D Read the article in the school newspaper about citizen science and answer the questions.Become a citizen scientist today!By a quiet lake, a few students are looking for rare and interesting birds. “Over there,” one boy says quietly as he points to a spot on the water. “I think that’s a rare duck.” The others take photos of the duck and then share them in an online scientific community. This is an example of citizen science—and it’s very important! Citizen science is scientific work done by the public to help scientists. A citizen scientist collects and shares information about the natural world.These students are bird lovers, and they use an app called eBird. On this app, people can record their bird sightings and share them with other users. This information helps other bird lovers find interesting birds in their area. But that’s not all! It also helps scientists learn more about the behaviour of different birds since they get more information about where these birds are and what they are doing.Citizen science isn’t just about birds. Water testing is another great way for people to take part. You can easily head down to a local lake or river, test the water and share information with other citizen scientists. This can be very helpful since scientists need as much information as they can get! Scientists use the information from water tests to make sure that local water is safe and clean.These are just a couple of ways to get started with citizen science. By taking part in this kind of science, we can help each other better understand our world. What are you waiting for? Become a citizen scientist today!1 What are the students doing by the lake?2
What is citizen science?3
What can people do on the eBird app?4
What do scientists use the information from water tests to do?5
What does the writer want readers to do?
答案：【解析】：本题主要考查了阅读理解的能力，需要从文章中提取关键信息来回答各个问题。文章主要介绍了公民科学的概念以及公民科学家如何参与科学活动，特别是关于鸟类观察和水质测试的部分。针对每个问题，我们需要仔细阅读文章，找到相关的信息，然后简洁明了地回答。
【答案】：
1. The students are looking for rare and interesting birds.
2. Citizen science is scientific work done by the public to help scientists.
3. People can record their bird sightings and share them with other users.
4. To make sure that local water is safe and clean.
5. To become a citizen scientist.
解析：
【解析】
本题为阅读理解细节问答题，需定位原文对应内容提取信息作答：
1. 定位文章第一段第一句，可直接找到学生在湖边的活动相关描述；
2. 定位文章第一段，可找到公民科学的定义内容；
3. 定位文章第二段，可找到eBird app的功能相关描述；
4. 定位文章第三段末尾，可找到科学家使用水质测试信息的用途；
5. 定位文章最后一段的呼吁内容，可得到作者对读者的期望。
【答案】
1. They are looking for rare and interesting birds.
2. It is scientific work done by the public to help scientists.
3. They can record their bird sightings and share them with other users.
4. To make sure that local water is safe and clean.
5. To become a citizen scientist.
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位
英语信息提取
文本内容匹配
【点评】
本题属于基础阅读细节题，所有答案均可直接从原文中找到对应表述，不需要复杂的推理加工，主要考查学生快速定位文本关键信息的能力，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8
