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作为生物的社会 刘易斯•托马斯 ①如果说昆虫群居的活动跟人类事务总有点联系,那在

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作为生物的社会

刘易斯•托马斯

①如果说昆虫群居的活动跟人类事务总有点联系,那在生物学界将是相当糟糕的态度。关于昆虫行为的书籍作者,通常要在序言里苦口婆心地提醒人们,昆虫好像是来自外星的生物,它们的行为绝对是有异于人的,完全是非人性、非世俗、几乎还是非生物的。它们倒更像一些制作精巧、却魔魔道道的小机器。假如我们想从它们的活动中看出什么显示人类特点的东西,那就是在违反科学。

②不过,让一个旁观者不这样看是很难的。蚂蚁的确太像人了,它们培植真菌,喂养蚜虫作家畜,把军队投入战争,动用化学喷剂来惊扰和迷惑敌人,捕捉奴隶。织巢蚁属使用童工,抱着幼体像梭子一样往返窜动,纺出线来把树叶缝合在一起,供它们的真菌园使用。它们不停地交换信息。它们什么都干,就差看电视了。

③最让我们不安的是,蚂蚁,还有蜜蜂、白蚁和群居性黄蜂,它们似乎都过着两种生活。它们既是一些个体,做着今天的事而看不出是不是还想着明天,同时又是蚁冢、蚁穴、蜂窠这些扭动着、思考着的庞大动物体中细胞样的成分。我认为,正是由于这一层,我们才最巴不得它们是异己的东西。我们不愿看到,可能有一些集体性的社会,能够像一个个生物一样进行活动。即使有这样的东西,它们也决不可能跟我们相关。

④不管怎么说,这些东西还是存在。野地里一只独行的蚂蚁,不能设想它头脑里想着很多。当然,就那么几个神经元,让几根纤维串在一块儿,想来连有什么头脑也谈不上,更不会有什么思想了。它不过是一段长着腿的神经节而已。四只、或十只蚂蚁凑到一起,围绕着路上的一头死蛾,看起来就有点意思了。它们这儿触触,那儿推推,慢慢地把这块食物向蚁丘移去。但这似乎还是瞎猫撞着死老鼠的事。只有当你观看聚在蚁丘边的、黑鸦鸦盖过地皮的数千蚂蚁的密集群体时,你才看见那整个活物。这时,你看到它思考、筹划、谋算。这是智慧,是某种活的计算机,那些爬来爬去的小东西就是它的心智。

⑤建造蚁丘的时候,有时需要一批一定规格的细枝,这时,所有成员立刻都着魔般搜寻起正合规格的细枝;后来,外墙的建筑就要完成,要盖顶,细枝的规格要改变,于是,好像从电话里接到了新的命令,所有的工蚁又转而寻找新型号的细枝。如果你破坏了蚁丘某一部分的结构,数百只蚂蚁会过来掀动那一部分,移动它,直到恢复原来的样子。当它们觉察到远方的食物时,于是,长长的队伍像触角一样伸出来,越过平地,翻过高墙,绕过巨石,去把食物搬回来。

⑥白蚁在有一个方面更为奇特:群体变大时,其智慧似乎也随之增加。小室里有两三只白蚁,就会衔起一块块土粒木屑搬来搬去,但并没有什么结果,什么也没有建造起来。随着越来越多的白蚁加入,似乎达到了某种临界质量或法定数,于是思维开始了。它们开始把小粒叠放起来,霎时间竖起一根根柱子,造成一个个弯度对称的美丽拱券。一个个穹顶小室组成的晶状建筑出现了。迄今还不知道它们是怎样交流信息的,也无人明白,正在建造一根柱子的白蚁们怎样知道停止工作,全队转移到一根毗邻的柱子,而时候一到,它们又怎样知道把两根柱子合拢,作成天衣无缝的拱券。一开始使它们不再把材料搬来搬去,而是着手集体建筑的刺激物,也许是在它们的数目达到特定阈①值时释放的外激素。它们像受了惊一样做出反应,它们开始骚动、激奋,然后就像艺术家一样开始工作。

⑦虽然我们无论如何也是所有群居性动物中最具社会性的——比其它动物更互相依赖,联系更密切,行为上更不可分,我们却并不经常感到我们的联合智慧。         (选自《细胞生命的礼赞》有删减)

【注】阈,yù,界限或范围。

小题1:生物学界为什么认为“昆虫群居的活动跟人类事务总有点联系”的观点是“相当糟糕的态度”?(4分)

小题2:本文作为科普作品,幽默、风趣、有人情味是它的语言风格之一,请举例分析这种语言特点及其好处。(5分)

小题3:文章结尾说,虽然人类最具社会性,但“我们却并不经常感到我们的联合智慧”。本文介绍的昆虫生活对我们有什么警示?(5分)

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When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era,two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist.

According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post,the tragedy(悲剧) occurred on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water.

More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children.Two children were quickly rescued,but the third died.The child's body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers,Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao,also died of cold and exhaustion.The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day.

A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water.

Local residents held mourning ceremonies(祭奠仪式) at the lake.

Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.

56. When the three students fell into water, the university students were _____.

A. skating on the ice              B. taking photos at the lake

C. having a picnic                 D. walking along the lake

57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Three students died on the same day in all.

B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002.

C. The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.

D. Local residents were not brave in face of danger.

58. It can be inferred that ____.

A. people think little of the two university students' death

B. the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on

C. some students regretted for what they had done

D. heroes don't agree with the steps of modern times

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