英语听力：探索发现 2013-02-10 猛玛象进城记 Mammoths to Manhattan—6
时间：2019-01-23 作者：英语课 分类：探索与发现2013年
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Saber-tooth died out, but another big cat survived.
The puma 1 may have been more able to adapt because its diet is more varied 2 and includes small prey 3. The grizzly 4 bear also lived through the post Ice Age changes and now thrives in North America. Once again, a varied diet of meat and plants made it a versatile 5 survivor 6.
The moose is now the largest browser 7 on the continent. During the last Ice Age, moose were restricted to the far north, but after the ice melted, they spread south. They took the place of mastodons and the larger stag-moose, both of which became extinct.
Bison, too, were to benefit from the post Ice Age changes. They managed to survive the draught 8, eventually expanding in number to replace the horse as dominant 9 grazer. As ruminants with multi-chambered stomachs, bison can extract more nutrients 10 from grass and this may help explain why they survived when other grazers such as the wild horses did not.
While all these creatures were adapting to their changing landscape, another animal was just beginning to make North America its home. It’s thought the dog arrived with early people and its descendents are still with us today. The Carolina dog lives in the woods of South Carolina. Like most primitive 12 dogs, it makes its den 11 in the ground or in hollow tree trunks. The Carolina dog is often called the American dingo. It does look like its Australian relative, but links between the two may go deeper than that. Genetic 13 analysis of the Carolina dogs suggests they are closely related to primitive wild dogs like the dingo.
美洲豹
- The police and the volunteers combed the forest for the lost puma from the zoo.警察和志愿者们在森林里到处寻找动物园迷失的美洲狮。
- A businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree.一位商人去钓鱼，看见那只美洲狮在树上。
adj.多样的，多变化的
- The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
- The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
- Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
- The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
adj.略为灰色的，呈灰色的；n.灰色大熊
- This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
- Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来，灰熊不是社交型动物。
adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的
- A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
- He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。
n.生存者，残存者，幸存者
- The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
- There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。
n.浏览者
- View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
- I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。
n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计
- He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
- It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。
adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因
- The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
- She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。
n.（食品或化学品）营养物，营养品( nutrient的名词复数 )
- a lack of essential nutrients 基本营养的缺乏
- Nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream. 营养素被吸收进血液。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室
- There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
- The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。
adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物
- It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
- His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。