Kapapo, the endangered bird

文章大意

介绍新西兰特有的大型绿色不会飞的鸮鹦鹉（kakapo），它对毛利人具有文化和传统意义，曾被猎食并用羽毛制衣。欧洲人淘金带来老鼠等动物破坏其生存环境，一度濒临灭绝。如今通过鸮鹦鹉恢复计划，用SNARC记录系统和发射器监测保护，数量已超过一百只。

题目与答案

1. History of the Kakapo

   The Maori people used its feathers and 31_____ to make clothes.

   答案：skin

   原文定位：Its skin was also used to create garments for the wives and daughters of leading chiefs

   同义替换：「make」↔「create」

2. Threats: early times-hunted by both man and the 32_____ .

   答案：eagle

   原文定位：Apart from the Maori people, in those early days, its only predator was the eagle

   同义替换：「hunted」↔「predator」，「man」↔「people」，「times」↔「days」

3. 1800s - had to compete with introduced species after gold was discovered

   From 1934, kakapo were mostly seen only in 33_____ .

   答案：museums

   原文定位：By nineteen thirty-four, the main place kakapo could be found was in museums around the world

   同义替换：「seen」↔「found」，「mostly」↔「main」

4. Locating and monitoring the kakapo

   Kakapo were originally found using 34_____ that were trained for this purpose.

   答案：dogs

   原文定位：In the early days of research, the birds were located by dogs, which had been specially taught to do this

   同义替换：「originally」↔「in the early days」，「found」↔「located」，「trained」↔「taught」

5. Now, Kakapo are monitored electronically using a black box that has to be 35_____”.

   答案：portable

   原文定位：When we designed it, we realized it needed to be portable, so it could be carried around easily by any of the researchers or volunteers

   同义替换：「has to」↔「needed to」

6. The snark is placed in the 36_____ .

   答案：forest

   原文定位：They take the SNARC and leave it in the specific part of the forest where the kakapo dwell

   同义替换：「placed」↔「leave」

7. The kakapo was a transmitter on its 37_____ .

   The transmitter lets the snark record the kakapo`s movements.

   答案：leg

   原文定位：It is now attached to its leg, which has proven to be more successful

   同义替换：「on」↔「attached」

8. Past problems Codish island

   Declining numbers were caused by the 38_____ .

   答案：rats

   原文定位：We found the place had literally become overrun by rats

   同义替换：「caused」↔「overrun」

9. A 39_____ was used to scatter poison.

   答案：helicopter

   原文定位：We arranged for a helicopter to start the huge job of spreading poison

   同义替换：「scatter」↔「spreading」

10. Chalkie island

    Kakapo were dying due to a sickness caused by a 40_____.

    Kakapo on the island are now healthy but many are no longer fertile.

    答案：virus

    原文定位：It was later revealed to simply be a virus, but we weren't sure how to treat it

    同义替换：「sickness」↔「deaths」，「caused by」↔「revealed to simply be」，「dying」↔「lost」