题目内容
18.Which animal has the fastest snapping jaw (突然合住的颚)?If you're guessing a shark or perhaps a larger animal,you'll have to think smaller.The trap-jaw ant,which lives in Central and South America,moves its mouth parts at 35to 63meters per second.Another way to think about this is that the ant's jaws close at 125to 233kilometers per hour.That's 2,300times faster than the blink of an eye.Scientists were able to measure the amazing jaw speed using high-speed video techniques.Sheila Patek,a biologist,says the key is that the jaws have a springy (有弹性的) system,which is critical in getting explosive (爆发性的) speeds.
Consider a bow and arrow.If you try to throw an arrow with your arm,it won't go very far.If you use a bow,elastic energy stored in the bow is freed almost immediately when you let go of the arrow with your finger.That's exactly what really fast organisms are doing.
Maybe even more amazing than how fast these ants grab food or even enemies is how they use this same energy to move.As the ant closes its jaws,it uses them to push off the ground-all faster than the eye can see without slow motion video.A snap of the jaw can send an ant up to 8.3centimeters into the air.That's like someone who is 1.7meters jumping 13meters high!Not only can they quickly escape from enemies,but often a group of ants will start jumping all at once.It would be hard for their enemies to grab just one.
33.The fast speed of the trap-jaw ants'jaws lies inB.
A.their light bodies
B.their springy systems
C.their living environment
D.the length of their jaws
34.What does the passage use"a bow and arrow"as an example to show?C
A.How an arrow gets so much energy to fly.
B.Why the trap-jaw ants have a springy system.
C.Why the trap-jaw ants'jaws move so fast.
D.How a bow and arrow works.
35.According to the passage,the trap-jaw ants'jaws keep them safe becauseD.
A.they can catch their enemies easily with their jaws
B.their jaws make them difficult to recognize
C.their jaws help them to find food easily
D.their jaws help them to escape from their enemies.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,文章主要介绍了一种有非凡能力的The trap-jaw ant--一种陷阱颚蚂蚁.它们的颚有弹性系统,从而使得它们能获得爆发性的速度.靠这种技能使得它们的天敌很难抓住它们.
解答 BCD
33.B细节理解题.根据第二段the key is that the jaws have a springy (有弹性的) system,which is critical in getting explosive (爆发性的) speeds.可知关键是它们的颚有弹性系统,从而获得爆发性的速度.由此可知,说明有弹性的系统(springy systems)才是真正的原因.故选B.
34.C 推理判断题.根据第三段Consider a bow and arrow.If you try to throw an arrow with your arm,it won"t go very far.If you use a bow,elastic energy stored in the bow is released almost instantly when you release the arrow with your finger or a latch.可知作者用弓和箭的例子来说明这种弹性系统的原理.故选C.
35.D 细节题.根据第四段often a group of ants will start jumping all at once.It would be hard for their enemies to grab just one.可知一群蚂蚁经常一起跳,这使得它们的天敌很难抓住它们.由此说明,这种方法能让它们逃脱敌人的虎口.故选D.
点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度,只要抓住文章的关键词,采用寻读的方法查找细节,就能找到正确答案.
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