词汇表 squeaks 短促的尖叫
orangutans 红毛猩猩
homed in on 重点关注了
consonants 辅音
air flow 气流
painstaking 煞费苦心的,费尽心思的
glimpse 短暂的感受或理解
vowels 元音
purse-lipped 双唇紧闭的
building blocks 主要构造,基本要素
multi-syllable 多音节的
测验 请听报道并回答下列问题。
1. How many individual orangutans were involved in the study?
2. Why did the researchers put focus on the 'kiss squeaks' in particular?
3. True or false? Kiss squeaks are made using the voice.
4. Which word in the text means 'the early forms of species from which others have evolved'?
答案 1. How many individual orangutans were involved in the study?
There were 48 individual orangutans involved in the study.
2. Why did the researchers put focus on the 'kiss squeaks' in particular?
The researchers put focus on the 'kiss squeaks' in particular because they're formed in a similar way to our consonants.
3. True or false? Kiss squeaks are made using the voice.
False. Just like our /t/ and /p/ sounds, kiss squeaks are made using the lips and tongue to control air flow rather than using the voice in calling out.
4. Which word in the text means 'the early forms of species from which others have evolved'?
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