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1、Scientificexperimentscansometimesgowrong阅读理解答案 Scientificexperimentscansometimesgowrongandwhentheydotheresultsmayrangefromthedisastroustothetroubling.OnesuchexperimenttookplaceinSouthAmericaaboutfiftyyearsago.Whetheritsfinalconsequenceswillcauseseriousdamag
2、eornothingmorethanasmalltroublestillremainstobeseen. Thestorybeganin1956whenanAmericanscientistworkinginBrazildecidedtosolvetheproblemofincreasingtheproductivityofthatcountry’sbees.HeimportedaveryactivetypeofAfricanbeefromTanzaniaandmated(交配)itwiththemoreea
3、sy-goingnativevarietytoproduceanewkindofbees.Thenewbeesworkedharderandproducedtwiceasmuchhoney.ItseemedthatProfessorKerr,forthatwasthescientist’sname,hadatotalsuccessonhishands. Thenthingsbegantogowrong.Forsomereasonasyetunseen,butperhapsasaresultofsomethin
4、gintheirenvironment,thenewbeesbegantodevelopextremelyattackingpersonalities.Theybecamebad-tempereda ndeasytobeangry,attackedthenativebeesanddrovethemfromtheirlivingplaces. Butworsewastofollow.Havingtakenoverthecountryside,thenewbees,withtheirdangeroussti
5、ngs(叮),begantoattackitsneighbors--cats,dogs,horses,chickensandfinallymanhimself.Alongperiodofterrorbeganthathassofarkilledagreatnumberofanimalsandabout150humanbeings. ThiswouldhavebeenbadenoughifthebeeshadstayedinBrazil.Butnowtheyareonthemove,headingnorthwa
6、rdsincountlessmillionstowardsCentralandNorthAmerica,andmovingatthealarmingspeedof200milesayear.Thecountriesthatlieintheirpatharenaturallyworriedbecauseitlooksasifnothingcanbedonetostopthem. 32.TheresultsoftheSouthAmericanexperiment. A.havecausedaserioustro
7、ubleB.haveprovedtobewrong C.arehighlythoughto fD.arenotyetcertain 33.Theexperimentmentionedinthispassagewasdesignedto. A.increasetheamountofhoneyinBrazil B.makeBrazilianbeesmoreeasy-going C.increasethenumberofbeesinBrazil D.makeAfricanbeeslessactive
8、 34.Whichofthefollowingmaybethecauseofthenewbees’attackingpersonalities? A.Theirproductionofhoney.B.Theirhardwork. C.Theirlivingenvironment.D.Theirbadtemper. 35.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat.
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