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专题能力训练十　阅读理解(一) A (2014·安徽宿州第一次质检) Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy.After all,you probably sing or whistle when you are happy. Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy.However,they sing most of the time for a very different reason.Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory (领地). Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal,usually the male,claims as its own.Only he and his family are welcome there.No other families of the same species are welcome.Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome.If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you,you might shout,probably this would be enough to frighten him away. If so,you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him.A bird does the same thing.But he expects an outsider almost any time,especially at nesting season.So he’s screaming all the time,whether he can see an outsider or not.This screaming is what we call a bird’s song,and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away. Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.You can see that birds have a language of their own.Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories. 1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually 　　　.? 　　　　　　　　　　　　 A.an expression of happiness B.a way of warning C.an expression of anger D.a language of their own 答案:B 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,小鸟唱歌实际上是对其他小鸟的警告,让它们别入侵自己的领地。故B项正确。 2.What’s a bird’s territory? A.A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice. B.A place where other bird families are not accepted. C.An area for which birds fight against each other. D.An area which a bird considers to be its own. 答案:D 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第二句话可知,领地即指一种动物声称是它自己的区域的地方。 3.Why do birds keep on singin