《2025年5年中考3年模拟八年级英语下册冀教版》

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跨生物·动物的交流（2024 河北沧州期末改编）
As humans have a need to communicate, animals have a need to send and receive messages as well. This communication may be to tell others where food is or to show feelings such as happiness, sadness, or anger.
But how do animals communicate? According to a study carried out in 1898, there are usually three ways for them to communicate.
For example, if a monkey notices a snake, it will give an alarm call to other monkeys so that they can climb up the trees. If the monkey notices an eagle（鹰）, it will send a loud noise to tell other monkeys to get close to the ground. The second way seems quite different. Those with a pet dog will easily know that a dog wags its tail frequently when it is happy. A cat that feels it is in danger usually has its tail up and arches its back. Another type of animal communication takes place among some certain animals. For example, elephants and giraffes will touch their friends if they like them. Horses also touch their noses together as a sign that they are comfortable with each other.
It is truly amazing to discover the nature’s secret and we are excited to take a step closer to the animal world. More and more countries have put much money and effort into further research on this. At the same time, plenty of different voices are appearing. Is it really necessary to waste so much money on something that may be meaningless to humans?
All in all, every coin has its two sides. We shall wait and see what this can bring us in the future.
35、36 题完成句子；37～39 题简略回答问题。
35. Like humans, animals also need to ______ ______ ______.
36. The study found that there are usually ______ ways for animals to communicate.
37. What will a monkey do when it sees a snake?
______
38. What will horses do if they feel comfortable with each other?
______
39. What do you think of discovering the nature’s secret? Why?
______

答案： communicate/send and receive messages@@3/three@@It will give an alarm call to other monkeys so that they can climb up the trees.@@They will touch their noses together.@@I think it’s necessary. Because we can know more about the nature./I think it’s meaningless. Because it wastes too much money.