北京林业大学科技英语视听说考点

必考词汇：dandelion 蒲公英begonia 秋海棠mimosa 含羞草arthropod 节肢动物jackpot 意外的成功adrenalina 肾上腺素phosphate 磷酸盐、磷肥saliva 唾液enigma 神秘prism 棱镜
可能考的：1.dock 羊蹄 2.hazel 榛树 3.foxglove 毛地黄4.bramble 悬钩子 5.earth-star 地星 6.bird-cage plant 角叶月7 .spore 孢子8.wood anemone 银莲花9.puffball 马勃菌10.canopy 天蓬11.fern 羊齿12.pore 毛孔、气孔13.sapling 小树苗14.chestnut 板栗15.sycamore 枫树rch 落叶松17.chlorophyll 叶绿素18.photosynthesis 光合作用19.mimicry 拟态20.shrivel 使。

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21.pebble 鹅卵石22.gravel 小石头23.nectar 花蜜24.caterpillar 毛毛虫25.bogus 假的26.passionflower 西番莲27.carnivorous plants 食肉植物28.infrared radiation 红外线照射29.culprit 罪犯30.vulnerable 易受伤的31.varnish 清漆32.lukewarm 微温的33.pixel 像素34.smallpox 天花35.polio 小儿麻痹36.devastate 毁灭37.apartheid 种族隔离arre 奇异的39.predator 捕食者40.gill slits 鳃裂41.amniotic fluid 羊水42.embryo 胚胎43.mayhem 破坏44.cauldron 大锅45.haven 避风港46.lethal 致命的47.jellyfish 海蜇、水母48.alien 性质不同的、不相容的
49.buoyancy 浮力50.burrow 打洞51.vertebrate 脊椎动物52.dinosaur恐龙53.kelp 海带54.armor 盔甲55.louse 虱子56.fin 鳍、鱼翅57.sprout 开始发芽58.flap 煽动翅膀59.bask 晒太阳60.tendon筋、腱rva 幼虫62.swamp 沼泽63.swat 猛打64.munch 用力咀嚼65.gorge 狼吞虎咽66.huddle 挤在一起67.pinnacle 尖峰、顶点68.spawn 卵69.engulf 狼吞虎咽70.unleash 解除束缚71.cricket 蟋蟀72.orchid 兰科植物73.assassin 刺客
74.fang 毒牙
75.raven 乌鸦76.fieldfare 田鸫77.lurk 潜伏78.foil 阻碍79.bluff 虚张声势80.phobia 恐惧症81.toddler 刚会走路的小孩82.buggy 婴儿车83.petrify 害怕84.python 蟒蛇85.footage 连续镜头86.captivity 监禁87.crumble 崩溃88.tennis elbow 肘关节炎89.bursitis 滑囊炎90.canine 犬齿的vish 奢侈的92.trauma 创伤93.slack 松弛的94.leash 链条95.berate 严责、申斥96.tax 付出很大努力brador 拉布拉多犬98.steeple 尖堂99.oil slick 水面上的浮油100.feast 宴会101.frenzy 狂热的102.trek 翻山越岭103.pouch 育儿袋104.recede 撤退105.rookerv 群栖地106.droplet 飞沫107.ingenious 聪明的108.biomass 生物量109.shoal 群110.gully 排水沟111.perilous 冒险的112.carnage 大屠杀113.Aurora australis 南极光114.sleek 光滑的115.roller coaster 过
山车116.bide 等待。

时机117.clearing 空地118.masculine 男性的、刚毅的119.bloke 家伙120.rig 在。

装。

121.dashboard 仪表盘122.pathetic 差劲的123.petty 琐碎的124.daft 傻的125.congregation 天主教126.leisure complex休闲娱乐中心127.triva 细微的小事128.to place sb.on a pedestal 崇拜某人129.flounder 挣扎130.infidelity 不忠的131.rove 心神游离132.tantrum 生气133.wreak 造成。

后果134.galaxy 星系135.goldilocks planet 适合生物居住的星球136.solstice 至点137.porridge 服刑、粥138.apparatus 一套139.strata 地层140.helium 氦气141.fathom 看穿、测量深度142.plod 沉重的步伐、辛勤工作143.wax 上蜡、蜡状物144.wane 月亏、衰落
1.Why we human beings are seldom aware of the dramas happening to plants?
KEY:We and plants live on a different time scale.
2.When we condense three months into twenty seconds,what dramatic changes of plants can we see ?
KEY:The desolation of winter quickly warms ,into the roit of spring. 3.Why do bird-cage plants travel to find a new place ?
KEY:The desert dunes are always moving and a sheltered site can suddenly become intolerably exposed.
4.How do the seeds of dandelions fly ?
KEY:A special apparatus is needed by the seeds of dandelions to fly .Each seed of the dandelion is fitted with its own individual parachute.
5.What will happen to leaves if water lies on their surface?
KEY:It clogs up the pores.
the examples given in this episode to explain how plants use mimicry to defend themselves?
KEY:Pebble plants,passion flowers.
7.What is the dramatic solution a sensitive mimosa possesses to defend itself?
KEY:One touch makes it fold its leaflets .another tap and it flops to the ground.
the carnivorous plants.
KEY:Flytrap , pitcher plants.
9.Why polar bears' survival is being threatened?
KEY:By the end of the summer ,they are skinny bears and their reproductive success is in danger.
10.What is the Kyoto protocol?
KEY:All nations are required to reduce their carbon emissions so that the negative impacts of climate change can be halted.
11.What are the three factors causing the collision between our civilization and the Earth?
KEY:(1)Population (2)The scientific and technological revolution
(3)Our way of thinking.
12.(OPEN)How to balance the economy and the enviroment?
13.(Discussion 1)What are the five ways in which we are damaging life's diversity?
KEY:(1)Over-harvesting (2)the introduction of alien species (3)the destruction of habitats (4)islandisation (5)pollution
14.All living things have to fight to survive.Who can survive then? KEY:Only the best suited individual can survive.
15.What was the planet Earth like 3.8 billion years ago?
KEY:The atmosphere was thin ,there was no oxygen ,no protective ozone layers .But there were massive volcanic eruptions and meteor impacts.
16.There is an enormous variety of life on the planet.How did life begin? KEY:(1)3 billion years ago---single-cell living things. (2)670 million years ago---cells pulling together. (3)around 570 million years ago---animals' soft bodies turned hard.
17.What was the planet Earth like 500 million years ago?
KEY:No shade ,no ozone layer to shield us from the solar radiation.You could fry or freeze in the same day.
18.Where did all life begin? And why?
KEY:In the sea . Because in the sea where temperature hardly changes and where water protects against the pull of gravity and the burning sun.
19.What are the good reasons for life to get into the air ?
KEY:Wings provide animals with extra strike power ,flying is the fastest ,most efficient way to travel .It allows you to find food ,explore new territory or escape from danger.
20.What are the two explanations as to how insects sprout wings? KEY:One explanation is that insects love to sunbathe.The other is that it may have started in water.
21.What is the relationship between penguins and leopard seals?
KEY:Penguins--prey , leopard seals--predators.
22.Why do we say that the predators and prey are locked in an intense relationship?
KEY:Because when predators find better ways to catch and kill their prey has to improve their self-defense.That is to say neither can afford to be left behind.
23.How do fieldfares drive a hungry raven away from their chicks? KEY:By dropping "bombs".
24.What is phobia?
KEY:When fear gets out of control .We call it phobia.
25.What is the percentage of people with phobias?
KEY:10%.
26.Do we inherit specific phobias from our parents?
KEY:NO.
27.What consist of the caravan of hunting sardines?
KEY:Cape gannets, sharks and dolphins,and whales.
28.Why do red crabs head for the shore to spawn?
KEY:Because they are unable to raise their young on land.
29.How does the Aurora australis occur ?
KEY:The Aurora australis occurs when subatomic partides traveling through space enter the earth's magnetic field .
30.Why people say "love makes people blind"?
KEY:The reward system floods with feding good chemicals and another part of the brain used for evitical thinking switches off.
31.What are the differerces between men and women ?
KEY:Men are more things oriented while women are more people oriented.
32.Why all life on Earth owes its existence to the sun?
KEY:The sun powers every natural system adsustains every plant and animal.Without the sun ,the Earth would be a barren lifeless ball of rock.
33.Describe the actual face of the sun.
KEY:The actual face of the sun is turbulent and boiling.
34.What is the impact of the full moon on sea creatures and on human beings?
KEY:In the ocean,the full moon's bright light is a muting call for sea creatures .Most women get their menstrual period at the day of full moon.
35.(Discussion)What are the four probable endings of the world mentioned in the video END DAY?
KEY:(1)Mega-tsunami (2)Comet attack (3)killer virus (4)science gone wrong
36.Why do we human beings lose the ability of telling lemurs apart? KEY:What we don't use ,we lose.
37.How can you tell a person's smile a fake one ?
KEY:眼角皱在一起笑时，是发自内心的。