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1、2010年职称英语理工类新增文章第四部分阅读理解第三篇CitizenScientists(C级)Understandinghownaturerespondstoclimatechangewillrequiremonitoringkeylifecycleevent—flowering,theappearanceofleaves,thefirstfrogcallsofthespring—allaroundtheworld.Butecologistscan’tbeeverywheresothey’returningtonon-scientists,sometimescalledcitizensc

2、ientists,forhelp.Climatescientistsarenotpresenteverywhere.Becausetherearesomanyplacesintheworldandnotenoughscientiststoobserveallofthem,they’reaskingforyourhelpinobservingsignsofclimatechangeacrosstheworld.Thecitizenscientistmovementencouragesordinarypeopletoobserveaveryspecificresearchinterest—bi

3、rds,trees,flowersbudding,etc.—andsendtheirobservationstoagiantdatabasetobeobservedbyprofessionalscientists.Thishelpsasmallnumberofscientiststrackalargeamountofdatathattheywouldneverbeabletogatherontheirown.Muchlikecitizenjournalistshelpinglargepublicationscoverahyper-localbeat,citizenscientistsare

4、readyfortheconditionswheretheylive.Allthat’sneededtobecomeoneisafewminuteseachdayoreachweektogatherdataandsenditin.AgroupofscientistsandeducatorslaunchedanorganizationlastyearcalledtheNationalPhenologyNetwork.“Phenology”iswhatscientistscallthestudyofthetimingofeventsinnature.Oneofthegroup’sfirstef

5、fortsreliesonscientistsandnon-scientistsaliketocollectdataaboutplantfloweringandleafingeveryyear.Theprogram,calledProjectBudBurst,collectslifecycledataonavarietyofcommonplantsfromacrosstheUnitedStates.Peopleparticipatingintheproject—whichisopentoeveryone—recordtheirobservationsontheProjectBudBurst

6、website.“Peopledon’thavetobeplantexperts-theyjusthavetolookaroundandseewhat’sintheirneighborhood,”saysJenniferSchwartz,aneducationconsultantwiththeproject.“Aswecollectthisdata,we’llbeabletomakeanestimateofhowplantsandcommunitiesofplantsandanimalswillrespondastheclimatechanges.”练习：1.Ecologiststurnt

7、onon-scientistcitizensforhelpbecausetheyneedthemA)toprovidetheirpersonallife9cycles.B)toobservethelifecycleofplants.C)tocollectdataofthelifecycleoflivingthings.D)toteachchildrenknowledgeaboutclimatechange.2.Whata