全新版大学英语_视听阅读4Unit1答案分析.docx

Unit 1This story is set in the central and western U.S., particularly in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wyoming as well as the Rocky Mountains.In the 1800s, the Rocky Mountain locust brought massive destruction to Western settlers. Then, the insects suddenly disappeared almost without a trace. Now scientists hope to find a reason for the locusts extinction. What caused the Rocky Mountain locust to disappear? Where will the scientists find the answers?I. Locusts! Read the paragraph. Then match each word with the correct definition. Many places in the world regularly experience plagues of locusts that can devastate entire countries. Locusts move in huge swarms, invade entire regions, and usually consume everything in their path. One swarm of locusts containing trillions of individual insects can eat thousands of tons of vegetation a day. Locusts are one of the worlds most destructive insects, but they themselves are sometimes destroyed. In the 1800s, for example, the Rocky Mountain locust mysteriously became extinct.1. plague ___E___2. locust ___G___3. devastate ___C___4. swarm ___E___5. trillion __A____6. vegetation __F____7. extinct ___B___A.1,000,000,000,000B. no longer in existenceC. cause extreme damageD. any widespread cause of misery, suffering, or deathE. a large group, usually of insectsF. the plant covering an areaG. an insect noted for flying in large groups and destroying cropsII. The Rocky Mountain Locust Mystery. Read the paragraph. Then complete the definitions with the basic form of the underlined words or phrases. Dr. Jeff Lockwood is an entomologist who is particularly interested in the disappearance of the Rocky Mountain locust. The species was mysteriously wiped out in the late 1800s and there arent many clues as to why it happened. By studying locust specimens under a microscope and by taking DNA samples from the dead locusts, Lockwood aims to find out why the Rocky Mountain locust suddenly disappe