高中英语牛津版高一下学期03

[09:48.70]plants that grow in the local area.
[09:52.74]Most of the plants are collected from the wild.Some are from nurseries.
[09:59.09]The gardeners look after the plants and the beds very carefully.
[10:04.73]They cultivate the soil,and water the plants regularly.
[10:10.51]They also check for diseases or pests once a week.
[10:16.39]The name of each plant,the place it came fromits location in the gardens
[10:23.93]and its reference number are all recorded on cards and in computer files.
[10:30.70]Records of the yearly growth cycles of many plants are also available.
[10:36.87]The Native Plant Gardens offer an ideal setting for school pro grammes
[10:43.71]in plant identification,plant use and ecology.
[10:49.35]Students often come here for outdoor studies
[10:54.81]and hands on gardening and research
[10:59.17]Listening
[11:04.61]Too shy!you are going hear a passage about a plant called mimosa.
[11:10.85]fill in the blanks with the wrds you hear on fape.
[11:15.40]Have you ever seen a mimosa plant?
[11:19.86]Perhaps you have one right there in your home.
[11:24.72]Mimosa is a small(1)__which grows to about(2)___cm in height.
[11:31.67]It is a (3)___plant.
[11:35.64]If you(4)___it,its leaves will(5)___up within a few seconds.
[11:41.28]Scientists say that these leaves contain a special kind of cell.
[11:47.45]the(7)___in the cells quickly moves into the spaces between the cell walls
[11:54.11]The cells then(8)___causing the leaves to(9)___.
[11:59.54]If the plant is left alone,
[12:02.99]the cells will soon fill with(10)__ and the leaveswill(11)___again.But remember: Don't be like the touchy mimosa yourself!
[12:09.16]Many people like this(12)___plant.
[12:13.31]It's(13)___watchingthe leaves(14)___and(15)___.
[12:17.99]But remember: Don't be like the touchy mimosa yourself!