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Difficulty: MediumDetermining Stated Sequence of Events

Read the following passage carefully:

Long before the Shaanxi Wildlife Sanctuary was officially established by government decree in 1990, ornithologist Dr. Haruki Takahashi had already taken decisive action to save the endangered Crested Ibis. In 1988, prior to the sanctuary's formal inauguration, Takahashi initiated a pioneering captive breeding program at the Beijing Zoo. This breakthrough built upon his earlier field research in 1981, when he had personally located and recorded the last known wild nesting pair in the Qinling Mountains. Encouraged by that 1981 sighting, Takahashi drafted a comprehensive habitat preservation proposal in 1985, urging regional authorities to restrict logging in core nesting zones.

Based on the passage, arrange the following events in chronological order from earliest to latest.

  1. 1Takahashi located and recorded the last known wild nesting pair of Crested Ibises.
  2. 2Takahashi drafted a comprehensive habitat preservation proposal.
  3. 3Takahashi initiated a captive breeding program at the Beijing Zoo.
  4. 4The Shaanxi Wildlife Sanctuary was officially established by government decree.

Answer

The correct chronological sequence from earliest to latest is: 1) Takahashi located and recorded the last known wild nesting pair (1981), 2) Takahashi drafted a comprehensive habitat preservation proposal (1985), 3) Takahashi initiated a captive breeding program at the Beijing Zoo (1988), and 4) The Shaanxi Wildlife Sanctuary was officially established by government decree (1990).
The correct order follows the explicit dates stated in the text regardless of paragraph structure: first, locating and recording the wild nesting pair in 1981; second, drafting the habitat proposal in 1985; third, starting the captive breeding program in 1988; and fourth, the government decree establishing the sanctuary in 1990.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Scan the passage for explicit temporal references and dates associated with each stated event.
Identify key years: 1990 (Sanctuary established), 1988 (Captive breeding program initiated), 1981 (Nesting pair located and recorded), and 1985 (Habitat preservation proposal drafted).
Extracting exact dates allows for objective timeline reconstruction.
2
Reconstruct the timeline in chronological order using the extracted years.
The sequence of years is 1981 → 1985 → 1988 → 1990.
Arranging the years sequentially resolves the non-linear structure of the narrative passage.
3
Map each event item to its corresponding year on the reconstructed timeline.
1981: Locating nesting pair; 1985: Drafting proposal; 1988: Initiating captive breeding; 1990: Official sanctuary establishment.
Matching items to their explicit dates confirms the correct final order.

Key Concept

Literal Comprehension - Determining Stated Sequence of Events
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