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<p> <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="Count">Count</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dung">Dung</span> <span word="Conservationistsmay">Conservationistsmay</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="miscalculating">miscalculating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>.<span word="say">say</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="error">error</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flaw">flaw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dungthe">dungthe</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="could">could</span> 1<span word="ead">ead</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Conservation">Conservation</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Biologist">Biologist</span> <span word="Katy">Katy</span> <span word="Payne">Payne</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cornell">Cornell</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ithaca">Ithaca</span>,<span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>,<span word="agrees">agrees</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="indirectsays">indirectsays</span> <span word="Payne">Payne</span>,<span word="who">who</span> <span word="electronically">electronically</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="Counting">Counting</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="rainforests">rainforests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="area">area</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="decays">decays</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>.<span word="however">however</span>,<span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WCS">WCS</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="astray">astray</span>,<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleague">colleague</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Chifu">Chifu</span> <span word="Nchanji">Nchanji</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="decaying">decaying</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forests">forests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="decayed">decayed</span> <span word="between">between</span> 55 <span word="and">and</span> 65 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rainforests">rainforests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neighbouring">neighbouring</span> <span word="Gabon">Gabon</span>.<span word="If">If</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Gabon">Gabon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>,<span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="around">around</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="calculated">calculated</span> <span word="locally">locally</span>,<span word="says">says</span> <span word="PlumptreHowever">PlumptreHowever</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="density">density</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span>.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dungpile">dungpile</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="technique">technique</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="small">small</span>,<span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="distorts">distorts</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="saysIf">saysIf</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="area">area</span>,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> 1<span word="t">t</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="poachedoutside">poachedoutside</span>. <span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="indirect">indirect</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nests">nests</span>,<span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="burrows">burrows</span> 1<span word="The">The</span> <span word="wordthreatenedin">wordthreatenedin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="D">D</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> 2 <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="piles">piles</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> 3 <span word="Piles">Piles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dung">dung</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="estimating">estimating</span> <span word="elephant">elephant</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="scatter">scatter</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decay">decay</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>. 4 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dungpile">dungpile</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="monitored">monitored</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> 5<span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="wordHein">wordHein</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 6 <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Katy">Katy</span> <span word="Payne">Payne</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Chifu">Chifu</span> <span word="Nchanji">Nchanji</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span>. 参考答案 1 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>:有灭绝危险的。<span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>:有灭绝危险的动物。<span word="endangered">endangered</span>:有灭绝危险的;有生命危险的。<span word="an">an</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>:一个有灭绝危险的物种。<span word="frightened">frightened</span>:受惊的。<span word="killed">killed</span>:杀死了的。<span word="angered">angered</span>:激怒了的。 2 <span word="B">B</span> 该题问的是:为什么研究人员通过数粪堆估计一个地区的象数?第三段有这么一个句子,意思是说:从飞机上数中非广阔的赤道雨林中的象是不可能的,研究人员通过数粪堆估计一个特定地区的粪堆估计该区域的象数。因此<span word="B">B</span>是正确答案。 3 <span word="c">c</span> 该题问的是:不可依据粪堆数估计象数的原因是什么?文章第五段第一句话是这么说的:这种取决于气候和环境的腐烂速率在不同的地区是不一样的。可见<span word="c">c</span>是正确的答案。<span word="A">A</span>说的是:它们的大小是不一样的。<span word="B">B</span>说的是:它们散布在整个地区。<span word="D">D</span>说的是:它们的质量是不一样的。 4 <span word="D">D</span> 该题问的是:根据<span word="Plumptre">Plumptre</span>的观点,选择粪堆普查的地区应符合什么样的条件?倒数第二段提到了<span word="P">P</span>1<span word="umDtre">umDtre</span>的观点,即普查的地区应该大到不能使象自由出入,也就是说,必须足够大。<span word="A">A</span>说的是:足够小。<span word="B">B</span>说的是:得到了很好的保护。<span word="c">c</span>说的是:得到了密切的监控。 5 <span word="A">A</span> 该题问的是?第六段的第一个词<span word="He">He</span>指谁?一般情况下,代词回指的词必须离得很近。因此必定是<span word="Andrewr">Andrewr</span> <span word="Pqumptre">Pqumptre</span>。</p>
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