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(1)细节理解题。根据第二段中Various ibises use remote touch to detect movements of prey (猎物) in the soil and locate their hidden place.This ability is facilitated by a sensory organ in their beaks,called the bill tip organ,which developed during the time of the dinosaurs. (各种朱鹮利用远程触摸来探测猎物在土壤中的运动,并找到它们的藏身之处。这种能力是由它们喙上的一个感觉器官促进的,这个器官被称为喙尖器官,是在恐龙时代发展起来的。)可知,噪鹮有一个专门的感觉器官。故选D。
(2)推理判断题。根据第三段We presented them with boxes of soil containing buried worms (虫),masking any sounds with white noise and mixing dead worms into the soil to remove scent cues (气味线索).The birds consistently found live worms faster than dead ones,indicating they are able to sense movements of prey and use remote touch to find them. (我们向它们展示了装有埋藏蠕虫的土壤箱,用白噪声掩盖任何声音,并将死蠕虫混入土壤中以消除气味线索。鸟类发现活蠕虫的速度总是比死蠕虫快,这表明它们能够感知猎物的运动,并使用遥控器找到它们。)可知,使用白噪音和死虫子是为了排除声音和气味线索的干扰,从而得到更可靠的实验结果,证明噪鹮是通过远程触觉感知猎物的。故选A。
(3)细节理解题。根据第四段中Droughts and heatwaves,expected to worsen with climate change,could threaten their population by making prey detection more challenging. (随着气候变化,干旱和热浪预计会加剧,这可能会使猎物探测变得更加困难,从而威胁到它们的种群。)可知,干旱会让噪鹮更难找到猎物。故选B。
(4)主旨大意题。通读全文,结合第二段中My recent research confirmed that hadedas have this 'sixth sense' and found it is closely tied to soil moisture (湿度) levels. (我最近的研究证实,噪鹮有这种'第六感',并发现它与土壤湿度水平密切相关)以及第四段Further testing revealed that hadedas found worms more quickly in wetter soils.(进一步的测试表明,噪鹮在更湿润的土壤中更快地发现了蠕虫。)可知,本文主要讲的是噪鹮在湿润土壤中探测猎物的情况。故选C。