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n 350 million years. They are feeding on wounded or dying animals, thus performing an important role in nature of knocking out the weaker animals in a species. Just the fact that species such as the Great White Shark have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proof of their efficiency and adaptability to changing environment. It is time for humans, who may not survive another 1, 000 years at the rate they are damaging the pla, to cast away their fears and begin considering the protection of sharks as creatures that may provide us with an understanding of our own survival. 因?yàn)槿藗儗?duì)鯊魚(yú)的恐懼和偏見(jiàn),使這種古老而重要海洋生物沒(méi)有得到人類的保護(hù)。作者呼吁人們破除偏見(jiàn),為保護(hù)我們?nèi)祟愖约憾Wo(hù)鯊魚(yú)等海洋生物。 6. How did the environmentalists manage to protect dolphins? A. They prevented the fishermen from selling them at markets. B. They only permitted the fishermen to catch them using s. C. They created some shelters where dolphins could be protected. D. They used political and economic means to achieve their aim. 答案: D 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段第二、三句 “During the 1980s, environmentalists in the Linked States objected to the practice of hunting tuna in the Pacific Ocean since these s also caught dolphins. The environmentalists place enough political and economic pressure to prevent tuna panies from buying tuna that had been caught in drift s.” 可知答案。 7. The underlined word “unfounded” in Paragraph 1 probably m eans ________. A. not found in life B. not started in life C. not based on fact D. not likely to be started 答案: C 詞義猜測(cè)題。由首段中的 unfair, warped 等詞可推斷出 unfounded的意思是“ 無(wú)事實(shí)根據(jù)的 ” 。 8. Which of the following best describes the anization of this text? A. Cause and effect. B. Time and space order C. Specific to general. D. Statement and example. 答案: D 推理判斷題??疾閷?duì)文章結(jié)構(gòu)的理解。作者在首段中陳述事實(shí),第二段中以人類對(duì)海豚的保護(hù)態(tài)度為例,說(shuō)明人類對(duì)鯊魚(yú)存有的偏見(jiàn)從而呼吁人們摒棄偏見(jiàn)、保護(hù)鯊魚(yú)。故選 D。 9. The text mainly tells us ________. A. sharks have a bad reputation B. what are the oldest creatures C. sharks need human protection D. humans prefer tuna to sharks 答案: C 主旨大意題。文章談到與海豚等其他海洋動(dòng)物相比,因?yàn)槿藗儗?duì)鯊魚(yú)莫名的恐懼而沒(méi)有得到任何人類的保護(hù)。作者旨在呼吁大家破除偏見(jiàn),為保護(hù)我們?nèi)祟愖约憾Wo(hù)這種古老而重要的海洋生物。