大家一起加油~!
0 x1 [) B$ K% _# S* q( }1 S! F我今年二月受了沉重打击后才决定要考出去,报了外地6月7日的考试,但那时没人给规划复习安排,结果导致我3月8号上强化班前都以学GRE为主(这么弱的底子学GRE可谓蚂蚁啃骨头啊~)。3月8号既是托福强化班开课,又是GRE强化班开课,上午和下午上完托福,晚上又得去楼上学GRE。2个礼拜后我意识到这样子学法两个都学不好……所以开课2个星期后延期了GRE班,正式开始学托福,同时又报了11月初的一次T考,也就是说10月底考完G,没过几天我又得去考T……& [0 V4 \+ N1 _
晃晃悠悠一个半月过去了,离考试越近心里越没底。如果6月能考过,11月的就不用考了,也可以一心一意复习G了,唉~~老天爷保佑我吧!8 k3 v7 O2 T% u7 q
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% k) ^8 q) i; r; R; EOK. In the last class we talked about the classification分类,分类法,等级 of the trees, and we ended (up) with a basic description of (angiosperms). You remember that those (are) plants with (true) flowers and the seeds (that) developed inside fruits. The common (broadleaf阔叶) trees we have on campus (fall into this category范畴;种类,类型), but our (pines) don`t.
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Now, I hope you all followed my advice and wore comfortable shoes because, as I said, today we are going to do a little (field) study. `- ?& _6 E! A4 `6 q, m6 p
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To get started, let me describe a couple of the broadleaf trees we have in (front of us). I`m sure you`ve all noticed this big tree next to (Brant Hall). It`s a black (walnut胡桃属植物,胡桃,核桃) that must be 80 feet tall. As (a) matter (of) fact, there`s a (plaque匾) identifying (it as) the tallest black walnut in the state. And from here we can see the beautiful (archway拱门 of) trees that as(at the) commons. They`ve American (elms榆树), the ones (along) the Commons were planted when the college was (founded建立) a 120 years ago. Thay have the <distinctive特殊的,独特的,不寻常的> dark green leaves that looked (lopsided一边大一边小的;一高一低的;不对称的) because the two sides of the leaf are (unequal). I want you to notice the elm (right outside) Jeckson Hall…Some of its leaves seem (have withered干枯,枯萎,萎缩) and turned yellow, maybe due to (Dutch elm) disease. Only a few branches seem affected so far, but if this tree is sick, it`ll have to be cut down.
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(55)生物:第9篇(wasp黄蜂)---难度级别:$$
n2 Z, p5 H6 L3 x- iToday I want to talk (to you) about the wasp and their nests. You`ll recall that biologists divided <species> (of wasp) into two groups: <solitary单独的> and social.
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- h/ l* T/ W' F2 m6 BSolitary wasps, (as the) named implies, do not live together with other wasps. In most species the male and the female get together only to mate, and then the female does all the work (of) building the nest and providing food for the offspring by herself. Solitary wasps (usually make) nests (in) the ground and they separate the (chambers房间;动物的腔,室) for (individual) offspring with (bits小片,小块 of) grass, stone, or mud, whatever (is handy有用的,方便的,手巧的).5 `/ H) Z0 K/ N" @6 |, d
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What about social wasps? They form a community and work together to build and maintain the nest. A nest begins (in the spring) when a fertile female, called the queen, builds the first (few) compartments of the nest and lays eggs. The first offspring are small females that can not lay eggs. These females, called workers, then build a lot of new compartments, and the queen lays more eggs. They often care for the new offspring and defend the nest with their (stingers刺). By the way, only female wasps have stingers. + n0 Z; v a m S! }7 _( H+ r0 t
3 x B1 b4 o' `( C, \! P! X3 `8 FMost social wasps make nests of paper. The females produce the paper by chewing up plant fibers纤维 or old wood. They spread the paper (in thin layers to) make (cells) in which the queen lays eggs. Most of you, I`m sure, have seen these nests (suspended吊,悬挂) from trees. They may also be built (underground) in (abandoned rodent burrows洞穴).
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+ b9 C" q e( R- y" j4 }( Q[ 本帖最后由 穗棉布族 于 2008-5-12 17:21 编辑 ]
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