天山3-24 (同天山7-30)

[ping0114]

Q24:
Each year red-winged blackbirds stop in a certain region of Midland Province on their
spring and fall migrations. In the fall, they eat a significant portion of the province’s
sunflower crop. This year Midland farmers sought permits to set out small amounts of
poisoned rice during the blackbirds’ spring stop in order to reduce the fall blackbird
population. Some residents voiced concern that the rice could threaten certain species of
rare migratory birds. Nevertheless, the wildlife agency approved the permits.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to justify the wildlife agency’s approval of the
permits, given the concerns voiced by some residents?
A. In the region where the red-winged blackbirds stop, they are the first birds to be
present in the spring.
B. The poison that farmers want to use does not kill birds but rather makes them
incapable of producing viable eggs.
C. Since rice is not raised in Midland Province, few species of birds native to the
province normally eat rice.
D. Without the permit, any farmers shown to have set out poison for the blackbirds
would be heavily fined.
E. The poison that farmers got approval to use has no taste or smell that would make
it detectable by birds.
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答案A
我真的看不出關聯耶

題目的意思是不是說
因為候鳥對農作的破壞,為了減少其數量,所以要用毒米
然而有些人覺得不好....
問哪個是 核准機構有考慮到反對者的聲音
還是我哪裡搞錯了

求助
不知道怎麼選~~~
閱讀能力好差

[Jessy]

agency 為何能不考慮有些反對者的意見,依舊同意農民使用毒米殺這些鳥?

A選項
they are the first birds to be present in the spring.
因為這些鳥在其他鳥類來這裡之前,是第一批飛到這邊的
因此農民施放毒米只會對這種red-winged blackbirds造成殺害

[chunjuwu]

agency 為何能不考慮有些反對者的意見,依舊同意農民使用毒米殺這些鳥?

A選項
they are the first birds to be present in the spring.
因為這些鳥在其他鳥類來這裡之前,是第一批飛到這邊的
因此農民施放毒米只會對這種red-winged blackbirds造成殺害

我覺這個有問題耶

第一批鳥飛來，不一定代表不會對特定鳥造成傷害。
The residents' objection is that the rice could threaten certain species of rare migratory birds

基本上，我覺得這題有點問題，真要選的話，我會選B

[simonchen]

第一批鳥飛來，不一定代表不會對特定鳥造成傷害。
The residents' objection is that the rice could threaten certain species of rare migratory birds

基本上，我覺得這題有點問題，真要選的話，我會選B

選B的話，The poison that farmers want to use does not kill birds but rather makes them incapable of producing viable eggs. 就不管是不是第一批鳥了 連以後飛來的都會造成傷害

[shopcat]

再請教這題
那A選項如果是對的
很奇怪柳
因為如果blackbird是第一批到達的 並不代表他們會把稻米吃掉ㄚ
而且就算他們吃了稻米 並不代表有毒的米都會被blackbird吃掉ㄚ
那如果毒米沒有被blackbird吃掉 那也是會殘害其他的鳥ㄚ
請賜教囉

[liwuu]

我覺得這一題A選項的確沒有那麼嚴謹...但五個選項看過後,選項A還是最可以解釋的(most helps to justify...)

ps.總覺得這一題好像不知在哪看過?!

[agk99]

B是一定錯的
理由是雖然沒有殺了那些鳥，讓他不能下蛋還不是一樣很慘
我差點選C，還好看到選項中的native bird 和 migration bird是不同的
同意liwuu，A是勉強可接受的答案

[nicoleliu]

建議版大改一下標題~~這也是天山 7-30
因為我是從後面往前做的...先做到第七回~
差點又發了一篇文說......
還好我有擅用文章搜尋~~

[Pudding]

感謝nicoleliu同學的提醒喔~!
已經確認過並更正標題了...

謝謝~!

[ericpooh]

應該是e吧！
因為e選項說這種被允許使用的有毒物質既不好吃也不好聞，
而且是可以被鳥類所辨別出來的！

很明顯的此方案達到不會傷害到鳥類，
也可以防止穀物被鳥類吃掉的目標啦！

一舉兩得耶！

不是嗎？

[Heart]

應該是e吧！
因為e選項說這種被允許使用的有毒物質既不好吃也不好聞，
而且是可以被鳥類所辨別出來的！

很明顯的此方案達到不會傷害到鳥類，
也可以防止穀物被鳥類吃掉的目標啦！

一舉兩得耶！

不是嗎？

這樣有可能連red-winged blackbirds都不吃耶...
我覺得這是無關選項說...

[reohuang]

I agree with liwuu and agk
"most helps to justify"還是只有A能夠滿足

E的確是一個無關的選項

[BECKY]

不要太鑽牛角尖
選一個比較好的答案
這樣問題好像會比較簡單...^^

[stilalala]

我覺得這一題A選項的確沒有那麼嚴謹...但五個選項看過後,選項A還是最可以解釋的(most helps to justify...)

ps.總覺得這一題好像不知在哪看過?!

題目有個關鍵

(1)這些red-winged blackbirds,,,,eat a "significant " portion of the crop

(2)farmers ...set out "small" amout of posion

(1)+(2)+(a)
三個加起來,確實最有可能有毒的作物,大都被這種鳥吃掉

請指教