A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals, ___1___, seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that I they possess a sixth sense for ____2____, experts said.
Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean islands coast clearly ____3____ wild beasts, with no dead animals found.
No elephants are dead, not ____4_____ a dead rabbit. I think animals can _____5____ disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening. H.D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lankas Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. The ____6____ washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lankas biggest wildlife _____7____ and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards.
There has been a lot of ____8____ evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven, said Matthew van Lierop an animal behavior____9____ at Johannesburg Zoo.
There have been no ____10____ studies because you cant really test it in a lab or field setting2, he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with this ____11____.
Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain ____12____, especially birds there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters, said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals ____13___ rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators.
The notion of an animal sixth sense-or _____14_____ other mythical power-is an enduring one3 which the evidence on Sri Lankas ravaged coast is likely to add to.
The Romans saw owls ___15___ omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special powers or attributes.
1. A) therefore B) however C) although D) whatever
2. A) shelters B) foods C) disasters D) water
3. A) missed B) protected C) raised D) caught
4. A) such B) too C) so D) even
5. A) feel B) see C) hear D) sense
6. A) waves B) tides C) winds D) rivers
7. A) birthplaces B) playground C) reserve D) storage
8. A) experimental B) apparent C) scientific D) chemical
9. A) specialist B) assistant C) supporter D) sponsor
10. A) additional B) specific C) especial D) exceptional
11. A) modification B) detection C) assessment D) value
12 A) route B) behavior C) principle D) phenomenon
13. A) unwillingly B) occasionally C) doubtfully D) certainly
14. A) some B) much C) many D) few
15. B) on B) as C) for D) in
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)专题升级训练卷九完形填空(一)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)专题升级训练卷二十一短文写作(二)(附答案)
北京市2017年拟建“环保警察”队伍
国际英语资讯:Tension persists in water-rich Barada valley near Damascus
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷十三阅读综合训练卷(五)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)题型技法指导专题三阅读理解
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)专题升级训练卷二动词和动词短语(附答案)
国内英语资讯:China to set up national supervisory commission
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题三形容词和副词
国内英语资讯:Chinas scientific innovation gains momentum in 2016
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题六动词的时态和语态
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)题型技法指导专题六读写任务
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题升级训练卷九完形填空(一)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题升级训练卷三动词动词短语动词的时态和语态(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷八语言知识及应用(八)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷十五写作综合训练卷(一)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷十七写作综合训练卷(三)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷九阅读综合训练卷(一)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题升级训练卷二十书面表达(一)(附答案)
Scientists discover rare ancient fossil fruit 科学家发现罕见果实植物化石
国际英语资讯:U.S. drops over 26,000 bombs around the world in 2016
国内英语资讯:Weeklong smog in Beijing clears
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)专题整合突破一名词
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)题型技法指导专题一多项选择
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题升级训练卷五非谓语动词(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷十六写作综合训练卷(二)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(湖北版)题型技法指导专题四完成句子
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(广东版)专题升级训练卷十四阅读综合训练卷(六)(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题升级训练卷七特殊句式和交际用语(附答案)
2016年高考第二轮复习英语(安徽版)专题升级训练卷二十一书面表达(二)(附答案)
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |