You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) available E) discovered I) change M)databasesB) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experiencedC) running G) definite K) species O)crawlingD) specialized H) record L) accurateSo far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi (真菌), and other boxed(1) covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by.A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has boxed(3) the creation of a web-basedEncyclopedia (百科全书) of Life (EOL). The project aims to catalog every boxed(4) on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide.To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific boxed(5) that already exist. And eventually, inspecial sections of the site, people with boxed(6) knowledge will get to join in. Gardeners, for example, will be able toboxed(7) the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they've seen and where. Thetechnology for this kind of tool has only recently become boxed(8).As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will feature special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems (生态系统) in their neighborhoods. To make sure the encyclopedia is boxed(9), scientists will review much of the information added to it.People who visit the site will be able to choose to boxed(10) pages that haven't been reviewed.
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
A) available E) discovered I) change M)databases
B) announced F) skip J) organisms N) experienced
C) running G) definite K) species O)crawling
D) specialized H) record L) accurate
So far, scientists have named about 1.8 million living species, and that's just a fraction of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants, animals, fungi (真菌), and other $\boxed{1}$ covering the planet, it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is up your leg or what kind of bird just flew by.
A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of scientists has $\boxed{3}$ the creation of a web-based
Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Life (EOL). The project aims to catalog every $\boxed{4}$ on Earth in a single, easy-to-use reference guide.
To get the encyclopedia started, the creators will use information from scientific $\boxed{5}$ that already exist. And eventually, in
special sections of the site, people with $\boxed{6}$ knowledge will get to join in. Gardeners, for example, will be able to
$\boxed{7}$ the dates that their flowers first bloom each year. Bird-watchers will be able to input which birds they've seen and where. The
technology for this kind of tool has only recently become $\boxed{8}$.
As the EOL develops, you might find it useful for school projects. The site will feature special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems (生态系统) in their neighborhoods. To make sure the encyclopedia is $\boxed{9}$, scientists will review much of the information added to it.
People who visit the site will be able to choose to $\boxed{10}$ pages that haven't been reviewed.