2014年的职称英语考试补全短文练习题(十三)
<p> 2014年职称英语考试补全短文练习题</p><p> <span word="Ants">Ants</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Barometer">Barometer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ecological">Ecological</span> <span word="Change">Change</span></p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="picnics">picnics</span>, <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pests">pests</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="mining">mining</span>, <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forestry">forestry</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="crawling">crawling</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="antsy">antsy</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="antswhich">antswhich</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ecological">ecological</span> <span word="changecan">changecan</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="barometer">barometer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. __________ <span word="And">And</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="populate">populate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deforested">deforested</span> <span word="area">area</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="is">is</span>. __________ <span word="Ants">Ants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comprise">comprise</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="species">species</span>.</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="restored">restored</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stripped">stripped</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>. __________ <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Capricorn">Capricorn</span> <span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="replanting">replanting</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span> <span word="mine">mine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Queensland">Queensland</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ant">Ant</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>-<span word="site">site</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="climates">climates</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="ant">ant</span> <span word="populations">populations</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> <span word="Majer">Majer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="biology">biology</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climates">climates</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="ants">ants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Majer">Majer</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ants">ants</span>.</p>
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