高考英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)考試 模仿朗讀專題復(fù)習(xí) 講義

廣東高考英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)考試——模仿朗讀專題復(fù)習(xí)班級(jí)：__________姓名：__________學(xué)號(hào)：____________(精)模擬試題1模仿朗讀OurjourneystartsattheveryheartofChina—Beijing.China’scapitalisavastmetropolis,hometo15millionpeople.EverymorningpeopleheadtotheparksaroundtheForbiddenCitytocontinueacustomwhichiscenturiesold.ManyChinesekeepbirdsascompanions,specificallyatypeoflaughingthrushfromsouthernChina.Buttheyknowthatcoopedupindoorsbirdsmaybecomedepressedsotheytrytobrightentheirdaybymeetingotherbirds.ThissurprisingsceneintheheartofmodernBeijingisacluetoChina’soldestspiritualambition—theharmoniouscoexistenceofmanandnature.(精)模擬試題2模仿朗讀AtthesouthernedgeoftheNorthChinaPlainlietheQinlingMountains.At1,500kilometreslong,theyrunlikeabackbonethroughthemiddleofChina.Deepwithinthemountainsisamazeofremotevalleysandforests—hometostrangeandwonderfulcreatures.TheseareGoldenSnub-nosedMonkeys,aspeciesuniquetoChina.Seldomseen,theyarefrequentlyheard.Theirstrangechild-likecallsandextraordinaryappearancemayhaveinspiredthelocaltalesofayeti-likewildmanofthemountain.Aswintertemperaturesdropto-10℃,theirdensefurkeepsthemwarm.(精)模擬試題3模仿朗讀AnotherimportantsymboloftheOlympicsistheOlympicrings:fiveinterlockingringsofblue,yellow,black,green,andredonawhitebackground.Thecoloursoftheringswerechosenbecauseeveryflagintheworldatthetimehadatleastoneofthosecoloursonit.Aftertherings,oneofthemostimportantsymbolsoftheOlympicsistheOlympicflame,ortorch.BeforeeachOlympics,thetorchislitinaspecialceremonyatthesiteoftheancientOlympicsinOlympia,Greece.IttravelsaroundGreeceandthenbeginsaspecialjourneytothecitythatwillhosttheOlympics.(精)模擬試題4模仿朗讀In1801,therewerejustoveramillionpeoplelivinginLondon.Yetwithinasinglegeneration,thatnumberhadtripledtojustover3millionandthatisanextraordinarystatistic.JustimaginethatifthepopulationofLondontodaytripledinjust60years.ThisisVictorianLondon.It’ssaidtobecomethegreatestandlargestcityonearth.Bythemiddleofthe19thcentury,withthearrivalofrailways,roadsandsanitation,thecapitalhastransformedbeyondrecognition.Mid-VictorianLondonwasaforcetobereckonedwith.(精)模擬試題5模仿朗讀ChongqingisoneoffivenationalcentralcitiesinthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Athickfoghangsconstantlyoverthecity,givingChongqingitsunofficialtitle—theCapitalofFog.Thecityalsohasanothername“ShanCheng”,meaning“cityinthemountains”.ThejewelofChongqingandoneofitsnewestlandmarksisthelightrailwayor

qinggui

inChinese,literallymeaninglightrails.Itfitsperfectlyintothecomplexcityinmountainlandscape.Someofthestationsaretruewondersofengineering.Afewhaveevenbeenbuiltinsideresidentialbuildings.Theresidentshavenoobjectiontobeingsoclose.Thelightrailwaysarealmostsoundless.模擬試題1模仿朗讀Anewtypeofartistsbegantoemerge.Andunliketheartisansofthepast,theyhavepowerandstatus.Theywereknownasthescholarpainters.Therewasonefeatureofthescholarpaintingwhichwasradicallydifferentfromwhathadgonebefore.Theirpaintingsusedalmostnocolor.Tobecomeamemberofthescholarclass,itwasessentialtopassastrictexamsetbytheEmperor.Andthereisoneskillwhichwasvauntedaboveallothersandhadahugeinfluenceontheemergingscholarlypaintingstyle—theartofcalligraphy.模擬試題2模仿朗讀Ourjourneystartsalmostfivebillionyearsago.Butthiscan’tberight.Thereisnosightofourbeautifulblueplanet.Justanewbornstar,ourSun,surroundedbyallthesedust.We’vearrivedtooearlybeforetheearthhasevenformed.Speeduptimeandwecanseegravitypullthedustintotinyrocks.Ithardlyseemspossible.Butsomethingascomplexasaplanetismadefromnothingmorethandustandrocks.Overmillionsofyears,gravitypullstheserockstogethertoformtheearth,oneofatleastahundredplanetscirclingthesun.模擬試題3模仿朗讀Foralonglongtime,Icontemplatetheoceanwithoutunderstandingit.Icanfeeltheimmenseenergyofitswaters.Iwasastonishedbythedepthofitsblues.Ibreathetheairofthewide-openseas,butinrealityIsawnothing.HereatSharkBayinAustralia,thecliffswhispertomethehistoryoftheearth.Theyarebornfromthelifeoftheocean,avastgraveyardcreatedbybillionsofskeletonsofmarineanimals,accumulatedatthebottomoftheseas,whentheearthitselfwasentirelyocean.TheseorganismscreatedtheairIbreathe,andtheatmospherewhichprotectsme.模擬試題4模仿朗讀Of30,000bees,thecolonyhasmadeitshomehereinthishollowtree.Insidethetreeisacomplexandcooperativesociety.Allbeesarededicatedtothecolony.Butthebeesarenotaloneintheforest.AnAsiangianthornethasidentifiedtheirlocation.Thehornetstudiesthenestbeforereturningtoitsoldcolony.Thehornetdosometimeseatthebeesthemselves.Buttheyaremoreinterestedintheprotein-richlarvainside.Individualbeeshavenochanceagainstthehornet.Graduallytheyweakenthebees’defense.Butitwouldtakemorethanthistoovercomethecolony.Thebeespreparetofightback.模擬試題5模仿朗讀ThemosticonicdestinationinBeijingistheForbiddenCity,andforgoodreason,it’sthelargestandmostwell-preservedpalaceintheworld.NowcalledthePalaceMuseum,itisalmostsixhundredyearsold,hometotwenty-fourChineseemperors.Itwasonceforbiddentoallunlessyouhadtheemperor’spermission.Todayitisopenforalltoadmire.Theattentiontodetailcannotbeoverstated,norcanthesheersizeandsymmetry.Featuringovereighthundredbuildingsandmorethanninethousandrooms,constructedontheprinciplesof

fengshui,allmajorbuildingsfacesouthopeningtoacourtyardandfrankedbylesserbuildings.模擬試題6模仿朗讀Someherdstravelmorethantwothousandmileseveryyearinsearchoffreshpasture.It’sthelongestoverlandmigrationonEarth,totallydependentonvastopenspaces.Theyareconstantlyonthemove.Ifnewborncalvesaretokeepup,theymustbeontheirfeetandrunningthedaythey’reborn.Butthesevastherdsdon’ttravelalone.Wolvesshadowthemallalongtheway,andthey’rehungry.Atfirst,theattackseemscasual,random,butthisrunningoftheherdisatactictogeneratepanic.Inthechaos,theyoungcanbeseparatedfromtheirmothers.模擬試題7模仿朗讀Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues,theArcticoceancouldbefreeofseaiceeachsummerbytheyear2050.Evenifwecan’tstopthisloss,wecanslowitdown.Justaswereleasethegreen-housegasesthatarewarmingtheregion,wecanhelpreducethem.OceancurrentsflowfromtheArcticandcooltheentireplanet.Soweareallcloselyconnectedtothetopoftheworld.MostArcticglaciersaremeltingfasterthaneverbefore.Ironically,thefastertheseglaciersmelt,themoremajestictheirwaterfalls.Thedistancebetweenicepacksisgrowing.模擬試題8模仿朗讀TheTibetanplateauisaquarterofChina.Muchofitisextremelyremoteandinhospitable.Itssouthernborderrunsthroughtheworld’shighestmountainrange,theformidableHimalayas.Itscentralpartisawindsweptandfreezingwilderness,thesizeofwesternEurope.Butthischallengingplaceishometoincrediblewildlife.TherearemorelargecreaturesherethananywhereelseinChina.TibethasbeenaprovinceofChinaformorethan50years,Yet,ithasauniquecharacter,shapedbyover1,000yearsofTibetanBuddhism.Thisobscureandarchaic-lookingreligionhasproducedoneofthemostenlightenedculturesonEarth.模擬試題9模仿朗讀Eachyear,enoughwaterflowsfromtheTibetanPlateautofilltheentireYellowRiver,themotherriverofChinesecivilization.Today,inChinaalone,300millionpeopledependonwaterfromtheTibetanPlateau.WithitsprofoundeffectonAsia’sweatherandwatersystems,theTibetanPlateauhelpstosustainalmosthalfoftheworld’spopulation.Forthemoment,atleast.ClosetothesummitofMountEverest,aforestoficeoncecoveredmuchofthearea.Butnow,thankstoclimatechange,muchofithasgone.Withinthenext30years,it’spredictedthat80%oftheTibetanglacierscoulddisappear.模擬試題10模仿朗讀Sharkshaveskinlikesandpaper.Bumpingintothesharks’flankshelpsthejackstoridthemselvesofdeadskin.Perhapsthejacksfindthisamoreeffectivealternativetothecleanerfish.Soongroupsofjackspursuethesharks.Unsurprisingly,allthisattentionbothersthesharksandtheyheadbacktobluewater,leavingtheresidentsofthereeftoresumelifeasnormal.CoralreefsaretherichesthabitatsonEarth.It’snotsurprisingthat,withsomanydifferentkindsofanimalslivingsocloselytogether,someextraordinaryrelationshipshaveevolved.模擬試題11模仿朗讀Otherplantshaveadifferentstrategytofindthelighttheyneedinthecrowdedforest.Theseareair-plants.Theygrowontheupperbranchesoftalltreesandspendtheirwholelivesbaskinginthelight.Butgrowing50metersabovethegrounddoeshaveitsdrawbacks.Mostplantsgetwaterandnutrientsthroughtheirrootsintheground.Foranair-plant,withtheirrootsplantedinthetreetops,thisisn’tanoption.Buttheyhaveasolution.First,thebarerootshaveanextraordinaryabilitytosoakupwaterlikeblottingpaper.Theslightestrainormist,andtheyabsorbeverydrop.模擬試題12模仿朗讀Dangerwascoming,butnobodyknewexactlywhatitwas!Theleopardisourworstenemy.Everyoneintheruinsspottedit,soitmovedontohuntelsewhere.Newsofitspresenceracedthroughthekingdom.Firsttothevalleytroop,thenuptous—themountaintroop.Prettysoon,everyonewasonthelook-out.Theleopardwasstillouttheresomewhere.Uphereonthemountain,wewereprotectedbythesteepcliffsandbyNineFingers—ourleader.NineFingerswasn’tgoingtowaitaroundtobecaughtoutbyasurpriseattack.Hewantedtoseetheleopardbeforeitsawus.模擬試題13模仿朗讀80%ofplantspeciesonEarthhaveflowers.Flowershavejustonerole—toenableaplanttoproduceoffspring.Colour,perfume,nectarandshapeallacttomakeaflowerirresistible.Sunflowersgrowtofacetherisingsun.Thewarmthoftheraysspeedstheproductionofnectarandthislurespollinators.Oneafteranother,hundredsofindividualfloretsproducepollen-coveredstamens.And,likemostflowers,sunflowersestablishacloserelationshipwithanimalsinordertoensuretheirreproduction.Asthesebeesbusilyfeedonnectar,theyunwittinglybrushagainstthestamens,collectingpollen,andthencarryitfromflowertoflower.模擬試題14模仿朗讀She’snowninemonthspregnant,threemonthsfromgivingbirth.Butherdevelopingpupsareindanger.Shehasn’tfedforsometimeandifshedoesn’tfindamealsoon,somemaydiebeforethey’reborn.Findingfoodisn’teasy.Adeadturtlefloatsnearabreedingbeach,ahundredkilosoffood—justwhatourpregnantmotherneeds.Butshe’llhavetobequick.Othertigersharksareinthearea.Eachoneisfocusedontheneedforfood.Totrackdownthismeal,eyesightisn’tgoingtobemuchuse.模擬試題15模仿朗讀Thelongestspringdaystriggertheeagle’sbiologicalclock.Timetostartthinkingaboutafamily.Thechicksneedtobebornthemomentthere’senoughsalmontofeedthem.Thefishisstillmonthsaway,buttheeagleshavetoplanahead.Iftheystartbreedingnowtheeggsshouldhatchjustasthesalmonarrive.That’stheplan,butit’sagamble.Iftheirtiming’soff,they’llbehungrychicksandtherewillbenosalmoninsight.Twomonthstoimpact.ThesalmonarefaroutinthePacific,butincredibly,they’reheadedforhomeinadeadstraightline.模擬試題16模仿朗讀HereIam,oneofthebillionsofphonesintheworld.Youandyourfellowsclockedup99billionminutesofchatlastyear.I’vechangedthewayyoutalk,andwhomyoutalkto.Icanbeadangerousfriend.Ishareyoureverysecret.Then,afterallthat,yougoandthrowmeaway.Ican’tbelieveyou’vedonethistome.You’vedumpedmeandhereIam,runningdownmybatteryonadirtyfloor.Weusedtobesoclose,youandme.Iwasyourconstantcompanion,yourclosestfriendandyourright-handman.模擬試題17模仿朗讀ThisisBreeze’sfirsteverviewoftheriver,butcertainlynotthelast.Inthedryseason,theriveriscriticaltotheelephants’survival.WhileMotherdrinks,babyBreezeisleftunattendedandwandersoffinthewrongdirection.Buthermothersensestheabsenceofthebabyandisquicktoact.Shemustn’tletBreezeoutofhersight.Asthefamilymoveson,eventhegentleslopeofthebankprovesahurdleforlittleBreeze.Thenextfewdayswillbecriticalonesformotherandbaby.模擬試題18模仿朗讀FamousChanelNumberFiveisasymbolofgoodtasteandisoneofthebestsellingperfumesintheworld.CocoChanelaskedtheperfumedesignertocreateaperfumewhichsmellslikeawoman.ChanelNumberFiveisverydifferentfromotherperfumes,whichwasexactlytherequestofthegreatChanel—theperfumeshouldnotsmelllikearose,oralilyofthevalley,butacomposition.ThefirstChanelNumberFivewascapturedinasimplebottleanditwasdesignedbyChanelherself.Itrepresentsherclassicalprinciple—lessismore.模擬試題19模仿朗讀Once,Londonwasthecapitaloftheworld’sgreatestempire.Today,Londonremainsacrossroadsoftheworld.Likemostbigcities,Londonwasbuiltonariver.Butitsurvivesbecauseofthreerivers,onwater,onland,andintheair.Tosurvive,Londonmustkeepallthreestreamsflowing.YeteveryminuteinLondon,millionsofpeopleareonthemove.Toavoiddisaster,thecitywatchesconstantly.Therearemanycameras,sensorsandradars.Londonisthemostwatchedcityontheplanet.Twenty-fourhoursaday,onlandandriver,andinthesky,bigbrotheriswatching.模擬試題20模仿朗讀TheendofwintercomeslatetothemountainousnorthwestoftheUnitedStates.Forsixmonths,Yellowstonehassufferedfromacruelwinter.Itisaniceworldofhuntersandhunted.Butnowfootstepsonthepathofamountainannounceachangeintheseason.Thesunregainsitsstrength.Waterflowsagain.Theracebeginstorecoverwinter’slosses,toplay,learn,andbreed.Butthesummeraheadwillbefleeting,andfarfromeasyinthisunpredictablewilderness.It’sApril.Thelandliesexhaustedbywinter.Everythingiswaitingforthereturnofthesun’swarmth.Theendofwinterhascome.模擬試題21模仿朗讀Spainhasproducedsomeofthemostoriginalartevercreated,artthathasbeenunfairlyovershadowedbytherestofEurope;artthatweknowlittleabout.ButSpanishartisartthatweneedtoknowabout,becauseitholdsthekeytounderstandingallofEuropeanditsculture.ItwasinSpainanditsEmpirethatsomanyofEurope’sgreatbattleswereplayedout.Formanyvisitors,thisisSpain.Butawayfromthebeaches,therearemagicalsights,grandpalacesandcastles—remindersofadifferentculturefromadistanttime,atimewhenSpainwascalledanothername.模擬試題22模仿朗讀Haveyoueverfantasizedaboutgoingsomewherespecial,somewherefarfromthecrowds,offthebeatentrack,somewhereoutofthisworld?IsittimetocatcharockettotheRedPlanet?Marsisfilledwithmysteries,volcanoes,75,000feettall,hugecanyons,3,000milesacrossand6milesdeep,allkindsofinterestingfeatures.AwaitingyouissomeofthegreatestsceneryinourSolarSystem.Onaworldwherewateronceruled,thenvanishedintothinair,wherelostmicrobeempiresmaystillsurviveunderground,we’veseenthepostcards,andwedowishwewerethere.模擬試題23模仿朗讀ScientistsaredoingresearchontheRockyMountains.Theyhavefoundtwocluesabouttheirearlyhistory.Thefossilsonasite8,000feethighareevidencethattheareawasonceunderthesea.Tracesofironareevidencethatrockpushedupfrom15milesbelowthesurface,tiltingtheflatirons.Anditdidn’tjusthappenhere,butalongapproximatelyathousandmilesoftheAmericanRockies.Geologistsaretryingtofindoutwhatmadethisupwardmovement.Onehundredmillionyearsago,mostofNorthAmericawascoveredbyavastsea.70millionyearsago,thesearetreated.AndtheRockyMountainsbegantorise.模擬試題24模仿朗讀HawaiiisthemostseparatedgroupofislandsonEarth,stretching1,500milesacrossthemiddleofthePacificOcean.Theseeighttropicalislandsareoneoftheyoungestgeologicalformationsontheplanet.Withbeautifulbeaches,hugecanyonsandthebiggestvolcanoesonEarth,thisiswhereparadisemeetshell.TheresearchonhowHawaiiwasformedbeganin1934.AscientistfromtheNetherlandsinventedanincrediblemachinewhichenabledpeopletoaccuratelymeasuregravityforthefirsttime.Withhiscutting-edgetechnology,thescientistwasabletocalculatethegravitationalforcesatworkontheBigIsland,andusingthisdata,determineitssize.模擬試題25模仿朗讀Earthisablueplanetcoveredbywater.ButinthisdesertedplaceofnorthernChile,youwon’tfindasingledrop.WedgedbetweenthePacificOceanandvolcanoestothewest,andtheAndestotheeast,isthedriestdesertintheworld.It’s600mileslongandnarrow,just100mileswideonaverage.It’sthesamesizeasIowa.Nowscientistsareonamissiontofindouthowitwasmade.Theinvestigationbeginsinthesleepytown.Itisararegreenoasis.Itsonlylifelineisastream.模擬試題26模仿朗讀HewasborninJanuary,justoverthreemonthsago.Theworldhecameintowassmallandcramped.Hehadfur,buthiseyeswereclosed.Outside,itwasthedepthofwinterandblizzardswereblowingatahundredmilesanhour.ThetemperaturewasminussixtyCelsius.Inside,though,itwasacomfortabletwoorthreedegreesabovefreezing.Mother’smilklikedoublecreamensuredheputonfatrapidly.Forthenextcoupleofyearswithhismotherthere’llbelittletimeforplay.Hehastolearnhowtosurviveasapolarbear.模擬試題27模仿朗讀Nike‘Justdoit’campaignisregularlyvotedinthetopadvertisingcampaignsofalltime,spawningasloganthathasbecomesynonymouswiththeNikebrand.Researchsuggeststhattheideawasactuallytakenfromamurderer’slastwords-“Let’sdoit.”beforehisexecution.Withthiscampaign,Nikeroseaboutashighandfastinthe1990sasanycompanycan.Ittookonanewreligionofbrandconsciousnessandbrokeadvertisingsoundbarrierswithitsunforgettable“Justdoit”slogan.BrandrecognitionwasvitalintheoriginalNikecampaign,helpingtoimprovethedesirabilityoftheirproducts.模擬試題28模仿朗讀Beethovenisrememberedasoneofthemostfamouscomposersintheworld.Hewrotesomeoftheworld'sgreatestclassicalmusic.Hewasfifty-sevenyearsoldwhenhediedin1827.Beethovenwassickformuchofhislife.Heexperiencedstomachproblemsandachangeofpersonalitywhenhewasaroundtwentyyearsold.Hewasalsoeasilyangered,andsufferedfromdepressionandhearingloss.Hishealthproblemsbecameworseashegrewolder.Inspiteofthoseadversities,heconcentratedonlyoncomposingandcomposedmanygreatworks.Hismasterpiecescanbeheardallovertheworld.模擬試題29模仿朗讀MountEverest,thetallestmountainintheworld,hasbeenafascinationforalladventurerssincethelate19thcentury.Itisstilltheultimatesummitformountaineers,andtheaccomplishmentofstandingonitssummitisnotreducedbyrecentpopularity.ThesuccessofreachingthesummitofEverestcanbringmountaineersthegreatestamountofpersonalsuccessandfun.Andthedeterminationofthehumanspirithasdrivenmanytochallengethehighestmountainonearth.However,tojoininsuchahigh-altitudeadventure,oneneedstobeequippedwithgoodmountaineeringtechniquesandbeveryfit.模擬試題30模仿朗讀Thedesignsofthesemasksaregivenvariousmeaningsandimplications.Thatistosaythatthereexiststheleadingcolorineachofthemasks,whichisreferredtothecolorappliedtotheforeheadorthecheekareasoftheface.Thecolorsofblack,whiteandredformthebasismostofthetime,whilethecolorsofpurple,blue,green,yellow,pink,goldandsilverplaytheleadingroleatsomespecialtimes.Asanexception,someoccasionalapplicationsofthegreyandlightblueareallowedinthemasksonstage.模擬試題31模仿朗讀WilliamShakespeare,anEnglishpoetandplaywright,wasbornin1564.Athistwenties,heleftforLondonwherehewrotesomeofthemostinfluentialandwell-knownworksintheEnglishlanguage.Hisearlyplaysweremainlycomediesandhistories.Hethenwrotemainlytragediesuntilabout1608,including

Hamlet,

KingLear,

Othello,and

Macbeth,whichwereconsideredassomeofhisfinestworks.Inhislastphase,hewrotetragicomedies,alsoknownasromances,andcollaboratedwithotherplaywrights.HispoemsandplayswerespreadacrosstheworldandhewasrecognizedasthegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguageandtheworld'sremarkabledramatist.模擬試題32模仿朗讀LincolnisafamousAmericanpresident,whodeclaredtosetfreetheblackslavesasequalcitizensoftheUSA.Atthattime,theblackpeopleweretreatedasslavesandcouldbeboughtandsoldonthemarket.Theycouldn'tstandthiskindoflifeandstruggledforequalrightsandfullcitizenshipinthesociety.Lincolnwantedtochangethissituation,too.Buthisdecisioncausedstrongoppositionfromthewhitepeopleinthesouthernstates,especiallythoseownersofplantations.LincolnsuccessfullyledtheabolishingofslaveryintheUSAthroughwar.Laterhewasmurderedbyanextremist.模擬試題33模仿朗讀MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasafamousAmericanactivistandleaderintheAfrican-AmericanCivilRightsMovement.Hebecameacivilrightsactivistearlyinhiscareer.Heledthe1955MontgomeryBusBoycottaswellasanunsuccessfulstruggleagainstsegregation.In1962,heorganizednonviolentprotestswhichattractednationalattention.Kingalsohelpedorganizethe1963MarchonWashington,wherehedeliveredhis

IHaveaDream

speech.ThereheestablishedhisreputationasoneofthegreatestspeakersinAmericanhistory.Becauseofhisgreateffortinpromotingracialequalitythroughnonviolence,hereceivedtheNobelPeacePrizein1964.模擬試題34模仿朗讀It'sMarchandlightreturnstothehighArctic,sweepingawayfourmonthsofdarkness.Thespringsunbringswarmthbutalsoaproblemforthemother.Itstartstomelttheseaice.Thatiswhereshehuntsforthesealsheneedstofeedhercubs,andshemustgettherebeforetheicebreaksup.Fornow,though,it'sstillminusthirtydegreesandthecubsmusthavetheshelteroftheden.Theseaicestillholdsfirm,butitwon'tlastmuchlonger.It'stimetoputthemtothetest.模擬試題35模仿朗讀Thereisnoplaceonearthquitelikeit.TheAmazonRiverBasin,byanymeasure,isoneofthegreatestnaturalhabitatsonearth.Theworld'slargestrainforestiswateredbytheworld'smightiestriver.It'shometothegreatestdiversityoflivingthingsanywhere.Anddozensarestilldiscoveredeveryyear.ButrecentlyastrangebehaviorhasbeenobservedamongCayman.IthappensduringthedryseasonbetweenJuneandOctoberwhenrainfallsonlyafewdaysamonthgivingtheAmazonachancetodryout.Riverlevelsdropleadingshallowpoolsandontheedgesofwaterways.模擬試題36模仿朗讀TheseedsofEinstein'skeythoughtswereplantedwhenhewasjustachild.HegrewupinasmallhouseinMunichinsouthernGermany.Hisuniquepersonalitywasevidentearlyon.Einstein'sfather,Herman,manufacturedelectricalequipment.Henurturedhisson'sinterestinscience.Ononeoccasion,hebroughthimacompass.Hedevelopedauniquewayofthinkingaboutthephysicalworld,inspiredbyhisfavoritebook.ThisdreamlikethoughtaboutthenatureoflightwasEinstein'sfirststeponthepathtohisgreattheory.Itstayedwithhimthroughouthistimeatschoolandcollege.模擬試題37模仿朗讀Ourmodernlifeisbuiltonenergy.Weuseittoheat,tocool,tolightupourcities.Itpowersourcarsandfliesourplanes.Itfillsourstoresandkeepsusswitchedonandpluggedin.Butmostofthatenergycomesfromburningcoal,oilandgas.Isthereabetterway?Aroundtheglobe,thereisaraceontofindsolutions,tappingthepowerofthesun.AndinthewakeofJapantsunami,we'reexaminingnuclear.Cantechnologyhelpusfuelourfuture?Andarewereadyforit?模擬試題38模仿朗讀Longbeforejetplanes,shipsweretheonlywaytotraveltheglobe.Todaytheycarrythousandsofpeopleandhavebecomeapopularvacationchoice.Competitionisfierce,withcompaniesbuildingeverlargervesselstodrivepricesdown,andmakecruisingmoreaffordablethanever.Butisthereamarketforthat,wheremanyofthebigcruiseshipsholdover5,000passengers,thisvessel,theSevenSeasExplorer,willcarryjust750?Butthisambitiousschemeisnotjustabusinesschallenge.It'sanengineeringchallengefortheship'sdesignersandbuilders.模擬試題39模仿朗讀Grasslandsoccurwhererainistoosporadicforforeststoexist.Therainthatagrasslandneedstosurviveforayearmightarriveallatonce.Stormslikethesecanrelease12inchesofrainin24hours.Notmuchfunifyou'reoutinit.Eventuallytheearthcan'tsoakupanymore,andthegrasslandundergoesaradicalchange.Manyplantswoulddrownhere,butgrassesthrive.Theygrowsofast,theirleavesquicklyriseabovethewaterandintothesunlight.HereinsouthernAfrica,watertransformsoneofthemostremarkablegrasslandsonEarth.模擬試題40模仿朗讀Hercubstrytohelp,buttheythemselvesdon'tyethavetheskillsortheweighttobringdownsuchlargeprey.Andthemotherisnowbadlyinjured.Herwoundsaresevereandwilltakeweekstohealproperly.Butwithoutfood,hercubswon'tsurviveforlong.Tohunthere,she'llneedtoleavehercubsbehindinthesafetyoftheirhometerritory.Inherweakenedstate,shewillneedallherreservesofenergytodragitbackontoherterritory.Onlyherdeterminationtofeedheryoungkeepshergoing.Nearlythere.模擬試題41模仿朗讀Thelimitedfoodandspaceonsmallislandscanoftenleadtointensecompetition.Butsomeislandsareimmense.Morelikeminiaturecontinents.Andtheseprovideopportunitiesforlifetoexperimentandevolve.Madagascarisoneofthebiggestislandsandalsooneoftheoldest,havingsplitawayfromAfricaover120millionyearsago.Withtimeandisolation,itsanimalshaveadaptedtotakeadvantageofeveryavailableniche.Theislandnowhassome250,000differentspecies,mostfoundnowhereelseon