老俞课堂：2009年英语六级考试经典100句

　　65. Although mockingbirds superbly mimic the songs and calls of many birds, they can nonetheless be quickly identified as mockingbirds by certain aural clues. 尽管模仿鸟学很多种鸟的鸣叫声惟妙惟肖，但人类还是能够依其声音上的线索很快识别它们。

　　66. Not only can walking fish live out of water, but they can also travel short distances over land. 鲇鱼不仅可以离开水存活，还可以在岸上短距离移动。

　　67. Scientists do not know why dinosaurs became extinct, but some theories postulate that changers in geography, climate, and sea levels were responsible. 科学家不知道恐龙为何绝种了，但是一些理论推断是地理，气候和海平面的变化造成的。

　　68. The science of horticulture, in which the primary concerns are maximum yield and superior quality, utilizes inFORMation derived from other sciences. 主要目的在于丰富和优质的农艺学利用了其他科学的知识。

　　69. Snow aids farmers by keeping heart in the lower ground levels, thereby saving the seeds from freezing. 雪对农民是一种帮助，因为它保持地层土壤的温度，使种子不致冻死。

　　70. Even though the precise qualities of hero in literary words may vary over time, the basic exemplary function of the hero seems to remain constant.

　　历代文学作品中的英雄本色虽各有千秋，但其昭世功力却是恒古不变的。

　　71. People in prehistoric times created paints by grinding materials such as plants and clay into power and then adding water. 史前的人们制造颜料是将植物和泥土等原料磨成粉末，然后加水。

　　72. Often very annoying weeds, goldenrods crowd out less hardy plants and act as hosts to many insect pests. 黄菊花通常令人生厌，它挤走不那么顽强的植物，并找来很多害虫。

　　73. Starting around 7000 B.C., and for the next four thousand years, much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced temperatures warmer than at present. 大约从公元前七千年开始，在四千年当中，北半球的温度比现在高。

　　74. When Henry Ford first sought financial backing for making cars, the very notion of farmers and clerks owning automobiles was considered ridiculous. 当亨利.福特最初制造汽车为寻求资金支持时，农民和一般职员也能拥有汽车的想法被认为是可笑的。

　　75. Though once quite large, the population of the bald eagle across North America has drastically declined in the past forty years. 北美秃头鹰的数量一度很多，但在近四十年中全北美的秃头鹰数量急剧下降。

　　76. The beaver chews down trees to get food and material with which to build its home. 水獭啃倒树木，以便取食物并获得造窝的材料。

　　77. Poodles were once used as retrievers in duck hunting, but the American Kennel Club does not consider them sporting dogs because they are now primarily kept as pets. 长卷毛狗曾被用作猎鸭时叼回猎物的猎犬，但是美国Kennel Club却不承认它们为猎犬，因为它们现在大多数作为宠物饲养。

　　78. As a result of what is now know in physics and chemistry, scientists have been able to make important discoveries in biology and medicine. 物理学和化学的一个成果是使得科学家们能在生物学和医学上获得重大发现。