《2025年星火英语Spark巅峰训练八年级人教版》

DAY3 阅读理解 人与自然(自然生态) | 记叙文 | 词数: 218+208 | 难度: ★★★★☆ | 建议用时: 8 min | 答案册: P26
On Qinling Mountain in Shaanxi, there are a lot of snub-nosed monkeys(金丝猴). But how do we know the exact number?
A research team from Northwest University in China has found a way to count them, reported CCTV News. They used drones to help. The cameras on the drones can "see" the monkeys by testing their body heat.
"The best time to count them is at night," said He Gang from the research team. "During the daytime, the monkeys go everywhere to look for food. But at night, they go back home and stay in groups together. Then we can fly the drones to 'scan(扫描)' the area and count the bright dots on the screen."
In the test area, the team counted the exact number of the snub-nosed monkeys for the first time—there are 502 of them! "We used to walk step by step in the forests. This way has changed our traditional way of studying wild animals," said He.
Another research team, also from Northwest University, has used facial recognition(面部识别) technology to study the monkeys. With cameras set up in the mountains, the AI system can learn the monkeys' facial features and recognize the monkeys itself. The research team hopes to create a database(数据库) to include every monkey living on Qinling Mountain.
1. How can drones help He Gang's team?
A. They can catch the monkeys.
B. They can give food to the monkeys.
C. The cameras on them can "see" the monkeys.
D. They can attract the monkeys to their homes.
2. When is the best time to count the monkeys according to He Gang?
A. In the morning.
B. At noon.
C. In the afternoon.
D. At night.
3. How did He Gang's team count the monkeys in the past?
A. By walking step by step in the forests.
B. By driving cars to look for them.
C. By asking the farmers there for help.
D. By using drones to help.
4. What do the two research teams have in common?
A. They both "scanned" the area to count the number.
B. Both of them are from Northwest University.
C. They both used facial recognition technology.
D. They both set up cameras in the mountains.
5. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. There are too many snub-nosed monkeys in the wild now.
B. There are a lot of snub-nosed monkeys on Qinling Mountain.
C. It was hard for the research teams to count snub-nosed monkeys.
D. Two research teams used different ways to count snub-nosed monkeys.

答案： 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D