According to Claudio Sillero, biology professor at Oxford University, technology is changing how preservation research is done — but it’s in a(n) _______ way.As technology gets better and cheaper, researchers become better at doing what they were already doing._______, remote sensing used to be a very technical tool but is now widespread, and everyone uses global positioning system (GPS) for surveying.
But teaching preservation and ecology courses in university _______.Some teach drone surveying methods in depth while others don’t even mention them.“The fact is, using drones is quite a(n) _______ to the interdisciplinary (跨学科的`) ‘unknown’ of engineering, and potentially an area where lecturers may not feel confident to teach yet,” Serge Wich, an expert in primate biology says.“Students are taught about _______ technologies such as automatic sound recorders, but drones are often missing from university teaching.Consequently, drone use among researchers is still fairly ________ and focused on getting photos.”
Wich’s team of researchers used techniques to develop a fully automated drone technology system that ________ and monitors the health of endangered animals globally.It’s designed to be cheap, stable and simple to use, so that local communities in developing countries can operate it ________ without technical background.Yet it’s not more widely used on the grounds of researchers’ lack of skills to use this technology.In biology, where drones are used, few can program an algorithm (算法) specifically for their preservation or research problem.“There’s much that needs to be done to ________ those two worlds and to make AI more user-friendly so that people who can’t program can still use the technology,” Wich says.
________, the sad truth is that better technology alone will not save any more species from dying out, Greengrass warns.“As human populations increase, so do threats and pressure on wild places.Preservationists are ________ for not doing enough but it’s often an issue of people, conflict and governance.” Technology may help provide far greater knowledge, but governments still need to act.
1.A.shortageB.threatsC.potentialD.responsibilities
2.A.researchersB.authoritiesC.opponentsD.professionals
3.A.highlightB.overlookC.assessD.calculate
4.A.educationB.preparationC.preservationD.distinction
5.A.evolutionaryB.flexibleC.virtualD.dramatic
6.A.As a resultB.In conclusionC.On the contraryD.For example
7.A.differsB.equalsC.multipliesD.struggles
8.A.obstacleB.leapC.equivalentD.exception
9.A.ill-intentionedB.fully-preparedC.well-establishedD.narrowly-applied
10.A.definiteB.vagueC.simpleD.limited
11.A.controlsB.tracksC.supervisesD.improves
12.A.earnestlyB.independentlyC.secretlyD.impersonally
13.A.bridgeB.fixC.dismissD.grasp
14.A.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Otherwise
15.A.firedB.insultedC.qualifiedD.criticized
六、阅读理解
A Different Kind of Spring Break
For many American university students, the week-long spring break holiday means an endless part on a sunny beach in Florida or Mexico.In Panama City Beach, Florida, a city with a permanent population of approximately 36,000, more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one spring break destination in the United States.
A week-long drinking binge is not for everyone, however, and a growing number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter.For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or internationally and work to address problems such as poverty, homelessness, or environmental damage makes spring break a unique learning experience that university students can feel good at.
During one spring break week, students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in 15 “alternative spring break” trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips.One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina.Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter.One group of students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand.They performed exhausting physical labor such as maintaining roving invasive plant species that threaten the native Florida ecosystem.
Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find them very rewarding.While most university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people now.On the other hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous.Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church, or spend the week camping in tents.But students only pay around $250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hot spot.
1.How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?
A.Around 36,000.B.Around 50,000.
C.Around 500,000.D.Around 10,000.
2.The underlined word “binge” in paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A.doing too much of somethingB.studying for too long
C.refusing to do somethingD.having very little alcohol
3.Which of the following gives the main idea of the third paragraph?
A.One group of JMU students worked on homes damaged by a hurricane.
B.Children living in homeless shelters enjoy creative activities.
C.Some students work to help the environment on alternative spring break trips.
D.University students do different types of work on alternative spring break trips.
4.What is implied in this article is that ______.
A.university students spend more than $250 for traditional spring break trips
B.university students complain about the accommodations on alternative spring break trips
C.university students may take fewer alternative spring break trips in the future
D.university students would prefer to wait until they have their degrees to start helping people
Cropping (修剪) an Image With the Snap Shot Program
Welcome to the world of photo-editing!
Cropping an image allows you to zero in on (对准，聚焦) just the portion that is important to your project.For example, you may want to an image of a covered train in a report but may not want to include the whole train.Cropping the image allows you to select only the small area you wish to retain (保留) and eliminate all other portions of the original picture.
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