5. 本句 its telling other ants that its dead 中两个 it 指代前面爬行中的蚂蚁,也 就是下段第一句中的 the living dead。
6. turned up:发现,找到。
7. treated pupae:经过处理的蛹,即被科学家涂抹上化学药剂的蛹。
练习:
1. What is meant by death chemical mentioned in paragraph 3?
A A chemical that contains poison. B A chemical that causes death.
C A chemical that announces death. D A chemical that prevents death.
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the question What keeps ants from hauling away the living dead? ?
A How do ants know what is to be hauled away from the dead ants?
B What prevents ants from removing the ants that are not yet dead?
C What do ants do to keep themselves away from the dying ants?
D What prevents ants from being carried away after they die.
3. What is NOT true about Choes finding?
A When an ant dies, it produces a I am dead signal.
B Living ants have the death chemical on their bodies.
C Ants have two sets of chemicals on theft bodies.
D Ants have the I am not dead chemical on their bodies.
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