高考英语时文热点阅读：热点话题02 动物研究——奇怪的海鸥之旅（阅读专练）（原卷版）.docxVIP

热点话题02动物研究——奇怪的海鸥之旅

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【话题·导语】

ScottShaffer是一名研究鸟类的生物学家。他正在研究自己放在一只海鸥身上的追踪设备的数据。他惊讶地发现，这只鸟在一辆载着食物残渣的卡车上行驶了80英里。

【原文·时文阅读】

（文章来源：/articles/2025/07/24/seagull-hitches-80-mile-ride-on-a-garbage-truck/）

ScottShafferisabiologistwhostudiesbirds.In2018,hewasstudyingdatafromatrackingdevicehehadplacedonagull.Hewassurprisedtofindthatthebirdhadgoneforan80-mile(129-kilometer)rideonatruckcarryingfoodscraps.Andthebirdhaddoneittwiceinjustoneweek.

Ontheocean,gullsofteneatnearwhales,feastingoffthesmallseacreaturesthewhalesbringtothesurface.Butwhenthere’snotmuchfoodatsea,theyspendmoretimelookingforfoodonland.Thecleverbirdsarefamousatbeachesforeatingalmostanything—whetherthey’vebeeninvitedornot.

Thefoodisimportant,sinceflyingishardwork.Researchhasshownthatgullswilltakeshortridesonboatstosaveenergy.Butuntilrecently,therewasn’tmuchtosuggestthatgullsalsocatchridesonland.

In2018,Dr.Shafferplacedatrackingdeviceonafemalegull.Heexpectedthedevicetogivehimagoodideaofwherethegullwentoverthenextweek.Butwhenhecheckedthetracker,hefoundsomeveryunusualresults.

Someresultswerenormal:thegull’ssixtripsovertheseawereshorter;theycoveredanaverageofabout22miles(36kilometers).ThebirdalsomadetwolongertripsoverlandtoarecyclingcentercalledRecology.Recologycollectsfoodscrapsforcomposting—andgullsareveryinterestedinfoodscraps.Onthesetrips,thegullflewabout67miles(108kilometers)togettothecenterandbackhomeagain.

Buttwoofthegull’stripsreallytookDr.Shafferbysurprise.Again,thebirdhadflowntotheRecologycenter.Butfromthere,thegulltraveled