Over millions of years, penguins(企鵝)have developed a keen sense of where to find food. Once they’re old enough, they set off from the shores on which they were hatched for the first time and swim long distances in search of tasty fish like anchovies and sardines. But they don’t search directly for the fish themselves.
For example, when young African penguins head out to sea, they look for areas with low surface temperatures and high chlorophyll(葉綠素) because those conditions signal the presence of phytoplankton(浮游植物). And lots of phytoplankton means lots of plankton(浮游動(dòng)物), which in turn means lots of their favorite fish. Well, that’s what it used to mean.
Climate change plus overfishing have made the penguin feeding grounds a mirage(海市蜃樓). The habitat is indeed plankton-rich—but now it’s fish-poor. Researchers call this an “ecological trap.”
“It’s a situation where you have a signal that previously pointed an animal towards good quality habitat. That habitat’s been changed, usually by human pressures. The signal stays, but the quality in the environment deteriorates.”
Richard Sherley, a zoologist at the University of Exeter and his team used satellite imaging to track the African penguins from eight sites along southern Africa. Historically, the birds benefited from tons of fish off the coasts of Angola, Namibia and western South Africa, but now they’re going hungry.
“I was really hoping we’d see them going east, and finding areas where the fish had moved to but it ends up being quite a sad story for the penguins.” said Richard.
The researchers calculate that by falling into this ecological trap, African penguin populations on South Africa's Western Cape have declined by around 80 percent.
Some research groups are exploring the idea of moving chicks to a place where they can’t get trapped, like the Eastern Cape. But Sherley thinks that a longer-term solution means making and carrying out rules to create more sustainable(可持續(xù)的) fishing industry, something that he says needs public support.
1.How do penguins find their food?
A. They discover fish with their keen sense.
B. They swim long distances directly for fish.
C. They make signals to each other when finding fish.
D. They look for warmer and greener areas.
2.What is an ecological trap for the African penguins?
A. A trap set to catch penguins.
B. A good fish habitat with few fish.
C. A habitat unsuitable for fish.
D. A mirage on the sea.
3.What does the underlined word “deteriorates” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. Get worse. B. Get better.
C. Stay the same. D. Become suitable.
4.What can be done to help the penguins in the long run?
A. Move the penguins to other places.
B. Create nature reserves for penguins.
C. Keep a balanced fishing industry.
D. Increase the population of penguins.
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增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。
注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。
2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
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1.Trick yourself.
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4.4..
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2. 推薦學(xué)習(xí)《三字經(jīng)》的方法;
3. 愿意解答疑難。
注意:1. 詞數(shù)100左右;
2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;
3. 郵件開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好。
Dear Paul,
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刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。
注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
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A. There are always difficult students like John.
B. John will always be an ordinary student.
C. It is important to change John.
D. John is a very common name.
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A. Don’t treat students differently.
B. Take care of janitors.
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D. Don’t judge people by appearance.
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B. A mother improves herself greatly in parenting.
C. Being a mother has more challenges than rewards.
D. Children should realize the dreams of their parents.
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A. notice inviting contributions. B. introduction to a contest.
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Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project. However, they recognised that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems.
1.We can infer from the first paragraph that .
A. teachers are strongly against students owning mobile phones
B. mobile phones should be developed to meet students’ needs
C. students are free to use their mobile phones at school
D. mobile phones are usually forbidden to be used at school
2.When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they .
A. all enjoyed the project very much
B. didn’t know what they were used for
C. didn’t fully realize the learning functions of mobile phones
D. were surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schools
3.Who benefited most from the project?
A. Older pupils. B. Pupils who were not confident.
C. Younger pupils. D. Pupils who were confident.
4.The purpose of the text is to tell us that .
A. mobile phones can actually help students learn
B. mobile phones begin to be widely used in schools
C. too much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problems
D. the mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent years
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4.Time _____________ (允許), I will go to see a movie after supper.
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