解析:根据后文 “When she asked why, he simply said, ‘Because they are ugly and scary, I don't like them.’” 可知弟弟不喜欢飞蛾是因为觉得它们又丑又可怕,所以这里应该是害怕飞蛾在大厅灯光周围飞,“be afraid of” 表示 “害怕”,符合语境。 第2 题 答案:C 解析:结合语境,玛丽说外表丑陋并不...
Some years ago, some of my colleagues conducted an experiment in an oak forest involving three different species: white-footed mice, gypsy moths and oak trees. OK. Now let me explain what the situation is in this forest. Oak trees produce acorns, and acorns are a primary food source for ...
The patterns on the wings of moths and butterflies that are generally believed to scare off predators because they look like big eyes. Female student: Yeah. Except the article was about an experiment that disputes that theory. Male professor: Well, we know that the markings do scare the ...
Why do aggressive wasps always bother people? This article explores the problem and how to avoid it. Are humans the root of the problem? Read on to find out.
That sounds a little scary.FEMALE PROFESSOR: Well, it doesn't usually happen.Like you said, a rapid population growth is often followed by a sudden decline.But we do occasionally see exponential growth in nonnative species when they are transplanted into a new environment.Um, because they face...
MALE PROFESSOR: Eyespots, sure, the patterns on the wings of moths and butterflies that are generally believed to scare off predators because they look like big eyes.FEMALE STUDENT: Yeah, except the article was about an experiment that disputes that theory.MALE PROFESSOR: Well, we know that ...
What’s really cool to me is there are a number of different things that biotech is enabling us to change. For instance, talking about sweet corn, moths and worms are really drawn to the sweet crop (much like I am!). That means sweet corn farmers tend to do a number of things to ...
He’s also not an insect, but a crustacean, something I learned just now, but I already wrote this so we’re keeping it in! The Caterpillar Caterpillars are amusing, self-loathing little creatures who always seem to be glum. Their immense slowness makes them very unscary (usually,not alwa...
In my numerology they are everywhere. All my phone numbers add up to 9, so do bank accounts etc etc .. it amuses the heck out of me. We make our own fears or joys out of events in our lives. There’s really nothing scary or spooky about 11.11 or any other repeat numbers .. ...
These are photographs of insects taken from a couple summers ago. The first two pictures are of caterpillars, beginning with thevariable oakleaf caterpillar(Lochmaeus manteo). This is a member of a large family called the ‘prominent moths’. It was not easy to identify this one! The link...