2015考研英语阅读昆虫学有失蜂度
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bandit">bandit</span> <span word="bumblebees">bumblebees</span></p><p> 熊蜂：不可思议的土匪</p><p> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="MOST">MOST</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="bumblebees">bumblebees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="charming">charming</span>, <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="blunderthrough">blunderthrough</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meadow">meadow</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steely">steely</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honeybee">honeybee</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="themalevolent">themalevolent</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wasp">wasp</span>.</p><p> 在人们的印象里，熊蜂可爱、友好而又有些令人可笑。它们跌跌撞撞地穿过花园和草场，既不像蜜蜂，有钢铁般的决心;也不似黄蜂，具备恶意的企图。</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="differentfor">differentfor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someflowering">someflowering</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="bumblebees">bumblebees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span>.</p><p> 不过，如果你是一株植物，你就会从新定义它们。从一些有花植物角度来看，熊蜂是彻头彻尾的贼：</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="rob">rob</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nectar">nectar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p> 它们掠夺花蜜，却未予回报。</p><p> <span word="Nectar">Nectar</span> <span word="robbery">robbery</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bumblebeecarves">bumblebeecarves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flower">flower</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="robber">robber</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vault">vault</span>, <span word="wasdiscovered">wasdiscovered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span>.</p><p> 某些花的形状发生了演化，以促进具有长舌的昆虫为其授粉。昆虫的长舌能探到狭小管道状花的深处。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nectar">nectar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="evolved">evolved</span> <span word="toencourage">toencourage</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pollination">pollination</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="insects">insects</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="tongues">tongues</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="narrowtubes">narrowtubes</span>.</p>
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