四级According to a newly published study, cats seem to be able to predict the location of hiding prey (猎物) using both their ears and an inborn (天生的) understanding of how the physical world works.

根据一项新发表的研究，猫似乎能够预测隐藏猎物的位置(猎物) 用他们的耳朵和天生的(天生的) 理解物理世界是如何运作的。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

高考And if a predator can move on to another species that is easier to find when a prey species becomes rare, the switch allows the original prey to recover.

如果一个捕食者可以转移到另一个物种，而当一个猎物变得稀少时，这个物种更容易被发现，那么这个转换就允许原来的猎物恢复。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考When a predator always eats huge numbers of a single prey, the two species are strongly linked; when a predator lives on various species, they are weakly linked.

当一个捕食者总是吃掉大量的单一猎物时，这两个物种是紧密相连的；当捕食者生活在不同的物种上时，它们之间的联系很弱。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考The prey species they directly attack will die out.

它们直接攻击的猎物物种将灭绝。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

高考A strong link is found between two species when a predator sticks to one prey species.

当一个捕食者粘在一个被捕食物种上时，两个物种之间存在着很强的联系。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

六级Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow.

与此同时，欧洲陷入了一个不同的意识形态陷阱：认为欧洲各国政府将永远拥有无限的资源，可以像没有明天一样继续借贷。

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考研Time was when biologists somewhat overworked the evidence that these creatures preserve the health of game by killing the physically weak, or that they prey only on "worthless"species.

生物学家们在一定程度上过度使用了证据，证明这些生物通过杀死身体虚弱的动物来保护猎物的健康，或者它们只捕食“毫无价值”的物种。

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四级The researchers conclude that cats hunting style may have developed based on their common-sense abilities to infer where prey is, using their hearing.

研究人员得出结论，猫的狩猎方式可能是基于它们的常识能力发展起来的，即利用听觉推断猎物在哪里。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow

与此同时，欧洲陷入了一个不同的意识形态陷阱：认为欧洲各国政府将永远拥有无限的资源，可以像没有明天一样继续借贷

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四级As such, different populations of killer whales have had to learn different hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over their local prey.

因此，不同种群的虎鲸必须学习不同的捕猎技术，才能在当地猎物面前占上风。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级lions are primarily ambush hunters, so when they feel their prey has spotted them, they usually give up on the hunt.

狮子主要是伏击猎人，所以当他们觉得猎物发现了他们时，他们通常会放弃狩猎。

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

四级His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey (猎物) into a goalmouth.

他的杀人武器变成了无害的足球和猎物(猎物) 进入球门。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter’s triumph of killing his prey.

如果他的目标准确并进球，他就会享受猎人杀死猎物的胜利。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Their improved intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life, was put to a new use—that of controlling and domesticating their prey.

它们提高的智力，对它们过去的狩猎生活至关重要，被赋予了新的用途——控制和驯化猎物。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Instead the sportsmen set off to test their skill against prey that were no longer essential to their survival, to be sure, the kill may have been eaten, but there were other, much simpler ways of obtaining a meaty meal.

相反，运动员们开始测试他们对抗猎物的技能，这些猎物对他们的生存不再重要，可以肯定的是，猎物可能已经被吃掉了，但还有其他更简单的方法可以获得肉类食物。

1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The researchers conclude that cats’ hunting style may have developed based on their common-sense abilities to infer where prey is, using their hearing.

研究人员得出结论，猫的狩猎风格可能是基于它们利用听觉推断猎物在哪里的常识能力发展起来的。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

考研Today’s vessels can find their prey using satellites and sonar, which were not available 50 years ago.

如今的船只可以使用卫星和声纳找到猎物，这在50年前是不可用的。

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