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托福听力Tpo真题动物专题

TPOListeningExercises

Subject:

AnimalSciences

YourName:

YourClass:

TPO1Lecture4

isthemaintopicofthelecture

Thetypesofhabitatsmarmotsprefer

Methodsofobservingmarmotbehavior

Feedinghabitsofsomemarmotspecies

Differencesinbehaviorbetweenmarmotspecies

tothecasestudy,whyaremarmotsidealforobservation

Theydonothidefromhumans

TheyresideinmanyregionsthroughoutNorthAmerica

Theyareactiveinopenareasduringtheday

Theirburrowsareeasytolocate

theappropriatedescriptionofeachmarmotspecies'behaviortotheboxbelowthemarmot'sname

Clickonaphrase.Thendragittothespacewhereitbelongs.

Oneofthephraseswillnotbeused

Displaysaggressivetendenciesisfamilyorientedsaysactiveduringthewinter

OlympicMarmot

EasternMarmot

reasondoestheprofessorgiveforthedifferenceinmarmotbehaviourpatterns?

Typeoffoodavailable

Thesizeofthepopulation

Interactionwithothermarmotspecies

Adaptationstotheclimate

doestheprofessorsaythis（）

Toinformthestudentthathisdefinitionisincorrect

Tosuggestthatthestudentdidnotdothereading

Toencouragethestudenttotryagain

Tochangethetopicofdiscussion

doestheprofessorsaythis（）

Toexpressasimilarconcern

Toencouragethestudenttoexplainwhatshemeans

Toaddressthestudent'sconcern

Toagreewiththestudent

TPO4Lecture1

6.Whatisthelecturemainlyabout?

A.Methodsofobservingunusualanimalbehavior.

B.Atheoryaboutwaysbirdsattractmates.

C.Waysanimalsbehavewhentheyhaveconflictingdrives.

D.Criteriaforclassifyinganimalbehaviors.

7.Indicatewhethereachoftheactivitiesbelowdescribesadisplacementactivity.

Clickinthecorrectboxforeachphrase.

Yes

No

Ananimalattacksthegroundinsteadofitsenemy.

Ananimalfallsasleepinthemiddleofamatingritual.

Ananimaleatssomefoodwhenconfrontedbyitenemy.

Ananimaltakesadrinkofwateraftergroomingitself.

8.Whatdoestheprofessorsayaboutdisinhibition?

A.Itcanpreventdisplacementactivitiesfromoccurring.

B.Itcancauseanimalstoactonmorethanonedriveatatime.

C.Itisnotusefulforexplainingmanytypesofdisplacementactivities.

D.Itisresponsiblefortheappearanceofseeminglyirrelevantbehavior.

9.Accordingtothelecture,whatisonepossiblereasonthatdisplacementactivitiesareoftengroomingbehaviors?

A.Groomingmaycauseanenemyorpredatortobeconfused.

B.Groomingisaconvenientandaccessiblebehavior.

C.Groomingoftenoccursbeforeeatinganddrinking.

D.Groomingisacommonsocialactivity.

10.Whydoestheprofessormentionthewoodthrush?

A.Tocontrastitsdisplacementactivitieswiththoseofotheranimalsspecies.

B.Toexplainthatsomeanimalsdisplaydisplacementactivitiesotherthangrooming

C.Topointouthowdisplacementactivitiesareinfluencedbytheenvironment.

D.Tofiveanexampleofananimalthatdoesnotdisplaydisplacementactivities.

11.Replay:

Whatdoestheprofessormeanwhenshesaysthis?

A.Sheisimpressedbyhowmuchthestudentknowsaboutredirecting.

B.Shethinksitistimetomoveontothenextpartofthislectures.

C.Thestudent’sanswerisnotanexampleofadisplacementactivity.

D.Thestudentshouldsuggestadifferentanimalbehaviortodiscussnext.

TPO7Lecture2

10.whatisthelecturemainlyabout?

Howanimalsemitultrasonicpulses

Howbatsuseacousticalsignals

Acomparisonofecholocationandradar

Variationsamongbatsintheuseofultrasound

11.whydoestheprofessordecideNOTtoaddmoreinformationtothediagramontheboard?

Shewantsstudentstocompletethediagramthemselvesasanassignment

Sheneedstolookupsomeinformationinordertocompletethediagramaccurately

Theadditionalinformationisnotrelevanttothetopicthatshewantstodiscussnext

Studentsalreadyhavetheadditionalinformationintheirtextbook

12.Accordingtotheprofessor,whataretwowaysinwhichamothmightreactwhenitdetectsthepresenceofabat?

Clickon2answers

Themothmightstopbeatingitswings

Themothmightemithigh-frequencysounds

Themothmightleavethearea

Themothmightchangeitscolortomatchitssurroundings

13.Whatsurprisinginformationdidarecentexperimentrevealaboutlesserspear-nosedbats?

Theyfilteroutechoesfromsometypesoftrees

Theycananalyzeechoesfromstationaryobjectswithcomplexsurfaces

Theycannotanalyze"jagged"echoes

Theycannotanalyzeechoesfromcertaintypesofsmallmovingobjects.

14.Accordingtotheprofessor,whydoesapinetreeproducea"smooth"echo?

Becauseithasasmoothtrunk

Becauseithaslargebranchesspacedatregularintervals

Becauseithasmanysmall,denselypackedneedles

Becauseitremainsstationaryinalltypesofweather

15.Whydoestheprofessorsaythis（）

ToansweraquestionthatCarolasked

TocorrectastatementthatCarolmade

TopraiseCarolforanexamplethatshegave

TogiveanexampleofaprinciplethatCarolstated

TPO8Lecture1

1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthelecture?

A.Tocompareactivehabitatselectionwithpassivehabitatselection

B.Toshowthatmosthabitatpreferencesinanimalsarelearned

C.Tocomparethehabitatrequirementsofseveralbirdspecies

D.Toexaminetheconsequencesofhabitatselectionbyanimals

2.Whatelementofthelover’shabitatinCaliforniawasthreatened?

A.Theavailabilityoffood

B.Theavailabilityofwater

C.Thesafetyofnestsfromhumanactivity

D.Theprotectionofnestsfrompredatorybirds

3.Whatdoestheprofessorillustratewiththeexampleofthebluewarbler?

A.Therelationshipbetweenhumanactivityandhabitatloss

B.Therelationshipbetweenhabitatandreproductivesuccess

C.Theadvantagesofhabitatswithlowvegetationdensity

D.Thereproductiveadvantagethatyoungwarblershaveoverolderwarblers

4.Whydoestheprofessormentionthepopulationdensityofblackcapsintwodifferenthabitats?

A.Toexplainthesimilarreproductiveratesinthetwohabitats

B.Toexplaintherelationbetweenaspecies’populationdensityanditsnestingbehavior

C.Toillustratetheadvantagesofapreferredhabitatoverasecondaryhabitat

D.Toillustratethepossibleimpactofmakingapoorhabitatselection

5.Accordingtotheprofessor,whydidsomeblackcapschooseasecondaryhabitat?

A.Theywerefollowingamovingfoodsupply

B.Theirpreferredhabitatwastakenoverbyanotherbirdspecies

C.Theirnestingsitesweredisturbedbyhumanactivity

D.Theirpreferredhabitatbecametoocompetitive

6.Listeningagaintopartoftheconversation.Thenanswerthequestion.

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheprofessorwhenshesaysthis?

A.Sherealizesthatshejustcontradictedastatementshemadeearlier

B.Sheisabouttodiscussanotheraspectofthetopic

C.Shethinkstheanswertoherquestionisobvious

D.Shewantsstudentstorecallacasethatshehasalreadydiscussed.

TPO10Lecture1

6Whatisthelecturemainlyabout

○Recentfossilevidenceconnectingwhalesandthehippopotamus

○Difficultiesinthedeterminingtheevolutionaryhistoryofwhales

○Similaritiesamongancientancestorsofwhales

○Similaritiesbetweenwhalesandothermodern-dayanimals

7Accordingtotheprofessor,whatthreeaspectsoftheAmbulocetusfossilmakeAmbulocetusalikelybridgebetweenlandmammalsandseamammals?

Clickon3answers

○Ithadanelongatedskeletalstructure

○Itstronglyresembledamodernhippopotamus

○Ithadanunusuallykindandthintailforawhale

○Ithadlimbsthatcouldhavebeenusedforwalking

○Itsskullhadearbonescharacteristicoflandmammals

8Accordingtotheprofessor,whatdoesthediscoveryofAmbulocetusmeantoresearchers?

○Itfillsagapinthefossilevidenceforwhaleevolution

○IthasbecomelesssignificantsincethediscoveryofBasilosaurus

○Itcallintodoubtthetheorythatwhaleevolvedfromlandmammals

○Itsuggeststhatwhalesevolvedmorerecentlythanwaspreviouslybelieved

9Whatevidencesuggeststhatwhalearedescendantsofthehippopotamus

○SimilaritiesbetweenhippopotamusfossilsandtheAmbulocetusfossil

○Similaritiesinthegenesofhippopotamusesandwhales

○Similaritiesinthehabitatsofmodernhippopotamusesandancientwhales

○Similaritiesintheskeletalstructuresofmodernhippopotamusesandancientwhales

10Whatistheprofessor'sopinionaboutrecentgeneticstudiesrelatingtowhaleevolution?

○Theysolvealong-standingmysteryinvolvingfossilevidence

○Theycontainsignificanterrors

○Theypresentevidencethatconflictswithfossilevidence.

○Thefindingsofthevariousstudiesshouldnothavesurprisedresearchers

11.WhatdoesDNAevidenceindicateaboutrelationshipsamongwhales?

○Allmodernwhalesdescendfromspermwhales

○Differencesamongtoothedwhalesarelesssignificantthatwaspreviouslythought

○Notalltoothedwhalesarecloselyrelated

○Spermwhalearemorecloselyrelatedtokillerwhalesthanwaspreviouslythought

TPO11Lecture1

2.whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

Variouspredatorsthatthreatenyoungbirds

Variouspatternsofgrowthinyoungbirds

Onewaythatbirdsprotecttheiryoung

Onewaythatbirdsprovidefoodfortheiryoung

3.accordingtothelecture,whatdobirdsusuallydowhenputtingonadistractiondisplay?

Clickon2answers

Theyimitateanotherkindofanimal

Theyflyincirclesaroundtheirnest

Theycovertheirnestwiththeirwings

Theypretendtheyaresickorinjured

4.accordingtothelecture,whendobirdsput