A survivor's story

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题目与答案

1. 1 Early European settlers made detailed studies of the morepork.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：This bird was widespread throughout the islands when European settlers arrived in the middle of the 19th century and it remained in good numbers for some years thereafter

2. Hunting

   transports prey using its 10_____

   答案：bill

   原文定位：A morepork uses its sharp talons to catch or stun its prey, which it then carries away in its bill

   同义替换：「transports」↔「carries」

3. can be chased away by other birds during the 11_____

   答案：day

   原文定位：In the day, these small birds sometimes mob drowsy moreporks and chase them away from their roosts; they force the sleepy predators to search for a more peaceful spot

4. attacked by 12_____ that had been introduced to Motuora Island

   答案：day

   原文定位：By day, moreporks sleep in roosts;In the day, these small birds sometimes mob drowsy moreporks and chase them away from their roosts

5. Threats

   may be exposed to 13_____ in their prey

   答案：moreporks

   原文定位：Scientists trying to establish a population of plovers on Motuora Island;The culprits turned out to be five pairs of moreporks that ate or chased away the new arrivals

   同义替换：「attacked by」↔「ate or chased away」，「introduced」↔「placed」，「new arrivals」↔「plovers」，「culprits」↔「moreporks」

6. 2 The Polynesian rat had a negative effect on the number of laughing owls.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Where other native birds suffered from predation by the Polynesian rat, the laughing owl turned the tables and adapted its diet to include the rodent

   同义替换：「negative effect」↔「suffered」

7. 3 The laughing owl was larger than the morepork.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：However, the laughing owl was wiped out around the beginning of the 20th century;Surprisingly, it is the smaller owl, the morepork, that has managed to survive until this day

   同义替换：「larger」↔「smaller」

8. 4 Rats pose a risk to young moreporks.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：eggs and chicks will also be at risk from rats

   同义替换：「pose a risk to」↔「at risk from」，「young moreporks」↔「chicks」

9. 5 The New Zealand Department of Conservation is hoping to limit the population of moreporks.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：The New Zealand Department of Conservation is taking steps to ensure the preservation of New Zealand's only native owl;it is hoped that the morepork will continue to survive and thrive

   同义替换：「hoping to limit」↔「ensure the preservation」

10. 6 Other bird species are frightened away when they hear the morepork's cry.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：In the day, these small birds sometimes mob drowsy moreporks and chase them away from their roosts;At dusk, the melancholy sound of the morepork can be heard in forests and parks as it calls to other moreporks and claims territory

    同义替换：「are frightened away」↔「chase them away」

11. 7 In Maori tradition, the low call of the morepork had negative associations.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：The occasional high, piercing call of the morepork signified bad news, but the lower-pitched and more common "ruru" call heralded good news

    同义替换：「low call」↔「lower-pitched」，「negative associations」↔「bad news」

12. Appearance

    Approximately 8_____ in length

    large yellow eyes

    feathers with fringes to enable quiet flight

    答案：29 centimetres

    原文定位：Speckled dark brown, with yellow eyes and long tails, they are around 29 centimetres long from head to tail and 175 grams in weight

    同义替换：「Approximately」↔「around」，「in length」↔「long」

13. Nesting

    nests in trees, plants or spaces in roots and 9_____

    after about 25 days, baby moreporks are capable of leaving the nest

    答案：rocks

    原文定位：Moreporks nest in tree hollows, in clumps of plants, or in cavities among rocks and roots

    同义替换：「trees, plants or spaces in roots」↔「tree hollows, in clumps of plants, or in cavities」