教程toefl ibt练习测试tpo 23 pps版writing.pptx

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教程toefl ibt练习测试tpo 23 pps版writing.pptx

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ToefliBTPracticeTest

TPO13WritingNo.ofQuestions:2BeginTestTime:approx.60minutes

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readingYouhave3minutestoreadthepassage.Clicktobeginreadingnow.Privatecollectorshavebeensellingandbuyingfossils,thepetrifiedremainsofancientorganisms,eversincetheeighteenthcentury.Inrecentyears,however,thesaleoffossils,particularlyofdinosaursandotherlargevertebrates,hasgrownintoabigbusiness.Rareandimportantfossilsarenowbeingsoldtoprivateownershipformillionsofdollars.Thisisanunfortunatedevelopmentforbothscientistsandthegeneralpublic.Thepublicsuffersbecausefossilsthatwouldotherwisebedonatedtomuseumswhereeveryonecanseethemaresoldtoprivatecollectorswhodonotallowthepublictoviewtheircollections.Makingitharderforthepublictoseefossilscanleadtoadeclineinpublicinterestinfossils,whichwouldbeapity.Moreimportantly,scientistsarelikelytoloseaccesstosomeofthemostimportantfossilsandtherebymissoutonpotentiallycrucialdiscoveriesaboutextinctlifeforms.Wealthyfossilbuyerswithadesiretoowntherarestandmostimportantfossilscanspendvirtuallylimitlessamountsofmoneytoacquirethem.Scientistsandthemuseumsanduniversitiestheyworkforoftencannotcompetesuccessfullyforfossilsagainstmillionairefossilbuyers.Moreover,commercialfossilcollectorsoftendestroyvaluablescientificevidenceassociatedwiththefossilstheyunearth.Mostcommercialfossilcollectorsareuntrainedoruninterestedincarryingoutthecarefulfieldworkanddocumentationthatrevealthemostaboutanimallifeinthepast.Forexample,scientistshavelearnedaboutthebiologyofnest-buildingdinosaurscalledoviraptorsbycarefullyobservingtheexactpositionofoviraptorfossilsinthegroundandthepresenceofotherfossilsintheimmediatesurroundings.Commercialfossi