The boxfish may look clumsy, but it can start, stop, back up and zigzag(曲折前进) through the water with ease.And it does all this using surprisingly little energy.Daimler’s bionic(仿生学的) car is modeled on the fish’s boxy skeletal(骨骼的) system.Like the fish, the car is fast and drives easily.It’s efficient too.
The science behind natureinspired inventions is called biomimicry(生物仿生).Biologist Janine Benyus came up with the term.As cofounder of the Biomimicry Guild, she has worked with cereal companies,sneaker designers and others to develop products based on Nature’s best ideas.
For scientists and inventors, the possibilities for copying nature are limitless.Technology may never be as efficient as nature, or as colorful.But that doesn’t mean we should stop trying to learn from the world around us.Take a walk outside.Watch a squirrel climb up a tree.Look closely at the veins(纹理) of a leaf.Hear the birds chirping in the trees.Such small details may help solve big problems in the future.
()1.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.In America a selfcleaning paint was modeled on the lotus flower.
B.Zimbabwe engineers learned from termites to create highly advanced heating systems.
C.After the boxfish, many other ideas of new products are borrowed from nature.
D.Nature is a good source to turn to for improving technology.
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