新概念英语第三册课文填空训练09-Lesson 9 Flying cats

新概念英语第三册课文填空训练 新概念英语第三册Lesson 9 Flying cats How do cats try to protect themselves when falling from great heights? Cats never ______ to fascinate human beings. They can be_______(friend) and affectionate towards humans, ____ they lead mysterious lives of their own ___ ______. They never become submissive_____dogs and horses. As ___ result, humans have learned to________ feline ____________(independent). Most cats _______suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular _________(believe) that they have ______ lives.  Apparently, there is a good deal of ______(true) in this idea. A cat's ability ___________(survive) falls is ____(base) on fact. ________(recent) the New York Animal Medical Center made a _______ of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these ______ had one experience in _______: they had ______(fall) off high buildings, yet only eight of them died _____ shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal _______ for such an__________ study, ________ there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are ______ of high-rise windowsills to fall from! =__________ One cat, Sabrina, ______(fall) 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a _______(break) tooth. 'Cats behave like well-_______(train) paratroopers.' a doctor said. It seems that the _______(far) cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they _______ speeds of 60