The spot of red was what first caught Randy Heiss's attention. He was hiking the remote expanse of land behind his ranch(大牧场) in Patagonia, Arizona, a town near the U. S. -Mexico border, and covered the grass was a balloon—or at least the remains of one. Heiss walked toward it...
Name just about any species that occurs in longleaf and you can find a connection to fire. Bach-man’s sparrow is a secretive bird with a beautiful song that echoes across the longleaf flat woods. It tucks its nest on the ground beneath clumps of wiregrass and little bluestem in the op...
Their main enemy is the sea. A large part of the country is below sea level. In fact, Holland is also called the “Netherlands,” which means “low lands. “ Very tall and strong walls, called dykes, have been built to keep out the sea. But in very rough weather the sea may ...
An increasingly popular way of eating called reducetarianism may sound like a new weight loss fad. And you might drop some pounds, should you try it. But that’s not the main goal; instead, reducetarianism is about cutting down on ...
It is called a clavichord(翼琴). It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on ...
(8分)阅读理解What's a spacewalk? Any time an astronaut gets out of a spacecraft(航天器) while in space, it is called a spacewalk. Astronauts go on spacewalks for many reasons. For example, experiments can be placed on the outside of a spacecraft. This lets scientists learn how being...
12.What is always nice according to the man? A.He lives by the sea. B.Animals can get more food. C.Green can be seen all year round. 13.What could farmers grow before? A.Grass. B.Vegetables. C.Trees. 听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
One of them is the "Jadeite Cabbage". It is a single piece of jade.If you have a chance to go to Taiwan and take a close look, you can see two grass-hoppers (蝗虫) on the leaves, a large one and a small one.These treasures were once in the Palace Museum in Beijing. But how...
6.a cat,eyes like a cat,a tail like a cat ,but isn't a cat? 眼睛尾巴像只猫,但又不是猫? (Tiger 老虎) 用英语描写动物的谜语3 Bird 鸟 1. He eats like a bird.他吃得很少。 2.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ...
A mouthful of sputum contains a large number of bacteria, which will reproduce and infect when the sun is shining. Similarly, when you cut down a tree, when you dig up a piece of grass, when you pour dirt into the river, dont you think its damaging the environment and "hurting" yourse...