Geography 331 field trip

文章大意

地理教授介绍前往加拿大魁北克远北地区的野外考察，路线沿詹姆斯湾公路北上至北极圈附近，途经偏远无人区，需在路边办公室登记并注意安全。考察首站为Radisson小镇的研究中心，学习昆虫对土地的干扰及气候数据收集，随后沿Trans-Taiga公路继续。

题目与答案

1. The James Bay Road

   At the starting point of the road, everyone must stop for 31_____ .

   答案：registration

   原文定位：Where the highway begins, there is a roadside office where you must stop. The road is remote, so your registration is very important in case of an emergency

   同义替换：「starting point of the road」↔「Where the highway begins」

2. For safety reasons, there are 32_____ on the highway.

   答案：telephones

   原文定位：For additional safety, at different places along the highway, telephones have been installed which connect with staff in the office

3. Radisson Research Centre

   The Centre works with other institutes to research the region`s 33_____ .

   答案：ecology

   原文定位：You will stay at Radisson Research Center, which works with various universities and Hydro-Québec to carry out studies into the ecology of the region

   同义替换：「institutes」↔「universities」，「research」↔「carry out studies into」

4. Lectures will discuss the effect of 34_____ on the land.

   答案：insects

   原文定位：You will hear that they have paid particular attention to any disturbance to the land caused by insects

   同义替换：「discuss the effect」↔「paid particular attention to any disturbance」

5. Outpost stations gather and publish research related to variations in the 35_____ .

   答案：climate

   原文定位：you'll be able to observe how data on the varying patterns of the climate is collected and published for scientific research

   同义替换：「gather」↔「collected」

6. The Trans-Taiga Road

   Breakdowns are serious as car 36_____ are expensive.

   答案：repairs

   原文定位：Any breakdown is serious as repairs are costly

   同义替换：「expensive」↔「costly」

7. The Taiga

   There are not many types of 37_____ , but a good range of wildlife.

   答案：plant

   原文定位：You will find the region is relatively poor in the number of plant species, yet there is a great variety of wildlife that can be seen

   同义替换：「not many types of」↔「poor in the number of species」，「a good range of」↔「a great variety of」

8. The area known as Muskeg is dangerous as it has hidden 38_____ .

   答案：pools

   原文定位：These low-lying areas are called muskeg, which is made up of slowly decomposing plants. It is not safe to walk on it as it has pools that are not easily seen

   同义替换：「dangerous」↔「not safe」，「hidden」↔「not easily seen」

9. Photographs of birds should be taken for future 39_____ .

   答案：documentation

   原文定位：So keep your waterproof digital cameras handy so you can take plenty of pictures. Then we will have documentation of the existing waterfowl as some are becoming extinct

   同义替换：「Photographs」↔「pictures」

10. Water samples will be checked for 40_____ .

    答案：pollution

    原文定位：Water is a problem in this area, so you'll also be collecting test tubes of water to bring back to our research lab for analysis. It needs to be monitored for pollution that may be caused by rainfall coming from the south

    同义替换：「Water samples」↔「test tubes of water」，「checked」↔「monitored」