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备战2024年高考英语名校模拟真题速递(上海专用)
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(2023·上海奉贤·统考二模)Flamingos (火烈鸟) make long friendships
When it comes to making friends, humans often seek people with similar interests and personalities. 1 . The long-legged birds can form friendships that last for years, and they depend on their friends for support when they fall out with rivals.
Scientist Dr Paul Rose had already spotted that flamingos seemed to form narrow exclusive circles. 2 . To find out why flamingos befriend some but not others, they studied both Chilean and Caribbean flamingos living in a nature reserve in Gloucestershire, England.
Each bird wore a ring around one leg with a unique code to tell them apart. McCully spent months studying their behaviour and built a personality profile for each flamingo. She found that confident, aggressive flamingos walked proudly around in their friendship groups, while the quieter birds carefully avoid those individuals. 3 .
McCully and Rose found that for the Caribbean birds, personality seemed to matter more in friendships than it did for Chilean flamingos. Caribbean birds were more likely to defend their friends and the confident ones had much larger social groups than the quieter birds. The researchers found this surprising because in many ways, including body shape and how they search for food in the wild, the two species are very similar.
4 . In that case, all personality types are represented and each flamingo has the chance to find a like-minded friend. McCully and Rose said, “If humans require friendships to be happy, is it really such a great leap to think that flamingos might need the same?”
A.Their long-lasting relationships are important for survival in the wild.
B.He teamed up with Fiona McCully, a scientist in animal behaviour.
C.The scientists conclude that it’s important to keep flamingos in a large flock.
D.According to a recent study, so do flamingos.
E.This avoidance may serve to prevent the fights.
F.New res