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每周一听——那些年我们一起练过的听力（第50期）

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    When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When the undesirable qualities    (1)    the good qualities.

    Consider the fact that crops generally produce several hundred seeds from each plant. By comparison, each weed plant can produce tens or even hundreds of thousands of seeds. And some    (2)    seeds can survive up to forty years -- or even longer.

       (3)    weeds means that you have to remove all the seeds and roots so the plants will not grow back. But birds or the wind can    (4)    them to the land.

    A more common way to deal with weeds is to control them enough so that the land can be used for planting. Experts advise using two or more control methods to deal with weeds.

    Chemical weed killers or natural    (5)    like corn gluten can suppress weed growth. Dense planting of a crop can also act as a natural control.

    Bill Curran is a professor of weed science at Penn State, in University Park, Pennsylvania. He says one of the most common methods for suppressing weeds is dense planting.

    He says a dense, competitive crop that quickly    (6)    will help suppress many weeds. The seeds need light to grow, so blocking the sun will reduce weed growth.

    Other controls include    (7)    the soil, pulling the weeds or covering them with mulch made of shredded wood, garden waste or other material.

    But even mulch has its limits. Natural resource specialists    (8)    that weeds can be transported in mulch. This is also true of soil, grain, hay and animals.

    Yet animals like sheep or goats eat weeds, so they can provide a biological control. Insects and other organisms can also act as biological controls.

    Preventing the spread of weeds is an important part of weed management. Farm vehicles should    (9)    areas with weeds. If that is not possible, then clean off the equipment and your shoes when leaving.

    Some people burn weeds or bury them deeply or make them into mulch.

    Professor Curran says another way to make use of weeds is to compost them.    (10)    . The heat will kill many, though not all, weed seeds. The same is true for seeds that pass through animals that graze on weeds.


上期活动答案：
1 heightened
2 cognitive
3 neuroscientist
4 switched
5 patterns
6 made no difference for
7 increased mental activity
8 at the same level as
9 compensate for
10 he believes the new study confirms that bilingualism can play a protective role in the brain