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2.What is paragraph 3 mainly about?
While the rest of us are sleeping,freshwater turtles
A.How the study was conducted.
(from Central America to Asia are getting out of
B.What the study brought about.
the water and basking at night(月光浴).There have
C.Why the study was carried out.
been reports of this behavior before,but now a new
D.Where the study was made.
study is the first to document the widespread
3.Which of the following are the researchers certain
occurrence.The findings suggest this may be a common
about?
and almost entirely overlooked aspect of many species'
A.Turtles in Africa flee water often on summer nights.
ecology.
B.The water is unfavorable for turtles to survive in
Dr.Donald MeKnight,one of the researchers,said
India.
he and a colleague first observed freshwater turtles night
C.The reasons for turtles'different behaviors are
basking at the Ross River in Townsville,Australia.
obvious.
"We think it's related to temperature.The water is
D.Night basking is caused by the change of water
staying so warm at night that it's actually warmer than
temperature.
the turtles like to be and they can cool down by coming
4.How does the author feel about the finding?
out of the water,"said MeKnight.
A.Doubtful.
B.Positive.
For the study,researchers put cameras to watch
C.Surprised.
D.Desperate.
the night activity of as many freshwater turtle species as
B
possible.The cameras were set up in 25 locations.
The Daintree Rainforest is overflowing with flora
They were programmed to take a photo every two
(植物群)and fauna(动物群)not found anywhere
minutes.They collected data on 29 species of freshwater
else in the world.It is also believed to be the oldest
turtles.
continual area of tropical rainforest in existence.With
It would be lovely to think the turtles are just
more than half of the world's rainforests already
enjoying some leisure time when things are quiet.But
destroved.here's why it is important to help support
the researchers noted th