How Technology Helps Emperor Penguins

With the development of science and technology, we have learned a lot about animals. Emperor penguins can grow up to 1.2 meters tall, and they are the ___1___ (large) of all the penguin kinds. In 2022, they were listed as endangered animals because the Antarctic sea ice that they live ___2___ is becoming smaller and smaller. Now scientists are using high technology to follow them and learn more about how ___3___ (protect) them.

One of the ___4___ (way) researchers are able to do this is by looking at pictures taken by satellites above the earth. Large groups of emperor penguins can be seen from space. When scientists first started using satellites to look at the penguins, there were only 28 groups. So far, scientists ___5___ (discover) 66 groups.

Even using satellites, it is so difficult to count how many penguins live in different groups. Scientists can improve population estimates (估计) by watching the area’s weather ___6___ (careful). Measuring the wind speed and temperature can help predict if the penguins gather closely together or spread apart across the ice. If scientists know ___7___ the weather was like when the pictures were taken, they can estimate how many penguins are pictured.

Scientists can also watch penguins’ movements by giving ___8___ (they) special electronic tags. A scanner ___9 ___ (carry) by a robot, and it can read information on the tags. The robot also uses AI to recognize the penguins. It moves very slowly so that it doesn’t make the birds stressed.

Daniel, one of the penguin researchers, hopes the technology ___10___ (lead) us to a “golden age of research”. Thanks to technology, we are seeing more things no one has ever seen before.

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解析：选largest。形容词最高级。空格后有范围限定 “of all the penguin kinds”（所有企鹅种类中），结合语境 “帝企鹅是体型最大的”，需用形容词 large 的最高级形式，故填 largest。

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解析：选on。固定搭配。先行词 “the Antarctic sea ice” 在定语从句中作不及物动词 live 的宾语，“live on” 为固定搭配，意为 “以…… 为生存场所；依赖…… 生存”，此处指帝企鹅生活在南极海冰上，故填 on。

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解析：选to protect。非谓语动词。空格前为疑问词 how，此处需用 “疑问词 + 不定式” 结构作 learn 的宾语，表 “如何保护它们”，故填 to protect。

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解析：选ways。名词复数。“one of + 可数名词复数” 为固定结构，意为 “…… 之一”，way 为可数名词，故填其复数形式 ways。

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解析：选have discovered。现在完成时。空格前有时间标志词 “So far”（到目前为止），是现在完成时的典型标志，主语 scientists 为复数，故填 have discovered。

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解析：选carefully。副词修饰动词。空格处需修饰动词 watching（观察），形容词 careful 的副词形式为 carefully，表 “仔细地观察”，故填 carefully。

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解析：选what。宾语从句引导词。空格处引导宾语从句，作 know 的宾语，从句中 like 为介词，缺少宾语，“what...be like” 为固定结构，表 “…… 怎么样”，此处指 “天气状况如何”，故填 what。

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解析：选them。人称代词宾格。空格前为及物动词 giving，需接人称代词宾格作宾语，they 的宾格形式为 them，指代前文的 penguins，故填 them。

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解析：选is carried。一般现在时的被动语态。主语 A scanner（扫描仪）与谓语 carry（携带）之间为被动关系，且全文时态以一般现在时为主，需用一般现在时的被动语态 “am/is/are + 过去分词”，主语为单数，故填 is carried。

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解析：选will lead。一般将来时。空格前为 hope（希望），其后宾语从句需用一般将来时表 “未来会发生的事”，结合语境 “希望这项技术能引领我们进入科研黄金时代”，故填 will lead。