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动物和人类一样，也会有选举。那么，动物们会选举什么呢？它们又会怎样进行选举呢？让我们一起来看看吧！
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Animals vote
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甘肃天水市武山县第二中学赵亚利
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1.baboon/b^'buln/n.狒狒
3.predator/'pred&t&(r)/n.捕食性动物
stitcherGroups of people sometimes need to make decisions.Students might take a class vote on what book to read or game to play.Villagers might take a village vote to decide who will be their leader. But humans aren't the only creatures on Earth who vote.Other animals,from honeybees to baboon%, make group decisions.They just do it differently,and for different reasons.Instead of voting for a leader,animals vote on where to live or when to hunt.For years,scientists have studied animals'voting patterns and how the patterns affect group decisions.
Rearchers have drawn comparisons between how people and animals make collective choices. Take meerkats for example."Meerkats,like humans,negotiate about decisions,#Marta Manr told TIME for Kids.Manr is an animal-behavior scientist at the University of Zurich,in Switzerland.She and two other scientists obrved meerkats foraging for food in South Africa.They found that the ani
mals foraged together for protection from predators.But what happened when a meerkat wanted to speed up the arch?The animal would make a"move call$.If three or more meerkats made this call,the group sped up.
Humans make decisions like this too.Manr says,%If you have a group of people,and one person韩文转换器
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says,'Let's go for pizza,'and no one agrees,then nothing is
going to happen.But once you have one or two other people
saying,'That's a fantastic idea,'the whole group will prob
ably go out for pizza."
African wild dogs in Botswana also vote in groups.In a
2017study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B,
scientists found that after socializing,the pack would decide
whether to hunt.How did the dogs cast a vote in favor of
hunting?They sneezed!"Whether the dogs would actually go on a hunt was decided by the number of sneezes,"Andrew King says.King was a co-author of the study.The more the dogs sneezed,the more likely it was that the pack would look for a meal.
Just like humans,animals don't always agree with one another.But participating in group decisions h
elps ensure their survival."It is fascinating to e how animals reach a connsus and stick together,"King says.
Reading/
Check
1.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A.Voting is not unique to humans.
B.All creatures have the act of voting.
C.Only humans have the act of voting.
D.Humans and animals have the same voting patterns.
2.What does the underlined phra"foraging for"in paragraph2probably mean?
A.Preparing for.
B.Feeding on.
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C.Hunting for.
D.Throwing away.
3.If a meerkat wants to speed up the food arch,how will the animal deal with it?
A.The animal will sneeze.
B.The animal will make a"move call".
C.The animal will discuss with others.
D.The animal will forage together with others.
4.What is the benefit of participating in group decision-making?
A.Finding food.
B.Ensuring survival.
C.Avoiding disasters.
D.Electing a capable leader.
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The more the dogs sneezed,the more likely it was that the pack would look for a meal.
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向邮递员道谢
Reading Check
1.C
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3.D
4.A
Language Study
Thank you for inviting me to your birthday party.
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Reading Check
1.B
2.C
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3.D
4.C
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Language Study
My mother taught me how to cook.
动物界的选举
Reading Check
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.B
Language Study
The busier I get,the more fulfilled I feel.
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Reading Check
1.C
2.A
3.B
4.D
Language Study
The young man worked hard to practi speaking English every day,thus ranking the first place in the oral contest.
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Activity A谢谢你们英文
I.What happened to Gulliver when he was at the King's palace in Brobdingnag.
".(1"King(2"bought(3"laughed at (4"The dwarf
#. 1.(1"money(2"took good care(3"delighted and grateful
2.It wants to tell us the master is greedy and cruel.
3.(1"surprid(2"astonished(3"laughed at(4"astonished and angry
4.Becau the dwarf put Gulliver in danger. The Queen was kind and merciful.
Activity B
II.(1"proud(2"developed(3"amusing (4"satirize Gulliver's narrow national consciousness and the unreasonable political and social systems in England
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#.With so many questions in his mind,he dashed towards the math teacher's office. Reading Check
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