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1、【單選題】Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThedebateabouttheoriginofStonehenge's(英格蘭巨石陣)grandestlumpsof

rockhadbeenragingforatleastfourcenturies.Now,thankstotherecovery

ofachunkofthemonumentthathadbeenlostfordecades,archaeologists

havefinallybeenabletorevealwheretheycamefrom.Theresearchshowsthat

thegiantsarsen(砂巖)stonesweregathered,some4,500yearsago,fromthe

WestWoods,asitecoveringsquaremilesontheedgeofMarlborough

DownsinWiltshire.Itisabout15milesnorthofStonehengeanditseems

likelythatitsnearnessmadeitattractive.SusanGreaney,ahistorianfor

EnglishHeritage,said:"Wecannowsaythatwhensourcingthesarsens,the

dominantobjectivewassize-theywantedthebiggest,mostsubstantialstones

theycouldfindanditmadesensetogetthemfromasnearbyaspossible."

Thebreakthroughwasmadepossiblebythediscoveryofametre-longcore

ofrockthatwasdrilledfromastoneduringarestorationin1958.The

projecthadinvolvedthreesarsensthathadfallenmorethan150yearsearlier

beingdraggeduprightandmadestable.RobertPhillipsworkedforacompany

askedtodrillthroughoneofthestonessothatitcouldbepinnedintoplace

withametalbracket.Hewasallowedtotakethecorehome.lthungonhis

wall,inatube,for60years,accompanyinghimtoFloridawhenhemovedthere.

WhenMrPhillipsrecentlypassedawayhisfamilyofferedtoreturnthecore.

Thisgaveresearchersthechancetoanalysematerialfromtheinteriorofa

monumentcloselyguardedasaWorldHeritageSite.Therearethoughttohave

beenabout80sarsensatStonehengeoriginallyand52remain.Theyincludethe

15stonesofStonehenge'scentralhorseshoe,theuprightsandbeamsofthe

outercircle,aswellasoutlyingstones.Whilethesmallerbluestoneshadbeen

tracedtospecificlocationsinthePreseliHillsinWales,thesourceofthe

largersarsenshadbeenimpossibletoaccuratelyidentifyuntilnow.Ms

Greaneysaid:"TobeabletolocatetheareathatStonehenge'sbuildersused

tosourcetheirmaterialsaround2,500BCisarealexcitement.Nowwecan

starttounderstandtheroutetheymighthavetravelled."Whatcanbe

learnedaboutthedebateinParagraph1?

Ithasrecentlybeensettled.

Ithaslastedforfourdecades.

A:

B:

ItattractsvisitorstoStonehenge.

Itisthefiercestdebateinarchaeology.

C:

答D:案:A

2、【單選題】Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThedebateabouttheoriginofStonehenge's(英格蘭巨石陣)grandestlumpsof

rockhadbeenragingforatleastfourcenturies.Now,thankstotherecovery

ofachunkofthemonumentthathadbeenlostfordecades,archaeologists

havefinallybeenabletorevealwheretheycamefrom.Theresearchshowsthat

thegiantsarsen(砂巖)stonesweregathered,some4,500yearsago,fromthe

WestWoods,asitecoveringsquaremilesontheedgeofMarlborough

DownsinWiltshire.Itisabout15milesnorthofStonehengeanditseems

likelythatitsnearnessmadeitattractive.SusanGreaney,ahistorianfor

EnglishHeritage,said:"Wecannowsaythatwhensourcingthesarsens,the

dominantobjectivewassize-theywantedthebiggest,mostsubstantialstones

theycouldfindanditmadesensetogetthemfromasnearbyaspossible."

Thebreakthroughwasmadepossiblebythediscoveryofametre-longcore

ofrockthatwasdrilledfromastoneduringarestorationin1958.The

projecthadinvolvedthreesarsensthathadfallenmorethan150yearsearlier

beingdraggeduprightandmadestable.RobertPhillipsworkedforacompany

askedtodrillthroughoneofthestonessothatitcouldbepinnedintoplace

withametalbracket.Hewasallowedtotakethecorehome.lthungonhis

wall,inatube,for60years,accompanyinghimtoFloridawhenhemovedthere.

WhenMrPhillipsrecentlypassedawayhisfamilyofferedtoreturnthecore.

Thisgaveresearchersthechancetoanalysematerialfromtheinteriorofa

monumentcloselyguardedasaWorldHeritageSite.Therearethoughttohave

beenabout80sarsensatStonehengeoriginallyand52remain.Theyincludethe

15stonesofStonehenge'scentralhorseshoe,theuprightsandbeamsofthe

outercircle,aswellasoutlyingstones.Whilethesmallerbluestoneshadbeen

tracedtospecificlocationsinthePreseliHillsinWales,thesourceofthe

largersarsenshadbeenimpossibletoaccuratelyidentifyuntilnow.Ms

Greaneysaid:"TobeabletolocatetheareathatStonehenge'sbuildersused

tosourcetheirmaterialsaround2,500BCisarealexcitement.Nowwecan

starttounderstandtheroutetheymighthavetravelled."Whatwasthemost

importantconsiderationinsourcingthesarsens?

Theirage.

Theirsize.

A:

B:

Theircolor.

Theirshape.

C:

答D:案:B

3、【單選題】Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThedebateabouttheoriginofStonehenge's(英格蘭巨石陣)grandestlumpsof

rockhadbeenragingforatleastfourcenturies.Now,thankstotherecovery

ofachunkofthemonumentthathadbeenlostfordecades,archaeologists

havefinallybeenabletorevealwheretheycamefrom.Theresearchshowsthat

thegiantsarsen(砂巖)stonesweregathered,some4,500yearsago,fromthe

WestWoods,asitecoveringsquaremilesontheedgeofMarlborough

DownsinWiltshire.Itisabout15milesnorthofStonehengeanditseems

likelythatitsnearnessmadeitattractive.SusanGreaney,ahistorianfor

EnglishHeritage,said:"Wecannowsaythatwhensourcingthesarsens,the

dominantobjectivewassize-theywantedthebiggest,mostsubstantialstones

theycouldfindanditmadesensetogetthemfromasnearbyaspossible."

Thebreakthroughwasmadepossiblebythediscoveryofametre-longcore

ofrockthatwasdrilledfromastoneduringarestorationin1958.The

projecthadinvolvedthreesarsensthathadfallenmorethan150yearsearlier

beingdraggeduprightandmadestable.RobertPhillipsworkedforacompany

askedtodrillthroughoneofthestonessothatitcouldbepinnedintoplace

withametalbracket.Hewasallowedtotakethecorehome.lthungonhis

wall,inatube,for60years,accompanyinghimtoFloridawhenhemovedthere.

WhenMrPhillipsrecentlypassedawayhisfamilyofferedtoreturnthecore.

Thisgaveresearchersthechancetoanalysematerialfromtheinteriorofa

monumentcloselyguardedasaWorldHeritageSite.Therearethoughttohave

beenabout80sarsensatStonehengeoriginallyand52remain.Theyincludethe

15stonesofStonehenge'scentralhorseshoe,theuprightsandbeamsofthe

outercircle,aswellasoutlyingstones.Whilethesmallerbluestoneshadbeen

tracedtospecificlocationsinthePreseliHillsinWales,thesourceofthe

largersarsenshadbeenimpossibletoaccuratelyidentifyuntilnow.Ms

Greaneysaid:"TobeabletolocatetheareathatStonehenge'sbuildersused

tosourcetheirmaterialsaround2,500BCisarealexcitement.Nowwecan

starttounderstandtheroutetheymighthavetravelled."Whathappenedto

Stonehengein1958accordingtothepassage?

Itunderwentarestoration.

Threeofitssarsenssuddenlyfell.

A:

B:

Theresearchonitwasstarted.

Someofitssarsenswentmissing.

C:

答D:案:A

4、【單選題】Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThedebateabouttheoriginofStonehenge's(英格蘭巨石陣)grandestlumpsof

rockhadbeenragingforatleastfourcenturies.Now,thankstotherecovery

ofachunkofthemonumentthathadbeenlostfordecades,archaeologists

havefinallybeenabletorevealwheretheycamefrom.Theresearchshowsthat

thegiantsarsen(砂巖)stonesweregathered,some4,500yearsago,fromthe

WestWoods,asitecoveringsquaremilesontheedgeofMarlborough

DownsinWiltshire.Itisabout15milesnorthofStonehengeanditseems

likelythatitsnearnessmadeitattractive.SusanGreaney,ahistorianfor

EnglishHeritage,said:"Wecannowsaythatwhensourcingthesarsens,the

dominantobjectivewassize-theywantedthebiggest,mostsubstantialstones

theycouldfindanditmadesensetogetthemfromasnearbyaspossible."

Thebreakthroughwasmadepossiblebythediscoveryofametre-longcore

ofrockthatwasdrilledfromastoneduringarestorationin1958.The

projecthadinvolvedthreesarsensthathadfallenmorethan150yearsearlier

beingdraggeduprightandmadestable.RobertPhillipsworkedforacompany

askedtodrillthroughoneofthestonessothatitcouldbepinnedintoplace

withametalbracket.Hewasallowedtotakethecorehome.lthungonhis

wall,inatube,for60years,accompanyinghimtoFloridawhenhemovedthere.

WhenMrPhillipsrecentlypassedawayhisfamilyofferedtoreturnthecore.

Thisgaveresearchersthechancetoanalysematerialfromtheinteriorofa

monumentcloselyguardedasaWorldHeritageSite.Therearethoughttohave

beenabout80sarsensatStonehengeoriginallyand52remain.Theyincludethe

15stonesofStonehenge'scentralhorseshoe,theuprightsandbeamsofthe

outercircle,aswellasoutlyingstones.Whilethesmallerbluestoneshadbeen

tracedtospecificlocationsinthePreseliHillsinWales,thesourceofthe

largersarsenshadbeenimpossibletoaccuratelyidentifyuntilnow.Ms

Greaneysaid:"TobeabletolocatetheareathatStonehenge'sbuildersused

tosourcetheirmaterialsaround2,500BCisarealexcitement.Nowwecan

starttounderstandtheroutetheymighthavetravelled."Whatdoweknow

aboutRobertPhillips?

Hetoldhischildrentosellthecoretoamuseum.

Heplayedaroleindiscoveringthesarsens'origin.

A:

B:

HemovedtoFloridaduetohisfinancialdifficulties.

Hecontinuedtoworkasadrillerafterhisretirement.

C:

答D:案:B

5、【單選題】Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ThedebateabouttheoriginofStonehenge's(英格蘭巨石陣)grandestlumpsof

rockhadbeenragingforatleastfourcenturies.Now,thankstotherecovery

ofachunkofthemonumentthathadbeenlostfordecades,archaeologists

havefinallybeenabletorevealwheretheycamefrom.Theresearchshowsthat

thegiantsarsen(砂巖)stonesweregathered,some4,500yearsago,fromthe

WestWoods,asitecoveringsquaremilesontheedgeofMarlborough

DownsinWiltshire.Itisabout15milesnorthofStonehengeanditseems

likelythatitsnearnessmadeitattractive.SusanGreaney,ahistorianfor

EnglishHeritage,said:"Wecannowsaythatwhensourcingthesarsens,the

dominantobjectivewassize-theywantedthebiggest,mostsubstantialstones

theycouldfindanditmadesensetogetthemfromasnearbyaspossible."

Thebreakthroughwasmadepossiblebythediscoveryofametre-longcore

ofrockthatwasdrilledfromastoneduringarestorationin1958.The

projecthadinvolvedthreesarsensthathadfallenmorethan150yearsearlier

beingdraggeduprightandmadestable.RobertPhillipsworkedforacompany

askedtodrillthroughoneofthestonessothatitcouldbepinnedintoplace

withametalbracket.Hewasallowedtotakethecorehome.lthungonhis

wall,inatube,for60years,accompanyinghimtoFloridawhenhemovedthere.

WhenMrPhillipsrecentlypassedawayhisfamilyofferedtoreturnthecore.

Thisgaveresearchersthechancetoanalysematerialfromtheinteriorofa

monumentcloselyguardedasaWorldHeritageSite.Therearethoughttohave

beenabout80sarsensatStonehengeoriginallyand52remain.Theyincludethe

15stonesofStonehenge'scentralhorseshoe,theuprightsandbeamsofthe

outercircle,aswellasoutlyingstones.Whilethesmallerbluestoneshadbeen

tracedtospecificlocationsinthePreseliHillsinWales,thesourceofthe

largersarsenshadbeenimpossibletoaccuratelyidentifyuntilnow.Ms

Greaneysaid:"TobeabletolocatetheareathatStonehenge'sbuildersused

tosourcetheirmaterialsaround2,500BCisarealexcitement.Nowwecan

starttounderstandtheroutetheymighthavetravelled."Whatcanwelearn

fromSusanGreaney'sremarksinthelastparagraph?

ItisstillunknownwhyStonehengewasconstructed.

Stonehenge'sbuildersstruggledtosourcethestones.

A:

B:

FifteensarsensofStonehengewerefoundinWales.

Theroutethestonestravelledhasyettobeknown.

C:

答D:案:D

6、【單選題】Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nexttimeyouarestrugglingtofallasleep,trycountingpenguinsinstead

ofsheep.Doingsocouldhelpusseehowthebirdsarebeingaffectedby

threatslikeclimatechange.TomHartattheUniversityofOxfordandhis

colleaguesareconstantlycapturingphotographsofpenguinsthroughanetworkof

about140remotecamerasplantedacrossAntarctica(南極洲).Therearefarmore

imagesthantheresearcherscanprocessontheirown,soHartandhisteamsetup

aprojectcalledPenguinWatch.Throughtheproject'swebsite,youcanjoinmore

than1millioncitizenscientistswhohaveparticipatedsofarandhelptheteam

byflickingthroughphotographsonlineandclickingwhereveryouspotapenguin.

Youwillbeaskedtomarkadultpenguins,chicksandeggsintheimages,by

clickingonthecenterofeachone.Ifounditsurprisinglyaddictive.Youcan

alsokeepaneyeoutforotherseabirdsthatmightappearandmarkthesefor

researcherstoidentifylater.Inadditiontoprovidingcluesabouthowthese

animalsarebehavingandinteractingwiththeirchangingenvironment,yourwork

willalsohelptheteamtotrainartificialintelligence,whichisincreasingly

allowingthegrouptoprocesspictureassessingautomatically."Wenowprocess

abouthalfofit,"saysHart.Theteamstillreliesheavilyonvolunteers,though,

especiallytohelpspotunusualthings,suchasnewspecies,hesays.Hartand

hiscolleaguesalsoregularlyvisitAntarcticaandotherpenguinbreedingsitesin

thesouthernhemispheretotakeimageswithflyingdrones(無人機)andtocollect

penguinfaeces(糞便),whichtheythenanalyseinthelaboratorytogainfurther

insights.Earlyresultsfromtheprojectarerevealingsomeofthechallenges

thatvariouspenguinpopulationsarefacingastheirenvironmentchanges.

Nestflooding,forexample,mayreducesurvivalofeggsandchicks.Ina

recentstudy,Hartandhisteamfoundthatheavysnoweventsoverlappedwith

declinesinnumbersofgentoopenguinchicks.MeltingiceinAntarcticaalso

posesathreat."OntheAntarcticpeninsula,Adéliepenguinsandchinstrap

penguinsaredoingverybadly,"saysHart.Populationsofice-lovingpenguinslike

Adéliesandchinstrapsarelikelytocontinuetodecline,hesays,whereasgentoo

penguins,whichtendtopreferanenvironmentwithlessseaiceandmoreexposed

rock,mayfarebetter.PenguinWatchandotherresearcheffortsshouldhelpto

giveaclearerpictureofhowindividualcoloniesarerespondingtoclimatechange,

aswellastootherpressures.WhatdoweknowaboutPenguinWatch?

Itasksparticipantstoprocesspenguinimagesonline.

Ittrainsresearcherstoprotecttheenvironment.

A:

B:

Itstudiesnewwaystohelppreventsleeplessness.

Itinvitesvolunteerstotakephotosofpenguins.

C:

答D:案:A

7、【單選題】Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nexttimeyouarestrugglingtofallasleep,trycountingpenguinsinstead

ofsheep.Doingsocouldhelpusseehowthebirdsarebeingaffectedby

threatslikeclimatechange.TomHartattheUniversityofOxfordandhis

colleaguesareconstantlycapturingphotographsofpenguinsthroughanetworkof

about140remotecamerasplantedacrossAntarctica(南極洲).Therearefarmore

imagesthantheresearcherscanprocessontheirown,soHartandhisteamsetup

aprojectcalledPenguinWatch.Throughtheproject'swebsite,youcanjoinmore

than1millioncitizenscientistswhohaveparticipatedsofarandhelptheteam

byflickingthroughphotographsonlineandclickingwhereveryouspotapenguin.

Youwillbeaskedtomarkadultpenguins,chicksandeggsintheimages,by

clickingonthecenterofeachone.Ifounditsurprisinglyaddictive.Youcan

alsokeepaneyeoutforotherseabirdsthatmightappearandmarkthesefor

researcherstoidentifylater.Inadditiontoprovidingcluesabouthowthese

animalsarebehavingandinteractingwiththeirchangingenvironment,yourwork

willalsohelptheteamtotrainartificialintelligence,whichisincreasingly

allowingthegrouptoprocesspictureassessingautomatically."Wenowprocess

abouthalfofit,"saysHart.Theteamstillreliesheavilyonvolunteers,though,

especiallytohelpspotunusualthings,suchasnewspecies,hesays.Hartand

hiscolleaguesalsoregularlyvisitAntarcticaandotherpenguinbreedingsitesin

thesouthernhemispheretotakeimageswithflyingdrones(無人機)andtocollect

penguinfaeces(糞便),whichtheythenanalyseinthelaboratorytogainfurther

insights.Earlyresultsfromtheprojectarerevealingsomeofthechallenges

thatvariouspenguinpopulationsarefacingastheirenvironmentchanges.

Nestflooding,forexample,mayreducesurvivalofeggsandchicks.Ina

recentstudy,Hartandhisteamfoundthatheavysnoweventsoverlappedwith

declinesinnumbersofgentoopenguinchicks.MeltingiceinAntarcticaalso

posesathreat."OntheAntarcticpeninsula,Adéliepenguinsandchinstrap

penguinsaredoingverybadly,"saysHart.Populationsofice-lovingpenguinslike

Adéliesandchinstrapsarelikelytocontinuetodecline,hesays,whereasgentoo

penguins,whichtendtopreferanenvironmentwithlessseaiceandmoreexposed

rock,mayfarebetter.PenguinWatchandotherresearcheffortsshouldhelpto

giveaclearerpictureofhowindividualcoloniesarerespondingtoclimatechange,

aswellastootherpressures.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutparticipatingin

PenguinWatch?

Itwasdepressing.

A:

Itwasfascinating.

Itwasexhausting.

B:

Itwaschallenging.

C:

答D:案:B

8、【單選題】Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nexttimeyouarestrugglingtofallasleep,trycountingpenguinsinstead

ofsheep.Doingsocouldhelpusseehowthebirdsarebeingaffectedby

threatslikeclimatechange.TomHartattheUniversityofOxfordandhis

colleaguesareconstantlycapturingphotographsofpenguinsthroughanetworkof

about140remotecamerasplantedacrossAntarctica(南極洲).Therearefarmore

imagesthantheresearcherscanprocessontheirown,soHartandhisteamsetup

aprojectcalledPenguinWatch.Throughtheproject'swebsite,youcanjoinmore

than1millioncitizenscientistswhohaveparticipatedsofarandhelptheteam

byflickingthroughphotographsonlineandclickingwhereveryouspotapenguin.

Youwillbeaskedtomarkadultpenguins,chicksandeggsintheimages,by

clickingonthecenterofeachone.Ifounditsurprisinglyaddictive.Youcan

alsokeepaneyeoutforotherseabirdsthatmightappearandmarkthesefor

researcherstoidentifylater.Inadditiontoprovidingcluesabouthowthese

animalsarebehavingandinteractingwiththeirchangingenvironment,yourwork

willalsohelptheteamtotrainartificialintelligence,whichisincreasingly

allowingthegrouptoprocesspictureassessingautomatically."Wenowprocess

abouthalfofit,"saysHart.Theteamstillreliesheavilyonvolunteers,though,

especiallytohelpspotunusualthings,suchasnewspecies,hesays.Hartand

hiscolleaguesalsoregularlyvisitAntarcticaandotherpenguinbreedingsitesin

thesouthernhemispheretotakeimageswithflyingdrones(無人機)andtocollect

penguinfaeces(糞便),whichtheythenanalyseinthelaboratorytogainfurther

insights.Earlyresultsfromtheprojectarerevealingsomeofthechallenges

thatvariouspenguinpopulationsarefacingastheirenvironmentchanges.

Nestflooding,forexample,mayreducesurvivalofeggsandchicks.Ina

recentstudy,Hartandhisteamfoundthatheavysnoweventsoverlappedwith

declinesinnumbersofgentoopenguinchicks.MeltingiceinAntarcticaalso

posesathreat."OntheAntarcticpeninsula,Adéliepenguinsandchinstrap

penguinsaredoingverybadly,"saysHart.Populationsofice-lovingpenguinslike

Adéliesandchinstrapsarelikelytocontinuetodecline,hesays,whereasgentoo

penguins,whichtendtopreferanenvironmentwithlessseaiceandmoreexposed

rock,mayfarebetter.PenguinWatchandotherresearcheffortsshouldhelpto

giveaclearerpictureofhowindividualcoloniesarerespondingtoclimatechange,

aswellastootherpressures.Hart'steamregularlyvisitspenguinbreeding

sitesto______。

processpenguinpictureassessing

collectpenguinfaecesforanalysis

A:

findnewpenguinspecies

B:

countpenguinchicks

C:

答D:案:B

9、【單選題】Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nexttimeyouarestrugglingtofallasleep,trycountingpenguinsinstead

ofsheep.Doingsocouldhelpusseehowthebirdsarebeingaffectedby

threatslikeclimatechange.TomHartattheUniversityofOxfordandhis

colleaguesareconstantlycapturingphotographsofpenguinsthroughanetworkof

about140remotecamerasplantedacrossAntarctica(南極洲).Therearefarmore

imagesthantheresearcherscanprocessontheirown,soHartandhisteamsetup

aprojectcalledPenguinWatch.Throughtheproject'swebsite,youcanjoinmore

than1millioncitizenscientistswhohaveparticipatedsofarandhelptheteam

byflickingthroughphotographsonlineandclickingwhereveryouspotapenguin.

Youwillbeaskedtomarkadultpenguins,chicksandeggsintheimages,by

clickingonthecenterofeachone.Ifounditsurprisinglyaddictive.Youcan

alsokeepaneyeoutforotherseabirdsthatmightappearandmarkthesefor

researcherstoidentifylater.Inadditiontoprovidingcluesabouthowthese

animalsarebehavingandinteractingwiththeirchangingenvironment,yourwork

willalsohelptheteamtotrainartificialintelligence,whichisincreasingly

allowingthegrouptoprocesspictureassessingautomatically."Wenowprocess

abouthalfofit,"saysHart.Theteamstillreliesheavilyonvolunteers,though,

especiallytohelpspotunusualthings,suchasnewspecies,hesays.Hartand

hiscolleaguesalsoregularlyvisitAntarcticaandotherpenguinbreedingsitesin

thesouthernhemispheretotakeimageswithflyingdrones(無人機)andtocollect

penguinfaeces(糞便),whichtheythenanalyseinthelaboratorytogainfurther

insights.Earlyresultsfromtheprojectarerevealingsomeofthechallenges

thatvariouspenguinpopulationsarefacingastheirenvironmentchanges.

Nestflooding,forexample,mayreducesurvivalofeggsandchicks.Ina

recentstudy,Hartandhisteamfoundthatheavysnoweventsoverlappedwith

declinesinnumbersofgentoopenguinchicks.MeltingiceinAntarcticaalso

posesathreat."OntheAntarcticpeninsula,Adéliepenguinsandchinstrap

penguinsaredoingverybadly,"saysHart.Populationsofice-lovingpenguinslike

Adéliesandchinstrapsarelikelytocontinuetodecline,hesays,whereasgentoo

penguins,whichtendtopreferanenvironmentwithlessseaiceandmoreexposed

rock,mayfarebetter.PenguinWatchandotherresearcheffortsshouldhelpto

giveaclearerpictureofhowindividualcoloniesarerespondingtoclimatechange,

aswellastootherpressures.Whichofthefollowingmaycauseareductionin

thenumberofgentoochicks?

Meltingice.

Heavysnow.

A:

Exposedrocks.

B:

Buzzingdrones.

C:

答D:案:B

10、【單選題】Passage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Nexttimeyouarestrugglingtofallasleep,trycountingpenguinsinstead

ofsheep.Doingsocouldhelpusseehowthebirdsarebeingaffectedby

threatslikeclimatechange.TomHartattheUniversityofOxfordandhis

colleaguesareconstantlycapturingphotographsofpenguinsthroughanetworkof

about140remotecamerasplantedacrossAntarctica(南極洲).Therearefarmore

imagesthantheresearcherscanprocessontheirown,soHartandhisteamsetup

aprojectcalledPenguinWatch.Throughtheproject'swebsite,youcanjoinmore

than1millioncitizenscientistswhohaveparticipatedsofarandhelptheteam

byflickingthroughphotographsonlineandclickingwhereveryouspotapenguin.

Youwillbeaskedtomarkadultpenguins,chicksandeggsintheimages,by

clickingonthecenterofeachone.Ifounditsurprisinglyaddictive.Youcan

alsokeepaneyeoutforotherseabirdsthatmightappearandmarkthesefor

researcherstoidentifylater.Inadditiontoprovidingcluesabouthowthese

animalsarebehavingandinteractingwiththeirchangingenvironment,yourwork

willalsohelptheteamtotrainartificialintelligence,whichisincreasingly

allowingthegrouptoprocesspictureassessingautomatically."Wenowprocess

abouthalfofit,"saysHart.Theteamstillreliesheavilyonvolunteers,though,

especiallytohelpspotunusualthings,suchasnewspecies,hesays.Hartand

hiscolleaguesalsoregularlyvisitAntarcticaandotherpenguinbreedingsitesin

thesouthernhemispheretotakeimageswithflyingdrones(無人機)andtocollect

penguinfaeces(糞便),whichtheythenanalyseinthelaboratorytogainfurther

insights.Earlyresultsfromtheprojectarerevealingsomeofthechallenges

thatvariouspenguinpopulationsarefacingastheirenvironmentchanges.

Nestflooding,forexample,mayreducesurvivalofeggsandchicks.Ina

recentstudy,Hartandhisteamfoundthatheavysnoweventsoverlappedwith

declinesinnumbersofgentoopenguinchicks.MeltingiceinAntarcticaalso

posesathreat."OntheAntarcticpeninsula,Adéliepenguinsandchinstrap

penguinsaredoingverybadly,"saysHart.Populationsofice-lovingpenguinslike

Adéliesandchinstrapsarelikelytocontinuetodecline,hesays,whereasgentoo

penguins,whichtendtopreferanenvironmentwithlessseaiceandmoreexposed

rock,mayfarebetter.PenguinWatchandotherresearcheffortsshouldhelpto

giveaclearerpictureofhowindividualcoloniesarerespondingtoclimatechange,

aswellastootherpressures.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

Toshowawayofphotographingpenguins.

ToillustratetherichvarietyofpenguinsinAntarctica.

A:

Todevelopadvancedtechnologiesforpenguinprotection.

B:

Todrawpeople'sattentiontotheenvironmentalthreatstopenguins.

C:

答D:案:D

11、【單選題】Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Weoftenhearaboutworklifebalance-havingagoodbalancebetweenwork

andpersonaltime.Whilethismaysoundlikeasmartidea,itcanalsoimply

weshoulddedicateatleasthalfofourtimetoworkandsacrificetimefor

our"personallife".Tome,thatseemsoffbalance.Because,thetruthis,

it'snearlyimpossibleto

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