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第二讲外刊精选(原创)、语法专题（介词、题型套餐（首字母+阅读单选）、词汇打卡(字母B)

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Whalesongmysterysolvedbyscientists

科学家揭开鲸鱼“歌声之谜”

科学家们已经研究出海洋中一些体型最大的鲸鱼发出令人难忘的复杂叫声的方式，

它们的叫声被人们称为“鲸歌”。座头鲸和其它须鲸体内有一种进化而来的特殊的

“音箱”，使它们能够在水下“唱歌”。

Thehumpback’ssongsoundedsostrangeand?haunting?tosailors,theyusedtothinkitbelongedtoghostsormythicalseacreatures.Now,astudyhasrevealedhowtheanimalsproducetheircomplexsongs.

Researchersexaminedthe?voiceboxes?ofthreedeadwhales:?larynxes?thatweretakenfroma?stranded?minke,humpbackandaseiwhale.PumpingairintothegiantU-shapedstructuresfromthewhales’throatsshowedhowthey?vibrate?tomakeasoundwhenairmovesacrossthem.?

That’ssimilartohowour?vocalfolds?work,but?baleen?whalescanrecycletheairaroundthisspecialisedvocal?anatomy,meaningtheycansingwhileholdingtheirbreathwithout?inhaling?water.

Moreanalysisshowedthatthefrequencyofthewhalesongoverlapswiththenoiseshipsproduce,sothesoundofhumanactivityintheoceancaninterruptcommunicationthat’sessentialtotheseanimals’lives.

词汇表

haunting令人难忘的

voiceboxes音箱

larynxes喉头，喉咙

stranded搁浅的

vibrate振动

vocalfolds声带

baleen鲸须，有鲸须的

anatomy（动植物的）结构

inhaling吸气

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阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。

1.Whatdidsailorsusetothinkwhalesongwas??

2.Whichwhalebodypartdidtheresearchersuseforthisstudy?

3.Whatisdifferentabouthowwhalessingcomparedtohumans?

4.Whycanhumanactivityinterruptwhalecommunication??

答案

1.Whatdidsailorsusetothinkwhalesongwas??

Sailorsusedtothinkthatwhalesongwasthesoundmadebyghostsormythicalseacreatures.

2.Whichwhalebodypartdidtheresearchersuseforthisstudy??

Researchersusedthelarynxesfromthreedeadwhales.

3.Whatisdifferentabouthowwhalessingcomparedtohumans?

Differentlytohumans,whalescansingwhileholdingtheirbreath.??

4.Whycanhumanactivityinterruptwhalecommunication?

Thefrequencyofwhalesongoverlapswiththenoisethatshi