To support the recent Earth Day, a small group of HELP University College students from the

Greens Club, a nature society, did their bit for the hard situation of an unlikely mistreated group: sharks (鲨鱼).　

Nearly 100 million sharks are killed every year for their fins (鳍)，which are made into shark fin soup that is referred to as the delicacy.

Some members of the club spent one month gathering research materials for a show. “I thought I already knew how sharks were treated—I never thought it could be so cruel,” admitted Hui zhi, who helped set up the “shark murder” TV corner for the club and was one of the first to watch the video materials. “It’s very beneficial to anyone who watches it”, said Clarence meanwhile. “And watching it probably does a lot to get people to stop eating shark fin soup and stop the demand for it.” He is right. Watching the poor sharks killed at the hands of human is not different from watching one’s beloved household pet killed unmercifully(无情地) just for something God gives them, like fins, or fur.

“Young people can influence their parents’ thinking. We wanted to screen Shark Tale to show the human side of sharks, the human side that every animal has.” added Ee Ling, who founded the Greens Club three years ago.

Fortunately, there is the good sense of young hearts and minds like Ee Ling and friends who are able to see and value the soul in natural things before they become exploited (不正当地利用) for our own pleasure.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

1. Why are so many sharks killed every year?

　 A. People hunted them for their fins.　　　　　　

B. Because they are dangerous to fishermen.

　 C. Because people want to screen “Shark Tale”.

　 D. Because they are not like our beloved pets.

2. Form the passage we can infer that______.

　 A. shark fin soup is the best delicacy in the world

　 B. people who watched the video materials about sharks would stop eating shark soup at once

　 C. people don’t like sharks

　 D. many people aren’t able to see and value the soul in natural things

3. How does the writer feel about the present situation?

　 A. depressed　　 B. angry　　　　 C. sad but hopeful　　　 D. disappointed