词汇表 Tasmanian devil 袋獾，分布于澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚州

defenceless 不能自卫的

feisty 精力充沛的，爱吵的

carnivorous （动物）食肉的

marsupial 有袋（目）哺乳动物

pouch （动物的）育儿袋

peptides 肽，一种化合物

hard-to-treat 难治的

superbug （对抗生素有抗药性的）“超级细菌”

MRSA 耐甲氧西林金葡菌，“超级细菌”的一种

genetic code 遗传密码

compounds 化合物

测验 请听报道并回答下列问题。

1. What is the secret of Tasmanian devils' survival apart from their keen sense of smell?

2. How many infection-fighting compounds have the researchers at the University of Sydney found so far?

3. True or false? The Tasmanian devils are meat-eating animals.

4. Which word in the text means 'the animal captured and killed by another for food'?

答案 1. What is the secret of Tasmanian devils' survival apart from their keen sense of smell?

Another secret of their survival is what they drink as babies — milk, which is packed with important peptides that can fight off hard-to-treat infections.

2. How many infection-fighting compounds have the researchers at the University of Sydney found so far?

So far, the researchers at the University of Sydney have found six infection-fighting compounds.

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