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1、力落耳落月英语四怨新龜锲农篇角篠條习I改革后的大学英语四级阅读新增的题型，是段落信息匹配题。篇章后附有10个句子，每句i题。每句所含的信息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出与每句所含信息相兀配的段落。有的段落可能对应两题，有的段落可能不对应任何一题.AnimalsontheMoveA)Itlookedlikeascenefrom“Jaws'，butwithoutthedramaticmusic.Ahugesharkwasslowlyswimmingthroughthewater,itstailswingingbackandforthlikethependulumofaclock・Suddenly
2、sensitivenerveendingintheshark，sskinpickedupvibrationsofastrugglingfish.Thesharkwasimmediatelytransformedintoadeadly,efficientmachineofdeath.Withmusclestaut,thesharkknifedthroughthewateratarapidspeed・Inaflashthesharkcaughtitsvictim,alargefish,initspowerfuljaws.Then,jerkingitsheadbackandforth,theshar
3、ktorehugechunksoffleshfromitsvictimandswallowedthem.Soontheactionwasover.MovingtoSurviveB)Inpursuingitsprey,thesharkdemonstratedinadramaticwaytheimportantroleofmovement,orlocomotion,inanimals.Liketheshark,mostanimalsusemovementtofindfood・Theyalsouselocomotiontoescapeenemies,findamate,andexplorenewte
4、rritories.Themethodsoflocomotionincludecrawling,hopping,slithering,flying,swimming,orwalking.Humanshavetheaddedadvantageofusingtheirvariousinventionstomoveaboutinjustaboutanykindofenvironment.Automobiles,rockets,andsubmarinestransporthumansfromdeepoceanstoasfarawayasthemoon.However,forotheranimalsmo
5、vementcameaboutnaturallythroughmillionsofyearsofevolution.Oneofthemostsuccessfulexamplesofanimallocomotionisthatoftheshark・Itsabilitytoquicklyzeroinonitspreyhasalwaysimpressedscientists.ButittookadetailedstudybyDukeUniversitymarinebiologistsS.A.Wainwright,F.Vosburgh,andJ・H.Hebranktofindouthowtheshar
6、ksdidit.IntheirstudythescientistsobservedsharksswimminginatankatMarinelandinSaintAugustine,Fla.Moviesweretakenofthesharks9movementsandanalyzed.Studieswerealsomadeofsharkskinandmuscle・SkinIstheKeyA)Thebiologistsdiscoveredthattheskinofthesharkisthekeytotheanimafshighefficiencyinswimmingthroughthewater
7、.Theskincontainsmanyfibersthatcrisscrossliketheinsideofabeltedradialtire.Thefibersarecalledcollagenfibers.Thesefiberscaneitherstoreorreleaselargeamountsofenergydependingonwhetherthefibersarerelaxedort
