媒体英语Clean energy generates 40% of world's electricity, report says 智库报告称全球清洁能源发电占比 40%你的浏览器不支持音频元素.根据智库 Ember 发布的一份新报告， 2024  年，全球清洁能源发电占比超  40% 。但与此同时，导致全球变暖的二氧化碳排放量也上升到了历史最高水平。炎热的天气在推高能源需求总量。The amount of the world's electricity generated by solar panels continues to rise sharply to nearly 7% of global supply.全球太阳能电池板的发电量继续大幅上升，达到了全球电力供应量的近 7%。China is at the forefront, with more than half of the rise taking place there. Wind power also continues to grow, while hydroelectric remains the world's largest single source of renewable energy.中国正领跑太阳能发电，目前太阳能发电量超过一半的增长都来自中国。风力发电也在继续增长，而水力发电则依然是世界上最大的可再生能源。But a warming planet means more heatwaves and more demand for electricity to cool us down. So a hot 2024 caused a rise in overall demand and a slight increase in the amount of fossil fuels used, mainly at coal and gas-powered stations.但全球变暖意味着会出现更多热浪天气，以及更高的电力需求来为我们降温。所以，2024 年的高温还是导致了总体电力需求的上涨以及化石燃料消耗的小幅上升，这些上升主要来自于使用燃煤和天然气的发电站。词汇表sharply 急剧地，大幅度地at the forefront 领先，处于最前沿的位置hydroelectric 水力发电的renewable energy 可再生能源heatwaves 热浪demand 需求coal 煤炭听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is the report's main message?a. Electricity generated by clean energy is increasing.b. Electricity generated by clean energy is decreasing.c. Electricity generated by burning fossil fuels is decreasing. 二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Almost 7% of global supply of electricity is generated by what kind of energy?a. solarb. hydroelectricc. renewable2. China is responsible for _______ of the rise in solar-powered electricity.3. The world's largest single source of renewable energy is solar power. a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. Why is there an increased demand for electricity?a. Warming temperatures means we need more energy to cool us down.b. Homes are becoming more technologically advanced.c. More people are using electric vehicles.5. In 2024, there was a large increase in the use of fossil fuels.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. The amount ________________ world's electricity generated by solar panels continues to rise sharply to nearly 7% of global supply.2. But a warming planet means more heatwaves and more demand for electricity to ________________.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is the report's main message?1. a. Electricity generated by clean energy is increasing. Solar, wind and hydroelectric power are all growing.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. a. solar. The amount of the world's electricity generated by solar panels continues to rise sharply to nearly 7% of global supply.2. China is responsible for half of the rise in solar-powered electricity.3. b. False. Hydroelectric remains the world's largest single source of renewable energy.4. a. A warming planet means more heatwaves and more demand for electricity to cool us down.5. b. False. There was a slight increase in the amount of fossil fuels used.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. The amount of the world's electricity generated by solar panels continues to rise sharply to nearly 7% of global supply.2. But a warming planet means more heatwaves and more demand for electricity to cool us down.

2025年05月14日 15:48

媒体英语More than half of UK's butterfly species in long-term decline 过半英国蝴蝶品种处于长期衰退中你的浏览器不支持音频元素.一项研究发现，超过一半的英国蝴蝶物种的种群数量长期以来呈下降趋势。公益组织英国蝴蝶监测计划（ UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme ）称，自该组织  1976  年开始监测蝴蝶种群数量至今，受监测的  59  个品种中有  31  个品种的种群数量都出现了下降。Once-common butterflies, like the small tortoiseshell, the chalkhill blue and the small copper, had their worst year ever in 2024. The latest figures show, for the first time, more than half the UK's butterfly species are now in long-term decline.一些一度十分常见的蝴蝶种类，比如荨麻蛱蝶、白垩丘蓝灰蝶（chalkhill blue）和红灰蝶，都在 2024 年经历了最严重的物种衰退。最新数据显示出了前所未有的状况，超过一半的英国蝴蝶物种正处于长期衰退状态。Dr Richard Fox from the charity Butterfly Conservation described the figures as devastating. But he said people could make an immediate difference by not cutting their grass between April and September to create more habitats for butterflies and other species to thrive.公益机构蝴蝶保护组织（Butterfly Conservation）的理查德·福克斯博士称这一数据令人震惊。但他表示，人们可以立即帮助扭转这一趋势，通过从四月到九月之间不修剪草坪的方式来为蝴蝶和其它物种创造赖以繁荣生长的栖息地。词汇表tortoiseshell 龟壳，玳瑁copper 铜，铜色的figures 数字，数据in decline 下降，衰退devastating 令人震惊的，可怕的immediate 立刻，马上cutting 修剪thrive 繁荣生长听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What has happened to butterflies in the UK?二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. How many examples of declining butterflies are given?a. Twob. Threec. Four2. More than half the UK's butterfly species are now extinct.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. Dr Fox feels very optimistic about the figures.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. Why does Dr Fox say avoiding cutting grass can help butterflies?a. because it will create more habitatsb. because other species support butterfliesc. because butterflies prefer long grass三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. More than half the UK's butterfly species ________________ long term decline.2. But he said people could make an ________________ by not cutting their grass.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What has happened to butterflies in the UK?Over half the UK's butterfly species are in decline.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. Once-common butterflies, like the small tortoiseshell, the chalk hill blue and the small copper, had their worst year ever in 2024.2. b. False. Butterfly species are in long-term decline, but they are not extinct.3. b. False. Dr Richard Fox from the charity Butterfly Conservation described the figures as devastating.4. a. But he said people could make an immediate difference by not cutting their grass between April and September to create more habitats for butterflies and other species to thrive.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. More than half the UK's butterfly species are now in long term decline.2. But he said people could make an immediate difference by not cutting their grass.

2025年05月14日 15:47

媒体英语Unique dinosaur species found in Mongolia 科学家在蒙古发现独特的新恐龙物种你的浏览器不支持音频元素.科学家在蒙古戈壁沙漠发现了一种罕见的新两指恐龙。虽然这种恐龙长有锋利的长爪，但科学家认为它们并不是凶猛的掠食者。Therizinosaurs lumbered around the Earth on their hind legs tens of millions of years ago. Some researchers have likened them to giant feathered sloths. Every species discovered so far had three fingers with strikingly long claws on each hand. But this new discovery in Mongolia only had two.镰刀龙是一类在数千万年前的地球上用后肢缓慢行走的恐龙。一些研究人员把它们比作巨大的长有羽毛的树懒。在此之前发现的每种镰刀龙每只手上都有三个指，每个指上都长有醒目的长爪。但本次在蒙古发现的新品种只有两个指。 At about three metres in length and weighing more than a quarter of a ton, it was a medium sized dinosaur. And despite their sharp claws' nightmarish appearance, this reptile was not a predator. Instead, it's thought to have used its hands to grasp vegetation.这种镰刀龙体长三米，体重超过四分之一吨，属于中型大小的恐龙。虽然它们的利爪看起来颇为可怕，但这种爬行动物并非掠食者。科学家认为它们其实是用手来抓取植物而非猎物。词汇表lumbered 缓慢地行走hind 后部的，后面的feathered 有羽毛的sloths 树懒strikingly 醒目地，显著地claws 爪子nightmarish 可怕的，噩梦般的predator 掠食者grasp 抓握，抓取vegetation 植物，植被听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Is the Therizinosaur described as a large or small animal?二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Therizinosaurs walked on four legs.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. Therizinosaurs have been compared to birds.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. What is different about this species of Therizinosaur?a. It was larger than other species.b. It didn't have two claws.c. It had longer claws.4. What is Therizinosaur thought to use its claws for?a. to digb. to kill its preyc. to hold plants三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Therizinosaurs lumbered around ________________ their hind legs tens of millions of years ago.2. Every species discovered so far had three fingers with ________________ claws on each hand.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Is the Therizinosaur described as a large or small animal?The Therizinosaur is described as 'lumbering', compared to a 'giant feathered sloth'. The text also says that it was three metres longs and weighed more than 250kg. It was a large animal.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. False. Therizinosaurs lumbered around the Earth on their hind legs.2. b. False. Some researchers have likened them to giant feathered sloths.3. c. Every species discovered so far had three fingers with strikingly long claws on each hand. But this new discovery in Mongolia only had two.4. c. Instead, it's thought to have used its hands to grasp vegetation.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Therizinosaurs lumbered around the Earth on their hind legs tens of millions of years ago.2. Every species discovered so far had three fingers with strikingly long claws on each hand.

2025年05月14日 15:45

媒体英语Dark Energy experiment may change our understanding of the universe “暗能量” 实验或改变我们对宇宙的理解你的浏览器不支持音频元素.科学家们发现，我们对推动着宇宙膨胀的神秘能量 “暗能量” 的认识可能正在发生改变，甚至挑战我们对时间和空间的理解方式。其中一些科学家认为，他们可能即将迎来这一代天文学研究最重大的发现之一。The discovery of Dark Energy in 1998 was in itself a shocking discovery. Up until then, the view had been that after the Big Bang, the expansion of the universe would eventually slow down under the force of gravity. But observations found that they were accelerating away from each other because of an unknown force.1998 年 “暗能量” 的发现本身就令人震惊。在此之前，科学界普遍认为，在宇宙大爆炸之后，宇宙的膨胀速度会在引力作用下逐渐减慢。然而观测结果却显示，宇宙中的天体还在加速远离彼此，像是受到了一种未知的力的影响。More shocking still would be confirmation that this Dark Energy force fluctuates, as suggested by these new results. That's because it can't be explained and would require a completely new theory of cosmology.可能会更令人震惊的，是确认 “暗能量” 产生的力存在波动，而最新的实验结果显示出了这一结论的可能性。这一结论令人震惊的原因是这些波动尚不能被解释，可能需要一套全新的宇宙学理论来对此进行说明。The evidence has not reached the threshold of a discovery yet, but the evidence has been mounting, so much so that some of the most conservative and respected scientists involved in the programme are describing these results as a dramatic moment, which may lead to a paradigm shift in our understanding of the universe.目前的证据还没有达到科学发现的最低限度，但证据的数量正在不断增加，以至于该项目中的一些最为保守且备受尊敬的科学家都称这些观测结果的出现是一个激动人心的时刻，并且可能会使我们对宇宙的理解产生根本性转变。词汇表Big Bang 宇宙大爆炸，大爆炸理论认为的宇宙起点accelerating 加速fluctuates 波动cosmology 宇宙学threshold 最低限度，门槛mounting 增加，增多so much so …以至于paradigm shift 范式转移，指通常的想法或做法被新方式所取代听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is the main topic of this audio?a. The Big Bang theory and the universe's expansionb. Evolving theories about Dark Energyc. The role of gravity in the universe's expansion二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Before 1998, scientists thought that the force of gravity would slow down the expansion of the universe.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. Results from the new study suggest that the Dark Energy force _______.3. Why are the results shocking?a. because they can't be explainedb. because they would require a new theory of cosmologyc. both4. The new evidence has proven that previous theories about the universe were wrong.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. The discovery of Dark Energy in 1998 was ________________ a shocking discovery.2. That's because it can't be explained and ________________ a completely new theory of cosmology.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is the main topic of this audio?b. Evolving theories about Dark Energy.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. a. True. Up until [1998], the view had been that after the Big Bang, the expansion of the universe would eventually slow down under the force of gravity.2. Results from the new study suggest that the Dark Energy force fluctuates.3. c. both. The results would be shocking because they can't be explained and would require a completely new theory of cosmology.4. b. False. The evidence has not reached the threshold of a discovery yet.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. The discovery of Dark Energy in 1998 was in itself a shocking discovery.2. That's because it can't be explained and would require a completely new theory of cosmology.

2025年04月18日 10:07

媒体英语World's largest iceberg runs aground off remote island 世界最大冰山在偏远小岛附近搁浅你的浏览器不支持音频元素.[本节目的音频发布于 2025 年 3 月]世界上最大的冰山在偏远的英国南乔治亚岛附近的浅水区搁浅，目前冰山所在的南乔治亚岛是数百万企鹅和海豹的家园。这座冰山的面积约为大伦敦的两倍，它似乎已经彻底搁浅，并且会在南乔治亚岛的西南沿岸开始解体。The ice megalith had been drifting since December, when it entered warmer waters known as Iceberg Alley.这个巨大的冰块从去年十二月起就在海上漂流，当时它进入了一片被称为 “冰山走廊” 的温暖水域。It has now hit the continental shelf off South Georgia, where it appears to be firmly grounded. It will slowly decay, shedding chunks of ice and vast amounts of water.这座冰山目前已经撞在了南乔治亚岛附近的大陆架上，并且看上去已经彻底搁浅了。它将会缓慢地融化分解，并掉落出大块的冰以及大量的水。There were fears that seal and penguin colonies could have been wiped out when it ran aground, but that disaster seems to have been averted. It could still affect some macaroni penguins feeding in the area, and fishermen are worried they will have to battle with the smaller icebergs that break off.人们曾担忧这座冰山在搁浅时会导致海豹和企鹅群落被完全摧毁，但这一灾难似乎已经得以被避免。这座冰山仍可能会影响一些在该区域觅食的长眉企鹅，并且渔民也在担心他们将需要和脱落下来的小型冰山作斗争。词汇表megalith 巨石continental shelf 大陆架grounded 搁浅shedding 使…脱落，掉落wiped out 彻底摧毁ran aground 搁浅了averted 避免了battle with 与…作斗争，努力应付break off 脱落，分开听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What has happened to the iceberg?二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. When did the iceberg start moving?a. In Novemberb. In Decemberc. In January2. The iceberg is expected to continue drifting past South Georgia.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. There is a high risk that seal and penguin colonies will be wiped out.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. What are fishermen worried about?a. Macaroni penguins feedingb. Ice breaking off the icebergc. The effect on the coastline三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. It will slowly decay, shedding chunks of ice and ________________ of water.2. It could ________________ some macaroni penguins feeding in the area.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What has happened to the iceberg?It has become stuck on South Georgia where it will decay and might affect wildlife.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. The ice megalith had been drifting since December.2. False. It has now hit the continental shelf off South Georgia, where it appears to be firmly grounded.3. False. There were fears that seal and penguin colonies could have been wiped out when it ran aground, but that disaster seems to have been averted.4. b. Ice fishermen are worried they will have to battle with the smaller icebergs that break off.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. It will slowly decay, shedding chunks of ice and vast amounts of water.2. It could still affect some macaroni penguins feeding in the area.

2025年04月18日 09:52

媒体英语50% adults overweight or obese by 2050: Global study 对全球数据的研究指出到 2025 年 50% 成年人将超重或肥胖你的浏览器不支持音频元素.预计到  2050  年，全世界超过一半的成年人以及三分之一的儿童、青少年及年轻成年人将超重或肥胖。这一结论出自一项对全球数据的新研究，这项发表在英国知名医学杂志《柳叶刀》上的研究覆盖了来自全球超过  200  个国家的数据。What's described as one of the most comprehensive global studies of the rise in unhealthy weights, published in the journal The Lancet, makes for grim reading.这项研究被称为针对非健康体重人数上升趋势的最全面的研究之一，这项被发表在《柳叶刀》杂志上的研究读起来令人颇为悲观。The proportion of people who are overweight or obese has more than doubled in the past 30 years, but it's predicted that by 2050, this will include well over half of all adults and a third of children and adolescents.超重或肥胖的人口比例在过去的三十年中增加了一倍多，不过预测称到 2050 年，超过一半的成年人和三分之一的儿童和青少年都将步入超重或肥胖的行列。Obesity rates are surging right now. By the end of the decade, more people are forecast to be classed as obese than overweight. The picture is wildly uneven across the globe, with some of the biggest increases seen in lower- and middle-income countries.肥胖率正在激增。到 2020 年代末，预计将有更多的人被划分为肥胖而非超重。全球各地的肥胖率变化情况大不相同，最大的肥胖率增幅将出现在低收入和中等收入国家。But the study doesn't take into account the impact that new weight loss medications might have. And experts say if governments take urgent action now, there's still time to prevent what they describe as "a profound tragedy".不过，这一研究并未把新减肥药可能产生的影响考虑在内。专家表示，如果各国政府现在采取紧急措施，那么依然来得及防止 “一场重大悲剧” 的发生。词汇表comprehensive 全面的，综合性的grim 令人沮丧的，悲观的surging 激增forecast 预测wildly 极其地，非常地take into account 考虑到，顾及听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Which sentence best describes the report's message?a. The report is generally positive.b. The report is entirely negative.c. The report is mostly negative with a hopeful final message.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. The proportion of overweight and obese people has increased.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. A _______ of children and adolescents will be overweight or obese by 2050.3. Obesity rates are similar across the globe.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. What has the study not considered regarding obesity trends?a. the impact of people's incomesb. the impact of government actionc. the impact of new weight loss medications三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. It's predicted that by 2050, this will include ________________ half of all adults and a third of children and adolescents.2. By the end of the decade, more people ________________ forecast to be classed as obese than overweight.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. c. The study's findings are mostly negative, but the report ends by mentioning the potential impact of new weight loss drugs, and that there is still time to prevent "a profound tragedy".二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. a. True. The proportion of people who are overweight or obese has more than doubled in the past 30 years.2. A third of children and adolescents will be overweight or obese by 2050.3. b. False. The picture is wildly uneven across the globe.4. c. The study doesn't take into account the impact that new weight loss medications might have.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. It's predicted that by 2050, this will include well over half of all adults and a third of children and adolescents.2. By the end of the decade, more people are forecast to be classed as obese than overweight.

2025年04月11日 10:47

媒体英语Man's brain turned to glass by hot Vesuvius ash cloud 2000 years ago 男子大脑被两千年前维苏威的炙热火山灰云转变为玻璃你的浏览器不支持音频元素.在一名年轻男子死于维苏威火山喷发近  2000  年后，科学家们发现他的大脑被温度极高的火山灰云变成了玻璃并保存了下来。A human brain turned to glass by a volcano… It sounds like bad science fiction. And when archaeologists first found glass fragments inside a skull in ancient Herculaneum in Italy, they were mystified. They deduced that the pea-sized chunks of black glass were the fossilised remains of the brain of a man aged about twenty. He was killed by the massive Vesuvius eruption that buried his town and the sister city of Pompeii. But experts didn't understand how his soft brain, could have been transformed into glass.一个人类大脑被火山变成了玻璃，这听上去像是一部糟糕的科幻作品。当考古学家们起初发现了意大利赫库兰尼姆古城中一个头骨内的玻璃碎片时，他们感到十分困惑。考古学家推断，这些豌豆大小的黑色玻璃块是一名二十岁左右男子的变成化石的大脑残骸。这名男子死于维苏威火山的一次剧烈喷发，这次喷发掩埋了他所在的城市以及其姊妹城庞贝。但专家们曾一度不清楚这名男子柔软的大脑如何被转变为了玻璃。Now scientists from the University Roma Tre say that a huge ash cloud rushed down the mountain enveloping the victim. It heated up his brain to at least 510 degrees Celsius before rapidly cooling. It created unique fragments of a man who suffered a violent death but left behind incredible scientific evidence of a spectacular volcanic eruption.现在，来自罗马第三大学的科学家们表示，一片巨大的火山灰云从山上直泻而下包围了这名牺牲者。这片火山灰云把他大脑的温度加热到至少 510 摄氏度后又令其迅速下降。这一过程创造出了来自该男子的一块独特的碎片，他虽然不幸地死于非命，但也留下了一份不可思议的科学证据来见证一次蔚为壮观的火山喷发。词汇表archaeologists 考古学家fragments 碎片，片段skull 头骨deduced 推断chunks 碎块，块状物fossilised 变成化石的eruption 喷发transformed 转变，变化ash cloud 火山灰云enveloping 包围听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article mainly about?a. How a man died 2,000 years ago.b. What happened to a man's body 2,000 years ago.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Pieces of glass had formed inside the head of the man.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. Where was the man found?a. Pompeiib. Herculaneumc. Vesuvius3. What did archaeologists find confusing?a. How the man died.b. What the pieces of glass were made from.c. How his brain had been turned into glass.4. Vesuvius' ash cloud was the hottest ever produced.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. It sounds like bad science fiction and when archaeologists first found glass fragments ________________ ancient Herculaneum in Italy, they were mystified.2. It heated up his brain ________________ 510 degrees Celsius before rapidly cooling.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。 1. What is this article mainly about? b. What happened to a man's body 2,000 years ago.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. a. True. It sounds like bad science fiction and when archaeologists first found glass fragments inside a skull in ancient Herculaneum in Italy, they were mystified.2. b. It sounds like bad science fiction and when archaeologists first found glass fragments inside a skull in ancient Herculaneum in Italy, they were mystified.3. c. But experts didn't understand how his soft brain, could've been transformed into glass.4. c. Not given. The text doesn't say how Vesuvius compared to other volcanoes.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. It sounds like bad science fiction and when archaeologists first found glass fragments inside a skull in ancient Herculaneum in Italy, they were mystified.2. It heated up his brain to at least 510 degrees Celsius before rapidly cooling.

2025年04月07日 09:55

媒体英语Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds 研究发现古埃及的木乃伊至今仍散发香味你的浏览器不支持音频元素.科学家发现，即使在棺椁中存放了  5000  年，古埃及的木乃伊仍然能散发出香味。In air extracted from sarcophagi sealed for thousands of years, researchers in Cairo detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes and also hints of smoke, mould, flowers and dust.开罗的研究人员在从密封了数千年的石棺内提取出的空气中检测出了木质香、香料味、草药味、腐臭味等气味，还有些许烟熏味、霉味、花香和灰尘味。They used the human nose and scientific instruments to investigate the aromas from the elaborately wrapped bodies of Egypt's ancient ruling classes.研究人员用了人的鼻子和科学仪器来研究被精心包裹的古埃及统治阶层的遗骸中散发出的香气。The new approach aims to remove the need for samples to be taken from the mummy itself, and to help conservators know when preservation treatment may be needed, as well as to bring back to life some of the smells and fragrances of the times of the ancient pharaohs.这个新的研究方法旨在免除从木乃伊本体取样的必要性，并帮助文物保护人员鉴别木乃伊何时需要进行防腐保存处理。除此之外，这样也能让古代法老时代的一些气味和芳香重现天日。词汇表sarcophagi 石棺sealed 密封的woody 像木头味道的，木质香的herbal 草药的rancid 腐臭的mould 霉elaborately 精心地，细致地ruling classes 统治阶层samples 样本preservation 防腐，保存fragrances 香味，香气ancient pharaohs 古代法老听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Write one sentence describing what scientists have discovered.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Only positive smells were detected.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. What was used to investigate the smells?a. a range of instrumentsb. nosesc. both scientific instruments and human noses3. The mummies investigated were of a high standing in society.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given.4. What is one reason scientists are investigating the smells of mummies?a. to find cures for diseaseb. to create new fragrancesc. to learn when preservation is needed三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Researchers in Cairo detected woody, spicy, ________________ rancid notes.2. They investigated aromas from the ________________ bodies.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Write one sentence describing what scientists have discovered.They found that ancient mummies still have a smell.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. False. Rancid notes, mould and dust are not positive smells.2. c. They used the human nose and scientific instruments to investigate the aromas.3. a. True. They investigated the aromas from the elaborately wrapped bodies of Egypt's ancient ruling classes.4. c. The new approach aims to remove the need for samples to be taken from the mummy itself, and to help conservators know when preservation treatment may be needed.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Researchers in Cairo detected woody, spicy, herbal and rancid notes.2. They investigated aromas from the elaborately wrapped bodies.

2025年03月28日 10:18

媒体英语World Sled-dog Championship in Sweden 瑞典举办世界雪橇犬锦标赛你的浏览器不支持音频元素.世界雪橇犬锦标赛于每年一月和二月间举行。 2025  年的锦标赛刚刚在瑞典厄斯特松德落幕。来自  22  个国家的  150  多名参赛者和  1000  多只雪橇犬参与了为期三天的比赛。作为一个非职业体育项目，这个赛事没有设立奖金。With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow as far as the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.零下的气温和一望无际的雪堆组成了和西伯利亚哈士奇、阿拉斯加雪橇犬和其它极地犬种自然栖息地无比相似的环境。More than 1,000 of them have gathered in Östersund, taking on the challenge of pulling their sleds and drivers – or 'mushers' – as quickly as they can on the Swedish trails.超过 1000 只极地犬相聚在厄斯特松德，挑战用最快的速度拉着雪橇和它们的驾驶员，即 “雪橇手” 们，完成位于瑞典的比赛线路。The sprint races range from roughly five kilometres in length up to 34, and drivers can enter into heats where the sled is being pulled by two dogs up 'til the unlimited class that allows for 14 dogs.短程竞速赛分为从大约五公里到 34 公里的不同长度，而驾驶员可以参加不同的预赛类别，从两只狗拉雪橇到最高允许 14 只狗的无限制级别。There's also Nordic style, where the drivers are on skis. Within sled-dog racing, there are also long-distance competitions going on for days, like the annual 1600-kilometre Iditarod Challenge in Alaska, taking the dogs and their drivers on a trail through forests, mountains, and even across sea ice, sometimes through snow blizzards.锦标赛还包括北欧风格雪橇赛，这个项目中驾驶员穿着滑雪板比赛。在雪橇犬竞赛中也有持续多天的长距离赛事，比如每年在阿拉斯加举办的 1600 公里的艾迪塔罗德挑战赛，这一赛事中雪橇犬和它们的驾驶员需要完成途径森林、山地甚至海冰的路线，有时在整个比赛过程中还需要顶着暴风雪前进。And for any skiers worried that 1000 dogs would leave a bit of a mess behind on the snow, the competition managers in Östersund have been cleaning up and gathering any dog waste, and it's being turned into biogas – a renewable energy source used to heat up homes and buildings.而对于担心 1000 只狗会在雪地上留下不少粪便的滑雪者来说，厄斯特松德的赛事管理人员清理并收集了所有狗狗的粪便，并将其转化成了沼气——一种可以用来为住宅和其它建筑供暖的可再生能源。词汇表sub-zero （温度）零下的heaps 一堆，大量breeds （动物的）品种sleds 雪橇trails 雪道；野外的小径sprint races 短程赛，冲刺赛heats 预赛snow blizzards 暴风雪biogas 沼气，生物燃气听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is the main topic of this report?a. The history of sled-dog racingb. A sled-dog racing event in Swedenc. How to train sled-dogs for competitions二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Östersund, Sweden is far from the natural habitat of Arctic dog breeds.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. More than 1000 people have gathered in Östersund for the dog sled event.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. In the Nordic style, instead of riding on a sled, the drivers use _______.4. How long are the sprint races?a. five kilometresb. 34 kilometresc. between five and 34 kilometres5. The Iditarod Challenge in Alaska lasts multiple days.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given6. What are the competition managers doing with the dog waste?a. they are asking competitors to clean up after themselvesb. they are turning it into biogasc. they are leaving it behind in the snow三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow ________________ the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.2. There's also Nordic style, where the drivers are ________________ skis.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is the main topic of this report?b. A sled-dog racing event in Sweden二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. False. Östersund is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.2. c. Not given. We know that more than 1000 dogs have gathered, but it is not mentioned how many people are at the sled-dog event.3. In the Nordic style, instead of riding on a sled, the drivers use skis.4. c. The sprint races range from roughly five kilometres in length up to 34.5. a. True. There are also long-distance competitions going on for days like the annual 1600-kilometre Iditarod Challenge in Alaska.6. b. The competition managers in Östersund have been cleaning up and gathering any dog waste and it's being turned into biogas.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. With sub-zero temperatures and heaps of snow as far as the eye can see, this is as close as you can get to the natural habitat of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, and other Arctic dog breeds.2. There's also Nordic style, where the drivers are on skis.

2025年03月24日 10:44

媒体英语UK study suggests phone bans may not be effective 英国研究指出校园手机禁令可能收效甚微你的浏览器不支持音频元素.全球首个针对校园手机禁令效果的研究结果显示，禁用手机和学生的成绩或心理健康之间并没有显著关联。This is the first scientific study to compare schools with different smartphone policies. The researchers studied the habits of more than 1,200 teenagers in 20 schools which banned smartphones, and 10 that allowed some use, such as at breaktimes. They found only a modest difference in the use of phones, and no difference in measures of mental well-being, anxiety and depression. Grades in maths and English appeared to be no different.这是首个比较制定了不同智能手机规定的学校的科学研究。研究人员调查了超过 1200 名青少年使用手机的习惯，这些青少年分别来自 20 所禁用手机的学校，以及 10 所在课间等休息时间允许使用手机的学校。研究人员发现，实施了不同禁令的学校之间学生的手机使用习惯区别较小，而学生在心理健康、焦虑和抑郁等方面的评估结果也没有差别。这些学生的数学和英语成绩也没有明显区别。Since the data was gathered, bans have become the norm in England's schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK. This study suggests that whatever schools do, the biggest factor is the rest of time teenagers spend on phones.自该研究的数据收集以来，手机禁令已经成为了英格兰学校中的惯例，英国其它地区的学校对手机的限制也在不断增加。这一研究表明，不论学校对使用手机有何要求，手机对青少年的最大影响因素在于青少年在学校之外使用手机的情况。词汇表policies 政策，规定habits 习惯banned 禁止了modest 较少的，适度的well-being 健康gathered 被收集norm 惯例，通常的做法restrictions 限制factor 因素听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article mainly about?a. smartphone use by teenagersb. smartphone use in schools二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. This study agrees with other previous studies.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. The difference in the use of phones in different types of schools was _______.a. largeb. smallc. non-existent3. Students who used smartphones were more likely to argue with other pupils.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. Smartphone bans are _______ in English schools.a. rareb. commonc. unusual三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. They found only a modest difference in ________________ phones, and no difference in measures of mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression.2. Since the data was gathered, bans have become ________________ England's schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article mainly about?b. smartphone use in schools.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. False. This is the first scientific study to compare schools with different smartphone policies.2. b. They found only a modest difference in the use of phones, and no difference in measures of mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression.3. c. Not given. The article does not mention arguments with other pupils.4. b. Since the data was gathered, bans have become the norm in England's schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. They found only a modest difference in the use of phones, and no difference in measures of mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression.2. Since the data was gathered, bans have become the norm in England's schools, with increasing restrictions elsewhere in the UK.

2025年03月14日 09:57

媒体英语Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists 科学家认为一小行星含有生命诞生的基石你的浏览器不支持音频元素.研究人员收集并分析了从小行星 “贝努” 收集的灰尘颗粒之后发现，该小行星含有能形成生命的化学基石。In labs around the world, scientists have been studying tiny black specks of dust from asteroid Bennu. They were collected by a NASA spacecraft which travelled to the space rock and unfurled a robotic arm to grab a sample to bring back to Earth.在位于全世界的实验室里，科学家们一直在研究从小行星贝努收集到的黑色灰尘颗粒。这些灰尘颗粒由美国国家航空航天局的一艘宇宙飞船采集，该飞船在抵达小行星后展开机械臂采集了一份样本，然后将其带回了地球。The detailed analysis has found the asteroid contains thousands of organic compounds, including amino acids, which are the molecules that make up proteins, and nucleobases – the fundamental components of DNA. This doesn't mean Bennu ever had life on it, but the theory is that asteroids like it crashed into the Earth early in our history, delivering these vital ingredients that enabled life to start here.在对样本的详细分析后发现，这颗小行星含有数千种有机化合物，包括能构成蛋白质的氨基酸和 DNA 的基本组成部分核碱基。这一发现并不意味着贝努上曾经有生命存在，但有理论认为和它类似的小行星在我们地球的历史早期撞击了地球，从而传递了能够让生命在此出现的关键要素。Scientists think if asteroids were bringing water and organic molecules to Earth, the same was happening on other planets too. This raises the question of whether Earth is unique, or if life started elsewhere in our solar system but we just haven't found it yet.科学家们认为，如果小行星将水和有机分子带到了地球上，那么在其它行星上也会发生同样的事情。这就引出了一个问题，即地球是否是独一无二的，还是说生命其实是在我们的太阳系里的其它地方产生的，只是我们还没有找到它。词汇表specks （粉尘的）颗粒unfurled 展开了，打开了sample 样本amino acids 氨基酸nucleobases 核碱基fundamental components 基本的组成部分，基本构件unique 独特的，独一无二的听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article mainly about?a. how life on Earth could have startedb. how organic compounds developed on Bennu二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Scientists piloted the spacecraft to Bennu.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. On the asteroid Bennu there are many examples of _______.a. liquidsb. organic compoundsc. DNA3. There was never life on Bennu.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. Scientists think this shows there _______ be life on other planets.a. mustb. mightc. will三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. The theory is that asteroids like it crashed into the Earth ________________ history, delivering these vital ingredients that enabled life to start here.2. This raises the question of whether Earth is ________________ life started elsewhere in our solar system but we just haven't found it yet.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article mainly about?a. This doesn't mean Bennu ever had life on it, but the theory is that asteroids like it crashed into the Earth early in our history, delivering these vital ingredients that enabled life to start here.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. c. Not given. They were collected by a NASA spacecraft which travelled to the space rock and unfurled a robotic arm to grab a sample to bring back to Earth.2. b. The detailed analysis has found the asteroid contains thousands of organic compounds.3. b. False. This doesn't mean Bennu ever had life on it.4. b. This raises the question of whether Earth is unique, or if life started elsewhere in our solar system but we just haven't found it yet.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. The theory is that asteroids like it crashed into the Earth early in our history, delivering these vital ingredients that enabled life to start here.2. This raises the question of whether Earth is unique, or if life started elsewhere in our solar system but we just haven't found it yet.

2025年03月07日 10:24

媒体英语Edinburgh's tourist tax: a UK first 爱丁堡将成为首个收取游客税的英国城市你的浏览器不支持音频元素.近日，英国爱丁堡刚刚确定了一项新税收规定的细节，该规定将对所有前往爱丁堡旅游的游客收取游客税。新规定将于  2026  年  7  月生效，届时爱丁堡将向游客收取住宿费用的  5% 作为游客税。Although they're common in Europe, this will be the first city-wide tourist tax in the UK. 虽然游客税在欧洲已经十分常见，但这个新设的游客税将是英国首个覆盖整个城市的游客税。The Scottish Parliament passed legislation paving the way last year, and now Edinburgh councillors are set to introduce the charge. It will apply to anyone booking overnight accommodation including hotels, AirBnBs, hostels and campsites. The 5% charge will be capped at five consecutive nights.苏格兰议会于去年通过的相关法案为收取游客税铺平了道路，而如今爱丁堡的政务委员们已经做出了施行这项税法的决定。该游客税将适用于所有在爱丁堡预定宾馆、民宿、青年旅舍和露营地等住宿场所的游客。这项税收将收取每晚住宿费用的 5%，以连续收费五晚为上限。Edinburgh City Council believes that the levy could eventually raise up to £50 million a year with the funds reinvested in the city to support housing, infrastructure and cultural events.爱丁堡市政务委员会相信这项税收最终每年能带来近五千万英镑的收入，这部分资金会被重新投资于该市，以支持住宅建设、基础设施建设和举办文化活动。But a number of accommodation operators are sceptical about the scheme. Concerns have been raised about the time scale, and some self-catering operators have argued that this is an extra burden on top of a new licensing scheme that was introduced in 2023.但不少住宿设施的经营者都对这项税收计划持怀疑态度。已经有人提出了对游客税中时间规定的担忧，一些提供自炊住宿的经营者还认为这项税收是 2023 年引入的新经营许可证要求之外新增的额外负担。But, despite these complaints, the direction of travel seems clear. A number of other Scottish councils are developing their own proposals for a similar visitor levy.尽管有这些抱怨，但设立旅游税的发展趋势似乎十分明显。许多苏格兰城市政务委员会都在起草自己的方案，以收取类似的游客税费。词汇表city-wide 全市范围的，覆盖全市的paving the way 为…铺平道路，为…打下基础are set to 准备好capped 以…为上限，被限制在…内levy 税收，税款sceptical 持怀疑态度的burden 负担direction of travel 行进方向，发展趋势听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article about?二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Edinburgh residents are supportive of the tourist tax.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. The tax will apply to those booking overnight accommodation in hotels only.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. Visitors won't pay the tourist tax beyond _______ consecutive nights.4. How much could be raised per year, according to Edinburgh City Council?a. £15 millionb. £50 millionc. £50 billion5. The only concern about the visitor levy is the time scale.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Although they're common in Europe, this will be ________________ city-wide tourist tax in the UK.2. Edinburgh City Council believes that the levy could eventually raise ________________ £50 million a year.3. A number of other Scottish councils are developing their ________________ proposals for a similar visitor levy.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is this article about?It is about the tourist tax that is about to be introduced in Edinburgh and its potential pros and cons.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. c. Not given. How the residents feel about the tax is not mentioned.2. b. False. The tax will apply to anyone booking overnight accommodation including hotels, AirBnBs, hostels and campsites.3. Visitors won't pay the tourist tax beyond five consecutive nights.4. b. Edinburgh City Council believes that the levy could eventually raise up to £50 million a year.5. b. False. Concerns have been raised about the time scale, and some self-catering operators have argued that this is an extra burden on top of a new licensing scheme that was introduced in 2023.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Although they're common in Europe, this will be the first city-wide tourist tax in the UK.2. Edinburgh City Council believes that the levy could eventually raise up to £50 million a year.3. A number of other Scottish councils are developing their own proposals for a similar visitor levy.

2025年02月28日 10:58

媒体英语Women held keys to land and wealth in Celtic Britain 女性曾掌控不列颠凯尔特文化中的土地和财富你的浏览器不支持音频元素.根据最新研究， 2000  年前不列颠群岛上的社会关系主要围绕着女性血缘构建，因此土地和财富主要由女儿们而非儿子们继承。The most legendary Celtic woman was Boudica, the warrior queen who led a revolt against the Romans almost 2,000 years ago. But new analysis suggests she might have been the norm, not the exception.最赫赫有名的凯尔特女性是布狄卡，这位女武士王后曾在近 2000 年前带头反抗罗马人的统治。但最新的分析结果显示，她所代表的女性统治者在当时可能是一种常态而非特例。Archaeologists excavated 57 skeletons of people from the Durotriges tribe in Dorset. DNA sequencing of the genes passed from mother to daughter, compared to from father to son, revealed that most of the women were blood relatives. By contrast, the men were from lots of different communities, effectively outsiders. Dr Lara Cassidy, from Trinity College, Dublin, says this shows the society was matrilocal, meaning men moved to join their wives and families.考古学家在多赛特郡挖掘出了属于杜罗特里吉部落成员的 57 具骨架。由母亲遗传给给女儿的基因的 DNA 测序结果与父亲遗传给儿子的相比，显示出大多数女性之间都具有血缘关系。而与普遍具有血缘关系的女性不同，男性则来自许多不同的家族，实际上都是血缘关系中的外来人。都柏林大学圣三一学院的劳拉·卡西迪博士说，这个研究结果显示出当时的社会有入赘的习俗，即男性会迁移以陪伴其妻子和家庭。Inheriting land and wealth did not mean the daughters were political rulers, but they would have had significant influence. The scientists discovered the same DNA pattern in other Iron Age cemeteries. Perhaps Boudica was just one in a land of powerful women calling the shots at a time of great upheaval.虽然继承土地和财富并不意味着女性后代会成为政治上的统治者，但她们可能有着显著的影响力。科学家们在其它铁器时代的墓葬中发现了相同的女性血缘更普遍的 DNA 遗传模式。也许在那段动荡的历史中，布狄卡只是在这片土地上做主的有权势的女性中的一员。词汇表warrior 战士，武士revolt 反叛，反抗the norm 常态excavated 挖掘出来的tribe 部落，宗族DNA sequencing DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）测序blood relatives 血亲，有血缘关系的亲属outsiders 外来者inheriting 继承cemeteries 墓地，墓园calling the shots 掌控，做主upheaval 剧变，动荡听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Write one sentence describing what has been discovered about women in Celtic times.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Who was Boudica?a. a skeleton the archaeologists excavatedb. the leader of the Durotriges tribec. a Celtic queen who led a revolt2. Most of the women skeletons excavated were related to each other.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. What does matrilocal mean?a. women were outsiders compared to menb. families were separatedc. men moved to join their wives and families4. Men and women were allowed to be political rulers in Celtic times.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. DNA sequencing of the ________________ passed from mother to daughter.2. Perhaps Boudica was just one in ________________ powerful women calling the shots at a time of great upheaval.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. Write one sentence describing what has been discovered about women in Celtic times.They found that communities were built around women, rather than men.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. c. The most legendary Celtic woman was Boudica, the warrior queen who led a revolt against the Romans almost 2,000 years ago.2. a. True. DNA sequencing revealed that most of the women were blood relatives.3. c. The society was matrilocal, meaning men moved to join their wives and families.4. c. Not given. Men or women being allowed to be political rulers is not mentioned.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. DNA sequencing of the genes passed from mother to daughter.2. Perhaps Boudica was just one in a land of powerful women calling the shots at a time of great upheaval.

2025年02月21日 10:26

媒体英语Daily glass of milk can reduce bowel cancer risk, study reveals 研究显示每天喝一杯牛奶可以降低患肠癌风险你的浏览器不支持音频元素.英国一项大规模研究发现了每天喝一大杯牛奶等高钙饮食能帮助降低肠癌风险的更多证据。癌症慈善机构表示，健康均衡的饮食习惯、维持健康的体重以及戒烟都是降低肠癌风险的最佳方式。Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK, and experts believe poor diet is behind half of all cases.肠癌是英国第四大最常见的癌症，而专家认为引起一半肠癌病例背后的原因都是不健康的饮食习惯。Researchers at Oxford University, funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at data from more than half a million UK women over more than 16 years. It found that those with an extra 300 milligrams of calcium in their diets, equivalent to a large glass of milk a day, had a 17% lower risk of bowel cancer.牛津大学研究人员在英国癌症研究基金会的资助下对 50 多万名英国女性在超过 16 年间的医学数据展开了研究。研究发现，每天在饮食中额外摄入 300 毫克钙的人，即等同于每天多喝一大杯牛奶，患肠癌的风险降低了 17%。Researchers also said dark, leafy greens, white wholemeal bread and some non-dairy milks, which contain calcium, also had a protective effect.研究人员还表示，同样含钙的深色绿叶蔬菜、全麦白面包以及部分种类的非乳制牛奶也具有一定的保护效果。词汇表behind 是…背后的原因funded by 由…资助calcium 钙equivalent 等同于，等效于leafy greens 绿叶蔬菜wholemeal 全麦的，用全麦面粉制成的听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What does the audio mainly discuss?二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. Bowel cancer is the most common cancer in the UK.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given2. Besides dairy milk, other sources of _______ include dark, leafy greens, white wholemeal bread and some non-dairy milks.3. What do experts believe is responsible for half of all bowel cancer cases?a. geneticsb. poor dietc. lack of sleep4. The study also investigated how exercise impacts bowel cancer risk.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Experts believe poor diet is behind ________________ all cases.2. Researchers at Oxford University, funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at ________________ from more than half a million UK women over more than 16 years.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What does the audio mainly discuss?The audio mainly discusses things that can reduce the risk of bowel cancer.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. False. Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK.2. Besides dairy milk, other sources of calcium include dark, leafy greens, white wholemeal bread and some non-dairy milks.3. b. Experts believe poor diet is behind half of all cases.4. c. Not given. The speaker does not mention whether the study investigated exercise as a factor.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Experts believe poor diet is behind half of all cases.2. Researchers at Oxford University, funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at data from more than half a million UK women over more than 16 years.

2025年02月14日 18:20

媒体英语Biggest ever UK dinosaur footprint site discovered 英国发现境内最大的恐龙脚印遗址你的浏览器不支持音频元素.剑桥郡一采石场内发现了英国境内最大的恐龙行迹遗址。研究人员在石灰岩地面上辨认出了大约  200  个互相重叠交错的巨大脚印，这些脚印形成于约  1.66  亿年前。The dinosaur tracks were first discovered by a worker at the quarry. Scientists have now unearthed 200 huge footprints criss-crossing the limestone floor. They were made by two different types of dinosaurs. Giant long-necked sauropods left one-metre-wide circular prints, while smaller three-toed marks were created by the carnivorous Megalosaurus.这些恐龙的足迹最初被一名采石场的工人发现。科学家目前已经在石灰岩地面上挖掘出了 200 个重叠交错的巨大脚印。这些脚印来自于两种不同的恐龙。体型巨大的长颈蜥脚类恐龙留下的是直径一米宽的圆形脚印，而另外一种较小的三趾脚印则来自于肉食性的巨齿龙。Scientists aren't sure how they were preserved but think the footprints were perhaps covered with sediment during a storm. Some tracks extend for 150 metres but could reach even further under parts of the quarry not yet excavated.科学家们不能确定这些脚印是如何被保存下来的，但他们认为这些脚印可能是被一场风暴中的沉积物所掩盖。一些行迹延续了 150 米，但还可能会继续延伸到采石厂中尚未被挖掘的部分。词汇表tracks 行迹，足迹unearthed 挖掘出criss-crossing 重叠交错的limestone 石灰岩three-toed 三趾的carnivorous 食肉的sediment 沉积物excavated 被挖掘的听力练习一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is most important about this finding?a. the size of the footprintsb. the size of the sitec. the species of dinosaur二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. The tracks were originally found bya. a university researcherb. a quarry employeec. an investigative journalist2. Sauropods are herbivores.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given3. Megalosaurus have three toes.a. Trueb. Falsec. Not given4. The footprints may have been protected bya. an earthquakeb. workers quarryingc. bad weather三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Scientists ________________ 200 huge footprints criss-crossing the limestone floor.2. Some tracks ________________ 150 metres but could reach even further under parts of the quarry not yet excavated.答案一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。1. What is most important about this finding?b. The size of the site. It is the biggest found in the UK. There are 200 footprints. Some tracks are 150 metres long but could be even longer.二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。1. b. The tracks were discovered by a worker at the quarry.2. c. Not given. The text does not say whether sauropods are herbivores.3. a. True. Smaller three-toed marks were created by the carnivorous Megalosaurus.4. c. The footprints were perhaps covered with sediment during a storm.三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）1. Scientists have now unearthed 200 huge footprints criss-crossing the limestone floor.2. Some tracks extend for 150 metres but could reach even further under parts of the quarry not yet excavated.

2025年02月05日 10:54