TheBookofLifeSofar,scientistshavenamedabout1.8millionlivingspecies(物种),andthat’sjustasmallnumberofwhatprobablyexistsonEarth.Withsomanyplants,animals,andotherlivingthingscovetingtheplanet,itcanbetough

　　TheBookofLife

　　Sofar,scientistshavenamedabout1.8millionlivingspecies(物种),andthat’sjustasmallnumberofwhatprobablyexistsonEarth.Withsomanyplants,animals,andotherlivingthingscovetingtheplanet,itcanbetoughtofigureoutwhattypeofgrassisgrowingbytheroadsideorwhatkindofbirdjustflewby.

　　Asoon-to-be-startedWebsitemighthelp.AninternationalteamofresearchershasannouncedthecreationofWeb-basedEncyclopedia(百科全书)ofLife(EoL).TheprojectaimstolisteveryspeciesonEarthinasingle,easy-to-usereferenceguide.

　　Togettheencyclopediastarted,thecreatorswilluseinformationfromscientificdatabases(数据库)thatalreadyexist.Andeventually,inspecialsectionsofthesite,non-scientistswithspecializedknowledgewillcometohelp.Bird-watchers,forexample,willbeabletoinputwhatbirdsthey’veseenandwhere.Tomakesuretheencyclopediaisaccurate,scientistswillreviewmuchoftheinformationaddedtoit.

　　AstheEoLdevelops,youmightfinditusefulforschoolprojects.Thesitewillfeature(以……为特色)specialpagesforkidswhoarestudyingecosystemsintheirneighborhoods.AnotherconvenientfeatureoftheEoListhatyou’llbeabletopickthelevelofdetailyouwanttoseetomatchyourinterests,age,andknowledge.

　　Itnowtakesyearsforscientiststocollectallthedatatheyneedtodescribeandanalyzespecies.ThecreatorsoftheEncyclopediaofLifehopethattheirnewtoolwillspeedupthatprocess.

　　小题1:TheWeb-basedEoLaimsto__________.A．findoutwhatcoverstheearthB．listalllivingthingsonEarthC．workoutthenumberofbirdsD．savetheexistingplants小题2:OnecharacteristicoftheEoListhat__________.A．itisrunbyschoolstudentsB．itfocusesondifferenttypesofgrassC．itprovidesdifferentlevelsofinformationD．itallowsnon-scientiststoreviewitsdata小题3:Inthelastparagraph,"thatprocess"means__________.A．analyzingspeciesB．creatinganewtoolC．collectingdataD．describingspeci