选项:
A. One way animals escape is by entering a state of extended dormancy, known as aestivation,during the hottest and driest times of year.
B. Animals can escape without using direct action, or aestivation,simply by reducing their metabolic rate and body temperature.
C. The actions that an animal uses to escape are known as aestivation, which sometimes involves a reduction in metabolic rate or body temperature.
D. When the weather is especially hot and dry, an animal may suffer from a condition known as aestivation, at which point the animal needs to escape.
选项分析:
A. 一种动物逃离的方式是进入一种被称为夏眠的延长休眠状态,在一年中最热和最干燥的时候。该选项准确地传达了原文的意思,是正确选项。
B. 动物可以通过不使用直接行动(夏眠)来逃离,仅仅通过降低它们的新陈代谢速率和体温。该选项与原文不符,原文强调的是夏眠是逃离的一种行为。
C. 动物用来逃离的行为被称为夏眠,这有时涉及到新陈代谢速率或体温的降低。该选项曲解了原文的意思,原文并非说所有的逃离行为都涉及新陈代谢速率或体温的降低。
D. 当天气特别炎热和干燥时,动物可能会遭受一种被称为夏眠的状况,此时动物需要逃离。该选项与原文不符,夏眠是帮助动物躲避酷热和干旱的,而不是让动物遭受这种状况。