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  Big ocean(海洋)fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of business fishing in the 1950’sThe scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty yearsThe study took ten yearsThe researchers collected records from fishing businesses and governments around the worldThe magazine Nature published the findings

  The scientists say the common way called longline fishing is especially harmful to large fishThis way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boatIf these lines are joined together, they can reach one hundred kilometersThey hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fishLongline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industryRecords showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every one hundred hooksThe study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks

  The scientists say business fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the pastThe study suggests that large fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen yearsOcean life systems could be destroyed It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smallerWhat’s worse, they are smaller in size than their ancestors(祖先)

(1)

The underlined word published in the first paragraph means ________

[  ]

A.

发表

B.

发现

C.

研究

D.

调查

(2)

The number of big ocean fish has become smaller because ________

[  ]

A.

the oceans are polluted

B.

the ways of fishing go into practice

C.

the scientists pay little attention to them

D.

Japanese fishing boats catch one fish per hundred hooks

(3)

What do you think of business fishing?

[  ]

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 story book

B.

A fashion magazine

C.

An environmental report

D.

A sports newspaper

(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 situation of big ocean fish

答案:1.A;2.B;3.D;4.C;5.D;
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