1. Some insects, after their heads are severed, may live for as long as a year. They react automatically to light, temperature, humidity, chemicals, and other stimuli. 有些昆虫在头被切下后还能活一年，并会对光线、温度、湿度、化学品和其他刺激自动产生反应。

　　2. There are earthworms as short as one-twenty-fifth of an inch and earthworms as long as 11 feet. The earthworm has no lungs; it breathes through its skin. Some earthworms have as many as ten hearts. 有的蚯蚓很短，只有1/25英寸，有的蚯蚓很长，达11英尺。蚯蚓没有肺；通过皮肤呼吸。有的蚯蚓有多达10颗心脏。

　　3. Because its eyeball is fixed, the whale must move its huge body to shift its line of sight. 因为鲸鱼的眼球是固定的，所以它必须移动巨大的身体才能改变它的视线。

　　4. It is the female lion who does more than 90 percent of the hunting while the male is afraid to risk his life, or simply prefers to rest. 90%的食物由母狮猎取，雄狮则害怕用生命冒险或者只是喜欢休息。

　　5. A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is lifted off the ground. It needs its tail for pushing off. 如果袋鼠的尾巴离开地面，袋鼠就跳不起来。它要靠尾巴推动才能离开地面。

　　6. Date palm trees in Iraq are passed down through generations as part of family legacies. The trees are given individual names, have carefully recorded personal histories, and are considered part of family wealth. 在伊拉克，枣椰树是作为一种传家宝世代相传的。每棵树都有名字，有详细的树史记载，被认为是家庭财产的一部分。

　　7. The average hummingbird weighs less than a penny. It has a body temperature of 111 degrees and beats its wings more than 75 times a second. Its newborn are the size of bumblebees and its nest is the size of a walnut. The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backward.蜂鸟的平均体重比一枚一便士的硬币还轻。它的体温达111度，翅膀每秒钟要扇动75次以上。孵出的蜂鸟只有大黄蜂那么大，其巢只有核桃那么大。蜂鸟是惟一能倒退向后飞的鸟。

　　(文/和宝君； 英语辅导报高二版 04~05学年度第21期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)