SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad
—ReportedbySheilaCarrick
Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?Togettotheotherside.
Mostpeopleknowthisjoke.Butrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybear(灰熊)andmountainlioncancrosstheroad.
“MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roads”theFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.
“Ecopassages(生态通道)”mayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.“Theseecopassagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidents”saidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.
Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.Thisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassage.
Buildersofecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamanders(火蜥蜴)andgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.
Thenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookaround.Youmightseeananimaloverpass!
1.Thewriterusestheexampleof“ocelots”toshowthat_______.
A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerous
B.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatly
C.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstowork
D.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents
2.Fromthenewsstoryweknowanecopassageis________.
A.anundergroundpathforcars B.afencebuiltforthesafetyofthearea
C.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apathforanimalstocrosstheroad
3.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseem“tobecatchingon”hemeans________.
A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroad
B.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassages
C.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroups
D.animalsareincreasinginnumber
4.Thewriterasksvisito
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