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Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echolocation (回声定位
Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echolocation (回声定位
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2023-03-20
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问题
Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echolocation (回声定位) in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly practical role.
To get a full appreciation of what this means we must turn first to some recent human inventions. Everyone knows that if he shouts near a wall or a mountainside, an echo will come back. The further off this solid obstacle, the longer time it will take for the return of the echo. A sound made by tapping on the main body of a ship will be reflected from the sea bottom, and by measuring the time interval between the taps and the receipt of the echoes the depth of the sea at that point can be calculated. So was born the echo-sounding equipment, now in general use in ships. Every solid object will reflect a sound, varying according to the size and nature of the object. A shoal of fish will do this. So it is a comparatively simple step from locating the sea bottom to locating a shoal of fish. With experience, and with improved equipment, it is now possible not only to locate fish but to tell if it is herring, cod, or other well-known fish, by the pattern of its echo.
A few years ago it was found that certain bats emit squeaks (吱吱声) and by receiving the echoes they could locate and steer clear of obstacles—or locate flying insects on which they feed. This echolocation in bats is often compared with radar, the principle of which is similar.
By saying "A shoal of fish will do this" (Line 7, Para. 2), the author means
选项
A、only one special kind of fish can reflect sounds
B、only one special kind of fish can be used to help locate a ship
C、a large group of fish can reflect sounds
D、a large group of fish can be used to help locate a ship
答案
C
解析
词义推断题。本题考查shoal的词义推测及代词this的理解。依据第2段结尾几句话,可推测出a shoal of fish指的是“海里的一群鱼”;this则是指上一句提到的固体可以反射声音的这种功能,因此这句话表明一大群鱼就能像一个固体物件一样反射声音。
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大学英语四级
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