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HerearethepostsinachatroomontheInternet.Inthischatroom,parentscantalkabout

theproblemstheyhavewiththeirchildren.

IsiteverOKtolietoachild?My10-year-oldsonplayssoccer.He'snot

Marisa:

verygoodatit,buthelovesit.Yesterdayheplayedverybadlybuthappily.When

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hefinishedthegame,heasked,"DidIplaywell?”Isaid,44Yes!You'reagreat

October

soccerplayer!DidIdotherightthing?

19,2023

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Bay212GOOQ?Yes,youdidtherightthing.Sometimesyouhavetotelllies

Octoberthatarenotharmful.Ifsnecessarytotellwhiteliesinlife.Yourpurposewasto

19,2023makehimfeelgood.Nowhe'sreadytoplaysocceragain.

GOOOIdon'tthinkthereiseveragoodreasontolietoourchildren.

Bernie:Parentsarechildren'sexamples.Weshouldbehonestinordertoteachhonestyto

Octoberourchildren.Ifyoukeephidingtruthfromthem,theywillnottrustyouor

20,2023respectyou.Honestyisthefirststeptobuildagoodrelationshipbetweenparents

andchildren.

GOO。Youliedtomakeyoursonfeelbetter,butyoumissedagood

Missy:chancetoteachhimalifelesson.Peopleshouldworkhardforwhattheywant.

OctoberMaybenexttimeyoucansay,"No!Youdidn'tplaywelltoday.Greatsoccer

20,2023playerspracticealot.Lefsgoandpractice.^^Thetruthwillmakehimstrongand

agoodsoccerplayer.

QOOQ?Parentsshouldbehonesttotheirchildren,buttheydon'thave

Parviz:

totellthewholetruth.Nexttimewhenyoursonasks,"DidIplaywell?”youcan

October

say,“Whatdoyouthink?”Thenyoursoncantellyouwhathethinks.Thatway,

21,2023

everythingyousayistrue,andyouavoidthetruththathurtshim.

1.WhafsMarisa'strouble?

A.Hersondidn'tplaysoccerwell.B.Shedoubtedifitwasrighttolietoherson.

C.Hersonlovedplayingsoccerverymuch.D.Shedidn'twanttotellthetruthtoherson.

2.HowmanypeoplethinkMarisadidwronginthispassage?

A.Twopeople.B.Threepeople.C.Fourpeople.D.Fivepeople.

3.WhichofthefollowingmayParvizprobablyagree?

A.Tobehonestisthefirststeptoagoodparent-childrelationship.

B.Tellingaliemaymakeparentsmissagoodchancetoteachtheirchildren.

C.Ifsagoodwayforparentstobehonesttotheirchildren,buttrynottohurtthem.

D.Parentsshouldbehonestinordertoteachhonestytotheirchildren.

Haveyoualwaysthoughtthatkidsaresmarterthanadults?You'dberight-atleastwhenit

comestolearningnewthings.

Newresearchshowsthatkidsdogetnewknowledgeandlearnnewskillsfasterthan

grown-ups.ItallcomesdowntosomethinginthebraincalledGABA,whichhelpsnewlylearned

materialstickinthebrain.ResearchershavefoundGABAlevelsincreaserapidlyinthebrainsof

childrenofprimaryschoolagewhiletheyarelearningnewtasksorinformation.However,GABA

levelsinthebrainsofadults,aged18to35,don'tchangeduringorafterlessonsinnewtasksand

information.

“Ourresultsshowthatchildrenofprimaryschoolagecanlearnmorewithinagivenperiod

oftimethanadults,9,saidTakeoWatanabe,aprofessor（教授）atBrownUniversityintheUS.

DrSebastianFrank,fromtheUniversityofRegensburginGermany,saidtheirfindings

agreedwiththecommonopinionthatchildrenoutperformedadultsintheirlearningabilities.

“GABAplaysakeyroleinmakinglearningefficient（效率高的）,“addedDrFrank.

Theresearcherssuggestedteachersandparentsshouldgivechildrenasmanychancesas

possibletodevelopnewskills,fromlearningthetimestabletoridingabike.ProfessorWatanabe

saidthefindingscouldalsobeusedtohelpadultslearnmoreefficiently.t6Forexample,anew

technologyortherapy（療法）couldbedevelopedtoincreasethelevelofGABAinthebrainsof

adults.”

4.Whichshowsthechangesofchildren'sandadults'GABAlevelswhentheylearnnewthings?

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outperfbrmed”inParagraph4mean?

A.werethesameasB.didbetterthanC.dependedon

D.lookedupto

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Parentsshoulddoeverythingfortheirkids.

B.Childrenshouldlearntorideabikeasearlyaspossible.

C.Adultscanlearnmorerapidlybecauseoftheirwideexperience.

D.Childrenshouldbegivenmorechancestolearnnewskills.

CartoonMuseumComeandseethebestofBritishcartoonart.Thereissomethingfor

everyone,includingpopularcartooncharactersandagreatshopfulloffunnybooksandcards.

Price:Free

Openingtimes:Tuesday-Saturday:10:30a.m.一5:30p.m.

Sunday:11:00a.m.—6:00p.m.

Tel:65235873

Cox,sHotelTel:87058366

E-mail:info@coxshotel.co.uk

Website:www.coxshotel.co.uk

Openingtimes:Coffeeshop:9:00a.m.-6:00p.m.

EverydayTearoom:10:30a.m.一5:30p.m.Monday-Thursday

Pub（小酒吧）：8:00p.m.一11:30p.m.Friday-Saturday

HamiltonZooOver600animals:tigers,pandas...

Openinghours:9:00a.m.一5:00p.m.Monday-Sunday

Anadult:￡15

Achild（under12yearsold）:￡10

Tel:23653692

7.Wherecanwegetfunnycards?

A.IntheCartoonMuseum.B.AttheCox'sHotel.

C.InthePub.D.IntheHamiltonZoo.

8.WhichistherighttimetogotothepubattheCox'sHotel?

A.9:00a.m.一6:00p.m.onFriday.

B.8:30p.m.一11:30p.m.onFriday.

C.8:00a.m.一11:30p.m.onSaturday.

D.8:00p.m.——11:30p.m.onThursday.

9.IfJimandhis5-year-oldsonwanttogototheHamiltonZoo,theyshouldpay.

A.￡10B.￡15C.￡25D.￡4

For16-year-oldMaYifei,theviolinperformanceoftheBeijing2022Olympicsthemesong,

Snowflake,washerbestpresentforParalympians（殘奧運(yùn)動(dòng)員）allovertheworld.Eventhough

snowflakesarerelatedtowinter,sheletothersfeelwarmth,hopeandlightthroughher

performance.a<FmalsodisabledandIwanttodosomethingforthemwithmymusic,“saidMa.

Mawentblindattheageoftwobecauseofanillness.Shebecameinterestedinmusicwhen

shewasyoung.Shestartedtolearntoplaythepianoatfiveandtheviolinatnine,experiencing

the"colorfiil“musicthroughsoundandemotion.

Ma'smotherHaChunyan,aformermusicteacherinaprimaryschool,helpedher

memorizethemusicscore（樂譜）beforesheplayedthepiano.Macouldnotseethekeysand

alwaysplayedthewrongnotes.Ittookherthousandsoftriestoplayapiececorrectly.

Learningtheviolinwasmorechallenging.Maneededtofeeltheteacher5shands,armsand

backtolearnthemovements,andlistentothestrings（弦）overandoveragaintofeelthemuscles

（肌肉）herself.

“Afterthreeyearsoflearning,shestillcouldnotmakeanysoundexceptterriblenoises,“

saidHa,whoadvisedherdaughtertogiveuptheviolin.ButMasaid,"AsI'vebeenpractisingso

long,ifshardtogiveup.IbelieveIwillplaybetterifIpersistinpractising.

In2018,MagotachancetofollowShengYuanandCaoYuhan,famousmusiciansfromthe

CentralConservatoryofMusic,tostudymusicinBeijing.SheleftherhomeinNingxiatofollow

hermusicaldream,thoughsheknewtherewouldbemorechallengesahead.

Maexpressedherexcitementaboutperformingatthebigevent."Allmyhardworkhas

paidoff.I'mproudofstandingonthestagetoday.”

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"persistin^^probablymeaninParagraph5?

A.Keepon.B.Endup.C.Giveup.D.Lookforwardto.

11.InwhatorderdidthefollowinghappeninMa'sstory?

a.Mastartedtolearntoplaythepiano.

b.Mawentblindbecauseofanillness.

c.MagotachancetostudymusicinBeijing.

d.Ma'smotheradvisedhertogiveuptheviolin.

e.MagavetheviolinperformanceoftheBeijingOlympicsthemesong.

A.a-b-d-e-c.B.b-d-a-c-e.C.a-c-b-e-d.D.b-a-d-c-e.

12.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMa?

A.Braveandhelpful.B.Seriousandkind.

C.Hard-workingandstrong-willed.D.Carefulandpatient.

13.Ma'sstorytellsus.

A.oldhabitsdiehardB.practicemakesperfect

C.afriendinneedisatruefriendD.givingrosestoothershaslingeringfragrance

Inrecentyears,artificialintelligence（AI人工智能）technologyhasdevelopedrapidlyand

isbeingusedinpeople'slifeandwork.Fromself^drivingcarstosmarthomestodataanalysis,AI

isgraduallychangingthewayweworkandlive.Inthissituation,manytraditionalhumanwork

canbereplacedbyintelligenttools.Ontheonehand,peoplearehappytohavesomanyusefulAI

toolstomakeourworkandlifeeasier.Ontheotherhand,peopleareworriedthattheirjobswillbe

replacedbyAItools,andcan'tfindjobstoliveon.

SomeyoungpeoplebelievethatwiththepopularizationofAItranslationtools,theneedto

learnforeignlanguagesisgreatlyreduced.Afterall,anAPPonasmartphonecantranslate

differentlanguagesquickly,helpingpeoplewhospeakdifferentlanguagescommunicate.In

addition,AItoolslikeChatGPT,Claude,andmanyothersuchtoolsorwebsitescanhelppeople

realizeallkindsofideas,suchaswriting,drawing,makingvideos,searchingformaterials,and

analyzingdata.MostAItoolscanhelpwithwritinginanylanguage.Someteenagersthinkthe

abilitytowriteinaforeignlanguageoranativelanguageisnotimportant,aslongastheycanuse

AItools.Theynolongerneedtospendalotoftimelearningthese“fungible“skills.

However,otheryoungpeoplehavedifferentideas.Theybelievethatimprovinginformation

literacy（信息素養(yǎng)）andtheabilitytocontrolAItechnologyismoreimportantinthetimeofAL

Thisincludesnotonlybasiccomputerskills,butalsothinkingandmoraljudgment（道德判斷）.

StudentsshouldbepreparedtolivewithAI,learnknowledge,useAI,andevendevelopnewAI

tools.

14.AItechnologyisnotwidelyusedin________.

A.self-drivingcarsB.smarthome

C.dataanalysisD.emotionalunderstanding

15.AItranslationtools.

A.cancompletelyreplaceforeignlanguagelearning

B.cantranslatealllanguageseasily

C.reducetheneedtolearnaforeignlanguage

D.canonlyhelpuserswithawrittentranslation

16.Whatdoestheunderlined（戈ll線的）word"fungible"mean?

A.Replaceable.B.Repetitive.C.Useless.D.Boring.

17.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.InthetimeofAI,studentsdon'tneedtolearnanyforeignlanguage.

B.It'snotimportantforpeopletoimprovetheirwriting.

C.PeopleshouldlearnmoreandmasterskillsthatcannotbereplacedbyAItools.

D.Computerskillsaremoreimportantthanthinkingandmoraljudgment.

WhenIwassevenyearsold,myfamilymademeanantfarm.First,weputcleansandina

thinglassbox.Thenwewaitedfortheantstoarrive.Aftertheantswereintheglassfarm,they

startedtomaketunnels（洞穴通道）.Iwasverysurprisedthateachoneknewthateachhaditsown

job.

Onthefifthdayatragedy（悲?。﹉appened.IputmyfacesoclosetotheglassfarmthatI

knockeditover.Allthetunnelsfelldown.Althoughtheantsremainedaliveaftertheearthquake,

onebyonetheybegantodie.IwasscaredasIwatchedthemgiveupbuildingtheirtunnelsto

carrybodiestoacornerofthefarm.Mymothersaidthattheantsweredyingofsadness.They

simplycouldnotunderstandwhytheirtunnelsweregone.

Althoughmuchtimehaspassed,Istillthinkofthatantfarmwhichtaughtmemuch.

Afterthathappened,Icametorealizetheimportanceofteamwork.Workingtogether,the

antswereabletomakeawonderfulhomeforthemselves.Ialsolearnedthattheyshouldbe

admiredfortheirhardwork.

ButtherewasanevenlargerlessonthatIdidnotrealizeuntilrecently:Adversity（逆境）is

anaturalpartoflife,andmustbeaccepted.Unliketheants,wecannotgiveupwhenwearesad.If

atunnelisgone,wecanbuildanother.Givingup,Isay,isnotagoodchoice.

18.Whatdidthewriter'sfamilydoforhim?

A.Theyboughtafewants.

B.Theybuiltafarmofants.

C.Theycaughtalotofants.

D.Theyfoundanantcity.

19.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theantdiedonebyonebecausethetunnelsweredestroyed.

B.Theantsdidn'tgiveupwhenthetunnelsweredestroyed.

C.Antsareafraidoftheearthquake.

D.Thewriterbroketheglassboxtokillalltheants.

20.Whatdidthewritercometorealizerecently?

A.Teamworkwasimportant.

B.Hecouldn,tacceptadversity.

C.Nevergiveup.

D.Adversitycanbeavoided.

21.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AntsFearAdversity

B.AGoodLessonfromAnts

C.GivingupinAdversity

D.MyFamilyandAnt

Atthepicnic,TomandBeckywentintothecaveswiththeotherchildren.Theytooktheir

candlesandwalkeddownasmalltunnel.ThenTomsawasmallopeninghehadneverseenbefore.

Hedecidedtoexplore.Beckycamewithhim.Theymadesomemarksonthewall.Thiswould

helpthemfindtheirwayback.Theyfoundalargecavewithaspringinit.Therewerealotofbats

hangingontheroof.Thebatsdidnotlikethecandlelightandattackedthechildren.Tomand

Beckyran.Theydidnotwatchwheretheyweregoing.Theyescapedfromthebatsandfounda

lake.Theysatdowntorest.

“Wehaven?theardtheotherchildrenforalongtime,“saidBecky.

"We'dbettergoback,95suggestedTom.

Theytriedtofindawaybackwithoutgoingthroughthecavewithbats.However,they

didn'tknowhowtogetback.Theybegantoshout.Nobodyanswered.

Beckybegantocry."Tom,Tom,wecannevergetout!Weshouldnothavelefttheothers!?,

Tomtriedtomakeherfeelbetter.Theywalkedaroundforawhile.Thentheyfoundaspringand

stayedthere.Tomhadsomecakefromthepicnicinhispocket,andhegaveittoBecky.Heatea

smallpiecehimself.Theyshoutedagainandsatdowntowait.Theyfellasleep.Theywokeup.

Theydrankwater.Theyfellasleepagain.Theywokeupagain.Theydidnotknowhowlongthey

hadbeenthere.

22.WhydidTomandBeckymakesomemarksonthewall?

A.Toexplorethecave.B.Totellotherchildren.

C.Tohelpthemgoback.D.Torunawayfrombats.

23.WhatisthecorrectorderforTomandBecky?

a.Theyshoutedagainandwaited.b.Theycameintoasmallopening.

c.Theydidn'tknowhowtogetback.d.Theyatesomecakenearthespring.

e.Theymetalotofbatsandranaway.

A.c-b-a-e-dB.c-b-e-d-aC.b-e-c-a-dD.b-e-c-d-a

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreferto?

A.Cake.B.PicnicC.Water.D.Spring.

25.Accordingtothepassage,weinferthatBecky.

A.hadnohomeB.becameafraidC.gothurtbadlyD.foundtreasure

Whenyouvisitsomeone'snewhomefbrthefirsttime,it'snicetobringagift.

Housewarminggiftsmaynotbeascommon（普遍）asbirthdaygifts,buttheyshowone's

kindness.

Whentogiveahousewarminggift?Thebesttimetogiveahousewarminggiftiswithinthe

firstthreetosixmonthsaftersomeonemovesin.Whenyougotothehousewarmingparty,you

shouldalwaysbringagift.Evenifthere5snoparty,butyouwillvisitsomeone'snewhomewithin

thefirstsixmonthsaftertheymovein,agiftisstillagoodidea.

Whoshouldgetahousewarminggift?Housewarminggiftsarenotjustforpeoplewhobuy

theirfirsthome.Anyonemovingintoanewplacewouldlovetogetagift.Ifsanicewaytosay

“welcomeandcongratulations^^.

Whatshouldbeavoidedwhengivingthegift?It'simportanttobringtherightkindof

housewarminggift.Buthowdoyouchooseone?Trynottogiveveryexpensivegifts.Usuallythe

priceofahousewarminggiftshouldbebetween$25and$50.Forexample,houseplantsand

pictureframesarepopularhousewarminggiftswithinthisbudget（預(yù)算）.Ifyoudon'tknowthe

person'stasteverywell,you'dbetternotsendartorfurniture.

Housewarminggiftsarealovelywaytocelebratesomeone'snewhomeandmaketheir

spacecomfortableandwelcome.Thenexttimeyouvisitafriend^newhome,remembertobring

agiftand,ofcourse,followtherulesforgift-giving.

26.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowhousewarminggifts.

A.areonlyforthefirsthouseB.shouldshownamesonthem

C.arethesameasbirthdaygiftsD.canbegivenwithinhalfayear

27.Whichgiftisthemostsuitablewhenvisitingafriend^newhome?

A.Abag($100).B.Abook($13).C.Flowers($48).D.Toys($56).

28.Whafsthestructureofthepassage?

B.

D.

29.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtomovetoanewhomeB.Tipsforhousewarminggift-giving

C.Whentovisitone'snewhomeD.Rulesforchoosingbirthdaypresents

Ifyouexpecttoworkinthefutureinthetravelindustry,youshouldbeginlearningChinese.

ThafsbecauseChinesepeoplespentnearly$258billionintotaloninternationaltravellast

year.Thafsmorethantwicethecombinedamountspentoninternationaltravelbypeoplefromthe

UnitedStatesandGermany,thenexttwobiggest-spendingnations.TheChinesearerelative(相對

的)newcomerswhenitcomestotravelingbeyondtheirnation'sbordersandonlyasmall

percentageofthemtraveloutsideofChinaeachyear.Giventhesizeofthatnation'spopulation,

eventhatsmallpercentagerepresentswellover100millionChinesetravelerstoforeign

destinations.

YetChinesecitizensflew,onaverage,just65mileslastyearversusthe227milesflownon

averagebyUSresidents(居民)，the285milesflownonaveragebyGermans,the271milesflown

onaveragebythosefromtheUnitedKingdom,andthe632milesflownbytheaverageCanadian

lastyear.

China'shightotalspendingoninternationaltravelanditslowaveragenumberofmiles

flownoninternationaltravelmayshowthatwhileonlyasmallpercentageofChina'sresidents

actuallytraveloutsidetheirhomeland,thosewhodospendalotofmoneydon'tgothatfar.But

therearereasonsforChina'slowaverageofmilestraveloninternationaltrips.Asmallpercentage

ofChinesenowhaveenoughmoneytotravelinternationally,whilethenumberofpeoplewhodo

traveloutsideofChinaisgrowingfasteveryyear.Besides,alargepercentageofChinesepeople

travelingabroadstayclosetohome.

However,asmoreandmoreChinesegainthefinancialabilitytotravelinternationallyand

asChinesebecomemoreandmoreinterestedinvisitingdestinationsfartherandfartherawayfrom

home,theirspendingoninternationaltravelandtheaveragedistancesflownwillbothriserapidly.

30.WhyisitimportanttolearnChineseforthefutureworkintravelindustry?

A.BecausebeinggoodatChineseisamustforfuturework.

B.BecauseChineseismostcommonlyusedintravelindustry.

C.Because,travelindustryrequiresemployeestolearnChinese.

D.BecauseChinawillprobablybeabig-spendingnationininternationaltravel.

31.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.ThereisindeedgreatpotentialinChinesetravelmarket.

B.Peoplefromdifferentcountrieshavedifferentpreferreddestinations.

C.ChinesepeoplearemorewillingtotravelabroadcomparedwithCanadians.

D.Peoplegoingonajourneyaroundtheworldhatetakinginternationalplanes.

32.InwhatcountriesmaymanyChinesepeoplechoosetotravelatpresent?

A.NorthAmerica.B.Developingcountries.C.SoutheastAsia.

D.Europeancountries.

33.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethefutureofChinesepeople'straveling

abroad?

A.Hopeless.B.Bright.C.Confusing.D.Unclear.

Ourworldisfullofunsungreal-lifeheroes,whoshowupintimesofdisasteratgreat

sacrificetothemselves,whoraisefundstosupportthoseinneedandwhosavelives.Mysister

nevertalksaboutthepainshebears,neitherdoesshetalkaboutherachievements.Sotoday.I

sharethisstory,topraisemybeautifulsister,anunsunghero.

Kim,mysister,,wasbornwithagrowthhormonedeficiency（激素缺乏）.Fromanearly

ageshereceiveddailyinjections（注射）tohelphergrow.Ididn'tknowhowsheendedthepain.

Doctorssaidherbrainwouldn'tdevelopnormallyandshewouldn'tdosomething.Butsheproved

themallwrong!

Kim'svolunteerworkstartedattheageofnineinprimaryschool.EverydayKimassisted

thespecialneedsclassduringherlunchbreaks.Shehelpedentertain,feedthestudentsand

continuedherworkwiththechildrenuntilsheleftprimaryschool.

Becauseofherheight,mysisterwouldgetpushedinthecorridors（走廊），butthatdidn't

stopherfromhelpingothers.Kimlatertrainedasayouthworkeratthelocalchurchand

eventuallybecameaSundayschoolteacherandthekidslovedher.

Asshegrewintoanadult,shecontinuedtohelppeopleandevenstartedaschoolholiday

programfordisabledchildren,whichhasbeenrunningfortwentyyears.Sheusedheryearlyleave

tolookafterthesechildrenandrefusedtotakemoneyforit.

Mysisterconstantlydealswithhardships,reoccurringhealthproblemsandcontinuous

painsduetohercondition.Yet,everymorningshegetsup,sheneversays"WhatcanItakefrom

thisworld”.Shesays,“ThankyouLord.Iamalive.Ihaveairinmylungs-nowhowmayIbeof

service.9,Thisishowshelives.

34.WhatisthefunctionofThefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainafact.B.Tointroduceatopic.

C.Tomakeasuggestion.D.Tomakeacomparison.

35.WhatcanweknowaboutKimaccordingtothetext?

A.Sheworkedfull-timeasateacherinaschool.

B.Sheranaschoolholidayprogramtomakemoney.

C.Herbraindidn'tdevelopnormallyasdoctorssaid.

D.Sheconstantlyhelpedothersdespitemanydifficulties.

36.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKim?

A.Caringandtough.B.Giftedandconfident.

C.Braveandclever.D.Outgoingandcreative.

37.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.UnsungReal-lifeHeroes.B.MySister,anUnsungHero.

C.MySister5sVolunteerWork.D.Kim'sHardshipsandAchievements.

Intheofficeofremotesensing（遙感）scientistLiuShaochuang,thereisahugephotograph

ofacamelhesnappedadecadeagoinXinjiang.Hecrouchedforhoursbyapoolofwaterinthe

GobiDeserttocapturetheimage.

Since2012,hehasledateamintrackingandstudyingwildcamelsusingsatelliteremote

sensingtechnology.

Unlikezoologistswhofocusonspecies,Liuhasstudiedtheinterrelationshipbetween

endangeredanimalsandtheirenvironment,whichhebelieveswillhelpdevelopbetterprotection

strategiesinthefaceofclimatechange.

Hisinterestinwildcamelsbeganwhenhisteamtestedaprototype（雛形）designofthe

lunarroverYutuinthedesert.LivingintheharshdesertsinnorthwesternChinaandsouthwestern

Mongolia,camelsarelistedascriticallyendangeredanimals.Expertsestimatethatthepopulation

ofthisspeciesiscurrentlylessthan1,000,ofwhicharound650areinChina.

“Tenyearsago,theresearchdependedonlyonhumanobservation,whichwasvery

primitive（原始的），“Liusays.Becausecamelsarefullymigratory（遷徙）andcantravelover

longdistances,scientistsusedtolearntheirhabitsbystudyinghoofprintsanddroppings.Itwas

hardtofindonecamelinthedesert,letalonetrackit.ButLiuthoughthisexpertiseinsatellite

navigation（導(dǎo)航）andremotesensingmightcomeinusefulinthestudyofwildcamels.

Itwasnoteasyatfirst.Liulearnedzoologyfromscratch.Histeamhadtospendseveral

weekseachyearbravingdustandsandstormsinthevastnessoftheGobiDesertseekingout

camels.Ascaronhisrighteyebrowistheresultofarolloveraccidentonaruggedmountainroad

inXinjiang.

“Themostexcitingmomentwasattachingasatellitepositioningcollartoawildcamel.”

Thetrackingcollar,equippedwithspecialreceivers,weighsonlyafewhundredgrams.Itcan

detachautomatically（自動(dòng)分離）andwillnothaveanegativeimpactonthedailylivesofthe

animals.Thelocationsofthetrackedanimalsaretransmittedviasatelliteeveryday.Basedonthe

data,scientistscangettoknowtheirmigratorypaths,livingenvironmentsandpossiblethreats

theymaymeetwith.

ForLiu,itisworththesignificantsci-techefforttostudysuchararespecies.Headds

wildlifeprotectionandresearchwillbecomemorepreciseandefficientwiththehelpof

technology.

38.Whatwasitthatmadetrackingwildcamelsdifficult?

A.Thenumberofcamelsexperiencedasharpdecline.

B.Massivemigrationmadecamelscoverhugedistances.

C.Primitivetoolswereusedinhumanobservation.

D.Hoofprintsanddroppingswerenevertobeseen.

39.Whatcanbeinferredfromthescaronhisrighteyebrow?

A.Hiscarelessnessincarryingouthisresearch.

B.Hisinexperienceattheverybeginningofhiswork.

C.Thehardconditionsunderwhichheworked.

D.Thestresshemetwithinhiswork.

40.Whatdoesparagraph7mainlyfocuson?

A.Theformationofthetrackingcollar.B.Thedefinitionofthetrackingcollar.

C.Theimportanceofthetrackingcollar.D.Thefunctionofthetrackingcollar.

41.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLiuShaochuang?

A.Generousandambitious.B.Confidentandgrateful.

C.Creativeanddetermined.D.Optimisticandmodest.

Thehustleandbustle（喧囂）oflife,walkingbackandforthfrom