Special Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road
-- Reported by Sheila Carrick
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.
Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.
Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.
"Ecopassages" may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. "These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts," said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lion used the passage.
Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.
The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animal overpass!
小題1:The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that_________.
A．wild animals have become more dangerous
B．the driving conditions have improved greatly
C．the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work
D．a(chǎn)n increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents
小題2:From the news story, we know an ecopassage is_________.
A．a(chǎn)n underground path for cars B．a(chǎn) fence built for the safety of the area
C．a(chǎn) bridge for animals to get over a riverD．a(chǎn) pass for animals to cross the road
小題3:When the writer says that animals seem “to be catching on”, he means_________.
A．a(chǎn)nimals begin to realize the dangers on the road
B．a(chǎn)nimals begin to learn to use ecopassages
C．a(chǎn)nimals are crossing the road in groups
D．a(chǎn)nimals are increasing in number
小題4:The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because_________.
A．wild animals may attack carsB．wild animals may jam the road
C．they may see wild animals in the parkD．they may see wild animals on ecopassages

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D

小題1:第三段告知ocelot這種動物只剩下約80只了，原因是roadkill，說明在公路交通事故中大量的動物被撞死。
小題2:第四段中The ecopassages can be extremely useful ,so that wildlife can avoid road accidents 。以及下段提到的But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes .說明是為動物穿越公路而用的。
小題3:倒數(shù)第二段告知，連salamander與 grizzly bear 這兩種差異巨大的動物都使用這種ecopassage,說明動物正學(xué)著用這種通道。
小題4:文章最后一段明確告知，人們在行車時需要留神，公路是可能會有ecopassage, 此時應(yīng)注意保護動物。
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