Monitoring global warming usually requires a Ph. D. and enough maths to glaze your eyes. But that Francisco Lopez and Ruby Nostrant track（記錄）what climate change is doing to five different plants in Tucson, Arizona and they are only in the second grade.
“We are collecting data because the weather is changing and the plants are blooming,” Ruby explained.
Scores of other students at Borton Primary Magnet School and Sunnyside High School in Tucson are heading outdoors to be part of a new scientific push to figure out how the biological timing of the earth is changing. It’s a research project that the average person, even a kindergartner, can join in.
The National Phenology（生物氣候學）Network is calling on volunteers to help track early spring blooms and eventually changes in animals caused by global warming. It’s called Project Budburst. When it was first open to the public last year, thousands of people participated in 26 states.
“All people can contribute to it by tracking the timing of flowering events or leaf-out events for plants and animals in their backyard,” said Phenology Network director Jake Weltzin. He calls the volunteers “citizen-scientists.”
The idea is that tracking flowers blooming—especially lilacs（丁香）; which everyday people have helped track for decades—is fairly simple. The Website http://www.Windows.ucar.edu/ citizen_science/budburst/index.html gives directions on what to look for in different parts of the country.
University of Maryland professor David Inouye said it’s so easy to figure out what’s blooming that a lack of special knowledge isn’t a problem.
University of Arizona ecology graduate student Lisa Benton coordinated（協調）the Tucson high school students as they looked at plants five minutes from their high school. Each student has specific guidelines and she’s been happy so far with the data she is getting. For his part, second-grader Francisco said he had fun helping out.
“I like going out in the desert,” he said. “I want to be an Einstein.”
1.Francisco Lopez and Ruby Nostrant are monitoring global warming by __________.
A. watching early spring blooms and changes in animals
B. studying the biological timing of earth
C. collecting data of the local weather
D. tracking the early spring blooms of some local plants
2.Those who participate in Project Budburst are mostly ___________.
A. ecology college graduates B. high school students
C. common people D. experts
3.What David Inouye says suggests that ____________.
A. the study carried out by students is convincing
B. the students still need special training to study climate change
C. it is difficult to study climate change
D. to figure out what’s blooming needs special knowledge
4.Who is primary school student joining in the Project Budburst?
A. Lisa Benton. B. David Inouye
C. Francisco Lopez. D. Jake Weltzin.
5.We can conclude from the passage that _______.
A. changes in animals caused by global warming happen earlier than those in plants
B. the biological timing of earth is changing because of climate change
C. the effect of climate change in Tucson, Arizona can be hardly noticed
D. all the plants in Tucson, Arizona are blooming earlier because of climate change
1.D
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.B
【解析】
試題分析：本文介紹了大眾普通人可以參加監測全球變暖導致的生物時間的變化。參加監測全球變暖一般需要博士學位和高深的數學知識，但是Project Budburst 可以讓志愿者參加，可以是大學生，中學生甚至是小學生都可以。因為有專門的網站進行專業的指導，所以普通人所做的研究令人信服。
1.細節理解題。從第二段的“We are collecting data because the weather is changing and the plants are blooming,” Ruby explained.可知他們正在收集有關天氣變化和植物盛開的數據。故選D。
2.推理判斷題。從第四段的When it was first open to the public last year, thousands of people participated in 26 states.可知去年Project Budburst 第一次對公眾開放時，26個州成千上萬的人參加了。所以參加這個工程的是大眾普通人。故選C。
3.推理判斷題。第六段的gives directions on what to look for in different parts of the country.專門有網站給指導。第七段的University of Maryland professor David Inouye it’s so easy to figure out what’s blooming that a lack of special knowledge isn’t a problem. David Inouye說，找出盛開的花是如此容易,缺乏專業的知識不是一個問題。可知在有指導的情況下，學生做的研究有說服力。故選A。
4.細節理解題。從第八段的For his part, second-grader Francisco said he had fun helping out可知Francisco是小學二年級的學生。故選C。
5.推理判斷題。從第四段的The National Phenology（生物氣候學）Network is calling on volunteers to help track early spring blooms and eventually changes in animals caused by global warming. 可知全球變暖導致春天開花時間的變化。故選B。
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This is the worst possible scenario(情景) of any asteroid in recorded history.
Having more than 20 years’ warning of possible impact might seem plenty of time. But scientists insist that there is actually very little time left to decide.
Luckily, however, they aren’t short on ideas for deflecting the asteroid. The favored method is also probably the easiest—throwing a spacecraft at the asteroid to change its direction. The European Space Agency plans to test this in the next decade.
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At present, scientists are trying to make a better estimate of how much time we have, through more observations.
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【小題1】What does the underlined word “deflecting” most probably mean?
| A．making it smaller. |
| B．observing it clearly enough. |
| C．dividing into pieces. |
| D．changing its direction. |
| A．the asteroid named Apophis will explode in 2036. |
| B．the asteroid named Apophis might hit the earth in 2036. |
| C．the asteroid named Apophis is 24 years old. |
| D．there is plenty of time to decide the way we deal with the asteroid. |
| A．It will damage Hiroshima. |
| B．Thousands of square kilometers would see the effects of the dust released into the atmosphere. |
| C．It might be the worst damage caused by asteroids in recorded history. |
| D．The whole planet would be directly affected by the explosion. |
| A．Hollywood producers will explode Apophis to avoid its hit. |
| B．There are only two chances for scientists to make better observations if they can’t grasp the chance next year. |
| C．NASA plans to throw a spacecraft at Apophis to change its direction. |
| D．It is supportive from astronauts that we explode the Apophis. |
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| A．technology lets parents work at home |
| B．parents are satisfied with their work |
| C．technology makes our lives much easier |
| D．the family time is not always satisfying |
| A．some families are not experiencing quality time |
| B．it's enough for parents to stay with their children |
| C．parents enjoy engaging in work-at-home activities |
| D．working hours at home can transform into quality time |
| A．just, being around with children |
| B．work time is separate from family time |
| C．spending instructive time with children |
| D．letting the children do whatever they want to do |
| A．the time with children is of little value |
| B．the time with children costs quite a lot |
| C．the time with children leads to good result |
| D．the time with children has a bad effect on them |
| A．How to spend more time at home |
| B．How to do the dishes in a proper way. |
| C．How to spend more time on working at home. |
| D．How to take away time in a much proper way. |
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A. the command post is stationed with people all the time.
B. the command post is crowded with people all the time.
C. there are clocks around the command post.
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A. rich soil. B. wet land
C. paces covered crops and vegetation D. the Red Sea
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A. the insects are likely to create another African famine.
B. the insects may blacken the sky.
C. the number of the insects increases drastically.
D. the insects are gathering and moving in great speed.
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Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
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A．Putuo District
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C．Chang’an District
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A．the burning natural gas
B．the burning cooking gas
C．the burning coal
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A．a magazine about air pollution
B．a scientific report from TV
C．the weather column in a newspaper
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