NCE-III 第9課 -請大家指正(12/27/09)

Lesson 9 Flying cats飛貓

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

聽錄音，然後回答以下問題。

How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights?

Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.

Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. 'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.

Thank you for listening, any comments are welcome.I read a little bit slow on purpose.

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• MM讀的很好,隻是聲音有點小~~ -天澤園- ♀ (91 bytes) () 12/26/2009 postreply 23:06:36

• 謝謝MM，我沒有意識到這次的錄音又問題。 -blueswan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2009 postreply 15:37:26

• 不知道為什麽聽不到... -何德能- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2009 postreply 01:11:03

• 我還沒有弄明白為什麽這次的錄音又問題。非常抱歉。 -blueswan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2009 postreply 15:38:09

• 聲音是小了點 -雨打兔子窩- ♀ (2247 bytes) () 12/27/2009 postreply 12:57:53

• 妹妹，真是好帖子。隻是，我在美國混，還是得學美音：） -blueswan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2009 postreply 15:38:49