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3、体裁演练California Condors Shocking RecoveryCalifornia condorCalifornia condors are North Americas largest birds, with winglength of up to 3 meters.In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning (铅中毒) nearly drove them to dying out. Now, electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to re
4、scue these big birds.In the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wild to be bred (繁殖). Since 1992, there have been multiple reintroductions to the wild, and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona, Utah and Baja in Mexico.Electrical lines have been killi
5、ng them off.“As they go in to rest for the night, they just dont see the power lines，” says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo.Their wings can bridge the gap between lines，resulting in electrocution (电死) if they touch two lines at once.So scientists have come up with a shocking idea.Tall poles, placed i
6、n large training areas, teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock.Before the training was introduced, 66% of setfree birds died of electrocution.This has now dropped to 18%.Lead poisoning has proved more difficult to deal with.When condors
7、 eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead，they absorb large quantities of lead.This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney (肾) failure and death.So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo, where they are treated with calci
8、um EDTA, a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days.This work is starting to pay off.The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011.Rideouts team thinks that the California condors average survival time in the wild is now just under eight year
9、s.“Although these measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now，” he says.“They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them.”1California condors attract researchers interest because they _.Aare active at nightBhad to be bred in the wildCare found only in
10、 CaliforniaDalmost died out in the 1980s2Researchers have found electrical lines are _.Ablocking condors journey homeBbig killers of California condorsCrest places for condors at nightDused to keep condors away3According to Paragraph 5, lead poisoning _.Amakes condors too nervous to flyBhas little e
11、ffect on condors kidneysCcan hardly be gotten rid of from condors bloodDmakes it difficult for condors to produce baby birds4This passage shows that _.Athe average survival time of condors is satisfactoryBRideouts research interest lies in electric engineeringCthe efforts to protect condors have bro
12、ught good resultsDresearchers have found the final answers to the problem【能力提升】ABack in 1969, it was the Apollo 11 crew who flew to the moon in a spaceship.When US.astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped foot on the moon, they were the first.Meanwhile, their fellow astronaut Michael Collin
13、s circled the moon in their spaceship, named Columbia.When Armstrong and Aldrin were done with their walk，they returned to the command module, and back to Earth.That part of the spaceship is on view at the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum in Washington，D.C.But, if you cannot get to Washing
14、ton, soon you will be able to see Columbia on your computer or your smartphone.Digital scientists are scanning the inside of Columbia. They are creating an online model, in three dimensions, or“3D”. By looking at these photographs, you will be able to see outer space, the way the astronauts did. It
15、will be like sitting in their seats.Want your very own Columbia？You will be able to print a 3D copy of Columbia.Experts say anyone can make a lifesized model.But they expect most people to make smaller models of the 320400 cm(11*13*)command module.Scientists are using special 3D technology to scan t
16、he inside.They use cameras on long arms to take the photographs.The thousands of photographs taken will be combined with 50 laser scans.What would it be like to sit inside Columbia and take a look around？All the images will be loaded into software that allows you to look around the module on a computer screen.The user will be able to see the C
