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老托福听力93篇集锦:Part C(MP3+字幕) 第50篇:非洲草鼠

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Human populations near the equator have evolved dark skin over many generations because of exposure to the fierce rays of the Sun.

A similar phenomenon has also occurred in other parts of the animal kingdom.

The African grass mouse is a good example.

Most mice are nocturnal, but the African grass mouse is active during daylight hours.

This means that it spends its days searching for food in the semidry bush and scrub habitats of eastern and southern Africa.

Its fur is striped, like a chipmunk's, which helps it blend in with its environment.

Because it spends a lot of time in the intense tropical sun, the grass mouse has also evolved two separate safeguards against the Sun's ultraviolet radiation.

First, like the populations of humans in this region of the world, the skin of the grass mouse contains lots of melanin, or dark pigment.
Second, and quite unusual, this mouse has a layer of melanin-pigmented tissue between its skull and skin.

This unique "cap" provides an extra measure of protection for the grass mouse and three other types of African mouselike rodents that are active during the day.

The only other species scientists have identified with the same sort of skull adaption is the white tent-making bat of the Central American tropics.

Although these bats sleep during the day, they do so curled up with their heads exposed to the sun.

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nocturnal [nɔk'tə:nəl]

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adj. 夜的,夜间发生的

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chipmunk ['tʃipmʌŋk]

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n. [动] 花栗鼠

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exposure [iks'pəuʒə]

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n. 面临(困难),显露,暴露,揭露,曝光

 
equator [i'kweitə]

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n. 赤道

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protection [prə'tekʃən]

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n. 保护,防卫

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separate ['sepəreit]

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n. 分开,抽印本
adj. 分开的,各自的,

 
identified

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adj. 被识别的;经鉴定的;被认同者 v. 鉴定(id

 
phenomenon [fi'nɔminən]

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n. 现象,迹象,(稀有)事件

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tropical ['trɔpikəl]

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adj. 热带的,炎热的,热带植物的

 
blend [blend]

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v. 混合
n. 混合物

 

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