Narrator
Now read the passage about animal domestication. You have 45 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.
Reading Time： 45 seconds
Animal Domestication
For thousands of years， humans have been able to domesticate， or tame， many large mammals that in the wild live together in herds. Once tamed， these mammals are used for agricultural work and transportation. Yet some herd mammals are not easily domesticated.
A good indicator of an animal‘s suitability for domestication is how protective the animal is of its territory. Non-territorial animals are more easily domesticated than territorial animals because they can live close together with animals from other herds. A second indicator is that animals with a hierarchical social structure， in which herd members follow a leader， are easy to domesticate， since a human can function as the “l(fā)eader”。
Narrator
Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in an ecology class.
[2 seconds]
Professor
So we‘ve been discussing the suitability of animals for domestication…… particularly animals that live together in herds. Now， if we take horses， for example…… in the wild， horses live in herds that consist of one male and several females and their young. When a herd moves， the dominant male leads， with the dominant female and her young immediately behind him. The dominant female and her young are then followed immediately by the second most important female and her young， and so on. This is why domesticated horses can be harnessed one after the other in a row. They’re “programmed” to follow the lead of another horse. On top of that， you often find different herds of horses in the wild occupying overlapping areas——they don‘t fight off other herds that enter the same territory.
But it‘s exactly the opposite with an animal like the uh， the antelope…… which…… well， antelopes are herd animals too. But unlike horses， a male antelope will fight fiercely to prevent another male from entering its territory during the breeding season， ok——very different from the behavior of horses. Try keeping a couple of male antelopes together in a small space and see what happens. Also， antelopes don’t have a social hierarchy——they don‘t instinctively follow any leader. That makes it harder for humans to control their behavior.
[2 seconds]
Narrator
The professor describes the behavior of horses and antelope in herds. Explain how their behavior is related to their suitability for domestication.
Please begin speaking after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[Appearing on screen]
4. The professor describes the behavior of horses and antelope in herds. Explain how their behavior is related to their suitability for domestication.
Preparation time： 30 seconds
Response time： 60 seconds
Narrator
Please Listen Carefully
Narrator
You may begin to prepare your response after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[解析]
這是與讀、聽結(jié)合的第二個口語任務(wù)。這一題型與第一個讀、聽結(jié)合的口語任務(wù)不同的是，它是一個關(guān)于學(xué)術(shù)方面的問題。閱讀部分是一篇關(guān)于某個學(xué)術(shù)問題的短文，文章從比較寬和抽象的角度討論這個學(xué)術(shù)問題；聽力部分是課堂授課的節(jié)選，將從必將具體的角度討論這個學(xué)術(shù)問題?？忌枰獙蓚€部分中獲得的信息有效的結(jié)合起來加以闡述。
本題的閱讀部分是關(guān)于什么樣的野生哺乳動物容易馴化的，講到non-territorial動物比較容易馴化；還講到有高、低級別之分的動物比較容易馴化。聽力部分從比較具體的角度，描述了野馬為什么容易馴化，而羚羊卻不容易馴化。
考生在回答問題時，需要將閱讀中的抽象的概念與聽力中的具體例子有效的結(jié)合起來。值得注意的是，一個好的口語答案應(yīng)該讓那些沒有讀過閱讀短文、沒有聽過聽力篇章的人能明白你講的是什么。
Now read the passage about animal domestication. You have 45 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.
Reading Time： 45 seconds
Animal Domestication
For thousands of years， humans have been able to domesticate， or tame， many large mammals that in the wild live together in herds. Once tamed， these mammals are used for agricultural work and transportation. Yet some herd mammals are not easily domesticated.
A good indicator of an animal‘s suitability for domestication is how protective the animal is of its territory. Non-territorial animals are more easily domesticated than territorial animals because they can live close together with animals from other herds. A second indicator is that animals with a hierarchical social structure， in which herd members follow a leader， are easy to domesticate， since a human can function as the “l(fā)eader”。
Narrator
Now listen to part of a lecture on this topic in an ecology class.
[2 seconds]
Professor
So we‘ve been discussing the suitability of animals for domestication…… particularly animals that live together in herds. Now， if we take horses， for example…… in the wild， horses live in herds that consist of one male and several females and their young. When a herd moves， the dominant male leads， with the dominant female and her young immediately behind him. The dominant female and her young are then followed immediately by the second most important female and her young， and so on. This is why domesticated horses can be harnessed one after the other in a row. They’re “programmed” to follow the lead of another horse. On top of that， you often find different herds of horses in the wild occupying overlapping areas——they don‘t fight off other herds that enter the same territory.
But it‘s exactly the opposite with an animal like the uh， the antelope…… which…… well， antelopes are herd animals too. But unlike horses， a male antelope will fight fiercely to prevent another male from entering its territory during the breeding season， ok——very different from the behavior of horses. Try keeping a couple of male antelopes together in a small space and see what happens. Also， antelopes don’t have a social hierarchy——they don‘t instinctively follow any leader. That makes it harder for humans to control their behavior.
[2 seconds]
Narrator
The professor describes the behavior of horses and antelope in herds. Explain how their behavior is related to their suitability for domestication.
Please begin speaking after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[Appearing on screen]
4. The professor describes the behavior of horses and antelope in herds. Explain how their behavior is related to their suitability for domestication.
Preparation time： 30 seconds
Response time： 60 seconds
Narrator
Please Listen Carefully
Narrator
You may begin to prepare your response after the beep.
[2 secs beep]
[解析]
這是與讀、聽結(jié)合的第二個口語任務(wù)。這一題型與第一個讀、聽結(jié)合的口語任務(wù)不同的是，它是一個關(guān)于學(xué)術(shù)方面的問題。閱讀部分是一篇關(guān)于某個學(xué)術(shù)問題的短文，文章從比較寬和抽象的角度討論這個學(xué)術(shù)問題；聽力部分是課堂授課的節(jié)選，將從必將具體的角度討論這個學(xué)術(shù)問題?？忌枰獙蓚€部分中獲得的信息有效的結(jié)合起來加以闡述。
本題的閱讀部分是關(guān)于什么樣的野生哺乳動物容易馴化的，講到non-territorial動物比較容易馴化；還講到有高、低級別之分的動物比較容易馴化。聽力部分從比較具體的角度，描述了野馬為什么容易馴化，而羚羊卻不容易馴化。
考生在回答問題時，需要將閱讀中的抽象的概念與聽力中的具體例子有效的結(jié)合起來。值得注意的是，一個好的口語答案應(yīng)該讓那些沒有讀過閱讀短文、沒有聽過聽力篇章的人能明白你講的是什么。