Unit5RevealingnatureVocabulary1.seed/si?d/n.種子，籽_____________adj.無籽的2.distant/?d?st?nt/adj.遙遠(yuǎn)的______________

n.距離，間隔v.拉開距離______________

在遠(yuǎn)處;在遠(yuǎn)方3.answerthecall響應(yīng)號召_________________接電話_________________應(yīng)門_________________滿足需求seedless

inthedistancedistance

answerthecallanswerthedooransweraneed4.disgrace/d?s?ɡre?s/n.丟臉，恥辱_____________不光彩地Thereisnodisgraceindoingsth.做某件事不丟臉_____________adj.可恥的;不名譽(yù)的_____________n.優(yōu)雅，高雅_____________adj.優(yōu)雅的，高雅的5.beadisgrace是恥辱，是丟臉的事6.geologist/d?i?ɑ?l?d??st/n.地質(zhì)學(xué)家_______________/d?i??l?d?i/n.地質(zhì)學(xué)_______________/?d?i:??l?d??kl/adj.地質(zhì)（學(xué)）的indisgracedisgracefulgracegraceful

geologygeological7.sample/?sɑ?mpl/n.樣本8.evolve/i?v?lv/v.進(jìn)化____________/?i:v??lu:?(?)n/n.演變；進(jìn)化論；進(jìn)展9.finch/f?nt?/n.雀科鳴禽10.beak/bi?k/n.鳥嘴，喙11.suspect/s??spekt/v.猜想，懷疑，覺得suspectsb.of

(doing)sth.懷疑某人做了某事______________/s??sp???s/adj.感覺可疑的；令人懷疑的______________/s??sp??n/n.懷疑；嫌疑evolutionsuspicious

suspicion

12.ancestor/??nsest?(r)/n.（動(dòng)物的）原種，祖先13.evolution/?i?v??lu??n/n.進(jìn)化（論）14.generate/?d?en?re?t/v.產(chǎn)生，創(chuàng)造_____________________發(fā)電_____________________創(chuàng)造收益_________________n.發(fā)電機(jī)；生產(chǎn)者_(dá)________________n.產(chǎn)生，發(fā)生，一代15.characteristic/?k?r?kt??r?st?k/n.特征，特性becharacteristicsof=betypicalof是的典型特征_________________n.品格；特征；角色；漢字；性格generateelectricitygenerateincome/profitsgenerator

generationcharacter16.decline/d??kla?n/v.減少;拒絕n.減少，下降decline_____下降/減少到decline_____下降/減少了declinetodo拒絕做某事_____decline/_____decline在衰退，處于下降17.tortoise/?t??t?s/n.陸龜18.blame/ble?m/v.責(zé)怪，指責(zé)；把……歸咎于n.責(zé)任;責(zé)備blamesb./sth._____(doing)sth.因…而責(zé)備某人/事blamesth.____sb.將...歸咎于某人betoblame(for)sth.應(yīng)受譴責(zé)19.goat/ɡ??t/n.山羊20.benativeto源產(chǎn)于...的tobyforonbeinonthe21.primitive/?pr?m?t?v/adj.原始的，低等的22.worldwide/?w??ld?wa?d/adv.遍及全世界23.giant/?d?a??nt/adj.巨大的，特大的24.gianttortoise巨型陸龜25.mangrove/?m??ɡr??v/n.紅樹26.iguana/??ɡwɑ?n?/n.鬣蜥(一種大型熱帶美洲蜥蜴)27.comb-like/ko?mla?k/adj.梳狀的28.spine/spa?n/n.(動(dòng)物的)刺，刺毛29.myth/m?θ/n.（古代的）神話30.legend/?led??nd/n.傳說，傳奇（故事）31.detect/d??tekt/v.發(fā)現(xiàn)，察覺（尤指不易覺察到的事物）____________n.偵探____________n.檢測器；發(fā)現(xiàn)者_(dá)___________n.偵查；發(fā)現(xiàn)32.wasp/w?sp/n.黃蜂33.pesticide/?pest?sa?d/n.殺蟲劑，農(nóng)藥34.root/ru?t/

n.根;

v.生根，扎根35.chilli/?t??li/n.辣椒detective

detector

detection

36.link/l??k/v.把……聯(lián)系起來；連接link..._________...把…與…聯(lián)系起來37.fungus/?f??ɡ?s/n.真菌（復(fù)數(shù)fungi）38.fungal/?f??ɡl/adj.真菌的39.cybercrime/?sa?b?kra?m/n.網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪40.centimetre/?sent?mi?t?r/n.厘米to/with1.Long-lastingfriendshipssharethe____________(character)thatbothsidesequallycontactandsharewithoneanother.2.Aroutinecheck-upshouldaidintheearly____________(detect)ofthediseaseinthefuture.3.Ioftenwonderwhatfuture____________(generate)willmakeofourefforts.4.Ididn'tnoticeany____________behaviourfromhim,soIdidn't____________himofcommittingthecrime.(suspect)5.Theboyisalways____________towardshisclassmates,sohisclassmatesoftenkeephimata____________.(distant)characteristicdetectiongenerationssuspicioussuspectdistantdistanceDoyoulikeanimals?CanyounamethefollowinganimalsinEnglish?Doyouknowwhatsituationtheseanimalshaveincommon?whalerhinoTibetanantelopeWhatunusualanimalsdoyouknowabout?BongoCapybaraCivetEchidnaJerboaKinkajouKiwiOkapiPangolinTarsierRevealingnatureWhatdoyouexpectfromthetitle?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutnature?Manselectsonlyforhisowngood;natureonlyforthatofthebeingwhichshetends.

CharlesDarwinLookdeepintothenature,andthenyouwillunderstandeverythingbetter.

AlbertEinsteinreveal:tomakeknownsomethingthatwaspreviouslysecretorunknownLookatthepagefromasciencemagazineandanswerthequestions.1.Whatdoyouknowabouttheseanimals?Whatmakesthemspecial?KomododragonswerefirstencounteredbyWesternresearchersin1910.TheresearcherssaidtheancestoroftheKomododragonmostlikelyevolvedinAustraliaandspreadwestward,reachingtheIndonesianislandofFlores900,000yearsago.KomododragonsTheKomododragonisthelargestlizardintheworld.Itcangrowtothreemetresinlengthandcanweighabout135kilograms.Despiteitssizeandweight,itcanrunforshortdistancesatupto20kilometresperhour.Thefirstscientiststoexamineapreservedplatypusbodyjudgeditafakeinthelate18thcentury.Theoldestdiscoveredfossilofthemodernplatypusdatesbacktoabout100,000yearsago.Duck-billedplatypusTheduck-billedplatypusisasmallegg-layingmammal(upto60cminlength)foundonlyinEasternAustraliaincludingTasmania.Asitsnamesuggests,ithasamouththatlookslikeaduck’sbill,whileitsthickfurandflattailaresimilartothoseofabeaver.Fossilrecordsindicatethatthenautilushassurvivedrelativelyunchangedforaround500millionyears.Itisoftenconsidereda“l(fā)ivingfossil”.NautilusAsoneoftheoldestseaanimalsinthe