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sleftovermeatoutforthevulturestoeat.Theycallitthe"

VultureRestaurant"

andit'

savitalpartofprotectingthesebirds,whohavebecomesomeofthemostendangeredspeciesinAfrica.

InZimbabwe,whereillegalhuntingofelephantsandrhinosisamajorissue,poisoningposesasignificantthreattothebirds."

Inrecentyearshuntershaverealizedtheycanusepoisontokillanimals.It'

seffectivebecauseit'

ssilentandthereforedoesn'

tattractmuchattention.whenthevultureseatthebodiesofthedeadanimalstheydietoo,"

saysRogerParry,WildlifeManagerattheVictoriaFallsWildlifeTrust.

TheVultureRestaurantinitiativeispartfeedingprogramme,parteducationprogramme.ByattractingthebirdstotheVultureRestauranteverydaytheteamcanensurethey'

reregularlygettingasafemeal,andwhilethebirdsaretheretheycaneducatetouristsfromallovertheworldaboutthesecreatures.

“Lunch”isservedbyMosesGarira.Hehastheunenviabletaskofwanderingoutintothemiddleoftheclearingwithaboxfullofmeat,droppingthecontentsontothegroundandrunningforhislifeasthevulturesflydownwardsuddenlyfortheirfood.Noone,surely,wouldvolunteerforthisrole,butGariraratherenjoysit.Backinthesafetyoftheviewingseats,hetellstheonlookersabouttheimportanceofvultures."

They'

rehugelyimportantintermsoftheirroleofcleaningupthebodiesofdeadanimals,"

saysGarira."

Notably,they'

resafelyabletodigestbacterialikeanthrax.Withoutvultures,there'

dbealotmorediseaseintheworld."

1.What'

sthebiggestthreatvulturesfacinginZimbabwe?

A.Overhunting.

B.Unsafefood.

C.Lossofhabitat.

D.Abirddisease.

2.WhatwouldothersthinkofGarira'

sjob?

A.Scary.

B.Relaxing.

C.Well-paid.

D.Time-consuming

3.WhatdoGarira'

swordsmean?

A.Birdsarehuman'

sbestfriends.

B.Peopleknowlittleaboutvultures.

C.Vulturesareenvironmentallyfavorable.

D.Vulturesareinurgentneedofprotection.

B

sapopularbeliefthatafish'

smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'

trememberwhatthey'

veeatenorwherethey’vebeen,andtheydon'

tidentifyyouoranyoftheirfriends--everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.

Butdon'

tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish’smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.

Infact.scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively（挑衅地）infrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast"

fights"

.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.

Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild."

Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisk,"

leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.

Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.

4.Accordingtothetext,peoplecommonlybelievethat______.

A.fishdon'

trecognizeanyoftheirfriends

B.afish'

smemorylastsforonlysevenminutes

C.fishcanonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiences

D.fishcanrememberthingsthathappenedlongago

5.Howcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?

A.Theycanremembertheirenemiesandfight.

B.Theycanrememberwheretogetfoodandsurvive.

C.Theycanremembertheirfriendsandhelpeachother.

D.Theycanrememberwheretogowhenindanger.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.

B.Africancichlidscanrememberthingsfor12days.

C.Africancichlidsalwaystreatotherfishaggressively.

D.Africancichlidsdon'

tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.

7.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.

B.Fishhavingaverybadmemory.

C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.

D.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.

C

PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.

“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.”London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citing（引用）areportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear.Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,shesays,theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.

Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.

“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,”hesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostofthepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.”Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasurepollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.

“So”,hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?

”Droneswerehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?

”hesays.“Theylive—actually,theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”

SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbehelpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity’sair.

8.WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromParagraph2?

A.Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.

B.Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.

CLondonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.

D.Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.

9.DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto_________.

A.entertainLondoners.B.solveaworldproblem.

C.designaproductforsale.D.protectanimalslikepigeons.

10.WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?

A.Becausetheyaretooexpensive.B.Becausetheyflytooquickly.

C.Becausetheyareforbidden.D.Becausetheyflytoohigh.

11.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CleanairinLondon.B.London’sdirtysecret.

C.London’snewpollutionfighter.D.CausesofairpollutioninLondon.

D

Onlineeducationhasgrownfastoverthepasttenyears.Theexplosionoftechnologyhasmadeteachingoutsidethetraditionalclassroompossibleforteachersandhasprovidedlearnerswitheasyaccesstocoursematerials.Itsattractiveness,benefits,andchallengesareaddressed.

InApril,2005,Iwasapproachedbyastudentwhowasinterestedinourdoctoralprogram.However,thefirstquestionoutofhermouthwas,“Doyouofferanyonlinecourses?

”Laterthatday,asIwasreadingtheconferenceprogramguidetryingforinterestingpresentations,Inoticedmanyworkshopsonweb-basedlearningandonlineeducation.Ilaterattendedtwoofthoseworkshopsandmetseveralprofessorsfromdifferentuniversitieswhohadeithertaughtonlinecoursesforquitesometimeorwhowerediscoveringthebestpracticeforteachingonline.Theseexperienceshelpedmerealizeatleasttosomeextentthedegreeofgrowthinonlineeducation.

Myresponsibilitiesforthetermincludedgainingmoreunderstandingofonlineeducation.Consequently,Imadeseveralattemptstoenrichmyknowledgeofdistancelearningandonlineteaching.Iconsultedwithmycolleagueswhowereteachingonlinecourses.Thishelpedmerecognizetheimportanceofgettingmaterialspreparedevenbeforethestartofaterm.Ialsolearnedthatonlinecoursesmayconsumemoretimethanregularclassroomteaching.AndIattendedseveralworkshopsregardingonlineeducationandestablishedanetworkwiththosewhowereinvolvedinonlineprogramsatotheruniversities.IwillconsiderthesepeopleasmyconsultantsasIbegintodesignmyownonlinecourse.Also,Iconductedabriefsurveywith15studentsandtwofacultymemberswhohadtakenortaughtan