As they migrate (遷移), butterflies and moths choose the winds they want to fly with, and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction. This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances. 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 in   insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground. Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect (測(cè)出) such little creatures at such great heights.
To their surprise, though, the insects weren’t passive travelers on the winds. In autumn, for example, most light winds blew from the east, but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried them 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 with the flow. If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go, the insects changed their body positions to compensate (補(bǔ)償). Many migrating birds do the same thing.
The study also found, butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along. By adding flight speeds to wind speeds, the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour. The findings may have real-world applications. With climate warming, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops.
小題1: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．
小題2:Scientists originally thought that ________．
A．insects always waited for their favorable 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
小題3: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
小題4:We can learn 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
小題5:According to the passage, the findings can__________．             
A．increase insects in numberB．instruct farmers when to spray
C．prevent climate warmingD．help protect insects

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：本文是說(shuō)明文，在講述通過(guò)科學(xué)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)昆蟲也有方向感，根據(jù)這一發(fā)現(xiàn)，農(nóng)民可以根據(jù)風(fēng)向來(lái)判斷何時(shí)用藥來(lái)消滅昆蟲。
小題1:C 主旨大意。文章第一段通過(guò)蝴蝶和飛蛾會(huì)選擇風(fēng)向，如果方向錯(cuò)誤，他們會(huì)改變身體的位置，This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances新的研究證明，昆蟲也能利用同樣的方法用于長(zhǎng)途旅行，說(shuō)明昆蟲也有方向感。所以選C 項(xiàng)。
小題2:C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind.科學(xué)家們長(zhǎng)久以來(lái)認(rèn)為昆蟲受風(fēng)的控制，故選C項(xiàng)。
小題3:D細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段提到Fascinating as their skills of flight are, migrating behavior has been difficult to study in   insects because many long distant trips happen thousands of feet above ground.可知是因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)距離的飛行還有離地面很高，所以選D項(xiàng)。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances.這個(gè)研究表明昆蟲也能利用同樣的與鳥一樣的方法長(zhǎng)距離的飛行，所以選A項(xiàng)。
小題5:B 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段The findings may have real-world applications. With climate warming, migrating insects are growing in number. Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops這個(gè)發(fā)現(xiàn)很有世界性的應(yīng)用。當(dāng)天氣暖和時(shí)，昆蟲的數(shù)量在增加，了解何時(shí)他們會(huì)移動(dòng)，就可以決定何時(shí)用藥來(lái)消滅他們，所以選B項(xiàng)。
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Thoughts claim our attention continuously, and waste our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters. They actually rule our life. We have become so used to this slavery, that we take it for granted, and have become unconscious of this habit, except on certain occasions.
While breathing, we do not need to pay attention to each inhalation and exhalation. We become conscious of the process of breathing only when we have some difficulty with breathing, such as when our nose is blocked, due to a cold, or when we are in an unventilated(不通風(fēng)的) room.
It is the same with thinking. We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study. We are also aware of them when we have worries or fears.
Look at the following familiar situation. You need to study something for an exam. You sit comfortably on the sofa with the book in your hands and start reading. After a while you feel hungry and go to the kitchen to eat something.
You return to read, and then hear your people talking outside. You listen to them for several moments and then bring your attention back to the book.
After a while you feel restless and switch on the radio to listen to some music. You continue to read for a little while, and then remember something that happened yesterday, and you start thinking about it.
When you look at your watch, you are amazed to find out that one complete hour has passed and you have hardly read anything. And at this time, you feel you’re thinking.
This is what happens when one lacks concentration. Imagine what you could have accomplished if you could control your attention and focus your mind!
小題1:When can you feel you are thinking?
A．While breathing.B．While not reading.
C．When you need to concentrate.D．When you waste your time.
小題2:Why does the author put forward the exam situation?
A．To explain the course of thinking awareness.
B．To show how to get ready for an exam.
C．To present an example of concentration.
D．To emphasize the importance of reading.
小題3:Where can you most probably find the above passage?
A．In a guidebook of natural science.
B．In the front page of a newspaper.
C．In an advertisement part of a magazine.
D．In the section of psychology of a magazine.
小題4:This passage is mainly about _______.
A．the relationship between thoughts and breathing
B．how people’s thought and mind work
C．what happens when one wants to think
D．the ways to increase your thought

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