说到托福阅读备考，TPO是必不可少的备考神器，通过TPO练习来更好的适应阅读考试的节奏。本文小编带来的托福阅读笔记是TPO26 Survival of Plants and Animals in Desert Conditions的内容，希望能够与正在备考的大家一起进步。
TPO26 Survival of Plants and Animals in Desert Conditions
文章题材：生物学——沙漠环境中动植物的求生策略
常见词汇：
collapse [kə'læps] n. 崩溃，倒塌，暴跌v. 倒塌，崩溃，瓦解
thereby ['ðɛə'bai] adv. 因此，从而
produce [prə'dju:s] n. 产品，农作物vt. 生产，提出，引起
limited ['limitid] adj. 有限的，被限制的
barrier ['bæriə] n. 界线，屏障，栅栏，障碍物
characterize ['kæriktəraiz] vt. 表示 ... 的典型，赋予 ... 特色
related [ri'leitid] adj. 相关的，有亲属关系的
distribution [.distri'bju:ʃən] n. 分发，分配，散布，分布
escape [is'keip] v. 逃跑，逃脱，避开n. 逃跑，逃脱
stream [stri:m] n. (人，车，气)流，水流，组
易错题解析：
Paragraph 6:Seasonal migration is another form of escape, especially for large mammals or birds. The term retreat is applied to the short-term escape behavior of desert animals, and it usually assumes the pattern of a daily rhythm. Birds shelter in nests, rock overhangs, trees, and dense shrubs to avoid the hottest hours of the day, while mammals like the kangaroo rat burrow underground.
10: It can be inferred from paragraph 6 that all of the places desert animals retreat to
○ provide shade from the sun
○ sometimes become crowded
○ are places where supplies of food are plentiful
○ leave the animals vulnerable to predators
题型：推论题。答案是(A)
解析：以desert animals retreat做关键词定位至首句，说包含两种方法，一是escape，二是retreat，但接下来的整段都在讲escape，没有retreat的事儿，不知道是不是我的理解有问题，这道题真正的答案应该在下一段，下一段第二句开始讲retreat，尾句讲鸟retreat为了躲避炎热，哺乳动物躲到洞里，也就是说retreat是为了避暑，正确答案是A。如果没有看到下一段的同学，这段最后一句讲escape发生在炎热或者干燥的时期，同样可以推出躲避阳光，这是个infer题。
Paragraph 7: Some animals have behavioral, physiological, and morphological (structural) adaptations that enable them to withstand extreme conditions. For example, the ostrich has plumage that is so constructed that the feathers are long but not too dense. When conditions are hot, the ostrich erects them on its back, thus increasing the thickness of the barrier between solar radiation and the skin. The sparse distribution of the feathers, however, also allows considerable lateral air movement over the skin surface, thereby permitting further heat loss by convection. Furthermore, the birds orient themselves carefully with regard to the Sun and gently flap their wings to increase convection cooling.
11: According to paragraph 7, what special adaptation helps the ostrich cope with hot desert conditions?
○ Each of its feathers is very short and dense.
○ Its wings produce only lateral air movement when flapping.
○ Its feathers are very thickly set on both its back and its wings.
○ It can make its feathers stand up on its back.
题型：事实信息题。答案是(D)
解析：以ostrich做关键词定位至第二句和第三句，第三句说当炎热的时候，ostrich会竖起它们背上的羽毛，所以正确答案是D。B没提到feather，错;A说feather短，错;C的both blabla原文没说，错。
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