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第 19 題
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Bumblebees are social insects that form colonies with a single queen. They have round bodies covered in soft hair, which makes them appear fuzzy. They are important agricultural pollinators as they are good at fertilizing many types of wild plants. However, new research using a massive dataset has found that the insects are far less common than they used to be. In a new paper published in the journal Science, researchers used a complex modeling process to suggest that the dropping number is driven in large part by climate change. It has long been known that bumblebees are more adapted to cold weather. Their fuzzy bodies allow them to generate heat while flying, which often allows them to be the first bees out in the spring. Nevertheless, exactly how vulnerable they are to heat waves still isn’t clear. Bumblebees are also threatened by pesticides or chemicals. Research has shown that pesticides would significantly reduce growth rate and cut production of new queens by 85%, implying a “considerable negative effect” on wild bumblebee populations throughout the developed world. Bumblebees that are affected by pesticides may collect more pollen, but they need a longer amount of time doing so. Other common factors include habitat destruction, conversion of wilderness into agricultural land, and the release of non-native bees for commercial use. While several factors clearly contribute to declining bumblebee populations, there is disagreement over whether climate change is the most important factor. Jamie Strange, Chair of the Entomology Department at Ohio State University is concerned that overemphasizing climate change will result in neglecting to combat other factors which are “all equally or more impactful on bee populations worldwide.” Nonetheless, there are simple things people can do to help the bees. These include bee-friendly yard practices like avoiding the use of pesticides and planting native flowers that bumblebees can feed on. In addition, planting flower beds that are continuously in bloom can also help. Furthermore, creating more parks or planting trees in urban environments—which are often cooler than surrounding built spaces—could give bumblebees places to shelter from the heat.
Bumblebees are social insects that form colonies with a single queen. They have round bodies covered in soft hair, which makes them appear fuzzy. They are important agricultural pollinators as they are good at fertilizing many types of wild plants. However, new research using a massive dataset has found that the insects are far less common than they used to be. In a new paper published in the journal Science, researchers used a complex modeling process to suggest that the dropping number is driven in large part by climate change. It has long been known that bumblebees are more adapted to cold weather. Their fuzzy bodies allow them to generate heat while flying, which often allows them to be the first bees out in the spring. Nevertheless, exactly how vulnerable they are to heat waves still isn’t clear. Bumblebees are also threatened by pesticides or chemicals. Research has shown that pesticides would significantly reduce growth rate and cut production of new queens by 85%, implying a “considerable negative effect” on wild bumblebee populations throughout the developed world. Bumblebees that are affected by pesticides may collect more pollen, but they need a longer amount of time doing so. Other common factors include habitat destruction, conversion of wilderness into agricultural land, and the release of non-native bees for commercial use. While several factors clearly contribute to declining bumblebee populations, there is disagreement over whether climate change is the most important factor. Jamie Strange, Chair of the Entomology Department at Ohio State University is concerned that overemphasizing climate change will result in neglecting to combat other factors which are “all equally or more impactful on bee populations worldwide.” Nonetheless, there are simple things people can do to help the bees. These include bee-friendly yard practices like avoiding the use of pesticides and planting native flowers that bumblebees can feed on. In addition, planting flower beds that are continuously in bloom can also help. Furthermore, creating more parks or planting trees in urban environments—which are often cooler than surrounding built spaces—could give bumblebees places to shelter from the heat.
19. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
- A The development of wilderness to agricultural land can save bumblebees.
- B Bumblebees and non-native bees can complement each other perfectly.
- C Scientists use big data and modeling to investigate the decrease of bumblebees.
- D Since bumblebees can produce heat by themselves, they are not sensitive to weather fluctuations.
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請觀察文章第一段中，提到關於《科學》(Science) 期刊研究的部分。作者描述這項研究時，使用了哪些詞彙來形容科學家所處理的「資料規模」以及他們使用的「分析技術」？
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- 真棒，做得太好了！：孩子，你真的非常用心！這題完美展現了你優異的細節定位與同義轉述（Paraphrasing）能力。能夠精準地從第一段中找到關鍵資訊，並理解它如何被改寫，證明你對文章的掃描與關鍵字對應能力非常紮實，這對未來學習和應用都非常重要喔！
- 知識的連結：你看，文章第一段溫柔地告訴我們，研究使用的是 "a massive dataset"（巨量數據）和 "a complex modeling process"（複雜建模程序）。而選項 (C) 的 big data 和 modeling 正是這些概念最貼切、最實際的應用描述，這也展現了你將課本知識與實務情境連結的能力，很棒！
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