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sary to bring all your fuel, food and water with you. We camped in a small open space of the bush. At the height of the dry season, shade was in very little supply, so we angled ourselves near a lonely leafless tree. As the sun was setting, we drove towards the watering hole a few miles away, and were reminded just why we’d chosen to spend weeks experiencing this difficult, unpleasant, and painful exercise on ourselves. Realizing our arrival, a lone lion stopped his drinking. He yawned (打哈欠), then carried on drinking. That night, sleeping on the roof of the jeep, we felt his roar (吼叫) as much as we heard it. All movements and activities stopped, but when bright satellites flashed across the blackness, the vast African skies offered the only sign that the outside world hadn’t e to a standstill. In the morning we saw that the lion had walked on the road overnight, and his paw prints pressed into yesterday’s tyre tracks. We set off for another morning inching through the sand: another day of shifting landscapes and raw (原始的), wild beauty。根據(jù)最后一段They hope to return to record more undiscovered species. 和Bexler所說的We just scratched the surface可知, 文中科學(xué)團隊在無人島嶼上發(fā)現(xiàn)的物種還只是冰山一角, 仍然有許多動植物是未知的。4. What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored?A. The best way to explore the area is by helicopter. B. The area has not been visited by scientists for many years. C. The area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science. D. The locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods. 【解析】選C。根據(jù)第七段第一句Bexler thinks the animals weren’t frightened because they had never seen humans before. 可知, 這些動物們不懼怕人類是因為它們根本沒見過人類。3. Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pick them up?A. The scientists seemed to be very friendly. B. The scientists were good at handling animals. C. The animals had been welltrained by the local people. D. The animals had no experience or fear of people. 【解析】選D。 句意猜測題。根據(jù)第一段For many years, Bruce Bexler dreamed of going where no human had gone before. He wanted to cut a path through unexplored lands and discover rare species. 可知, Bruce Bexler一直夢想著去人類沒有去過的地方, 探索一些未知的地方, 由此判斷出他是一個喜歡冒險的人。1. Which word best describes Bruce Bexler?A. Modest. B. Adventurous. C. Optimistic. D. Confident. 【解析】選B。The newfound species didn’t shy away from the scientists. Two longnosed echidnas — primitive egglaying mammals — let the visitors pick them up and take them back to camp to study t