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(1)B.推理判断题。根据第二段"As with many scientific advances﹣Isaac Newton's apple or Benjamin Franklin's lightning bolt—Dr.Roh's experiment began with a walk.Passing Caltech's Millikan Pond in 2016,he observed a bee on the water's surface producing waves.He wondered how an insect known for flight could push itself through water.(与许多科学进步一样﹣﹣﹣牛顿的苹果或本杰明•富兰克林的闪电﹣﹣﹣Roh博士的实验是从散步开始的。2016年路过加州理工学院的米利坎池塘时,他观察到一只蜜蜂在水面上产生了波浪。他想知道一种以飞行著称的昆虫是如何自己在水中推进的。)"可推知,作者提及牛顿和富兰克林是想表明Roh关于蜜蜂的偶然发现。故选B。
(2)D.细节理解题。根据第三段中"But that weight helps to push the bee forward when its wings move quickly up and down. (但当蜜蜂的翅膀快速上下移动时,这种重量有助于推动蜜蜂前进。)"可知,蜜蜂在水中前进的过程中,持续拍打翅膀起着最重要的作用。故选D。
(3)B.词义猜测题。根据画线词上文"The researchers said the surf﹣like movement hasn't been documented in other insects and most semiaquatic insects use their legs for"以及后文"which is known as water﹣walking (这被称为水上行走。)"可知,研究人员说,在其他昆虫身上还没有记录到这种像冲浪一样的运动,大多数半水生昆虫用它们的腿作为在水上的推进力,这被称为水上行走。故划线词意思是"推动力"。A.Fast flight.快速飞行。B.Driving force.驱动力。C.Pulling speed.拉速。D.Explosive power.驱动力。故选B。
(4)D.细节理解题。根据最后一段"Dr.Roh and Dr.Gharib have imagined many practical applications for bees' surfing.One plan is to use their observations to design robots able to travel across sky and sea. "This could be useful for search and rescues,or for getting samples of the surface of the ocean,if you can't send a boat or helicopter," Dr.Gharib said. (Roh博士和Gharib博士设想了蜜蜂冲浪的许多实际应用。一项计划是利用他们的观察来设计能够穿越天空和海洋的机器人。"如果无法派出船只或直升机,这可能对搜索和救援,或对获取海洋表面样本很有用,"Gharib说。)"可推知,D选项"制造蜜蜂形状的直升机"不是蜜蜂冲浪的实际应用。故选D。
(5)A.主旨大意题。根据第一段中"But Chris Roh and other researchers at the California Institute of Technology found that when bees drop into bodies of water,they can use their wings to produce little waves and slide toward land—like surfers who create and then ride their own waves. (但加州理工学院的Chris Roh和其他研究人员发现,当蜜蜂掉进水里时,它们可以用翅膀产生小波浪,然后像会创造并驾驭自己的波浪的冲浪者一样滑向陆地。)"结合文章主要介绍了这项研究的开展过程以及蜜蜂冲浪行为可以带来的一些实际应用。可知,文章主要告诉我们蜜蜂可以冲浪到安全的地方。故选A。