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  Dr.Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish.It’s not because fish are endangered, though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low.It’s not because they’re bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water.It’s because they’re smart.

  “Fish are sensitive, they have personalities,”says the marine biologist.For Earle, eating a fish would be like eating a dog or a cat.“I would never eat anyone I know personally.”

  There’s a lot more to fish than meets the eye:they talk to each other, they like to be touched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human.They can remember things and learn from experience.Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these as strong arguments against eating fish altogether.

  The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket.“While it may seem obvious that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables,”says Dr.Lynne Sneddon.“Really, it’s kind of a moral question.Is the enjoyment you get from fishing(or eating fish)more important than the pain of the fish?”

  Fishermen and(fried)fish lovers are doubtful.“I’ve never seen a smart fish,”says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant.“If they were very smart, they wouldn’t get caught.”

  “For years, everyone’s been telling us to eat fish because it’s so good for us,”says another diner.“Now I’ve got to feel guilty while I’m eating my fish?What are they going to think of next?Don’t eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?”

(1)

Dr.Sylvia Earle discourage people from eating fish because ________.

[  ]

A.

there are not that many wild fish in the ocean

B.

fish actually are sensitive and have personalities

C.

some ocean fish contain poisonous substances

D.

fish are like dogs or cats that people know personally

(2)

We can infer from the passage that ________.

[  ]

A.

all people don’t agree with the idea to stop eating fish

B.

people will be persuaded not to eat fish in the future

C.

stopping eating fish will lead to people’s not eating vegetables

D.

we shouldn’t care too much about the feeling of fish

(3)

By saying“There’s a lot more to fish than meets the eye,”the writer means ________.

[  ]

A.

there are far more fish than other animals in the world

B.

there are more fish in the world than people can see

C.

people can see more fish if they pay more attention

D.

fish are not that simple as they appear to people’s eyes

(4)

What is the writer’s attitude towards people eating fish?

[  ]

A.

Neutral.

B.

Indifferent.

C.

Approving.

D.

Opposed.

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I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community.Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say.Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.
At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today.It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”
You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better.After all, how could it have turned out any worse?
There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty.The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens.That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.
The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.
A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him.Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.
【小题1】The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because __________________.

A.he wanted to comfort the two families
B.he was an official from the community
C.he had great pity for the deceased
D.he was priest of the local church
【小题2】People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _______________________.
A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow
B.they believe that they were responsible
C.they had neglected the natural course of events
D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction
【小题3】According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ______.
A.everything in the world is predetermined
B.the world can be interpreted in different ways
C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world
D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world
【小题4】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.
B.Every story should have a happy ending.
C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.
D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

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I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community.Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say.Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today.It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better.After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty.The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens.That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him.Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because __________________.

A.he wanted to comfort the two families

B.he was an official from the community

C.he had great pity for the deceased

D.he was priest of the local church

2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because _______________________.

A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

B.they believe that they were responsible

C.they had neglected the natural course of events

D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that ______.

A.everything in the world is predetermined

B.the world can be interpreted in different ways

C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world

D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

B.Every story should have a happy ending.

C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

 

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I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community.Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say.Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow , she would be alive today.It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better.After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty.The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens.That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him.Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because     .

       A.he wanted to comfort the two families

       B.he was an official from the community

       C.he had great pity for the deceased        

       D.he was priest of the local church

2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because     .

       A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

       B.they believe that they were responsible

       C.they had neglected the natural course of events

       D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that     .

       A.everything in the world is predetermined

       B.the world can be interpreted in different ways 

       C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world

       D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

       B.Every story should have a happy ending.

       C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

       D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

 

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I had an experience some years ago, which taught me something about the ways in which people make a bad situation worse by blaming themselves.One January, I had to hold two funerals on successive days for two elderly women in my community.Both had died “full of years”, as the Bible would say.Their homes happened to be near each other, so I paid condolence (吊唁) calls on the two families on the same afternoon.

At the first home, the son of the deceased (已故的) woman said to me, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow , she would be alive today.It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son of the other deceased woman said, “If only I hadn’t insisted on my mother’s going to Florida, she would be alive today.That long airplane ride, the sudden change of climate, was more than she could take.It’s my fault that she’s dead.”

You see that any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty.Because the course of action they took turned out badly, they believe that the opposite course — keeping Mother at home, putting off the operation — would have turned out better.After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

There seem to be two elements involved in our willingness to feel guilty.The first is our pressing need to believe that the world makes sense, that there is a cause for every effect and a reason for everything that happens.That leads us to find patterns and connections both where they really exist and where they exist only in our minds.

The second element is the view that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen.It seems to be a short step from believing that every event has a cause to believing that every disaster is our fault.The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood.

A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it.He wakes up in the morning and summons the rest of the world to its tasks.He cries, and someone comes to attend to him.When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him.Very often, we do not completely outgrow that childish view that our wishes cause things to happen.

1.The author had to hold the two women’s funerals probably because     .

       A.he wanted to comfort the two families

       B.he was an official from the community

       C.he had great pity for the deceased        

       D.he was priest of the local church

2.People feel guilty for the deaths of their loved ones because     .

       A.they couldn’t find a better way to express their sorrow

       B.they believe that they were responsible

       C.they had neglected the natural course of events

       D.they didn’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction

3.According to the passage, the underlined part in paragraph 4 probably means that     .

       A.everything in the world is predetermined

       B.the world can be interpreted in different ways 

       C.there’s an explanation for everything in the world

       D.we have to be sensible in order to understand the world

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

       A.Life and death is an unsolved mystery.

       B.Every story should have a happy ending.

       C.Never feel guilty all the time because not every disaster is our fault.

       D.In general, the survivors will feel guilty about the people who passed away .

 

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