Count of Giant South American River Turtles
Basic information
• The sandbanks of the Guaporé River are 1 than any other nesting site in the world for the turtles.
• The turtles lay eggs on the sandbanks in July and August every year.
Ways of counting
Old ways:
• Scientists counted turtles on the 2.
• Scientists put the 3 taken by drones into an image and counted.
New ways:
Scientists used paint to 4 1,187 turtles, flew a drone to record the turtles and developed a maths model to work out the numbers.
Results of counting
• People counted about 16,000 turtles.
• The image showed the number was about 79,000.
• The special maths model showed about 5 turtles.
Meaning of counting
• Having a careful count is important for protecting the turtles.
• Scientists can use the same way to count other animals.
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Basic information
• The sandbanks of the Guaporé River are 1 than any other nesting site in the world for the turtles.
• The turtles lay eggs on the sandbanks in July and August every year.
Ways of counting
Old ways:
• Scientists counted turtles on the 2.
• Scientists put the 3 taken by drones into an image and counted.
New ways:
Scientists used paint to 4 1,187 turtles, flew a drone to record the turtles and developed a maths model to work out the numbers.
Results of counting
• People counted about 16,000 turtles.
• The image showed the number was about 79,000.
• The special maths model showed about 5 turtles.
Meaning of counting
• Having a careful count is important for protecting the turtles.
• Scientists can use the same way to count other animals.
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larger
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ground
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photos
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mark
5.
41,000
答案：1. larger 2. ground 3. photos 4. mark 5. 41,000
解析：
【分析】本题为信息匹配填空题，需结合表格内容、语法规则及语境完成填空。需逐一分析每个空的语法结构、上下文逻辑，匹配对应词汇或数值。
【解析】1. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，结合语境（该沙洲是更大的筑巢地），填larger；2. 旧计数方法为人工计数，对应地点是地面，故填ground；3. 无人机拍摄的用于计数的物品是照片，填photos；4. 新方法中用油漆标记乌龟以便后续统计，填mark；5. 根据表格结果，数学模型显示的数量为41,000，填41,000。
【答案】1. larger 2. ground 3. photos 4. mark 5. 41,000
【知识点】英语词汇运用、信息匹配、形容词比较级
【点评】本题为信息提取类基础填空题，结合表格内容和基础语法即可解答，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】1. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，结合语境（该沙洲是更大的筑巢地），填larger；2. 旧计数方法为人工计数，对应地点是地面，故填ground；3. 无人机拍摄的用于计数的物品是照片，填photos；4. 新方法中用油漆标记乌龟以便后续统计，填mark；5. 根据表格结果，数学模型显示的数量为41,000，填41,000。
【答案】1. larger 2. ground 3. photos 4. mark 5. 41,000
【知识点】英语词汇运用、信息匹配、形容词比较级
【点评】本题为信息提取类基础填空题，结合表格内容和基础语法即可解答，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6