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重庆市中山外国语学校高2025届模拟训练英语之

阅读理解（六）

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Danger-junkieorangutans(猩猩)inBorneoclimbdeadtreesandshakethenuntiltheybegintofall.Theyscreamwithexcitementastheyclingtothefallingtree.Justbeforethetreehitsthegroundtheorangutansleaptoanothertreeorvine,narrowlyescapingdeath.Whilenoonecabaskorangutansiftheyenjoyitasapersonplayinganextremesport,oneanimalbehavioristseesthismonkeyfunasabitofharmlessthrill-seeking.

Agrowingnumberofscientistsagreethatanimalsareconsciousandcapableofexperiencingbasicemotions(情感),suchashappiness,sadness,boredomordepression.Afewscientistsevenseethepossibilityforhigheranimalemotionslikelove,jealousyandspite.

Fiveyearsago,behavioristandanimal-rightsactivistDr.JonathanBalcombestoodonaVirginiahotelbalconywatchingtwocrowsintimatelygroom(清洁)eachotherinthecomfortofanabandonedbillboard.Hefeltthatthebirdslikedwhattheyweredoing,evenifengagedinanatural,beneficialact,suchaspickingparasites(寄生虫)offtheother’sfeathers.Thatmomentchangedthewayhewouldviewanimalsforeverandledtoabook,“PleasurableKingdom:AnimalsandtheNatureofFeelingGood”,whichisfilledwithhundredsofexamplesofanimalslivingitupthankstodevelopedsensesoftouch,taste,sight,soundandsmell.

BalcomberecountsafavoriteexampleofKenyanhippos(河马)havinghigh-endspatreatmentinafreshwaterspring.Theysplaytheirtoes,opentheirmouthswideandwaitforaschoolofcleanerfishtoremoveparasitesandsloughoffdeadskin,herecalls.Balcombeknowsthatthehippos

andthefishbothbenefitfromthisarrangement.“Myinterpretationisthatitisalsoenjoyableforthem,”hesays.

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