Botany, the study of plants, occupies a peculiar position in the history of human knowledge. For many thousands of years it was the one field of awareness about which humans had anything more than the

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(218) / 评论(0) 分类 新东方现代文背诵篇章

Unit 10 Text A Listening First Listening Before listening to the tape, have a quick look at the following words and phrases. overseas 向海外 fantasy 幻想 cell 细胞 gene 基因 identical twins 同

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Now, we did study some other species of primate. 我们也研究过其他种类的灵长类动物。 What species of primate do you think is even more divergent from the wild primates than the captive primates? 你觉得哪种灵长类动物比圈养的

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Todd: Well actually speaking of extreme sports, we're talking about extreme sports, have you heard about ultra marathon? Julia: I'm reading a book right now that's about a tribe of ultra runners in Mexico and I thing it's gonna come on to the subject

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Really? I interrupted, fascinated. 真的?我打断了他的话,有些着迷。 But you said you were the only one who could hear people's thoughts. 可你说过你是唯一一个能听到别人的思想的人。 That's true. She knows other thin

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Research into Population Genetics While not exactly a top selling book, The History and Geography of Human Genes is a remarkable collection of more than 50 years of research in population genetics. It stands as the most extensive survey to date on ho

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Our human population has risen significantly 这时 人类人口大幅增加了 It went from one and three quarters to 2.3 billion just a couple of decades 仅仅二三十年时间 从17.5亿增加到了23亿 As a boy at the New York Worlds Fair in 1

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Salt Is More Than a Four-Letter Word 盐不仅仅是个四字母的单词 On todays Words and Their Stories we talk about a common word, a small word, but a word that is completely necessary for human life. In fact, without this simple, everyday mate

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Artists Use Humans As A Canvas At World Bodypainting Festival AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This summer we've been taking you to some unusual festivals, the kind of events that take us away from everyday reality. Here's one from an arts festival in the heart

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Astropup promised us a follow-up to the previous story and here it is. Its his most spectacular adventure yet. Listen and learn how the Major Parrot saved the world from a brainwave attack by a fleet of alien birds. This story is sponsored by MeeGeni

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The roots of consciousness aren't fully understood but it's believed that for humans to be awake and conscious, a few things in the brain need to be functioning properly. 虽然我们还没办法完全了解意识的根源所在,但目前普遍认为

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Japanese researchers claimed that chimpanzees are capable of human-like altruism. Kyoto Universitys Primate Research Institute published their findings in the scientific and medical research journal Plus One. Twelve chimpanzees were used in the exper

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TB Origins Found in Africa 肺结核起源于非洲 The origins of humans have been traced to Africa. And now, so have the origins of tuberculosis. New research shows the evolutionary trees of both humans and TB have grown side-by-side. TB bacteria o

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人与自然(实物)关系类 Directions: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should1) describe the drawing briefly, 2) possible reasons for the issue of Saving Land for Endangered Animals3) conclusion.

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Japanese researchers claimed that chimpanzees are capable of human-like altruism. Kyoto Universitys Primate Research Institute published their findings in the scientific and medical research journal Plus One. Twelve chimpanzees were used in the exper

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You can't hurry love and that's certainly the case with Edinbuigh Giant Pandas . Despite showing all the right signs of love , it seems patter of tiny panda paws is just not meant to be for Tiantian and Yangguang this time around. Yangguang comes fro

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题目: Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental to society. 归根结底,竞争对于社会是利多弊少。 正文: Darwin suggested that the process of evolution is one based on competition. This deadly competition weeds o

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 GRE作文

英国女歌手Ellie Goulding 把简单的流行民谣融入时髦的电音旋律空间,彩绘出folktronica的音乐新世界,她的音乐轻盈、活泼,真情奔放,很容易让乐迷的心跟着悦耳的旋律一起飞扬。 Stripped to t

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Set aside romantic sentiment. Sex is a biological insurance policy. 除了浪漫调情,性也是一份生物保险单。 By chaotically mixing their genetic information, animals generate extraordinary diversity. 通过将基因信息杂乱混合,动

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Hello there, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today we have news -- a lot of news -- about chimpanzees. A new study has found that as chimpanzees grow, they can recognize emotions in other creatu

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