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上海市虹口区2019届高三英语二模试卷(音频暂未更新)
Technology is playing a vital role in preservation and ecology research. Drones (无人机) hold huge 1 in the fight to save the world's remaining wildlife from extinction. So researchers can now track wild animals through dense forests and monitor whales in vast oceans. It's estimated that up to five living species become extinct every day, making it urgent that universities develop new technologies to capture the data that can persuade 2 to act.
The British International Education Association hosted a conference in January to 3 the importance of technological solutions in protecting vulnerable (易受伤害的) species and ecosystems. Speakers underlined how technology can help 4: drones can circle high above the ocean to spot whales, while certain cameras can identify members of an individual species.
According to Claudio Sillero, biology professor at Oxford University, technology is changing how preservation research is done — but it's in a(n) 5 way. As technology gets better and cheaper, researchers become better at doing what they were already doing. 6, remote sensing used to be a very technical tool but is now widespread, and everyone uses global positioning system (GPS) for surveying.
But teaching preservation and ecology courses in university 7. Some teach drone surveying methods in depth while others don't even mention them. "The fact is, using drones is quite a(n) 8 to the interdisciplinary (跨学科的) 'unknown' of engineering, and potentially an area where lecturers may not feel confident to teach yet," Serge Wich, an expert in primate biology says. "Students are taught about 9 technologies such as automatic sound recorders, but drones are often missing from university teaching. Consequently, drone use among researchers is still fairly 10 and focused on getting photos."
Wich's team of researchers used techniques to develop a fully automated drone technology system that 11 and monitors the health of endangered animals globally. It's designed to be cheap, stable and simple to use, so that local communities in developing countries can operate it 12 without technical background. Yet it's not more widely used on the grounds of researchers' lack of skills to use this technology. In biology, where drones are used, few can program an algorithm (算法) specifically for their preservation or research problem. "There's much that needs to be done to 13 those two worlds and to make AI more user-friendly so that people who can't program can still use the technology," Wich says.
14, the sad truth is that better technology alone will not save any more species from dying out, Greengrass warns. "As human populations increase, so do threats and pressure on wild places. Preservationists are 15 for not doing enough but it's often an issue of people, conflict and governance." Technology may help provide far greater knowledge, but governments still need to act.
Thanks to exchange programmes an increasing number of young students are following educational courses in foreign countries. The Erasmus Programme, which started in 1987, is a European Union student exchange programme. It provides opportunities for young people from Europe to study in a foreign country for shot An intercontinental version of the programme, known as Erasmus Mundus, has existed since 2003, providing non-Europeans the opportunity to study in Europe.
Student's name: Paul Dupont Erasmus trip: Lyon-Aberdeen Time: in 2007 | Cool! What an amazing time that was! We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun! To me, Erasmus means discovering a completely new lifestyle You live together with new friends in a different country. Sorry, the heating system in our apartment was horrible and the food was strange, but hey... anyhow. It's amazing! | |
| Student's name: Beatrice Giletti Erasmus trp: Verona-Du blin Time: in 2008 | I went to Dublin, in Ireland. It was a great discovery, which opened up the world to me and I made many friends from different countries and cultures. The experience changed my life. I felt richer, smarter and happier after my time on Erasmus. My English became almost fluent and I knew so much about the world and about the people who live in it... Internationality has become part of my life, and I could not imagine living or working in a non-multicultural or non-multinational environment. |
Student's name: Wilmie Boot Erasmus trip: Rotterdam—Naples Time: in 2009 | When I first arrived, the first of the city of Naples struck me and I loved it from the first second! The language is a beautiful mixture of Italian, Greek, Latin, Spanish and the influences of the villages surrounding Naples. I have wonderful memories of my year in the Universita Federico Ⅱ in Naples and the time spent in our dormitory, where I was the only foreigner among the Italian students. If I were to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing! | |
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