高考英语阅读理解五步法专项带练(56)讲义.docxVIP

①AwildAfricanbirdthatwillleadpeopletotreeswithhoneycomb（蜂巢）seemstosomehowlearnthedistinctwhistlesandcallsofthehumanforagers（觅食者）wholivenearthem.

②Thisbirdspecieshasfarmoreinformationaboutwhatthebeesaredoingthanhumansevercould.InTanzania,Hadzaforagerscanuseaspecialwhistletoattractthisbird,whichwillthenflydownandstartleadingthemtohoney.Withitsnoisychatteringsound,thebirdisveryconspicuous.Oncethebirdarrivesatatreewithhoneyinside,itwillrestnearthebeehivesilently,seeminglynottodisturbthebees.ThatsthesignaltotheHadzatoreallystartsearching,saysBrianWood,ananthropologistatUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.Prettysoon,theforagerswilllocatethehiveandcutopenthetreetrunk.

③Itisfoundthatthebirdsaremorelikelytoshowupwhenthefamiliarsignalusedbythelocalsisbeingbroadcast.Accordingtotheresearch,thebirdsappear82%ofthetimewhenHadzawhistlesarebeingplayed.Buttheyappearonly24%ofthetimewhentheresearchersplaythewhistlestraditionallyusedinadifferentcountry.

④Thismakesitclearthatthebirdshavelearnedwhattheirhumanneighborsdowhentheywanttopartnerupandgohoney-hunting.Thisisaverystrongresultwhichsupportstheideathattheresalearningprocessinvolved,saysWood.

⑤Buthowdothebirdslearn?Itsstillunclear.Whatisclearisthatthishuman-animalcommunicationseemstobenefitbothparties,anditmaygobackmanythousandsofyears.Whenthehoneycombisout,thebirdsgetsomeofthebeeswax,whichtheylovetoeat.Andthehumanforagersgetthehoney-whichisanenormouslyimportantfoodfortheHadza.WoodhascalculatedthattheHadzagetabout10%ofthecaloriesintheirannualdietwiththehelpofthebirds.

【素材来源：广东省汕头市2024届高三下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题】

28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordconspicuousinPara.2mean?

A.Eye-catching.

B.Care-free.

C.Naughty.