The Book of Life

     So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species（物種）, and that’s just a small number of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, and other living things coveting the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of grass is growing by the roadside or what kind of bird just flew by.

     A soon-to-be-started Web site might help. An international team of researchers has announced the creation of Web-based Encyclopedia （百科全書(shū)）of Life（EoL）. The project aims to list every species on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide.

To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific databases （數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù)） that already exist. And eventually, in special sections of the site, non-scientists with specialized knowledge will come to help. Bird-watchers, for example, will be able to input what birds they’ve seen and where. To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate, scientists will review much of the information added to it.

      As the EoL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will feature （以……為特色）special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems in their neighborhoods. Another convenient feature of the EoL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you want to see to match your interests, age, and knowledge.

       It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species. The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool will speed up that Process.

60. The Web-based EoL aims to__________ .

A. find out what covers the earth         B. list all living things on Earth

C. work out the number of birds          D. save the existing plants

61. One characteristic of the EoL is that__________ .

A. it is run by school students                                   B. it focuses on different types of grass

C. it provides different levels of information              D. it allows non-scientists to review its data

62. In the last paragraph, "that process" means__________ .

A. analyzing species      B. creating a new tool    C. collecting data   D. describing species

60---62    BCC  


解析:

60. 這是一道細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“The project aims to list every species on Earth in a single,easy-to-use reference guide.”可知網(wǎng)上百科全書(shū)的目標(biāo)建立一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單易用的指引來(lái)列出地球上的所有物種。

61. 這是一道推理題。根據(jù)第四段“Another convenient feature of the EoL is that you’ll be able to pick the level of detail you want to see to match your interests,age,and knowledge.”你可以找到適合自己的興趣、年齡和知識(shí)水平的信息,也就是說(shuō)EoL有多層次信息適用于不同年齡段和興趣以及知識(shí)水平的受眾。

62. 這是一道詞義推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段,“that process”就是指前一句中提到的工作,前一句是“It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species.”科學(xué)家花費(fèi)了很多年來(lái)搜集用來(lái)分析和描述物種的數(shù)據(jù),所以“that process”指的是搜集數(shù)據(jù)。干擾項(xiàng)是A和D,分析和描述物種都是數(shù)據(jù)的用途而非在進(jìn)行的工作。

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