It is a race which can only have one winner. Who will be the first man to "spot" 10,000 of Britain's species of wildlife?
In the green corner is Jonty Denton, who has "spotted" 9,947 wild species. And in the other green corner is David Gibbs, who is rapidly catching up with 9,444 species. The pair are now locked in a battle to see who will be the first to break through the 10,000 mark. Overseeing (監(jiān)督) the contest is Mark Telfer, who runs a website which is tracking their progress.
Around a quarter of the species on Dr Denton's list are beetles. Two of the beetles listed, as well as a spider, have never previously been recorded in Britain until discovered by Dr Den?ton.
He has also drawn up a wish list of the five he wants to see most,which is given extra ex?citement because he knows that two of them have already been seen by Mr Gibbs. One is the Pallas' Sandgrouse. When it appeared Mr Gibbs travelled to see it from his then home in Berk?shire. The other is a ghost orchid, a rare flower.
Dr Denton's strategy to reach 10,000 is to look closer to his home,in the garden in front of his house in Four Monks, Hampshire. He says, "There are hundreds of tiny things that I could find in my own pond.”
Species spotting is only one of his many hobbies. He also has a collection of 1,600 model aircraft, 100 model trains and 100 toy tanks and trucks. He also says, "I don't go to pubs and don't drink. You'd be amazed how much time people waste doing those sorts of things.”
( ) 1. What can we learn about Telfer?
A.He will offer an award to the winner.
B.He also competes in the species spotting race.
C.He reports Denton's and Gibbs' progress timely.
D.He exhibits Britain's 10,000 species on his website.
( ) 2. How many species has Denton first found in Britain?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 5. D. 10.
( ) 3. Which of the following has Denton NOT spotted?
A.The blackbird. B.The brown hare.
C.The spring gentian. D.The Pallas' Sandgrouse.
( ) 4. What does Denton plan to do to win the race?
A.To turn to Telfer for help.
B.To travel to Berkshire's fields.
C.To go to ponds outside the town.
D.To look around his house.
1—4 CBDD
A—場(chǎng)緊張的"物種發(fā)現(xiàn)"比賽正在英國(guó)進(jìn)行。誰(shuí)將最先親眼看到10,000種生物呢?
1.C根據(jù)第二段中的Overseeing the contest is Mark Telfer,who runs a website which is tracking their progress可知,Telfer隨時(shí)報(bào)道Jonty Denton和David Gibbs的最新發(fā)現(xiàn)情況。
2.B根據(jù)第三段中的Two of the beetles listed,as well as a spider, have never previously been recorded in Britain until discovered by Dr Den?ton可知,Denton最早在英國(guó)發(fā)現(xiàn)了兩種甲蟲(chóng)和一種蜘蛛,共三種生物。
3.D根據(jù)第四段可知,Pallas' Sandgrouse在Denton的"愿望名單"上,他還沒(méi)有親眼看到過(guò)。
4.D根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知,Denton打算在自家花園認(rèn)真觀察,使自己親眼目睹的生物物種達(dá)到10,000。
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