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【方法技巧】准确定位信息句，去伪存真干扰项 本题要根据题干所指，迅速定位信息句，然后理解其真正含义。本句中“if the technology catches on”与题干wide applications of deepwater . . . 相照应。进行选择时也不要抛开原文，盲目判断，认为哪一个选项原文有所表达，或是感觉正确就误认为是正确项。 C (2011·湖北·B) 【话题】科普知识 词数: 264w 难度: ★★ Howling is a behaviour commonly observed among a wolf pack. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover. One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behaviour. Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest- ranking members of the pack may actually be “punished” for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? —Why do wolves howl for sure? What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering. Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of “roll call”where wolves all howl together to report their presence. 【语篇导读】嚎叫是在狼群中通常可以看到的一种行为，作为群居动物，嚎叫是它们之间相互交流的一种重要的方式，对于狼嚎有很多不同的解释，而且还有更多的解释有待于去发现。 8. What is the possible similarity between wolves’ howling together and humans’ singing in chorus