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2005 年职称英语等级考试试题－综合类 (A级)试题(4) t over a region similar in size to an elephants natural range The usual technique of monitoring only small ， protected areas distorts numbers because elephants move in and out of these regions ，he saysIf the elephant population increases within the protected area ，you can not determine whether 1t is a real increase or whether it is due to elephants moving in because they are being poached（ 入侵偷猎 ）outside ． Plumptre says that similar problems may also affect other animal census studies that rely on indirect evidence such as nests ，tracks or burrows（ 地洞 ） The wordthreatenedin the first sentence of the first paragraph could be best replaced by A endangered B frightened C killed D angered Why do researchers estimate elephant numbers in an area by counting dung piles? A Because elephants are difficult to catch B Because it is not possible to count elephants from a plane ． C Because it is not possible to keep track of elephants D Because elephants are shy animals Piles of dung cant be relied upon when it comes to estimating elephant numbers because A they are different in size B they scatter an over the region ． C they are different in decay rate ． D they are different in quality ． According to Plumptre ，the region over which a dung-pile census is carried out should be A small enough B well protected ． C carefully monitored ． D large enough The first wordHein paragraph 6 refers to A Andrew Plumptre B Katy Payne ． C Anthony Chifu Nchanji ． D the writer of the article ． 第三篇 More Than Just Money When Patricia Rochester decided to go back to school after ten years as a staff nurse at Toronto Western Hospital ． her employer not only cheered her on ．but also Paid her tuition and gave her a day off with pay every week to study ．Throughout her years at the hospital ， Rochester has also taken workshops on everything from coaching peers to career development--courses that she believes have helped her advance at work ．Im now head of the mentoring（ 指导 ）