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MillionsOfBabyOliveRidleyTurtlesEmergeinOrissa
Natureisfullofwonders.In1.isoneofthemostbreathtakingsightsinnature,millionsofbabyRidleyturtlesbrokeoutoftheireggshellsunderthesandatoneoftheirmassnestinggroundsincoastalOrissa.ThebabyturtlesstartedtheirjourneytowardstheBayofBengal2.3.4.theyemergedfromtheirnestinthesoutherndistrictofGanjam,about175kmfromBhubaneshwar.
OrissaisthehometothreemassnestingsitesoftheOliverturtles,aspecies5.(threaten)withextinction,andoneofthesites,Gahirmatha,6.around70to80millionturtleslayeggsonthebeacheveryyear,isconsideredoneoftheworld'
slargestnestingsites.
Thefemaleturtlesdrag7.upthebeachfromthesea,diganest,layatleastonehundredeggs,coverandconcealtheireggsandnest,andthenreturntothesea.Thefemalesnevervisitthenestagaintotakecareoftheeggsthat8.(deposit)inthewarmsand.
Thebabyturtlesemergefromtheeggsafter45-60days,thenthebabiesgrowwithouttheirmother,whichisararephenomenoninnature.Interestingly,itisonthesamebeachwheretheywereborn9.thefemaleslaytheireggs.
Inrecentyears,seaerosionhasledtomanyturtles’nest10.(damage)ordestroyed.
Also,somefierceanimalssuchasdogsandbirds11.(reduce)thenumberofnestingturtles.Andmanhasalsohadanegativeimpact12.usingengine-poweredfishingboatsneartheturtles'
nestinggrounds.
二、选用适当的单词或短语补全短文
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A.feedB.crucialC.remarkableD.bondAB.novelAC.captured
AD.reinforcementBC.relateBD.deliberateCD.carvedABC.associate
SinceitslaunchinSeptember2016,TikTokhastakenthesocialmediaworldbystorm.Reachinghalfabillionactiveusersworldwideinjustunder2years,itisthefastestappevertoreachthatmilestone.
Fromthecreator-firstuserexperiencetotheirflawlessly-executedglobalexpansion,theChinesevideo-sharingsocialnetwork'
smeteoricrisehasbeennothingshortof13..TikTok'
ssecretsauce,however,couldwellbefoundbylookingintosomethingfarsimplerthantheiralgorithms(算法)andmarketingtactics.Humanevolution.
Overthecourseofhumanhistory,asourancestorsbegantoliveinlargerandmorecomplexsocialstructures,thequalityofourrelationshipsbecamemore14.tooursurvival.Asthesizeofournetworksincreasedaround10millionyearsago,humansbegandevelopingaseriesofmoreadvancedsocialbehavioursthatallowedustoconnectlargergroupsandcommunitiestogether.
Thefirstnewbehaviourwaslaughter.Laughterkicksourendorphinssystemintoaction,releasingfeel-goodhormonesthatrelievepainandincreasepleasure.Indoingso,wealsocreatepathwaysthatsupporttheformation,15.,andmaintenanceofsocialbondswithotherhumans.
Nextcamedancingandsinging.Around500,000yearsago,oursocialnetworkshaddramaticallyincreasedinsizeagain,triplingtoapproximately150.Atthatpoint,humansneededevenmoresophisticatedwaysto16.withtheirsocialnetworks.Itisthenthatscientistsbelievethatmusicwas'
invented'
andthatwefirstlearnedtosinganddance.
Singinganddancingareintenselysocialandhighlysynchronisedactivities.Theytooreleasethesamepowerfulendorphinsaslaughter.Ifyou'
veeverbeentoalivemusiceventorsungalongtoyournationalantheminamajorsportingevent,youwillcertainlybeableto17.totheeuphoriathisbrings.
ItisnowonderthenthatTikTok,avideo-sharingappbuiltentirelyonpeoplesinging(orlipsynching),dancingandlaughter,hassoquickly18.themindsofsomanypeople.Theappisinessenceaninfinite19.ofendorphin-inclucingcontentthattriggersastrongsenseofunityandbelongingwithinusasweconsumeeachvideo.
Whetheritwasthrough20.designdecisionsorahappycoincidence,theapp'
screatorshavesuccessfully21.theirniche(商机)inanextremelycompetitiveverticalthroughmorethanjustsmarttechnologyorwell-executedmarketing.TikTok'
srocketfuelhasbeenderivedfromsimplyunderstandingandleveragingthehumanpsychologythatunderpinstheofflinesocialworld.
Inanerawherequestionsarebeingaskedofwhetherincumbentsocialplatformsarereallyconnectingus,perhapswewillsee22.opportunitiesforsocialappstodomuchbetterbybringingmoreofourofflinesocialbehavioursonline.WithCOVID-19highlightingtheimportanceofofflinesocialinteractionandhumanconnection,themarketiscertainlymoreripethaneverforfurtherdisruption.
三、完形填空
Scientistssayrecordheathascostreefhalfofcorals
TheGreatBarrierReef,oneoftheearth'
smostprecioushabitats,losthalfofitscoralpopulationsinthelastquarter-century,adeclinethatresearchersinAustraliasaidwouldcontinueunlessdrasticactionistakentoreducetheeffectsofclimatechange.
Colonysizesweresmaller,therewerefewer“bigmamas,"
orolderlargecoralsthatproducebabycorals;
andtherewerefewerofthosebabies,whicharevitaltothereefsfutureabilityto23."
OurresultsshowtheabilityoftheGreatBarrierReeftorecover—itsresilience(恢复力)—isweakened24thepast,becausetherearefewerbabies,andfewerlargebreedingadults,"
Dr.AndyDietzel,theleadauthorofthestudy,saidinastatement.
25aprocessinwhichcoralsturnwhiteaswatertemperaturesrise—contributedtosleeplossesofBarrierReefin2016and2017.Thesouthernpartofthereefwasalso26torecord—settingtemperaturesinearly2020.Researcherscitedclimatechangeasoneofthemajor27ofdisturbancestoreef.
“Thereisnotimeto28theysaidinastatement."
Wemustsharplydecreasegreenhousegasemissionsassoonaspossible.”
ResearchersweredisappointedaboutwhattheysawasalackofattentiontothestudyfromgovernmentleadersinAustralia,theworld'
sbiggestcoralexporter.Thegovernmenthas29callstoreducecarbonemissionsevenasheatwaves,droughtandfirescontinuetorevealthecountry,ssituationofbeinghurtbyclimatechange.
TheGreatBarrierReef,which30avastarrayofmarinelife,hasbetween300and400coralspeciesandstretchesforthousandsofkilometersacrosstheAustraliancoast.
"
Youcan31seeitfromspace,"
saidDeronBurkepile.aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara.
Coralreefsworldwideare32forbillionsofdollarsistourismandprovidehabitatsforfishthatfeedclosetoonebillionpeopleontheplanet,hesaid.
“Thesituationisserious,"
ProfessorBurkepilesaid.Butpeopleshouldnotfeel33aboutthefutureofcoralreefs,hesaid,evenastheywaitforworldleaderstotakemore34stepstocontroltheeffectsofclimatechange.
Atthelocallevel,35nitrogen(氮)pollution—which36fading—canbecontrolledbyreducingfertilizerandsewagerunoff,accordingtoastudythatProfessorBurkepileconductedwithotherresearchersathisuniversity."
Theotherthingthatweneedtotakeawayisthatcoralreefsareamazingresilient,"
hesaid."
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tcontinuallydamagethem,theywill37.
23.A.liveB.manufactureC.returnD.breed
24.A.intermsofB.inrelationtoC.incomparisonwithD.withregardto
25.A.FadingB.FailingC.CollapsingD.Poisoning
26.A.accustomedB.subjectedC.elevatedD.adapted
27.A.driversB.resourcesC.consequencesD.aspects
28.A.loseB.actC.waitD.miss
29.A.raisedB.handledC.receivedD.resisted
30.A.supportsB.undergoesC.survivesD.accommodates
31.A.literallyB.alternativelyC.automaticallyD.particularly
32.A.responsibleB.profitableC.availableD.sustainable
33.A.suspiciousB.hesitantC.hopelessD.careless
34.A.exclusiveB.aggressiveC.oppressiveD.excessive
35.A.forexampleB.infactC.onthecontraryD.inturn
36.A.strengthensB.weakensC.worsensD.exaggerates
37.A.inheritB.recoverC.growD.prosper
四、阅读选择
NovisittothebeautifulcityofParis,FranceiscompletewithoutavisittotheNotreDamedeParis.Thecathedral,builtfrom1163to1345,isoneoftheworld'
sbestexamplesofancientarchitecture.ItliesinthecenterofParis,alongtheSeineRiver.FrenchwriterVictorHugouseditasthesettingofhisfamousstoryTheHunchbackofNotre-Dame.Unfortunately,onApril15,2019.theoldcathedralwascoveredinabigflame.
Theinitialfirealertsoundedat6:
20pmlocaltime.Churchofficialsquicklyevacuatedthetouristsinside.Asitturnedout,theymadetherightdecisionwhenthesecondalarmwentofftwenty-threeminuteslaterat6:
43pm,theflameswerevisible.Thousandsofpassers-bywatchedinhorrorasthefirebegandestroyingNotreDame'
srooftop.Ittookhundredsoffirefighters,whoworkedthroughthenight,over12hourstoputoutthefire.BythetimethefirewasfullycontainedintheearlyhoursofTuesday,April16.2019,mostofthecathedral'
sceiling,aswellasitswoodenspire—whichhadproudlystood93metersabovetherootforcenturies—hadcollapsed.
Fortunately,thankstoquickactionbyParisfirefighters,thecathedral'
smostsacredrelic—theCrownofThorns—wassafelytransportedafterthefirebrokeout.Churchofficialsandfirefightersformedahumanchaintoremoveotherpricelesstreasures,suchasartworksandfurnishings,andloadthemontowaitingpolicecars.Thecathedral'
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