

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1、【單選題】Thefirsttwoquestionswererelativelyeasy,but_______washard.

third

thirdly

A:

thethird

B:

onethird

C:

答D:案：C

2、【單選題】Sharedbicycleshavebecomeapopularmeansofstudent_______on

campus.

transplant

transport

A:

translation

B:

transitior

C:

答D:案：B

3、【單選題】Hisexcuseforbeinglatedoesn't_______waterbecausetherewasno

trafficjamthismorning.

hold

keep

A:

take

B:

retain

C:

答D:案：A

4、【單選題】Whenthenewscame,she,aswellastheotherstudentsinthe

classroom,_______umpingwithjoy.

is

are

A:

was

B:

were

C:

答D:案：C

5、【單選題】IaskedLiMingifhe_______theboystoreadMoYan'snovels.

hasencouraged

hadencouraged

A:

hadbeenencouraged

B:

hasbeenencouraged

C:

答D:案：B

6、【單選題】Mostofusarelivinginplaces_______pollutedbylightthatwe

cannotseetheMilkyWay.

so

as

A:

too

B:

enough

C:

答D:案：A

7、【單選題】Thepresidentialelection_______over,theoilindustrymayrecover

fromitsslump.

is

was

A:

being

B:

hasbeen

C:

答D:案：C

8、【單選題】_______itsmeaning,heaskedtheteachertoexplaintheword.

Nounderstanding

Notunderstood

A:

Didn'tunderstand

B:

Notunderstanding

C:

答D:案：D

9、【單選題】Thiscompanyneithermanufacturescomputer

components_______assemblesthemintoafinishedproduct.

nor

or

A:

and

B:

but

C:

答D:案：A

10、【單選題】Sheknewthatonnooccasion_______guiltyofimproperconductwith

theelderly.

hehasbeen

hashebeen

A:

hehadbeen

B:

hadhebeen

C:

答D:案：D

11、【單選題】Wewerewarnedthatthere_______bedelaysonthemotorways,sowe

tookanotherroute.

need

must

A:

could

B:

will

C:

答D:案：C

12、【單選題】Afterwork,hetookhisnewcolleaguesoutforcoffeeto_______to

knowthembetter.

set

get

A:

let

B:

put

C:

答D:案：B

13、【單選題】Attheseprograms,studentsare_______tolessbusinesstheoryand

morepracticaltraining.

exposed

supposed

A:

proposed

B:

expected

C:

答D:案：A

14、【單選題】Overtheyears,technologyhas_______thewayweliveeasier,safer

andmoreconvenient.

led

made

A:

B:

changed

taken

C:

答D:案：B

15、【單選題】Inmanycountries,teachingranksfar_______inpopularitythan

otherprofessions.

lowest

low

A:

lower

B:

thelowest

C:

答D:案：C

16、【單選題】TheAmericanDreamisfoundedonthenotion_______anyonewhois

smartanddisciplinedcansucceed.

what

which

A:

if

B:

that

C:

答D:案：D

17、【單選題】Ifhe_______abletogetaloanearlierfromthebank,hewould

haveacompanyofhisownbynow.

wouldbe

was

A:

is

B:

hadbeen

C:

答D:案：D

18、【單選題】Goodleadersprotecttheiremployees_______lengthymeetingsand

otherroadblockstodoingrealwork.

from

of

A:

with

B:

for

C:

答D:案：A

19、【單選題】Occasionallyhemight_______aconflictwithhisworkmates.

turnto

runinto

A:

jumpat

B:

dependon

C:

答D:案：B

20、【單選題】Weoftenoverlookourbestskillssimply_______weperformthem

withouteventhinking.

as

since

A:

for

B:

because

C:

答D:案：D

21、【單選題】**Passage1**Itwasmid-afternoononourseconddaylivingin

Hawaii,andIwokeupfeelingslightlyillfromamuch-neededpowernap.I

stumbledintothekitchenwheremygirlfriendwassittingonthefloorwiththe

guyfromthecablecompany.Hehadcometosetupourinternet-somethingwe

urgentlyneeded,becauseourhouseissituatedinalushvalleywithnomobile

phonesignal.But,Irealizedtheyweren'teventalkingabouttheIntemnet.

Instead,Ifound,hewasinvitinghertocomehuntingwithhim.Asthedayspassed,

thefriendlyhappeningsincreased.Westoppedbyaneighborhoodfarmandwere

offeredavocados(鱷梨)fromthecaretakers'tree.Wearrivedattheendofa

hikingtrail,orsowethought,whenapassingfatheranddaughterofferedtoshow

usthesecretadditionalpartofthepaththatledtoahiddenwaterfall.On

anotheroccasion,wewereheadedforaswimintheocean,whensomeoneonshore

wamedusthatthecurrentwastoostrongtoswimsafely,thenofferedusabeer

andinvitedustogocanoeing.Theremaybemanywordstoexplainthesekindsof

encounters,butatleastoneofthemis"Aloha."Andasitturnsout,"Aloha"is

actuallythelawhere.Hawaiinowhostsalmostninemillionvisitorsayear,and

"Aloha"isawordthatmostofthosetouristswillhearduringtheirtimeonthe

islands.Thewordisusedinplaceofhelloandgoodbye,butitmeansmuchmore

thanthat.It'salsoashorthandforthespiritoftheislands--thepeopleandthe

land-andwhatmakesthisplacesounique."Alomeans‘facetoface'andHameans

‘breathoflife',"accordingtoDaviannaPomaika'iMcGregor,aHawaiihistorian

andfoundingmemberoftheDepartmentofEthnicStudiesattheUniversityof

Hawaii,ManoaButMcGregoralsonotedthatthereareseverallessliteral,but

equallyvalid,interpretationsoftheword.Oneparticularinterpretationwas

sharedbyarespectedMauieldernamedPilahiPakiatthe1970conference,Hawaii

2000,wherepeoplehadgatheredtodiscussthepast,presentandfutureofHawaii.

Itwasatimeofheighteneddisagreementintheislandsoversomepoliticalissues,

andPakistooduptogiveanemotionalspeechabouttheAlohaSpirit-inother

words,theuniquespiritualandculturalcodeofHawaiithatisunitingrather

thandividing.Init,shedescribedwhatAlohameantaboutthewaypeopleshould

treatoneanother.Inherspeech,shebrokeeachletterof"Aloha"downtoone

phrase.AndthatspeechbecamethebasisforHawaii'sAlohaSpiritlaw,which

essentiallymandatesconsiderationandkindness.AlthoughtheAlohaSpiritlaw

didn'tbecomeofficialuntil1986,itsoriginsaredeeplyrootedinnative

Hawaiianculture.AlohaisconceptthatgrewoutofthenecessityforHawaiiansto

liveinpeaceandworktogetherinharmonywiththelandandtheir

spiritualbeliefs,McGregortoldme.AccordingtotheHawaiiStateAttorney's

Office,thelawismostlysymbolic,butthatdoesn'tmeanitdoesn'twork-

especiallywhenpoliticalleadersorbusinesspeoplegetoutofline.Whatdid

theauthorexpecttoseeinthekitchen?

ThecableTVwasworking.

TheInternetwasbeinginstalled.

A:

Hisgirlfriendwaspreparingameal.

B:

Hisgirlfriendandtheguyweretalkingabouthunting.

C:

答D:案：B

22、【單選題】**Passage1**Itwasmid-afternoononourseconddaylivingin

Hawaii,andIwokeupfeelingslightlyillfromamuch-neededpowernap.I

stumbledintothekitchenwheremygirlfriendwassittingonthefloorwiththe

guyfromthecablecompany.Hehadcometosetupourinternet-somethingwe

urgentlyneeded,becauseourhouseissituatedinalushvalleywithnomobile

phonesignal.But,Irealizedtheyweren'teventalkingabouttheIntemnet.

Instead,Ifound,hewasinvitinghertocomehuntingwithhim.Asthedayspassed,

thefriendlyhappeningsincreased.Westoppedbyaneighborhoodfarmandwere

offeredavocados(鱷梨)fromthecaretakers'tree.Wearrivedattheendofa

hikingtrail,orsowethought,whenapassingfatheranddaughterofferedtoshow

usthesecretadditionalpartofthepaththatledtoahiddenwaterfall.On

anotheroccasion,wewereheadedforaswimintheocean,whensomeoneonshore

wamedusthatthecurrentwastoostrongtoswimsafely,thenofferedusabeer

andinvitedustogocanoeing.Theremaybemanywordstoexplainthesekindsof

encounters,butatleastoneofthemis"Aloha."Andasitturnsout,"Aloha"is

actuallythelawhere.Hawaiinowhostsalmostninemillionvisitorsayear,and

"Aloha"isawordthatmostofthosetouristswillhearduringtheirtimeonthe

islands.Thewordisusedinplaceofhelloandgoodbye,butitmeansmuchmore

thanthat.It'salsoashorthandforthespiritoftheislands--thepeopleandthe

land-andwhatmakesthisplacesounique."Alomeans‘facetoface'andHameans

‘breathoflife',"accordingtoDaviannaPomaika'iMcGregor,aHawaiihistorian

andfoundingmemberoftheDepartmentofEthnicStudiesattheUniversityof

Hawaii,ManoaButMcGregoralsonotedthatthereareseverallessliteral,but

equallyvalid,interpretationsoftheword.Oneparticularinterpretationwas

sharedbyarespectedMauieldernamedPilahiPakiatthe1970conference,Hawaii

2000,wherepeoplehadgatheredtodiscussthepast,presentandfutureofHawaii.

Itwasatimeofheighteneddisagreementintheislandsoversomepoliticalissues,

andPakistooduptogiveanemotionalspeechabouttheAlohaSpirit-inother

words,theuniquespiritualandculturalcodeofHawaiithatisunitingrather

thandividing.Init,shedescribedwhatAlohameantaboutthewaypeopleshould

treatoneanother.Inherspeech,shebrokeeachletterof"Aloha"downtoone

phrase.AndthatspeechbecamethebasisforHawaii'sAlohaSpiritlaw,which

essentiallymandatesconsiderationandkindness.AlthoughtheAlohaSpiritlaw

didn'tbecomeofficialuntil1986,itsoriginsaredeeplyrootedinnative

Hawaiianculture.AlohaisconceptthatgrewoutofthenecessityforHawaiiansto

liveinpeaceandworktogetherinharmonywiththelandandtheir

spiritualbeliefs,McGregortoldme.AccordingtotheHawaiiStateAttorney's

Office,thelawismostlysymbolic,butthatdoesn'tmeanitdoesn'twork-

especiallywhenpoliticalleadersorbusinesspeoplegetoutofline.Howdidthe

authorillustratetheHawaiianpeople'sAlohaSpiritinParagraph2?

ByintroducingvarioussceneriesinHawaii.

Byreferringtofamousscholars'interpretations.

A:

Byquotingdifferentexpressionsfromthenatives.

B:

Bydescribingtheirpersonalencounterswiththelocalpeople.

C:

答D:案：D

23、【單選題】**Passage1**Itwasmid-afternoononourseconddaylivingin

Hawaii,andIwokeupfeelingslightlyillfromamuch-neededpowernap.I

stumbledintothekitchenwheremygirlfriendwassittingonthefloorwiththe

guyfromthecablecompany.Hehadcometosetupourinternet-somethingwe

urgentlyneeded,becauseourhouseissituatedinalushvalleywithnomobile

phonesignal.But,Irealizedtheyweren'teventalkingabouttheIntemnet.

Instead,Ifound,hewasinvitinghertocomehuntingwithhim.Asthedayspassed,

thefriendlyhappeningsincreased.Westoppedbyaneighborhoodfarmandwere

offeredavocados(鱷梨)fromthecaretakers'tree.Wearrivedattheendofa

hikingtrail,orsowethought,whenapassingfatheranddaughterofferedtoshow

usthesecretadditionalpartofthepaththatledtoahiddenwaterfall.On

anotheroccasion,wewereheadedforaswimintheocean,whensomeoneonshore

wamedusthatthecurrentwastoostrongtoswimsafely,thenofferedusabeer

andinvitedustogocanoeing.Theremaybemanywordstoexplainthesekindsof

encounters,butatleastoneofthemis"Aloha."Andasitturnsout,"Aloha"is

actuallythelawhere.Hawaiinowhostsalmostninemillionvisitorsayear,and

"Aloha"isawordthatmostofthosetouristswillhearduringtheirtimeonthe

islands.Thewordisusedinplaceofhelloandgoodbye,butitmeansmuchmore

thanthat.It'salsoashorthandforthespiritoftheislands--thepeopleandthe

land-andwhatmakesthisplacesounique."Alomeans‘facetoface'andHameans

‘breathoflife',"accordingtoDaviannaPomaika'iMcGregor,aHawaiihistorian

andfoundingmemberoftheDepartmentofEthnicStudiesattheUniversityof

Hawaii,ManoaButMcGregoralsonotedthatthereareseverallessliteral,but

equallyvalid,interpretationsoftheword.Oneparticularinterpretationwas

sharedbyarespectedMauieldernamedPilahiPakiatthe1970conference,Hawaii

2000,wherepeoplehadgatheredtodiscussthepast,presentandfutureofHawaii.

Itwasatimeofheighteneddisagreementintheislandsoversomepoliticalissues,

andPakistooduptogiveanemotionalspeechabouttheAlohaSpirit-inother

words,theuniquespiritualandculturalcodeofHawaiithatisunitingrather

thandividing.Init,shedescribedwhatAlohameantaboutthewaypeopleshould

treatoneanother.Inherspeech,shebrokeeachletterof"Aloha"downtoone

phrase.AndthatspeechbecamethebasisforHawaii'sAlohaSpiritlaw,which

essentiallymandatesconsiderationandkindness.AlthoughtheAlohaSpiritlaw

didn'tbecomeofficialuntil1986,itsoriginsaredeeplyrootedinnative

Hawaiianculture.AlohaisconceptthatgrewoutofthenecessityforHawaiiansto

liveinpeaceandworktogetherinharmonywiththelandandtheir

spiritualbeliefs,McGregortoldme.AccordingtotheHawaiiStateAttorney's

Office,thelawismostlysymbolic,butthatdoesn'tmeanitdoesn'twork-

especiallywhenpoliticalleadersorbusinesspeoplegetoutofline.Whatwas

themainthemeofthe1970conference?

ThedevelopmentofHawaii.

Themakingofanewregionallaw.

A:

TheunificationofHawaiianpeople.

B:

Theestablishmentofanewpoliticalparty.

C:

答D:案：A

24、【單選題】**Passage1**Itwasmid-afternoononourseconddaylivingin

Hawaii,andIwokeupfeelingslightlyillfromamuch-neededpowernap.I

stumbledintothekitchenwheremygirlfriendwassittingonthefloorwiththe

guyfromthecablecompany.Hehadcometosetupourinternet-somethingwe

urgentlyneeded,becauseourhouseissituatedinalushvalleywithnomobile

phonesignal.But,Irealizedtheyweren'teventalkingabouttheIntemnet.

Instead,Ifound,hewasinvitinghertocomehuntingwithhim.Asthedayspassed,

thefriendlyhappeningsincreased.Westoppedbyaneighborhoodfarmandwere

offeredavocados(鱷梨)fromthecaretakers'tree.Wearrivedattheendofa

hikingtrail,orsowethought,whenapassingfatheranddaughterofferedtoshow

usthesecretadditionalpartofthepaththatledtoahiddenwaterfall.On

anotheroccasion,wewereheadedforaswimintheocean,whensomeoneonshore

wamedusthatthecurrentwastoostrongtoswimsafely,thenofferedusabeer

andinvitedustogocanoeing.Theremaybemanywordstoexplainthesekindsof

encounters,butatleastoneofthemis"Aloha."Andasitturnsout,"Aloha"is

actuallythelawhere.Hawaiinowhostsalmostninemillionvisitorsayear,and

"Aloha"isawordthatmostofthosetouristswillhearduringtheirtimeonthe

islands.Thewordisusedinplaceofhelloandgoodbye,butitmeansmuchmore

thanthat.It'salsoashorthandforthespiritoftheislands--thepeopleandthe

land-andwhatmakesthisplacesounique."Alomeans‘facetoface'andHameans

‘breathoflife',"accordingtoDaviannaPomaika'iMcGregor,aHawaiihistorian

andfoundingmemberoftheDepartmentofEthnicStudiesattheUniversityof

Hawaii,ManoaButMcGregoralsonotedthatthereareseverallessliteral,but

equallyvalid,interpretationsoftheword.Oneparticularinterpretationwas

sharedbyarespectedMauieldernamedPilahiPakiatthe1970conference,Hawaii

2000,wherepeoplehadgatheredtodiscussthepast,presentandfutureofHawaii.

Itwasatimeofheighteneddisagreementintheislandsoversomepoliticalissues,

andPakistooduptogiveanemotionalspeechabouttheAlohaSpirit-inother

words,theuniquespiritualandculturalcodeofHawaiithatisunitingrather

thandividing.Init,shedescribedwhatAlohameantaboutthewaypeopleshould

treatoneanother.Inherspeech,shebrokeeachletterof"Aloha"downtoone

phrase.AndthatspeechbecamethebasisforHawaii'sAlohaSpiritlaw,which

essentiallymandatesconsiderationandkindness.AlthoughtheAlohaSpiritlaw

didn'tbecomeofficialuntil1986,itsoriginsaredeeplyrootedinnative

Hawaiianculture.AlohaisconceptthatgrewoutofthenecessityforHawaiiansto

liveinpeaceandworktogetherinharmonywiththelandandtheir

spiritualbeliefs,McGregortoldme.AccordingtotheHawaiiStateAttorney's

Office,thelawismostlysymbolic,butthatdoesn'tmeanitdoesn'twork-

especiallywhenpoliticalleadersorbusinesspeoplegetoutofline.Whatdowe

knowabouttheAlohaSpirit?

Itbecameanofficiallawin1970.

Ithadbeentherelongbefore1986.

A:

ItwassharedbyalltouristsinHawaii.

B:

Itgrewoutofthenecessitytoattracttourists.

C:

答D:案：B

25、【單選題】**Passage1**Itwasmid-afternoononourseconddaylivingin

Hawaii,andIwokeupfeelingslightlyillfromamuch-neededpowernap.I

stumbledintothekitchenwheremygirlfriendwassittingonthefloorwiththe

guyfromthecablecompany.Hehadcometosetupourinternet-somethingwe

urgentlyneeded,becauseourhouseissituatedinalushvalleywithnomobile

phonesignal.But,Irealizedtheyweren'teventalkingabouttheIntemnet.

Instead,Ifound,hewasinvitinghertocomehuntingwithhim.Asthedayspassed,

thefriendlyhappeningsincreased.Westoppedbyaneighborhoodfarmandwere

offeredavocados(鱷梨)fromthecaretakers'tree.Wearrivedattheendofa

hikingtrail,orsowethought,whenapassingfatheranddaughterofferedtoshow

usthesecretadditionalpartofthepaththatledtoahiddenwaterfall.On

anotheroccasion,wewereheadedforaswimintheocean,whensomeoneonshore

wamedusthatthecurrentwastoostrongtoswimsafely,thenofferedusabeer

andinvitedustogocanoeing.Theremaybemanywordstoexplainthesekindsof

encounters,butatleastoneofthemis"Aloha."Andasitturnsout,"Aloha"is

actuallythelawhere.Hawaiinowhostsalmostninemillionvisitorsayear,and

"Aloha"isawordthatmostofthosetouristswillhearduringtheirtimeonthe

islands.Thewordisusedinplaceofhelloandgoodbye,butitmeansmuchmore

thanthat.It'salsoashorthandforthespiritoftheislands--thepeopleandthe

land-andwhatmakesthisplacesounique."Alomeans‘facetoface'andHameans

‘breathoflife',"accordingtoDaviannaPomaika'iMcGregor,aHawaiihistorian

andfoundingmemberoftheDepartmentofEthnicStudiesattheUniversityof

Hawaii,ManoaButMcGregoralsonotedthatthereareseverallessliteral,but

equallyvalid,interpretationsoftheword.Oneparticularinterpretationwas

sharedbyarespectedMauieldernamedPilahiPakiatthe1970conference,Hawaii

2000,wherepeoplehadgatheredtodiscussthepast,presentandfutureofHawaii.

Itwasatimeofheighteneddisagreementintheislandsoversomepoliticalissues,

andPakistooduptogiveanemotionalspeechabouttheAlohaSpirit-inother

words,theuniquespiritualandculturalcodeofHawaiithatisunitingrather

thandividing.Init,shedescribedwhatAlohameantaboutthewaypeopleshould

treatoneanother.Inherspeech,shebrokeeachletterof"Aloha"downtoone

phrase.AndthatspeechbecamethebasisforHawaii'sAlohaSpiritlaw,which

essentiallymandatesconsiderationandkindness.AlthoughtheAlohaSpiritlaw

didn'tbecomeofficialuntil1986,itsoriginsaredeeplyrootedinnative

Hawaiianculture.AlohaisconceptthatgrewoutofthenecessityforHawaiiansto

liveinpeaceandworktogetherinharmonywiththelandandtheir

spiritualbeliefs,McGregortoldme.AccordingtotheHawaiiStateAttorney's

Office,thelawismostlysymbolic,butthatdoesn'tmeanitdoesn'twork-

especiallywhenpoliticalleadersorbusinesspeoplegetoutofline.Whatisthe

besttitleforthispassage?

TheLiteralMeaningofAloha

A:

Aloha,AnUniversalLaw

InHawaii,BeingNiceIstheLaw

B:

Hawaii,ATourists'Paradise

C:

答D:案：C

26、【單選題】**Passage2**Insectsmaynotpossesshigh-orderlanguageskills,

buttheyarequitesophisticatetedcommunicators.Theytalk,andcanevenlearn

newdialects,arecentstudyfound.Entomologistshaveknownforawhilethat

insectscancommunicatewitheachother—throughvibrations(振動(dòng))thatthey

typicallymakeusingbodypartslikelegsorwings.Somecommunicateusingsound;

othersproducewaterripplesandaircurrents.Someofthesevibrationalsignals

arenotloudenoughforhumanstohear.Othersignalshumanscanknowquite

well.Asspecies,insectsarehighlydiverseandsoisthevarietyofsignals

theyproduce.Theiworldisconstantly_abuzz_,butthebugsareexperts

atdistinguishingtheloudunpleasantmixtureofsoundscreatedbywinds,rainand

othernoisesaroundthem.Andwhilethemeaningoftheirvibrationsmaynotbe

apparenttohumans,flies,beetles,andgrasshoppersusethesecommunication

methodstofindeachother,attractamate,andsendoutwarningsabout

approachingenemies.Fruitflies,forexample,alerteachotherwhenwasps(黃蜂)

arenearby.Thewaspsdeposittheireggsintothefruitflies'larvae'(幼蟲),which

eventuallykillsthebabyfruitflies.Thefruitfliesfearthewaspssomuchthat

whentheyspotone,theystartlayingfewereggs.ScientistsattheGeiselSchool

ofMedicineatDartmouthfoundthatfruitfliesalsousetheirwingmovementto

sendwarningmessagestootherfruitflies--whothenalsolayfewereggs,evenif

theyhaveneverseenthatwasp.Theteamfoundthatwhiledistantlyrelatedflies

didnotcommunicateaseftectivelyasfliesofthesamespecies,afterspending

sometimetogethertheylearnedto"converse"better.Livingtogetherhelpedthem

learnnewdialectsmadeupofdifferentvisualandscentcues.As

researchersexperimentedfurther,theyfoundthatfruitfliesuseaspecificpart

oftheirbrain—whichactsasthecenteroflearningandmemory—topickupnew

dialects.StudyauthorBalintZ.Kacsohsaysthatwhilethereisaconserved

fly"language"—abasicorstandardsetofmessagesfruitfliesuse—the

teamobservedsome"variationincommunicationability"betweendifferentfruit

flyspecies."Wesuggestthatvariationincommunicationabilitycouldbe

comparedtodialects',asthetermreflectsnaturaldifferencesbetweenacommon

modeofcommunication,"Kacsohsays."Thedialectbarriercanberemoved

throughsocializationbetweenspecies,withoutwhich,informationwouldotherwise

belostintranslation."Whatdidtherecentstudyfind?

Insectscanpickupnewdialects.

Insectshaveadvancedlanguageskills.

A:

B:

Insectspickupnewsoundsveryquickly.

Insectshaveaspecialtalentforlanguages.

C:

答D:案：A

27、【單選題】**Passage2**Insectsmaynotpossesshigh-orderlanguageskills,

buttheyarequitesophisticatetedcommunicators.Theytalk,andcanevenlearn

newdialects,arecentstudyfound.Entomologistshaveknownforawhilethat

insectscancommunicatewitheachother—throughvibrations(振動(dòng))thatthey

typicallymakeusingbodypartslikelegsorwings.Somecommunicateusingsound;

othersproducewaterripplesandaircurrents.Someofthesevibrationalsignals

arenotloudenoughforhumanstohear.Othersignalshumanscanknowquite

well.Asspecies,insectsarehighlydiverseandsoisthevarietyofsignals

theyproduce.Theiworldisconstantly_abuzz_,butthebugsareexperts

atdistinguishingtheloudunpleasantmixtureofsoundscreatedbywinds,rainand

othernoisesaroundthem.Andwhilethemeaningoftheirvibrationsmaynotbe

apparenttohumans,flies,beetles,andgrasshoppersusethesecommunication

methodstofindeachother,attractamate,andsendoutwarningsabout

approachingenemies.Fruitflies,forexample,alerteachotherwhenwasps(黃蜂)

arenearby.Thewaspsdeposittheireggsintothefruitflies'larvae'(幼蟲),which

eventuallykillsthebabyfruitflies.Thefruitfliesfearthewaspssomuchthat

whentheyspotone,theystartlayingfewereggs.ScientistsattheGeiselSchool

ofMedicineatDartmouthfoundthatfruitfliesalsousetheirwingmovementto

sendwarningmessagestootherfruitflies--whothenalsolayfewereggs,evenif

theyhaveneverseenthatwasp.Theteamfoundthatwhiledistantlyrelatedflies

didnotcommunicateaseftectivelyasfliesofthesamespecies,afterspending

sometimetogethertheylearnedto"converse"better.Livingtogetherhelpedthem

learnnewdialectsmadeupofdifferentvisualandscentcues.As

researchersexperimentedfurther,theyfoundthatfruitfliesuseaspecificpart

oftheirbrain—whichactsasthecenteroflearningandmemory—topickupnew

dialects.StudyauthorBalintZ.Kacsohsaysthatwhilethereisaconserved

fly"language"—abasicorstandardsetofmessagesfruitfliesuse—the

teamobservedsome"variationincommunicationability"betweendifferentfruit

flyspecies."Wesuggestthatvariationincommunicationabilitycouldbe

comparedtodialects',asthetermreflectsnaturaldifferencesbetweenacommon

modeofcommunication,"Kacsohsays."Thedialectbarriercanberemoved

throughsocializationbetweenspecies,withoutwhich,informationwouldotherwise

belostintranslation."Whatdoestheunderlinedword'abuzzmeaninParagraph3?

Crowded.

Untidy.

A:

Exciting

B:

C:

Noisy.

答D:案：D

28、【單選題】**Passage2**Insectsmaynotpossesshigh-orderlanguageskills,

buttheyarequitesophisticatetedcommunicators.Theytalk,andcanevenlearn

newdialects,arecentstudyfound.Entomologistshaveknownforawhilethat

insectscancommunicatewitheachother—throughvibrations(振動(dòng))thatthey

typicallymakeusingbodypartslikelegsorwings.Somecommunicateusingsound;

othersproducewaterripplesandaircurrents.Someofthesevibrationalsignals

arenotloudenoughforhumanstohear.Othersignalshumanscanknowquite

well.Asspecies,insectsarehighlydiverseandsoisthevarietyofsignals

theyproduce.Theiworldisconstantly_abuzz_,butthebugsareexperts

atdistinguishingtheloudunpleasantmixtureofsoundscreatedbywinds,rainand

othernoisesaroundthem.Andwhilethemeaningoftheirvibrationsmaynotbe

apparenttohumans,flies,beetles,andgrasshoppersusethesecommunication

methodstofindeachother,attractamate,andsendoutwarningsabout

approachingenemies.Fruitflies,forexample,alerteachotherwhenwasps(黃蜂)

arenearby.Thewaspsdeposittheireggsintothefruitflies'larvae'(幼蟲),which

eventuallykillsthebabyfruitflies.Thefruitfliesfearthewaspssomuchthat

whentheyspotone,theystartlayingfewereggs.ScientistsattheGeiselSchool

ofMedicineatDartmouthfoundthatfruitfliesalsousetheirwingmovementto

sendwarningmessagestootherfruitflies--whothenalsolayfewereggs,evenif

theyhaveneverseenthatwasp.Theteamfoundthatwhiledistantlyrelatedflies

didnotcommunicateaseftectivelyasfliesofthesamespecies,afterspending

sometimetogethertheylearnedto"converse"better.Livingtogetherhelpedthem

learnnewdialectsmadeupofdifferentvisualandscentcues.As

researchersexperimentedfurther,theyfoundthatfruitfliesuseaspecificpart

oftheirbrain—whichactsasthecenteroflearningandmemory—topickupnew

dialects.StudyauthorBalintZ.Kacsohsaysthatwhilethereisaconserved

fly"language"—abasicorstandardsetofmessagesfruitfliesuse—the

teamobservedsome"variationincommunicationability"betweendifferentfruit

flyspecies."Wesuggestthatvariationincommunicationabilit