評論
打印
Winter in many places is very cold.
很多地方的冬天都很寒冷。
There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals.
到處都是積雪，大地被冰封，這讓動物們的生活變得艱難。
People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do?
生活在寒冷地區的人類，居住在溫暖的房屋里，并且已經學著習慣了。那動物們怎么辦呢？
There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.
動物們挺過冬天嚴寒的方法主要有三種：睡覺、適應或遷徙。
Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter.
某些動物，例如熊、青蛙還有蛇，會睡一整個冬天。
They sleep very deeply and need little or no food.
它們睡得非常熟，并且幾乎不需要或著完全不需要食物。
While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down.
在睡覺的時候，它們的體溫降低，心跳減速。
To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.
為了在冬天之前為此做好準備，這些動物會吃過量的食物來變胖，在它們在睡覺時這會提供所需的能量。
Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter.
其它的動物會適應。例如，通過在冬天保持活動。
It is often hard for them to find food.
找食物對他們來說通常很難。
So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it.
所以有些動物，例如老鼠，會在冬天之前收集好額外的食物，然后把食物藏起來。
When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food.
當冬天來臨，它們會回到它們的藏身之處去吃食物。
Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.
有些動物會長出濃密的毛發，或者居住在樹洞或地下來保暖。
Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food.
有些鳥類會飛到一個更溫暖的地方過冬，在那里他們可以找到更多的食物。
Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south.
有些鳥類會飛很長的距離，其中有一種鳥是從地球上遙遠的北方一直飛到遙遠的南方。
Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
有些鳥類會為了安全而成群地飛行，而其它的一些鳥則獨自飛行。
Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的文章回答問題22至問題25。
Question 22. What does the speaker say about animals in winter?
問題22. 關于冬天的動物，說話人提到了什么？
Question 23. What do we learn about animals that sleep through winter?
問題23. 我們獲知了關于冬眠的動物的什么信息？
Question 24. How do animals like mice adapt to the severe winter?
問題24. 像老鼠這樣的動物是如何適應寒冬的？
Question 25. Why do some birds fly in groups when migrating, according to the speaker?
問題25. 根據說話人所說的內容，為什么有些鳥類在遷徙的時候會成群地飛？
