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UNIT 5 HUMANS AND NATURE(二)
1．They are kept in place(被保持在……位置) at the poles by another atmospheric current(n.环
流) called the jet stream.
2．If snow blocks cattle，the animals can’t reach basic necessities(n.生存必需品) like food and
fresh water.
3．On a brighter note(在一个比较积极的方面)，some Texas cities were more prepared than
others，for instance，Amarillo，which is located in(位于) North Texas，so they are more
accustomed to(习惯于，适应) colder temperatures.
4．Amarillo is notable because the city was redesigned to stand up to(能经受住，抵御) severe
winter storms.
5．A new study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice
harvesting，dating to(追溯到) as early as 10,000 years ago.
6．The researchers examined 52 flaked stone tools from the Shangshan and Hehuashan sites，the
latter of which was occupied(v.占领，占据) by Shangshan and Kuahuqiao cultures.
7．“What’s interesting about rice phytoliths is that rice husk and leaves produce different kinds
of phytolith，which enabled us to determine(enable sb to do 使某人能够) how the rice was
harvested，” says Wang.
8．It was comprised of(由……组成) solitary blossoms of many varieties that shouldn’t really
go together yet somehow did.
9．The more I understood what the flowers were saying，the more I started to remember the
woman who might have earned them before I separated myself from everyone and everything.
(“the ＋比较级……，the ＋比较级……”结构)
10．It’s easy to get overwhelmed(感到不堪重负)when you have a lot on your plate(俚语：
忙不过来)．
