2001年8月托福阅读解析第二篇.pdf

新托福专业备考社区 2001年8月第二篇 Questions 10-19 The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting Comment 1: 关于 在地面筑巢的鸟究 birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their 竟是如何使用欺骗 的策略引开猎食动 nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks 物的这个问题，研究 Line for distracting potential nest predators from their exposed and defenseless eggs or chicks. 得最多的是珩科鸟。 这种体形较小的鸟 (5) The ever-watchful plover can detect a possible threat at a considerable distance. When 在海滩的沙地上或 旷野的土地里浅浅 she does, the nesting bird moves inconspicuously off the nest to a spot well away from 地挖出巢窝产卵抚 育后代。 eggs or chicks. At this point she may use one of several ploys. One technique involves first moving quietly toward an approaching animal and then setting off noisily through the grass or brush in a low, crouching run away from the nest, while emitting rodent like Comment 2: 其中 一招就是先轻轻接 (10) squeaks. The effect mimics a scurrying mouse or vole, and the behavior rivets the 近敌人，在草丛或灌 木从中发出声音，然 attention of the type of predators that would also be interested in eggs and chicks. 后朝着远离自己巢