Question

  Big ocean fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of the fishing business in the 1950s. The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years. The study took ten years. The researchers collected records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature published the findings.

   The scientists say the common way called longline (延绳) fishing especially does harm to large fish. This way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boat. If these lines are joined together,they can reach one hundred kilometers. They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish. Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every one hundred hooks. The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks.

   The scientists say the fishing business can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. The study suggests that large fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years. Ocean life systems could be destroyed.

   It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smaller. What5s worse,they are smaller in size than their ancestors (祖先) .

1. The underlined word “hooks” in the second paragraph means “ ”.

   A. 钩   B. 镰刀   C. 圈套   D. 引诱手段

2. The number of big ocean fish is becoming smaller and smaller because .

   A. the oceans are polluted

   B. many ways of fishing go into practice

   C. longline fishing is widely used in the Japanese fishing industry

   D. the scientists and governments pay little attention to them

3. According to the passage,how do you feel about the fishing business?

   A. It should be encouraged. B. It can balance ocean life systems.

   C. It needn’t be cared about. D. It may bring much harm to ocean fish.

4. Where is the passage probably taken from?

   A. A storybook. B. A sports newspaper.

   C. A fashion magazine. D. An environmental report.

5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

   A. Longline fishing   B. Japanese fishing industry

   C. Modern fishing ways   D. Worrying situations of big ocean fish

Answer 1

2. C 3. D 4. D 5. D

l. A解析:画线的词是hooks ,修饰hooks 的词语是sharp metal ,再结合其后的to catch fish可知答案为A.

2. C解析：由第二段第一句及“Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. ” 可知答案 为(：。

3. D 解析：根据倒数第二段可知答案 为D.

4. D解析:通读全文可知，本文很可能出 自“一份环保报告”。

5. D解析:通读全文可知，适合本文的标 题是D.“为大型海洋鱼类的状况而担 忧”。