大学英语六级听力练习 010

 

Can Animals Be Made¹ to Work for Us? 

Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists² think that one day animal may be taught³ to do a number or simple⁴ jobs. They say that in a film or on TV, we may see elephants or monkeys, dogs, bears or other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully⁵, you may find that those animals are always given⁶ some things to eat in return⁷ for doing them. The scientists said⁸ that may different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return. Of course⁹, as¹⁰ we know that dogs can be used¹¹ to guard¹² a house. And elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs. And we can also teach animals to work in factory. Apes¹³, for example, have been used in America to help make cars. And scientists believe¹⁴ that these large monkeys may one day get in cross and even¹⁵ drive trains.

1 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

2 scientists   

n.科学家( scientist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Scientists have established a connection between cholesterol levels and heart disease. 科学家已证实胆固醇含量与心脏病之间有关联。
• Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。

3 taught   

v.teach的过去式过去分词

参考例句：

• Children must be taught to be careful of traffic.必须教育孩子要当心车辆。
• Miss Brown taught my daughter last year.去年是布朗小姐教我女儿的。

4 simple   

adj.简单的，易懂的，单纯的，纯朴的

参考例句：

• He wrote a story in simple English.他用简单的英语写了一则故事。
• He was as simple as a child.他像孩子一样天真。

5 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
• Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。

6 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

7 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

8 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

9 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

10 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

11 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

12 guard   

n.守卫者，警戒；v.保卫，看守，当心

参考例句：

• A guard was placed at the door.门口设了一个警卫。
• The guard stopped him from going through the gate.警卫不让他通过大门。

13 apes   

猿( ape的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。
• Chimpanzees and gorillas are both apes. 黑猩猩和大猩猩都是类人猿。

14 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

15 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。