英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -6
时间：2019-03-01 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力：文化博览2008年
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Young infants have a vicelike grip, used to cling on to mom for dear life. As they get older, they get bolder and take more risks.
Those that survive spend a lot of time traveling, yet experienced adults know exactly where to find seasonal 1 foods in different parts of their range. In such steep terrain 2, travel involves a high level of climbing skill. These monkeys are spectacularly good rock climbers from the time they learn to walk. In langur society, females rule the roost, and take the lead when the family is on the move.
One section of a cliff oozes a trickle 3 of mineral-rich water, which the monkeys seem to find irresistible. These days there are few predators 5 in the Mayanghe Reserve which might pose a risk to a baby monkey, but in past centuries, this area of South China, was home to leopards 6, pythons, and even tigers.
To survive dangerous night prowlers, the langurs went underground, using their rock climbing skills to seek shelter in inaccessible 7 caverns 8. Filmed in near darkness using a night vision camera, the troop climbs along familiar ledges 9, worn smooth by generations before them.
During cold winter weather, the monkeys venture deeper underground, where the air stays comparatively warm. At last journey's end, a cozy 10 niche 11 beyond the reach of even the most enterprising predator 4.
But it’s not just monkeys that find shelter in caves; these children are off to school. In rural China, that may mean a long trek 12 each morning, passing through a cave or two on the way. But not all pupils have to walk to school, these children are boarders. As the day pupils near journey's end, the boarders are still making breakfast.
In the schoolyard, someone seemed to have switched the lights off. But this is no ordinary playground, and no ordinary school．It's housed inside a cave, a natural vault 13 of rock keeps out the rain, so there is no need for a roof on the classroom.
Zhongdong Cave School is made up of 6 classes, with a total of 200 children
adj.季节的，季节性的
- The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
- The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。
n.地面，地形，地图
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
vi.淌，滴，流出，慢慢移动，逐渐消散
- The stream has thinned down to a mere trickle.这条小河变成细流了。
- The flood of cars has now slowed to a trickle.汹涌的车流现在已经变得稀稀拉拉。
n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者
- The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
- Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
n.食肉动物( predator的名词复数 )；奴役他人者（尤指在财务或性关系方面）
- birds and their earthbound predators 鸟和地面上捕食它们的动物
- The eyes of predators are highly sensitive to the slightest movement. 捕食性动物的眼睛能感觉到最细小的动静。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.豹( leopard的名词复数 )；本性难移
- Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- For example, airlines never ship leopards and canaries on the same flight. 例如，飞机上从来不会同时运送豹和金丝雀。 来自英语晨读30分（初三）
adj.达不到的，难接近的
- This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
- The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。
大山洞，大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 )
- Within were dark caverns; what was inside them, no one could see. 里面是一个黑洞，这里面有什么东西，谁也望不见。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
- UNDERGROUND Under water grottos, caverns Filled with apes That eat figs. 在水帘洞里，挤满了猿争吃无花果。
n.（墙壁，悬崖等）突出的狭长部分( ledge的名词复数 )；（平窄的）壁架；横档；（尤指）窗台
- seabirds nesting on rocky ledges 海鸟在岩架上筑巢
- A rusty ironrod projected mournfully from one of the window ledges. 一个窗架上突出一根生锈的铁棒，真是满目凄凉。 来自辞典例句
adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的
- I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
- We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。
n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等)
- Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche. 玛德琳小心翼翼地把它放在岩石壁龛里。
- The really talented among women would always make their own niche.妇女中真正有才能的人总是各得其所。
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行；n.长途艰苦的旅行
- We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
- It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。