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Animal’s "Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousan
Animal’s "Sixth Sense" A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousan
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Animal’s "Sixth Sense"
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 powers or attributes.
选项
A、additional
B、specific
C、especial
D、exceptional
答案
B
解析
本段的第一句是说明为什么evidence没有得到科学验证。原因是科学家无法在实验室或野外进行特定的实验,以验证动物预见灾难的第六感觉。理解了上下文的意思,就知道选specific是最合适的。其他三个选项的词义与上下文不符合,additional,especial和 exceptional分别是“额外的”、“特别的”和“例外的”的意思。
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