Question

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 conspicuous 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 skeptical. "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.According to Dr. Sylvia Earle, he would stop eating fish as a result of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

A. Fish are sensitive and have personalities

B. He knows fish very well

C. Fish are dangerous to eat because the water is polluted

D. Fish are clever

2.Dr. Lynne Sneddon describes the behavior of eating fish in a(n) _______ tone.

A. opposed B. optimistic C. indifferent D. supportive

3.Which word below can take the place of the underlined word “conspicuous” in Paragraph 4_______?

A. obvious B. easy C. impossible D. necessary

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ____________.

A. Human beings should stop eating fish

B. We would feel guilty if we continued eating fish

C. People eat fish because fish are delicious

D. Cucumber is a kind of vegetable or fruit

5.What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage_______?

A. To advise people to stop eating fish.

B. To introduce a topic of whether people should eat fish.

C. To advise people not to stop eating fish.

D To tell us that fish will feel pain when caught and transported

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：海洋生物學(xué)家Earle建議大家停止食用魚類，因為它們是有智力的。魚類很敏感，它們有著自己的個性。專家還稱，魚類能感到疼痛。然而，人們習(xí)慣上把魚類當(dāng)做一種食物，稱魚類有智慧，應(yīng)該禁止食用魚類這種觀點一時難以被人們接受。

1.It's not because they're bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water.”可知，Dr. Sylvia Earle不再吃魚不是因為魚生活在受污染的水里，而是因為魚很聰明，故選C。

2.like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables ...Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (or eating fish) more important than the pain of the fish?”可知，Dr. Lynne Sneddon認(rèn)為，人們把魚當(dāng)做一種食物，就像其它蔬菜一樣，從釣魚或吃魚過程中得到的愉快比魚的痛苦重要，由此可見，Dr. Lynne Sneddon不贊同停止食用魚類的做法，故選A。

3.While it may seem conspicuous that fish are able to feel pain盡管魚類可能能夠感受到疼痛，這是一個讓步狀語從句，這里指的是前一句說的話，即雖然魚類能感到疼痛似乎是很明顯的，但是，人們習(xí)慣上把它當(dāng)作一種食物，故選A。

4.Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?”可知，cucumber是做蔬菜沙拉的一種蔬菜，其實，cucumber是“黃瓜”的意思，故選D。

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考點：社會類短文閱讀