2014年职称英语考试理工类的B级模拟阅读(2)
<p> <span word="Longer">Longer</span> <span word="Lives">Lives</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="Elephants">Elephants</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>，<span word="where">where</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="predators">predators</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="agel">agel</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="captivity">captivity</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="lands">lands</span>.<span word="Zoos">Zoos</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="care">care</span>，<span word="documenting">documenting</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="dates">dates</span>，<span word="illnesses">illnesses</span>，<span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analyze">analyze</span> 40 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="l">l</span> 6.9 <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 56 <span word="yearsmore">yearsmore</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="long">long</span>.<span word="Female">Female</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="pattern">pattern</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="l">l</span> 8.9 <span word="s">s</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="logging">logging</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> 41.7 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span>.<span word="Mason">Mason</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="zoos">zoos</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>. 词汇： <span word="Ripe">Ripe</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.成熟的 <span word="Captivity">Captivity</span> <span word="n">n</span>.监禁;束缚 <span word="Obesity">Obesity</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.过度肥胖;肥胖症 </p><p> </p>
页:
[1]