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As they migrate 迁移) .butterflies and moths choose the winds they want to fly with, andthey change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction. This new findingsuggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling longdistances. Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind.

Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study ininsects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recentlyhave scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights.

To their surprise, though, the insects weren't passive travelers on the winds. In autumn, forexample, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carriedthem south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wintering homes.

Even in the spring, when most winds flowed northward, the insects didn't always go withthe flow. If breezes weren't blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changedtheir body positions to compensate. Many migrating birds do the same thing.

The study also found, butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushedthem along. By adding flight speeds to wind speeds, the scientists calculated that butterflies andmoths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour. The findings may have real-world applications.With climate wanning, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops.

71. What's the main idea of the text?

A. Insects migrate with the seasons.

B. Wind helps insects greatly in migrating.

C. Windsurfing insects have real direction.

D. Scientists have trouble in observing insects.

72. Scientists originally thought that _____.

A. insects always waited for their favourable winds

B. insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

C. insects were just blown about by the wind

D. insects positioned themselves in the winds

73. It is not easy to study the migrating behavior of the insects because ______.

A. the little creatures can fly very fast

B. they have no regular migrating courses

C. the wind's direction is hard to foresee

D. their flight is long and high above ground

74. We can leam from the text that _____.

A. insects fly in the way birds do

B. insects travel more easily in autumn

C. insects never position themselves when flying low

D. insects rest a lot when the wind pushes them along

75. According to the passage, the findings can_____.

A. increase insects in number         B. instruct farmers when to spray

C. prevent climate warming          D. help protect insects

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