Question

The Book of Life
So far,scientists have named about 1.8 million living species(物種)，and that’s just a small number of what probably exists on Earth.With so many plants,animals,and other living things covering the planet,it can be tough to figure out what type of grass is growing by the roadside or what kind of bird just flew by.
A soon-to-be-started Web site might help.An international team of researchers has announced the creation of Web-based Encyclopedia(百科全書) of Life(EoL).The project aims to list every species on Earth in a single,easy-to-use reference guide.
To get the encyclopedia started,the creators will use information from scientific databases(數(shù)據(jù)庫) that already exist.And eventually,in special sections of the site,non-scientists with specialized knowledge will come to help.Bird-watchers,for example,will be able to input what birds they’ve seen and where.To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate,scientists will review much of the information added to it.
As the EoL develops,you might find it useful for school projects.The site will feature(以……為特色)_____special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods.Another convenient feature of the EoL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you want to see to match your interests,age,and knowledge.
It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species.The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new fool will speed up that process.

1. 1.
   The Web based EoL aims to _______.
   1. A.
      find out what covers the earth
   2. B.
      list all living things on Earth
   3. C.
      work out the number of birds
   4. D.
      save the existing plants
2. 2.
   One characteristic of the EoL is that _______.
   1. A.
      it is run by school students
   2. B.
      it focuses on different types of grass
   3. C.
      it provides different levels of information
   4. D.
      it allows non-scientists to review its data
3. 3.
   In the last paragraph,“that process”means _______.
   1. A.
      analyzing species
   2. B.
      creating a new tool
   3. C.
      collecting data
   4. D.
      describing species

Answer 1

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1.這是一道細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“The project aims to list every species on Earth in a single,easy-to-use reference guide.”可知網(wǎng)上百科全書的目標建立一個簡單易用的指引來列出地球上的所有物種。
2.這是一道推理題。根據(jù)第四段“Another convenient feature of the EoL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you want to see to match your interests,age,and knowledge.”你可以找到適合自己的興趣、年齡和知識水平的信息,也就是說EoL有多層次信息適用于不同年齡段和興趣以及知識水平的受眾。
3.這是一道詞義推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段,“that process”就是指前一句中提到的工作,前一句是“It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species.”科學家花費了很多年來搜集用來分析和描述物種的數(shù)據(jù),所以“that process”指的是搜集數(shù)據(jù)。干擾項是A和D,分析和描述物種都是數(shù)據(jù)的用途而非在進行的工作。