1、托福听力Tpo真题动物专题TPO Listening ExercisesSubject: Animal Sciences Your Name: Your Class: TPO1 Lecture 4 is the main topic of the lecture The types of habitats marmots prefer Methods of observing marmot behavior Feeding habits of some marmot species Differences in behavior between marmot species to the ca
2、se study, why are marmots ideal for observation They do not hide from humans They reside in many regions throughout North America They are active in open areas during the day Their burrows are easy to locate the appropriate description of each marmot species behavior to the box below the marmots nam
3、e Click on a phrase. Then drag it to the space where it belongs.One of the phrases will not be usedDisplays aggressive tendencies is family oriented says active during the winter Olympic Marmot Eastern Marmot reason does the professor give for the difference in marmot behaviour patterns? Type of foo
4、d available The size of the population Interaction with other marmot species Adaptations to the climate does the professor say this() To inform the student that his definition is incorrect To suggest that the student did not do the reading To encourage the student to try again To change the topic of
5、 discussion does the professor say this() To express a similar concern To encourage the student to explain what she means To address the students concern To agree with the studentTPO4 Lecture 16. What is the lecture mainly about?A. Method s of observing unusual animal behavior.B. A theory about ways
6、 birds attract mates.C. Ways animals behave when they have conflicting drives.D. Criteria for classifying animal behaviors.7. Indicate whether each of the activities below describes a displacement activity.Click in the correct box for each phrase. Yes No An animal attacks the ground instead of its e
7、nemy. An animal falls asleep in the middle of a mating ritual. An animal eats some food when confronted by it enemy. An animal takes a drink of water after grooming itself.8. What does the professor say about disinhibition?A. It can prevent displacement activities from occurring.B. It can cause anim
8、als to act on more than one drive at a time.C. It is not useful for explaining many types of displacement activities.D. It is responsible for the appearance of seemingly irrelevant behavior.9. According to the lecture, what is one possible reason that displacement activities are often grooming behav
9、iors?A. Grooming may cause an enemy or predator to be confused.B. Grooming is a convenient and accessible behavior.C. Grooming often occurs before eating and drinking.D. Grooming is a common social activity.10. Why does the professor mention the wood thrush?A. To contrast its displacement activities
10、 with those of other animals species.B. To explain that some animals display displacement activities other than groomingC. To point out how displacement activities are influenced by the environment.D. To five an example of a n animal that does not display displacement activities.11. Replay: What doe
11、s the professor mean when she says this?A. She is impressed by how much the student knows about redirecting.B. She thinks it is time to move on to the next part of this lectures.C. The students answer is not an example of a displacement activity.D. The student should suggest a different animal behav
12、ior to discuss next. TPO7 Lecture 210. what is the lecture mainly about? How animals emit ultrasonic pulses How bats use acoustical signals A comparison of echolocation and radar Variations among bats in the use of ultrasound11. why does the professor decide NOT to add more information to the diagra
13、m on the board? She wants students to complete the diagram themselves as an assignment She needs to look up some information in order to complete the diagram accurately The additional information is not relevant to the topic that she wants to discuss next Students already have the additional informa
14、tion in their textbook12. According to the professor, what are two ways in which a moth might react when it detects the presence of a bat?Click on 2 answers The moth might stop beating its wings The moth might emit high-frequency sounds The moth might leave the area The moth might change its color t
15、o match its surroundings13. What surprising information did a recent experiment reveal about lesser spear-nosed bats? They filter out echoes from some types of trees They can analyze echoes from stationary objects with complex surfaces They cannot analyze jagged echoes They cannot analyze echoes fro
16、m certain types of small moving objects.14. According to the professor ,why does a pine tree produce a smooth echo? Because it has a smooth trunk Because it has large branches spaced at regular intervals Because it has many small, densely packed needles Because it remains stationary in all types of
17、weather15. Why does the professor say this() To answer a question that Carol asked To correct a statement that Carol made To praise Carol for an example that she gave To give an example of a principle that Carol statedTPO8 Lecture 1 1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?A. To compare active hab
18、itat selection with passive habitat selectionB. To show that most habitat preferences in animals are learnedC. To compare the habitat requirements of several bird speciesD. To examine the consequences of habitat selection by animals2. What element of the lovers habitat in California was threatened?A
19、. The availability of foodB. The availability of water C. The safety of nests from human activityD. The protection of nests from predatory birds 3. What does the professor illustrate with the example of the blue warbler?A. The relationship between human activity and habitat lossB. The relationship b
20、etween habitat and reproductive successC. The advantages of habitats with low vegetation densityD. The reproductive advantage that young warblers have over older warblers4. Why does the professor mention the population density of blackcaps in two different habitats?A. To explain the similar reproduc
21、tive rates in the two habitatsB. To explain the relation between a species population density and its nesting behaviorC. To illustrate the advantages of a preferred habitat over a secondary habitatD. To illustrate the possible impact of making a poor habitat selection5. According to the professor, w
22、hy did some blackcaps choose a secondary habitat?A. They were following a moving food supplyB. Their preferred habitat was taken over by another bird speciesC. Their nesting sites were disturbed by human activityD. Their preferred habitat became too competitive6. Listening again to part of the conve
23、rsation. Then answer the question.What can be inferred about the professor when she says this?A. She realizes that she just contradicted a statement she made earlierB. She is about to discuss another aspect of the topicC. She thinks the answer to her question is obviousD. She wants students to recal
24、l a case that she has already discussed.TPO10 Lecture 16 What is the lecture mainly about Recent fossil evidence connecting whales and the hippopotamus Difficulties in the determining the evolutionary history of whales Similarities among ancient ancestors of whales Similarities between whales and ot
25、her modern-day animals7 According to the professor, what three aspects of the Ambulocetus fossil make Ambulocetus a likely bridge between land mammals and sea mammals? Click on 3 answers It had an elongated skeletal structure It strongly resembled a modern hippopotamus It had an unusually kind and t
26、hin tail for a whale It had limbs that could have been used for walking Its skull had ear bones characteristic of land mammals8 According to the professor ,what does the discovery of Ambulocetus mean to researchers? It fills a gap in the fossil evidence for whale evolution It has become less signifi
27、cant since the discovery of Basilosaurus It call into doubt the theory that whale evolved from land mammals It suggests that whales evolved more recently than was previously believed9 What evidence suggests that whale are descendants of the hippopotamus Similarities between hippopotamus fossils and
28、the Ambulocetus fossil Similarities in the genes of hippopotamuses and whales Similarities in the habitats of modern hippopotamuses and ancient whales Similarities in the skeletal structures of modern hippopotamuses and ancient whales10 What is the professors opinion about recent genetic studies rel
29、ating to whale evolution? They solve a long-standing mystery involving fossil evidence They contain significant errors They present evidence that conflicts with fossil evidence. The findings of the various studies should not have surprised researchers11. What does DNA evidence indicate about relatio
30、nships among whales? All modern whales descend from sperm whales Differences among toothed whales are less significant that was previously thought Not all toothed whales are closely related Sperm whale are more closely related to killer whales than was previously thoughtTPO11 Lecture 12.what is the
31、talk mainly about? Various predators that threaten young birds Various patterns of growth in young birds One way that birds protect their young One way that birds provide food for their young3.according to the lecture, what do birds usually do when putting on a distraction display?Click on 2 answers They imitate another kind of animal They fly in circles around their nest They cover their nest with their wings They pretend they are sick or injured4.according to the lecture,when do birds put
