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Thedragonflycatchesasmallfly.Zag!

Itseizesamosquito.Veryfewinsectscanoutflythedragonfly.Nomatterhowfasttheygo,nomatterwhichwaytheyturn,thedragonflyisusuallyabletofollow.

TwoengineersattheUniversityofTennesseeSpaceInstitutehavebeenstudyingthewaythatdragonfliesfly.Dr.JamesWuandDr.AhmadVakiliarestudyingwaystodesignafighterplanethatcanchangedirectionasquicklyandeasilyasdragonfliescan.Whyisthatimportant?

Ifyouareinafighterplane,andanotherplaneisafteryou,youwanttobeabletoflymorequicklythantheotherplane,Dr.Vakilisays.

Adragonfly’swingsarethekeytoitsflyingability,Dr.WuandDr.Vakilisay.Ifyoulookclosely,youwillseethatadragonflyhastwowingsoneachsideofitsbody—alongfrontwingandaslightlyshorterbackwing.Duringflight,smallbutpowerfulwindsofairmovealongeachofthedragonfly’sfrontwings.Thus,thepressureofairkeepsthedragonflyupintheair.Adragonfly’sbackwingshelpkeepthewindsfrombreakingup.

Dr.WuandDr.Vakiliarestudyingwaystomakefighterplanewingsuseairflowasefficientlyasdragonflywings.Doesthismeanthatsomedaywe’llhavefighterplanesthatlooklikedragonflies?

Dr.WuandDr.Vakilisayno,becausethatwouldnotbepractical.Theydon’twantwingsthatlooklikeadragonfly’s.Rather,theywantwingsthatworklikeadragonfly’s—designedtohelpfighterplaneschangecoursequicklyandoutflytheirenemies.

1.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedtoshow____.

A.theflyingabilitiesofdragonflies

B.howdragonfliessearchforfood

C.thefooddragonfliesprefer

D.whydragonfliesflysofast

2.whathelpsdragonfliesflyquicklyandchangedirectioneasily?

A.Theshapeoftheirwings.

B.Thenumberoftheirwings.

C.Thestrengthoftheirwings.

D.Thestructureoftheirwings.

3.Dr.WuandDr.Vakiliwanttomakefighterplanesthatcantakeadvantage

of______.

A.thepowerofthewind

B.thedirectionofthewind

C.airflow

D.airpressure

4.WecaninferthatthefighterplanesdesignedbyDr.WuandDr.Vakilimay_____.

A.flyatagreaterheight

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B.looklikedragonflies

C.havemorefunctions

D.makeaturnquickly

B

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Animalshaveahardtimesurvivinginthewildthesedays:

theclimateischanging,thereisoftennotenoughfoodandhumanscontinuetouseupmoreland.Besides,theirnaturalhabitatsarechoppedup（劈开）byhumankind’slong,busyroads.Mostoften,animalsareforcedtocrossaroadwayforwater,foodormigration.Sadly,aboutonemillionanimalsarekilledeachdayonroadwaysacrosstheUnitedStates,andthat’sjustonecountry.Sometimes,however,thereareroadsthatmaybeeasiertocrossthanothers.

IncountrieslikeCanada,wherewildlifeplaysasignificantroleindailylife,particularlyinremotenorthernareasofthecountry,wildlifeoverpasseshavebeenconstructedtoallowanimalstocrossmajorroadwayssafely.

InBanffNationalParkinAlberta,Canada,sincemonitoringbeganin1996,wildanimalshavecrossedthe35underpassesandsixoverpassesmorethan200,000times.Researchershavedocumented10,000safeanimaljourneysonBanff’sRedEarthOverpassalone.It’sencouragingdata,particularlywhenwildlifeisfacedwithincreasingroadwaysandspeedingvehicles.

Mostofushaveexperiencedacloseencounter（偶遇）withawildanimalwhiledrivingandhaveprobablywitnessedtheunfortunatesightofanimalskilledbyvehiclesontheroad.Wesigh,getbehindthewheelanddriveaway.

Conversely（反过来）,anencounterwithawildanimalwhiledriving,particularlylargeanimals,canalsohaveadisastrousimpactonthedriver,commonlyinjuringthedriverandleavingthecareitherdestroyedorseverelydamaged.

Clearlythereisaneedtosolvethisproblemonmanylevels.We,asthecreatorsofthesevehiclesandroadnetworks,havethegreaterresponsibilityto,attheveryleast,protectthesenaturalareas,makingsurethatotherspeciesaren’tleftcompletelyhelpless.Animalbridgesareagoodplacetostartandthey’reinthebestinterestofhumansandanimalsalike.Afterall,wesharethisEarthandanimalshavejustasmuchrighttomovearoundfreelyaswedo.

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B.examineaproblemindetail

C.offersomesolutionstoanissue

D.attractreaderstointerestingfacts

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B.thedangerfacedbywildanimals

C.theeffectivenessofwildlifecrossings

D.theimportantroleofwildlifeindalylife

10.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinParagraph4?

A.Respect.

B.Pity.

C.Emptiness.

D.Pride.

11.Inthetext,theauthortriestopersuadepeopleto_____.

A.buildmoreanimalbridges

B.stopbuildingroadnetworks

C.avoidencounterswithanimals

D.reducethenumberofvehicles

D

Onmytablesitsaphotographofayoungmanwiththickblackhairandeyesdarkwiththedepthofunderstanding.ItisAndy,whoneverhurtpeople.Ifhewasangry,youknewit.Ifhewassad,heshowedit.However,beingthemiddleson,Andyalwaysseemedtoplaytheroleofthemediator（调解员）.Thewayhebehavedcouldmakepeoplecalmerandtherewassomethingmatureabouthisjudgment.

Hewasanactivistallofhislife.Atage15,hetraveledtoWashington,D.C.,totakepartinaYouthMarchforIntegrated（综合的）Schools.At17,hejourneyedtoWestVirginiabybustoexaminethepoverty（贫困）ofAppalachia.At19,heworkedatacampforchildrenwholackedmoneyandeducation.Then,inthespringof1964,atage20,hesaid,“Mom,I’dliketogotoMississippi.”

TheMississippiSummerProjectwastofloodthestatewithhundredsofnortherncollegestudents.Thevolunteerswouldform“freedomschools”toteachAfrican-Americansabouttheirvotingrights.Itwascalled“oneofthemostambitiouscivilrightsprojectsyet.”

Theviolenceagainstblackshadneverstopped.Intheprevioussevendecades,nearly600knownkillingshadtakenplaceinthestate.ButthereasonswhypartofmewantedAndytostaywerethesamereasonshewantedtogo.OnlyfivepercentofMississippi’shalf-millionAfrican-Americanswereregisteredtovotein1960.IhadfoughtforwhatIbelievedinallmylife.Ifoundahusbandwhohaddonethesame.HowcouldsaynotoAndy?

AsAndywaspreparingtoleave,Ithrewsomebandagesintohisbag.Ithoughthemightgetpushedaround.NeverinmywildestdreamsdidIthinkI’dneverseehimagain.

Thereare40nameswrittenontheCivilRightsMemorialinMontgomery,Alabama.Ofthe40victims,19werekilledinMississippi.Onofthemismyson.IallowedhimtogotoMississippibecausethatiswhohewas.AnditiswhoIwas,too.

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A.appearance

B.behavior

C.character

D.background

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A.aimedtohelpeducateAfrican-Americans

B.foughtforAfrican-Americans’votingrights

C.attrac