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Most people agree that honesty is a good thing.But does Mother Nature agree?Animals can't talk,but can they lie in other ways?Can they lie with their bodies and behavior?Animal experts may not call it lying,but they do agree that many animals,from birds to chimpanzees,behave dishonestly to fool other animals.Why?Dishonesty often helps them survive.
    Many kinds of birds are very successful at fooling other animals.For example,a bird called the plover sometimes pretends to be hurt in order to protect its young.When a predator (猎食动物)gets close to its nest,the plover leads the predator away from the nest.How?It pretends to have a broken wing.The predator follows the "hurt" adult,leaving the baby birds safe in the nest.
    Another kind of bird,the scrub jay,buries its food so it always has something to eat.Scrub jays are also thieves.They watch where others bury their food and steal it.But clever scrub jays seem to know when a thief is watching them.So they go back later,unbury the food,and bury it again somewhere else.
    Birds called cuckoos have found a way to have babies without doing much work.How?They don't make nests.Instead,they gel into other birds' nests secretly.Then they lay their eggs and fly away.When the baby birds come out,their adoptive parents feed them.
    Chimpanzees,or chimps,can also be sneaky.After a fight,the losing chimp will give its hand to the other.When the winning chimp puts out its hand,too,the chimps are friendly again.But an animal expert once saw a losing chimp take the winner's hand and start fighting again.
    Chimps are dishonest in other ways,too.When chimps find food that they love,such as bananas,it is natural for them to cry out.Then other chimps come running.But some clever chimps learn to cry very softly when they find food.That way,other chimps don't hear them,and they don't need to share their food.
    As children,many of us learn the saying "You can't fool Mother Nature." But maybe you can't trust her,either.

(1)According to the passage,why do many animals behave dishonestly to fool others? (no more than 10 words)
Because dishonesty often helps them survive./To help them survive.
Because dishonesty often helps them survive./To help them survive.

(2)How does a plover deal with it when a predator approaches its nest? (no more than 15 words)
It pretends to have a broken wing and leads the predator away./It leads the predator away by pretending to have a broken wing.
It pretends to have a broken wing and leads the predator away./It leads the predator away by pretending to have a broken wing.

(3)Who often feed cuckoos' baby birds? (no more than 3 words)
Their adoptive parents.
Their adoptive parents.

(4)What does the underlined word in paragraph 5 mean? (no more than 1 word)
Dishonest
Dishonest

(5)What kind of animal do you like best?And why? (no more than 20 words)
I like Chimps because they cry when finding food.
I like Chimps because they cry when finding food.

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【答案】Because dishonesty often helps them survive./To help them survive.;It pretends to have a broken wing and leads the predator away./It leads the predator away by pretending to have a broken wing.;Their adoptive parents.;Dishonest;I like Chimps because they cry when finding food.
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