Reading Assignment #14

予習の仕方

  1. まずは記事を読み大意を把握する。

  2. わからない単語を確認し、記事の内容を理解しながらしっかり読む。

  3. Quizに取り組む。（解答は公開されません。仲間と意見交換して適切な答えを探すのも良いでしょう)

  4. もう一度記事を読んで理解を確認する。

  5. Further studies

    • 記事のトピックについてリサーチする

    • 記事のサマリーをまとめる

    • 著者について調べる

    • 関連記事を読む

    • その他

1. nature NEWS

Article Title

2. Quiz

Answer the following questions.

1. Which of the following is the word "discipline" in section 1 closest in meaning to?

  • a) authority

  • b) regimen

  • c) field


2. Why was Ms. Tulloch reluctant to go to a conference to be held in Malaysia?

  • a) Because the country is not friendly to visitors from overseas.

  • b) Because the country has laws prejudiced against people with some specific sexual orientations.

  • c) Because the Society for Conservation Biology is not tolerant towards the queer community.


3. Which of the following did Ms. Tulloch research after she attended the meeting in Kuala Lumpur?

  • a) Equality, diversity and inclusion of some previously held ecology and conservation conferences.

  • b) Policies and practices of some previously held ecology and conservation conferences.

  • c) Codes of conduct of some previously held ecology and conservation conferences.


4. Which of the following is the word initiative in "initiatives" from section 4 closest in meaning to? (*Section 4: Paragraph starting with "But having a code did not...")

  • a) autonomy

  • b) motivation

  • c) measure


5. According to Ms. Tulloch, how effective did having codes of conduct prove in decreasing biases at the conferences?

  • a) Very effective.

  • b) Effective to some degree.

  • c) Not effective at all.


6. Which of the following is the word "diversity" in section 8 closest in meaning to? (*Section 8: Paragraph starting with "Diversity initiatives are not being..")

  • a) variety

  • b) range

  • c) difference


7. Which of the following does Tulloch think is the purpose of codes of conduct?

  • a) They are a statement of the values of a conference.

  • b) They clarify which behaviors will not be tolerated at a meeting.

  • c) They deal with identity-based discrimination


8. Which of the following is the word "address" in section 12 closest in meaning to? (*Section 12: Paragraph starting with "But Tulloch says that...")

  • a) deal with

  • b) convey

  • c) speak to


9. Which of the following is suggested by Ms. Tulloch as a solution when a considerable number of members cannot physically attend an international conference?

  • a) The conference should be postponed until later.

  • b) The conferences should be held online.

  • c) The conference should be cancelled.


10. Which of the following best defines the word "pandemic" in section 16? (*Section 16: Paragraph starting with "The coronavirus outbreak has...")

  • a) A disease that affects people over a very large area or the whole world.

  • b) A disease widely occurring in a community at a particular time.

  • c) A disease that is always present in an area and affects a relatively small number of people.