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, (51) seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that they possess a "sixth sense" for (52) , experts said. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24, 000 people along the Indian Ocean island's coast clearly (53) wild beasts, with no dead animals found. "No elephants are dead, not (54) a dead rabbit. I think animals can (55) disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening," H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka's Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. The (56) washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka's biggest wildlife (57) and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. "There has been a lot of (58) 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 (59) at Johannesburg Zoo. "There have been no (60) studies because you can't really test it in a lab or field setting," he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with this (61) . "Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain (62) , especially birds... there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters," said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife. Animals (63) rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators. The notion of an animal "sixth sense" — or (64) other mythical power is an enduring one which the evidence on Sri Lanka's ravaged coast is likely to add to. The Romans saw owls (65) omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special power or attributes.
单选题
A. therefore B. however C. although D. whatever
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 此句前文“It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa.”说明海啸造成了亚洲和东非数万人丧生。两句的意思相反，因此要用表示转折关系的连词。四个选项只有B项符合，故本题选B。
单选题
A. shelters B. foods C. disasters D. water
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句衔接上句动物在海啸中逃过一劫。而海啸是一种自然灾害。故本题选C。
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A. missed B. protected C. raised D. caught
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本句继续第一段中海啸造成巨大的人员伤亡而动物幸免于难。
单选题
A. such B. too C. so D. even
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
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A. feel B. see C. hear D. sense
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 下文“They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening”继续说动物有第六感，自然灾害要来临时，它们会知道的。
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A. waves B. tides C. winds D. rivers
【正确答案】
A
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A. birthplaces B. playground C. reserve D. storage
【正确答案】
C
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A. experimental B. apparent C. scientific D. chemical
【正确答案】
B
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A. specialist B. assistant C. supporter D. sponsor
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] Matthew van Lierop在上文说了关于动物们能预感灾害来临的事情。
单选题
A. additional B. specific C. especial D. exceptional
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句说明动物有第六感这种观点未曾被证实的原因。
单选题
A. modification B. detection C. assessment D. value