该妇女似乎非常喜欢从水泵抽上来的水,每天都让人从那里打水运到家里来。
后来,他成了一位名医,甚至照料分娩的维多利亚女王。
有机耕作就是不用任何化学肥料的耕作。有机耕作的农民注重通过自然的方式保持土壤肥沃和免受病害。
即使在袁隆平的晚年,他的心态依然十分年轻,并且满怀憧憬,大家都会兴奋地期待他的下一个不同寻常的想法。
确实,他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千百万中国农民一样。
10 . Roadkill is a worldwide problem. Every year: About 340 million birds are killed on roads in the United States; around 9 million mammals (哺乳动物) of average size are killed on Brazilian roads; and China is no exception.
To deal with this, a study of “roadkill” has been conducted by Professor Li Zhongqiu and his team from Nanjing University. The study was conducted in Nanjing, which has more than 9,700 km of well-built roads. Li and his teammates ran 26 roadkill monitoring (监测) activities over 224.27 km of roads, totaling 5,831 km during the research period. The nine roads chosen for the team’s research were monitored every two weeks over the course of a year.
The team recorded a total of 293 dead bodies. Among them, birds made up nearly half the total. As a main bird species in East China, blackbirds are usually attracted by flies or other insects to dead bodies of roadkill along the roads. “Specifically, cats, dogs and blackbirds were the three most commonly killed animals,” Li said. “This may be due to the large number of homeless cats and dogs in city areas. Pets thrown out of their homes are more likely to run into traffic.”
According to the report, roadkill happened a lot from May to September. The animal’ increased reproductive (生殖) activity in summer and autumn is a possible reason. Besides, roadkill issues also topped in November and January. This may be due to the need to search for food during winter when food resources are few, Li said.
“There is no doubt that roadkill has contributed to the decrease of animal populations and must be taken seriously,” Li said. “We call on related departments to take measures such as speed limits and necessary traffic controls during top periods of animal activities. For animals such as cats and dogs that usually use the roads, fences can prevent them from entering traffic.”
1. What is paragraph 1 of the text mainly about?A.The purpose of the study. | B.The method of the study. |
C.The result of the study. | D.The background of the study. |
A.Once every two weeks. | B.Once a week. |
C.Three times every two weeks. | D.Twice a week. |
A.Large animal birth rate. | B.Busier traffic. |
C.Few traffic controls. | D.Animals’ demand for food. |
A.Having speed limits. | B.Taking traffic controls. |
C.Building fences. | D.Setting warning signs. |