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guests, who’d had way better luck spotting Pavarotti. “Basically, they laughed and they talked to me that they’d seen him that morning.”Rafiq then realized that tourist wildlife sightings might be an untapped source of information about wild animals.So he and his team worked with a safari lodge in Botswana to analyze 25 000 tourist photographs of wildlife. They pared those data to the estimates they made with traditional wildlife biology methods.It turned out that the estimates from tourists’ photos were just as good as those gleaned (四處搜集) from traditional methods. And the tourists were actually the only ones to see elusive (難以捉摸的) leopards—the researchers would have missed the cats without the citizen science data. The results are in the journal Current Biology.The idea is not to put wildlife researchers out of a job. “The reality is there are so many interesting things we still have to find out about these large carnivores (食肉動物) and so many conservation projects that need to be carried out that we don’t have the time or resources to do them all.” And tourist photos might help make sure that all the local carnivores are spotted.Thanks for listening for Scientific American—60Second Science. I’m Christopher Intagliata.32. What happened to Rafiq when he tracked Pavarotti?A. He was lost in the woods.B. He was trapped in a deep hole.C. He found Pavarotti with tourists’ help.D. He met Pavarotti on the way back to camp.33. Why can biologists track animals from tourists’ photographs?A. The photos are sources of information about wildlife.B. The photos are mirrors of the wildlife researchers’ life.C. The photos taken by tourists are of high quality.D. The photos taken by tourists are especially beautiful.34. What can we infer from paragraph 6?A. The researchers have missed the data of cats.B. The information from tourists’ photos was equally good.C. The value of tourist photos hasn’t been proven.D. Only the traditional methods can track wildlife.35. Where can we find the article?A. On TV. B. In a magazine. C. On a radio. D. In a book.第2節(jié) (共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。13. When was Mei’s party held?A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday. 14. How was the weather on Saturday?A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Windy. 15. What did the woman do on Saturday?A. She washed her car. B. She went for a piic. C. She watched a football game. 16. Where did the woman spend her Sunday afternoon?A. At home. B. In her studio. C. In the gym. 聽下面一段獨白,回答第17至第20四個小題。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,并標在試卷的相應位置。3. 考試結(jié)束后,將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。回答非選擇題時,將答案寫在答題卡上,寫在本試卷上無效。1. What will the woman do next?A. Attend a meeting. B. Pick up the man’s client. C. Send the man to his office. 2. What seems to be the woman’s problem?A. She has difficulty municating with the locals. B. She doesn’t have a business card. C. She will be late for work. 3. How does the man usually go to his office?A. By car. B. By train. C. By bus. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Tourist and guide. B. Strangers. C. Friends. 5. When will the speakers meet?A. At 5:00. B. At 5:45. C. At 6:15. 第二節(jié) (共15小題;,)聽下面5段對話或獨白。180?A. The car rental service. B. The room rate. C. The pickup service. 聽下面一段對話,回答第13至第16四個小題。 Half Day Parking $。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。參考詞匯:Chinese Martial Art 中國功夫Dear Tom,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes!10