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good memory by being able to recall where each of their relatives was in a changing environment. “It’s hard enough for us to watch two or three children in a busy shopping centre. Imagine trying to do it with 30 or so,” he said.
Researchers tested the ability of African elephants to remember where each family member had got to. Elephants have poor eyesight but an excellent sense of smell and are able to identify (鉴别) one another from traces of urine (尿) on the ground.
To test the memories of the elephants, samples of urine-soaked earth were collected by researchers and placed in positions where a herd was about to pass. Observations showed that the animals exhibited surprise when they could detect the odor of a family member they knew was behind them. Interest was shown when the urine was that of a close relative traveling in the same group or in a separate herd, but samples left by unknown individuals were ignored.
The researchers, who reported their findings in the journal Biology Letters, concluded: “ It seems that female elephants have a general interest in monitoring family members with whom they are traveling. Elephants’ order of traveling often changes and overtaking is common, suggesting that elephants must frequently update their expectation of where others are in relation to themselves.” 73. According to the passage, female elephants .
A. are usually stronger than male elephants
B. usually stay at home while male elephants search for food C. can remember where their family members are while traveling D. can recognize the odor of human beings A. space A. eyes
B. frequency B. nose
C. time C. ears
D. comparison D. mouth
74. The third paragraph is developed by . 75. Elephants identify their family members mainly by using their . 76. What’s the researchers’ conclusion about their findings?
A. Male elephants have no interest in other family members. B. An elephant never goes to search for food alone.
C. Elephants don’t stay in the same order while traveling in groups. D. Elephants’ abilities to survive are beyond our expectations.
E
British potato farmers were angry and wanted the expression “couch potato” to be taken out of the dictionary because it harmed the vegetable’s image.
The British Potato Council wants the Oxford English Dictionary to replace the expression with the term “couch slouch”, with protests being outside Parliament in London and the offices of Oxford University Press.
Kathryn Race, head of marketing at the Council, which represents some 4,000 planters and
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processors, said the group had complained in writing to the OED but had het to receive a response.
“We are trying to get rid of the image that potatoes are bad fro you,” she said on Monday. “The potato has had its knocks in the past. Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary’s fault but we want to use another term instead of “couch potato” because potatoes are naturally healthy.”
The OED says the “couch potato” began as an American slang, meaning “a person who spends his or her leisure time sitting around, especially watching television or video tapes.”
The Potato Council says its campaign is backed by dieticians (饮食学家) who say the vegetable is low in fat and high in vitamin C.
Supporting the campaign, famous cook Antony Worrall Thompson said the vegetable was one of British’s favorite foods.
“Not only are they healthy, they are also convenient and yummy (美味). Life without potato is like a sandwich without a filling,” he said.
John Simpson, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, said the dictionary first included the term “couch potato” in 1993 and said “dictionaries just reflect the words that society uses.”
Simpson said words were never taken out of the full-length dictionary, which includes some 650,000 words in 20 volumes.
But little-used words can removed from the smaller dictionaries to make way for newer ones. “If society stops using words, then they get taken out of the smaller dictionaries,” he added. The first known recorded use of the expression “couch potato” was in an article in Los Angeles Times in 1979, Simpson said.
Nigel Evans, a member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley in Lancashire, had made a motion in support of the campaign, highlighting the nutritional value of the British potato. 77. British potato farmers wanted to .
A. advertise their produce in a special manner B. call for a higher price for their potatoes C. remove “couch potato” from the dictionary D. let people know the importance of potatoes in life A. potatoes have had a bad image B. potatoes are good for people by nature C. potatoes sometimes do harm to people D. it’s the dictionary’s fault to use the expression
A. the expression can be taken out of every kind of dictionary B. dictionaries do not necessarily reflect the words society uses C. little-used words can remain in the smaller dictionaries
78. The farmers think that .
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D. it’s impossible for them to take the expression out of the dictionary A. connected with unfavorable meaning B. a kind of potato with low production C. borrowed from American English D. connected with a person of bad quality
80. According to the farmers, “couch potato” is .
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32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
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