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1、中学生科普英语趣味阅读I. 生物篇Biomes(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the article) Para 11. ecosystem 生态系统2. i nteract with与相互作用How does he interact with his kids 他和孩子是怎么交流的Para 23. distinctive 独特的4. thrive 兴旺，繁荣，成功. The real estate business is thriving. 房地产生意兴隆。Para 35. marine 海的，海生的，海产的6. coral
2、 reef 珊瑚礁7. regulate 管理，控制；调整，调节. Private schools regulate the bahaviour of students.私立学校规范学生行为。regulation n.规章，规则；调整8. habitat 栖息地，产地9. diverse 不同的，多种多样的Para 610. mate (with) (鸟、兽)交配11. whisker (一根)须，似须物(II) Notes to sentencesPara 2Each biome has a distinctive combination of life forms that can t h
3、rive in its particular conditions.每个生物群系有独特的、在其特殊情况下欣欣向荣的生命形态组合Tundra(I) Vocabulary (not in cludi ng those at the end of the article)Para 212. moss苔藓，泥沼永久冻土层牛北极兔雪鹰ED13. permafrostPara 314. musk oxe n15. arctic hare16. snow owl17. lemmi ng 旅鼠Para 418. altitude 高度，海拔Para 519. kea肉食大鹦鹉Para 620. vegetat
4、i on 植被(II) Notes to senten cesPara 4The lower areas do not have permafrost, and soils are generally m ore suited to plants.低洼地区没有永久冻土层，而且土壤也更适合植物生长。Forest Biomes(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the article)Para 11. approximately 大约，近似地Para 122. emergent 出现的，紧急的 (学过 emerge; emergenc
5、y )3. exotic 外来的，异国的Para 144. gorilla 大猩猩5. abundant 丰富的，充裕的(II) Notes to the sentencesPara 2The forests are home to evergreen trees.森林是常青树的生息地。Para 3As a result, the needles are dark in color, so they absorb what l ittle light falls on their surface.结果，针叶的颜色变黑，他们吸收了照在表面上的那一点点光线。Para 7New leaves cap
6、ture the enrgy of the sun and sprout quickly before the tall trees grow too thick to let sun reach them.新绿的树叶吸收了太阳的能量并在高大树木长得太茂密而无法让阳光照到 他们之前迅速开花。Grassland and Desert Biomies(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the article)Para 31. tramping - tramp践踏；步行2. creeping stems 匍匐茎Para 43. the
7、Arabian Peninsula 阿拉伯半岛4. the Asian subcontinent 亚洲次大陆Para 65. evaporate 蒸发；失去水分Marine and Freshwater Biomes(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the article)Para 31. breach 突破Para 42. ferocious-looking 看起来凶猛的Para 63. cling (to rocks)紧贴；附着 4. trout 鳟鱼Para 75. algae 水藻，海藻 6. glide 滑行；滑翔；溜
8、走(II) Notes to sentencesPara 4Deep-sea fish typically have big mouths, I ong sharp teeth, and st omachs that stretch to swallow prey whole.深海鱼典型的特点是：大嘴巴、长尖牙，胃大得足以把猎物整个吞下II. 哺乳动物篇Adaptable Mammals(I) VocabularyVocabularyChin ese meaningsAdditio nal Notes显性的，占优势的dominance各种的，多样化的diversify v.n.种类，阶级vt.
9、分类，把分等级adj.极好的脊椎动物（的）周围的（事物）套，盒，包装case把装箱鼩鼱,鼠的近亲；泼妇质地，结构，肌理9. by far用于比较级、最高级， 表程度He s by far the tall est in our class.万能的，多才多艺的潮湿（的）v.使潮湿，使沮丧，抑 制翼，翅膀，肢，臂on all fours爬行驱使，推动（注意双写1 ）adj.后部的n.雌鹿灵长动物的移动，运动through荡过(II)Notes to difficult senten ces1. If the total nu mber of species for the major ani ma
10、l groups are compared , mammals, with about 4000 species, are last.如果与主要的动物群的物种数量相比，哺乳动物只有4000种，位居最后。2. Fin ally，there are huma ns, whose very dominance is based partly on their ability to walk on hind limbs alone.最后，就有了人类，而人类的绝对优势一定程度上在于他们单独依靠后肢行走的能力(Edited by Shao Chongwen)Diet and home for mammal
11、sI. Vocabularybe tied to束缚于trunk象鼻n ectar花蜜omnivore杂食动物grub蛆，幼虫hash严厉的，严酷的herbivore食草动物get at接近，到达sede ntary定栖的predator捕食者burrow(兔，狐)的洞穴beaver海狸lodge林中小屋hoof蹄子an telope羚羊II. Notes to difficult sentences1. Species that are not closely tied to one food source or method of eating have the best chanee f
12、or continued survival and adaptation.那些不受食物来源和捕食方法束缚的物种往往最能持久地适应与幸存下来。2. It varies in design from a single hole to a complicated network of unde rground tunn els.这些地洞构造上从简单的洞到复杂的地下“隧道”网络各不相同。(Edited by Shao Chongwen)Social orga ni zati onI. Vocabularyhierarchy层级，等级制度submissive顺从的，柔顺的rank排列，分等instinc
13、t本能herd兽群comparatively比较地，相当地baboon狒狒troop组，群，军队nursing mother奶妈rema in der剩余的人，余数encoun ter遭遇，邂逅，遇到man euver调遣processi on队伍II. Notes to difficult sentences1. Groups of mammals that do not seem to maintain any particular order when feeding or moving about are, in fact, highly organized.哺乳动物群落看似在进食与移
14、动时不保持特别次序，事实上他们是非常有组 织性的。2. This arrangement is to be adopted to make sure that if a predator threa tens a member of the troop from any directi on, it will first have to en cou n ter the stron gest members: adult males.采用这个安排是为了确保当天敌从任何一个方位威胁到群落中的成员时，它将首先遭遇最强的群落成员：成年雄性猩猩。(Edited by Shao Chongwen; supervised by Spring)Elepha ntsI. Vocabularysavanna热带（稀树）草原herbivorous食草的grinding磨molar臼齿的molar teethtusk长牙no stril鼻孔log木材with ease熟练地，不费力地gestati on怀孕期liter公升in charge主管，负责trumpet发出喇叭的声音charge at冲击，猛攻(B
