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One mystery about elephants that seems
to have been solved is how elephants communicate
with each other .Humans have heard a whole variety
of sounds coming from elephants , but these sounds
are not the only way that elephants communicate.
A new explanation about elephant communication
is being proposed .Elephants vibrate the air in their trunks
and foreheads .The sound that is created during this
vibration has an extremely low pitch ; the pitch, in fact,
is so low that humans cannot hear it .However ,
it seems that other elephants can and do hear and
understand these low rumblings.
1 The passage mainly discusses
The answer to a question about how elephants communicate
How elephants vibrate the air in their trunks
Communication between animals and humans
The sounds that elephant make
2 A ”mystery” in line 1 is
a speech
something unknown
a funny story
a detective
3 According to the passage, people
cannot hear any elephant sounds
are not interested in elephant sounds
hear only one elephant sound
can hear numerous elephant sounds
4 It can be inferred from the passage that the elephant sounds that humans hear are
one of the ways that elephants communicate
not part of elephant communication
how elephants communicate with humans
the only sounds that elephants make
5 The word “way” in line 3 could best be replaced by
direction
method
path
road
6 Where do elephants vibrate air ?
In their throats
In their trunks
In their mouths
In their ears
7 The word pitch in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
Meaning
Voice
Height
Sound
8 Which of the following is NOT true about the extremely low sound created by elephants ?
Humans cannot understand it.
Humans hear it
Elephants hear it
Elephants understand it
9 The word ”rumbling” in line 7 is closest in meaning to
Words
Ears
Vibrations
Melodies