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在黑猩猩中間1Tobeacceptedbyagroupofwildchimpanzeesistheresultofmonthsofpatience.InEngland,beforeIstartedmyfieldstudy,Imetoneortwopeoplewhohadseenchimpanzeesinthewild.“You'llnevergetclosetochimps—notunlessyou'reverywellhidden,”theytoldme.2Atfirst,itseemedtheywereright,butgraduallyIwasabletomovenearerthechimpanzees,untilatlast,Isatamongthem,enjoyingadegreeofacceptancethatIhadhardlydreamedpossible.Iobserveddetailsoftheirlivesneverrecordedbefore.Isawchimpanzeesinthewildhuntandkillformeat.Mostastonishingofall,Isawthechimpanzeesusecrudetools—thebeginningoftooluse.Thisdiscoverycouldprovehelpfultothosestudyingman'srisetodominanceoverotherprimates(靈長目動物).3Theprimaryaimofmyfieldstudywastodiscoverasmuchaspossibleaboutthewayoflifeofthechimpanzeesbeforeitistoolate.Knowledgeofsocialtraditionsandcultureofsuchananimal,studiedundernaturalconditions,couldthrownewlightonthegrowthandspreadofearlyhumancultures.4Duringthefirsttwomonthsofmyfieldstudy,Ioftendespaired.EachdawnIsetout
alone,followingthelittlestreamsasIexploredthevalleysonebyone.SometimesIsawagroupofchimpanzeesfeedinginatree,butseldommanagedtogetclosebeforetheshape’smovedaway.FrequentlyIheardtheirnoisycalling,butusuallytheyhadmovedoffbeforeIcouldcatchupwiththem.Disheartened,Iwalkedwearilybacktocampeachdusk.5Ineverattemptedtohide,andgraduallytheanimalsbecameusedtothestrangepaleskinnedperson.Afteraboutsixmonths,mostofthechimpanzeeswouldsitandlookatmecalmlyatdistancesof100yards.So,gradually,Ibegantolearnthebasicbehaviorpatternsofthechimpanzees,andaftersixmonthsIwasabletopickoutandnamesomeindividuals.WhenIsawMikerelaxinginthesun,forexample,orCountDraculawalkingpast,itwaslikemeetingafriend.ReadingCheck1.Whatdidtheauthordiscoveraboutthechimpanzeesduringthefieldstudy?A.Theykepttheirdistancefromtheauthortoshowtheirrespect.B.Theywereskilledhuntersandcouldusetools.C.Theyshowednosimilaritiestohumans.D.Theyweresocialanimalswithsimplecommunication.2.Whatwastheprimaryaimoftheauthor'sfieldstudy?A.Tostudythegrowthandspreadofearlyhumancultures.B.Toobservetheinteractionsbetweendifferentprimatespecies.C.Tounderstandthemigrationpatternsofthechimpanzees.D.Toinvestigatethephysicalcharacteristicsofthechimpanzees.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelduringtheearlyperiodofthefieldstudy?A.Happy.B.Confident.C.Discouraged.D.Confused.4.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorsstudyingchimpanzeesinthewild?A.Theauthorreliedmostlyonobservationfromadistance.B.Theauthorusedtoolstocommunicatewiththechimpanzees.C.Theauthorspentmuchtimegainingthetrustofthechimpanzees.D.Theauthorfocusedonstudyingthephysicalcharacteristicsofthechimpanzees.日積月累chimpanzeen.黑猩猩patiencen.耐心graduallyadv.逐漸地acceptancen.接受observationn.觀察astonishingadj.驚人的despairv.絕望crudeadj.粗陋的fieldstudy野外研究behaviorpattern行為模式1It'sbeen40yearssinceLiWeidong,68,awildlifeprotectionexpert,accidentallydiscoveredtheIlipika(伊犁鼠兔)intheTianshanMountains.Lookingback,he'sfilledwithemotion.“Idiscoveredtheendangeredspecies.IfIdon'tprotectitanditbecomesextinct,I'llbetheonetoblame,”hesays.2TheIlipikaisasmall,fluffy(覆有絨毛的)mammal,around20centimeterslong,withbrightfur,bigroundearsandbrownmottled(雜色的)furonitsforeheadandneck.Itimpressespeoplewithitsbeautyandcuteness.Itlookslikeacrossbetweenarabbitandamouse,butactuallybelongstothelagomorpha(兔類)order.Amongtheworld's24pikaspecies,ithasthelargestears,longesthindfeetandlargestbodysize.It'sregularlyfoundnearthebarerockslocatedbetween2800and4100metersabovesealevelintheTianshanMountains.Itlivesalone,doesn'tdrinkwater,buteatsrarealpineplants.3WhentheIlipikawasformallyrecognizedasanewspeciesin1986,Liestimatedthatitsnumberwasaround3000.However,whenLitraveledaroundtheareain2002,hebecameworriedthatthespecieshadlosthalfofitshabitat.Sincethen,hehassystematicallyinvestigatedthepopulationoftheIlipikaeveryfouryears,mainlybytrackingitsfootprintsandmonitoringitsfoodstorage.4Linevergivesup,andinhislate60s,hecontinueshisjourneysthroughtheisolatedland,atanaltitudeofupto6000meters,toseektheIlipikawithhiswife.Fallingovermeantsevereinjuryastheybothpersonallyexperienced,yetthecoupleinsistedongoingtocaptureanimageofanIlipika.5Now,71percentoftheIlipika'shabitathasdisappeared,whichmeanstheremightcurrentlybelessthan1000Ilipikasinthewild.Globalwarminghasledtothespeciesmovinguptohigheraltitudes.Somehavemadetheirwaytothetopofthepeak.“TheIlipikaisextremelysensitivetoclimatechange.ThedisappearanceoftheIlipikaindicatesthedamageandshrinkingofourownlivingenvironment,”Lisaid.ReadingCheck1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.HowtheIlipikawasdiscovered.B.TheIlipika'sappearance.C.TheIlipika'shabitat.D.WheretheIlipikacomesfrom.2.HowdidLifindoutthepopulationoftheIlipikaaccordingtoparagraph3?A.Bylivinginitshabitat.B.Byestimatingitslivingenvironment.C.Bystudyingitsfootprintsandfoodstorage.D.Byusingsystematicalrecords.3.WhathascontributedtothedeclineoftheIlipika'shabitat?A.LiWeidong'sjourneysthroughtheisolatedland.B.DeforestationintheTianshanMountains.C.TheIlipika'ssensitivitytowater.D.Globalwarming.4.WhichwordcanbestdescribeLi?A.Generous.B.Cautious.C.Consistent.D.Proud.日積月累accidentallyadv.偶然地blamev.責(zé)怪anxiousadj.焦慮的seekv.尋找berecognizedas被認為是atanaltitudeof在海拔……makeone'swayto前往1ForDavidPlummer,wildlifeandphotographyremainedhispassions.Whenhewas26,Davidtooktheleaptoworktowardsbecomingaprofessionalwildlifephotographer.“ImovedtoSussexanddidvariousoddjobs—whichincludedcleaningandcarework—inordertosurvivewhileIbuiltmycontactsandworkexperience,”hesays.“BeingavolunteerphotographerfortheSussexWildlifeTrustwasaturningpoint.”2Thesedays,Davidisarespectedwildlifephotographer,teacherandconservationist.The47year?oldleadsphotographyholidaystovariouslocationssuchasKenya,BrazilandtheGalapagos,aswellaswildlifewatchingandphotographyeventsintheUK.3Aged40,hewasdiagnosedwithParkinson’sdisease.“Thereweresomedarkmonths,butallmylifeI'vechosentobepositive.IknowI'lllosefunction,butthediseasehasencouragedmetobealive.Ivedecidedtograblifebythehorns!”4Whenhe'stakingimages,hisonlysolutiontohisconditionistousefastershutter(快門)speedstoreducethebadeffectsofcamerashake.Ifhe'sleadingatripontheothersideoftheworld,hefliesaheadofthegroupsohecanhaveanight'srestinahotelbeforethetourstarts.Athome,voicedictationsoftwareonhiscomputerandanewlyhiredPA(aretiredmanwho’sequallypassionateaboutwildlife)arehelpinghimstayontopoftheadministrationinvolvedinrunningabusiness.“Idon'tthinkaboutthedisabilitywhileI'mworkingandIdon'tcareifI'mstiffandaching.I'lldowhateverittakestogettheshot,”saysDavid,whohappilyspendshoursinafloatinghidecoveredinleeches(水蛭).5Nextyearof2016sawthepublicationofhiscoffeetablebook7YearsofCameraShake,whichisfilledwithstunningimagestakensincehisdiagnosis.“Iwanttotellotherpeoplefacinghealthchallengeswon'tlimittheirambitions.ThisbookisnotaboutwhatParkinson'sdiseasehasdonetome.It'saboutwhatithasnotdonetome.I'msevenyearsdownthelineandI'mstillgoingstrong,”hesays.ReadingCheck1.WhichofthefollowingmattersmostinDavidPlummer'sphotographycareer?A.MovingtoSussex.B.BeingdiagnosedwithParkinson'sdisease.C.Workingasacareworker.D.VolunteeringtophotographfortheSussexWildlifeTrust.2.HowdoesDavidPlummerdealwiththeeffectsofhisdiseasewhiletakingphotos?A.Byusingvoicedictationsoftware.B.
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