奇趣动物 雅思词汇总结_.doc

奇趣动物Although the koala has a disagreeable odour, many people still love this cute living creature. Nobody knows how koala’s ancestor came to Australia. But everyone knows koala is gradually becoming extinct. primary factor is the diminishment of their ultimate source of food. Unlike other endangered mammals, koalas can only be fed by eucalyptus leaves. The leaves are extremely difficult to digest and low in nutrition so they must stay still all day to secrete a peculiar substance for digesting. Unfortunately, eucalyptus has nearly vanished in Australia because of deforestation. Moreover, it also results in the destruction of the koala’s habitat. Koalas do not stay on the ground. They nest, mate, even breed their infant on the tree. Deforestation has no doubt a catastrophic effect on koalas’living surroundings. In addition, some criminals exploit the koala as prey for money. In 1999 a massive slaughter almost wiped out koalas from Australia. To prevent this lovely species from dying out, the Australian government has established a handful of conservation districts. Numbers of zoologists also concentrate on conducting artificial fertilization as another effective means of preserving the koala. 必背词汇剑桥次数同义词汇剑桥次数odour 3 smell 8 ancestor 9 ancestry/predecessor 1/2 extinct 12 die out/ disappear / wipe out/vanish 17/14/2/5 diminish 8 decline/decrease/drop/reduce 28/27/21/54 endanger 14 mammal 8 feed 15 breed/nurture/rear 28/5/6 digest 4 nutrition 7 secrete 4 substance 7 material/matter 100/46 deforestation 2 destruction 14 destroy/devastate 11/5 habitat 17 nest 8 mate 7 infant catastrophic 1 disaster 3 surroundings 9 environment 58 exploit 14 prey 4 massive 16 huge/immense 35/6 slaughter prevent 27 prohibit 2 species 72 handful 5 conservation 18 preservation/protection/save 5/22/38 district 21 area/region 160/41 zoologist 1 artificial 12 fertilization 31 means 2 approach/method/way 89/51/272 (6 3 word