2011年职称英语冲刺班课件第14讲-理工类.doc

大家论坛职称英语版块：/forum-109-1.html Another finding from the study showed that Asian elephants born in zoos were more likely to die early than Asian elephants captured in the wild and brought to zoos. Mason suggests stress in the mothers in zoos might cause them to have babies that are less likely to survive. The study raises some questions about acquiring more elephants to keep in zoos. While some threatened and endangered species living in zoos reproduce successfully and maintain healthy populations, that doesnt appear to be the case with elephants. Currently, zoos are net consumers of elephants, not net producers, Mason says. 词汇： predator/ pred?t? /n．食肉动物 ripe／raip／adj.成熟的 infertile／?nf?ta?l／adj.不生育的 captivity／k?pt?v?t?／n．监禁；束缚 fare／fe?／v.过活，生活 obesity / ?ubi:s?t?／n．过度肥胖；肥胖症 注释： 1. live to a ripe old age:这是一种固定用法，意思是live to an age that is considered to be very old（长寿，高寿）。 2．be true for：或者be true of：对……适用。短文中第二段第一句：But that may not be true for the largest land animals on Earth.这里，作为主语的that指的是第一段所陈述的内容。这个句子要传达的意思是：动物园对其他动物来说是一个安栖之地，而对大象来说却不然。 3.logging camps：伐木场。Logging作为名词，意思是：伐木业。 4.stress and obesity may be to blame:压力和肥胖是问题的根源。be lo blame:该受责备，应承担责任。 练习: l. According to the first two paragraphs, unlike other zoo animals, zoo elephants A. have difficulty eating food. B. live to a ripe old age. C. are not afraid of predators. D. develop health problems. 2. Which of the following about the international scientists research on the life spans of elephants is NOT true? (See paragraph 3 ) ? A. They compared zoo elephants with wild elephants. B. They kept detailed records of all the elephants in their care. C. They analyzed the records of the elephants kept in zoos. D. The zoo-born elephants they studied are kept in European zoos. 3. What do the scientist find in their research? A. Female elephants live longer than male elephants. B. Female zoo elephants live longer than their wild counterparts. C. Female zoo elephants die much earlier than their wild counterparts. D. Elep