2021年06月四级第1套选词填空原文翻译及答案解析

Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara Desert soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. But for the Saharan silver ant, __26__ from their underground nests into the sun's brutal rays to __27__ for food, this is the perfect time to seek lunch. In 2015 these ants were joined in the desert by scientists from two Belgian universities, who spent a month in the __28__ heat tracking the ants and digging out their nests. The goal was simple, to discover how the __29__ adapted to the kind of heat that can __30__ melt the bottom of shoes.

当撒哈拉沙漠的温度飙升至120华氏度时，大多数动物会寻找阴凉处。但对于撒哈拉银蚁来说，从它们的地下巢穴爬出来，进入阳光的残酷射线中寻找食物，这正是寻找午餐的最佳时机。2015年，这些蚂蚁在沙漠中迎来了来自两所比利时大学的科学家，他们在极端高温下花了一个月时间追踪蚂蚁并挖掘它们的巢穴。目标很简单，就是发现这个物种如何适应那种能真正融化鞋底的热度。

Back in Belgium, the scientists looked at the ants under an electronic microscope and found that their __31__, triangular hair reflects light like a prism (棱镜), giving them a metallic reflection and protecting them from the sun's awful heat. When Ph.D. student Quentin Willot __32__ the hair from an ant with a __33__ knife and put it under a heat lamp, its temperature jumped.

回到比利时，科学家们在电子显微镜下观察这些蚂蚁，发现它们厚实、三角形的毛发像棱镜一样反射光线，赋予它们金属般的反射，并保护它们免受阳光的可怕热量。当博士生昆廷·威洛特用小刀从一只蚂蚁身上移除毛发，并将其放在热灯下时，它的温度急剧上升。

The ants' method of staying cool is __34__ among animals. Could this reflective type of hair protect people? Willot says companies are interested in __35__ these ants' method of heat protection for human use, including everything from helping to protect the lives of firefighters to keeping homes cool in summer.

蚂蚁的降温方法在动物中是独一无二的。这种反射型毛发能保护人类吗？威洛特说，公司有兴趣将这些蚂蚁的热保护方法应用于人类用途，包括从帮助保护消防员的生命到在夏季保持家庭凉爽的各种方面。