Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating (交流) with each other.
Can you see the rabbit’s tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of ‘language’. When a cobra（眼鏡蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）. This warns other animals. When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals ‘say’ things by making sounds. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
小題1:Which one is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Animals have languages like human beings.
B．Bees communicate with each other by dancing.
C．Animals can use words. D．Animals are brave.
小題2:A rabbit uses its tail to ___________.
A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger B．tell other rabbits where food is
C．make itself look powerful D．help it to run fast
小題3:When a cobra is angry, it __________.
A．makes a loud noiseB．raises its head
C．moves up and downD．does a little dance
小題4:Several different sounds can be made by a __________.
A．rabbitB．beeC．birdD．fish
小題5:From the passage, we know that ________ use words and sentences to express ideas and thoughts.
A．a(chǎn)ll living thingsB．a(chǎn)ll animalsC．some birdsD．human beings

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文中主要講述了一些動(dòng)物之間的交際及交流的方式。
小題1:根據(jù)When a bee（蜜蜂）has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot ‘tell’ the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is. 描述，可知選項(xiàng)B描述錯(cuò)誤。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger.描述，可知選A。
小題3:根據(jù)When a cobra（眼鏡蛇）is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look powerful（有力的）.描述，可知選B。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. 描述，可知選C。
小題5:根據(jù)第一段Animals, including insects, don’t have a ‘language’ like ours. They do not ‘talk’ to each other in words and sentences. 描述，可知人類通過(guò)單詞和句子來(lái)表達(dá)意見(jiàn)和想法。故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問(wèn)題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對(duì)于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問(wèn)題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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