現在大傢在進行托福備考時 TPO 托福模考軟件相信是大傢用的最多的工具瞭，對於托福成績的提升是非常有幫助的。托福聽力可以說是整個托福考試當中比較重要的一個部分，如何利用現有資料 TPO 模考軟件來提升大傢的托福成績呢 ? 今天小編在這裡整理瞭 TPO9 托福聽力 Lecture2 文本 + 題目 + 答案解析來分享給大傢，希望對大傢托福聽力備考有幫助。
TPO9 托福聽力 Lecture2 原文文本
Narrator: Listen to part of a lecture in an environmental science class.
Lecturer: So since we're on the topic of global climate change and its effects, in Alaska, in the northern Arctic part of Alaska, over the last ... oh... thirty years or so, temperatures have increased about half a degree Celsius per decade, and scientists have noticed that there ’ s been a change in surface vegetation during this time. Shrubs are increasing in the "tundra". Tundra is flat land with very little vegetation.
Just a few species of plants grow there because the temperature is very cold, and there's not much precipitation. And because of the cold temperatures, the tundra has two layers: top layer, which is called the active layer, is frozen in the winter and spring, but thaws in the summer. Beneath this active layer is a second layer called "permafrost", which is frozen all year around, and is impermeable to water.
Female Stu: So because of the permafrost, none of the plants that grow there can have deep roots, can they?
Lecturer: No, and that's one of the reasons that shrubs survive in the Arctic. Shrubs are little bushes. They're not tall and being low to the ground protects them from the cold and wind. And their roots don't grow very deep, so the permafrost doesn't interfere with their growth. OK? Now since the temperatures have been increasing in Arctic Alaska, the growth of shrubs has increased. And this has presented climate scientists with a puzzle...
Male Stu: I'm sorry, when you say the growth of shrubs has increased, do you mean that the shrubs are bigger, or that there are more shrubs?
Lecturer: Good question! And the answer is both. The size of the shrubs has increased and shrubcover has spread to what was previously shrub-free tundra. Ok, so what's the puzzle? Warmer temperatures should lead to increased vegetation growth, right? Well, the connection is not so simple.
The temperature increase has occurred during the winter and spring, not during the summer. But the increase in shrubs has occurred in the summer. So how can increase temperatures in the winter and spring result in increased shrub growth in the summer? Well, it may be biological processes that occur in the soil in the winter, that cause increased shrub growth in the summer, and here's how: there are "microbes", microscopic organisms that live in the soil.
These microbes enable the soil to have more nitrogen, which plants need to live and they remain quite active during the winter. There're two reasons for this: first, they live in the active layer, which, remember, contains water that doesn't penetrate the permafrost.
Second, most of the precipitation in the Arctic is in the form of snow. And the snow, which blankets the ground in the winter, actually has an insulating effect on the soil beneath it. And it allows the temperature of the soil to remain warm enough for microbes to remain active. So there's been increased nutrient production in the winter. And that's what's responsible for the growth of shrubs in the summer and their spread to new areas of the tundra. Areas with more new nutrients are the areas with the largest increase in shrubs.
Female Stu: But, what about run-off in the spring, when the snow finally melts? Won't the nutrients get washed away? Spring thaw always washes away soil, doesn't it?
Lecturer: Well, much of the soil is usually still frozen during peak run-off. And the nutrients are deep down in the active layer anyway, not high up near the surface, which is the part of the active layer most affected by run-off. But as I was about to say, there's more to the story. The tundra is windy, and the snow is blown across the tundra, it's caught by shrubs. And deep snow drifts often form around shrubs.
And we've already mentioned the insulating effect of snow. So that extra warmth means even more microbial activity, which means even more food for the shrubs, which means even more shrubs and more snow around etc.. It's a circle, a loop. And because of this loop, which is promoted by warmer temperatures in winter and spring, well, it looks like the tundra may be turning into shrub land.
Female Stu: But will it be long-term? I mean maybe the shrubs will be abundant for a few years, and then it'll change back to tundra.
Lecturer: Well, shrub expansion has occurred in other environments, like semiarid grassland, and tall grass prairies. And shrub expansion in these environments does seem to persist, almost to the point of causing a shift. Once is established, shrub land thrives, particularly in the Arctic, because Arctic shrubs are good at taking advantage of increased nutrients in the soil, better than other Arctic plants.
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TPO9 托福聽力 Lecture2 題目文本
Question 1 of 6
What is the lecture mainly about?
A. Factors involved in the increased growth of shrubs in Arctic Alaska.
B. How temperature increases might be affecting the permafrost in Arctic Alaska.
C. Why nutrient production of microbes in the soil in Arctic Alaska is declining.
D. Reasons that grasslands are turning into tundra in Arctic Alaska.
Question 2 of 6
According to the professor, what are two features of shrubs that allow them to grow well in Arctic regions?Click on 2 answers.
A. They have roots that can penetrate permafrost.
B. Their height allows them to absorb more sunlight.
C. They absorb nutrients from the soil efficiently.
D. They have a shallow root system.
Question 3 of 6
What is one reason for the increase in shrub growth in Arctic Alaska?
A. Decreases in grass and most growth have altered the balance of nutrients in the soil.
B. Increases in ground temperature have led to increased microbial activity.
C. Increases in average winter temperatures have permafrost permeable to water.
D. Increases in snowfall have provided more water for shrubs.
Question 4 of 6
Why are nutrients in the soil NOT carried away by spring runoff?
A. The roots of shrubs prevent nutrient-filled soil from being washed away.
B. Most nutrients are not in the area of the soil most affected by runoff.
C. Most nutrients remain frozen in the permafrost when spring runoff is at its peak.
D. Most nutrients have been absorbed by vegetation before the runoff period begins.
Question 5 of 6
Why does the professor mention shrub expansion into other environments, such as semiarid grasslands?
A. To suggest that new shrubland may not convert back to tundra.
B. To explain ho9w shrubland can expand in warm climate.
C. To cite a similarity between the types of shrubs in semiarid grassland and tundra environments.
D. To explain how a biological loop can cause shrub expansion.
Question 6 of 6
What does the professor imply when she says this?
A. The information she gave is important enough to be repeated.
B. Climate scientists are asking the wrong questions.
C. The phenomenon she is more complex that it appears.
D. Students should be able to solve the puzzle easily.
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TPO9 托福聽力 Lecture2 答案解析
Question 1 of 6
正確答案：A
題目解析：教授討論 shrub 增長參與者的篇幅比較多，選擇 A。
Question 2 of 6
正確答案：CD
題目解析：原文中 And their roots don't grow very deep 呼應選項 D;So there's been increased nutrient production in the winter. And that's what's responsible for the growth of shrub.. 呼應選項 C。
正確答案：B
題目解析：從文中得知，高溫使得微生物增加，而微生物促進瞭 shrub 的增長。
題目解析：the nutrients are deep down，文中明確提及營養都在深處，不在表層，所以不受 run-off 的影響。
題目解析：女生說 shrubland 會變回 tundra. 教授解釋說不會，shrub land will thrive once environment established.
正確答案：C
題目解析：那問題在哪兒呢 ? 本來溫度高應該使產量上升對吧 ? 教授這麼反問就是說實際情況不是這樣的，比看起來要更加復雜。
以上就是小編為大傢整理瞭 TPO9 托福聽力 Lecture2 文本 + 題目 + 答案解析，大傢可以邊借助 TPO 模考軟件聽音頻看看自己哪些地方聽不懂，然後來看看原文，同時對練習托福聽力精聽也是很有幫助的。最後，小站教育編輯預祝大傢托福考試能取得理想的成績。
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