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A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.
在巴哈馬群島的一個偏僻小島上發現了一種新的蛇類。
Scientists identified 20 of the one meter-long snakes during two trips to the Caribbean islands.
科學家們在前往加勒比島的兩次勘察中，都認出了20條這種一米長的蛇。
The second trip was made in October last year.
第二次勘察是在去年的十月。
One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.
其中一條蛇出現的方式非常戲劇化：它在領隊睡覺的時候爬到了他的頭上。
The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.
這條蛇被命名為銀蟒，因為它呈金屬色，并且第一個被發現的標本當時正在爬一棵銀色棕櫚樹。
The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University,
這個團隊由來自哈佛大學的格雷漢姆·雷諾帶領，
the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.
這位科學家在對組織樣品進行了一次基因分析后證實，這種蛇是之前所不為人知的一個種類。
Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History said:
來自自然歷史博物館的蛇類專家羅伯特·亨德森對這個發現評價說：
"Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularly.
“在世界范圍內，經常會現新種類的青蛙。
New species of snakes, however, are much rarer."
然而新種類的蛇則要稀有的多。”
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.
請根據你剛剛聽到的新聞報道回答問題5至問題7。
Question 5. What is the news report mainly about?
問題5.這篇新聞的主要內容是什么？
Question 6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?
問題6.關于這個科學團隊的領隊，我們獲知了什么？
Question 7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name?
問題7. 這個最新發現的生物是如何得名的？
