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冰岛在今年春天经历了创纪录的高温天气。随后，人们在该国首次发现了蚊子。

Iceland has no shortage of natural dangers – volcanic eruptions, glacial floods, scaldingly hot springs and bitterly cold winters. But it is at least one of the few places on Earth where humans don't have to worry about mosquitoes – until now.

冰岛总是有各种各样的自然危险，那里有火山喷发、冰川导致的洪水、滚烫的温泉和苦寒冰冷的冬季。不过，冰岛至少是地球上少数几个人类不必担心蚊子的地方之一，直到现在。

Two females and a male have been caught on a sticky trap used to attract moths. They're a species that's resistant to the cold.

两只雌蚊和一只雄蚊被一个用于吸引飞蛾的粘性陷阱所捕获。它们属于一种能抵抗寒冷的蚊种。

It isn't clear how many other mosquitoes are in Iceland or exactly how they got there. One scientist said he did not believe their arrival was linked to climate change and suggested they could have been stowaways on a ship.

人们尚不清楚冰岛目前还有多少只蚊子，以及这些蚊子如何来到了这里。一名科学家表示，他不认为这些蚊子的到来和气候变化有关，并提出它们也可能是坐船抵达冰岛的 “偷渡者”。

词汇表

shortage 缺乏，不足
scaldingly 滚烫地
bitterly 苦寒的
sticky 粘性的
trap 陷阱
moths 飞蛾
resistant 对…有抵抗力的
stowaways 偷渡者

听力练习

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. The discovery of mosquitoes in Iceland was…
a. not unexpected.
b. a bit of a surprise.
c. mysterious.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. Natural dangers are commonplace in Iceland.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

2. How were the mosquitoes caught?
a. in a mosquito trap
b. on a trap designed for another insect
c. in a jar filled with a sticky substance

3. Which species is described as being resistant to the cold?
a. moths
b. mosquitoes
c. flies

4. Most scientists believe the mosquitoes have appeared in Iceland because of climate change.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. Iceland has ________________ natural dangers.

2. It isn't clear how many other mosquitoes ________________ or exactly how they got there.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. b. It was a bit of a surprise because Iceland "is at least one of the few places on Earth where humans don't have to worry about mosquitoes – until now."

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. a. True. Iceland has no shortage of natural dangers – volcanic eruptions, glacial floods, scalding hot springs and bitterly cold winters.

2. b. Two females and a male have been caught on a sticky trap used to attract moths.

3. b. Two females and a male have been caught on a sticky trap used to attract moths. They're a species that's resistant to the cold.

4. c. Not given. One scientist said he did not believe their arrival was linked to climate change and suggested they could have been stowaways on a ship. 'Most scientists' aren't mentioned.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. Iceland has no shortage of natural dangers.

2. It isn't clear how many other mosquitoes are in Iceland or exactly how they got there.