Question

Scientists in Canada say big ocean fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of industrial fishing in the nineteen-fifties. The scientists found that population of large fish like tuna; swordfish and cod have dropped by ninety percent in the past fifty years.
The study took ten years. The researchers gathered records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature published the findings.
The scientists say the common method called longline fishing is especially damaging to populations of large fish. This method involves many fishing lines connected to one boat. These wires can be close to one-hundred kilometers long. 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 industrial fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. The study suggests that whole populations can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years.
Ransom Myers of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia led the study with Boris Worm of Dalhousie and the University of Kiel in Germany. Mister Worm says the destruction could lead to a complete re-organization of ocean life systems. Mister Meyers says the decreased number of large fish is not the only worry. He says even populations that are able to reproduce do not get the chance to live long enough to grow as big as their ancestors(祖先). He says not only are there fewer big fish, they are smaller than those of the past.
American government scientists say even with the best efforts to protect fish populations, decreases are to be expected.

1. 1.
   Where is the passage probably taken from?
   1. A.
      A story book.
   2. B.
      A business magazine.
   3. C.
      An environment report.
   4. D.
      An economic survey.
2. 2.
   Big fish have gradually been disappearing especially because ________.
   1. A.
      longline fishing method is used
   2. B.
      sea water is getting polluted
   3. C.
      mankind destroys the environment
   4. D.
      governments don’t make the best efforts
3. 3.
   Which of the following shows the fact that the populations of large fish have dropped?
   1. A.
      Today’s “large”fish are smaller than those of the past.
   2. B.
      Longline boats now might catch fewer fish every one-hundred hooks.
   3. C.
      Fish even able to reproduce don’t have the chance to live longer.
   4. D.
      Japanese boats could catch about ten fish for every 100 hooks.
4. 4.
   What can be the best title?
   1. A.
      Discoveries Canadian Scientists Have Made
   2. B.
      Japanese Fishing Industry
   3. C.
      Losses of Big Fish
   4. D.
      Modern Fishing Methods
5. 5.
   When did the researchers begin to survey the decreasing of large fish?
   1. A.
      In the 1960s.
   2. B.
      In the 1970s.
   3. C.
      In the 1980s.
   4. D.
      In the 1990s.

Answer 1

CADCD
文章主要讨论的就是大型鱼类的消失的原因
1.C 推理题。本文是关于海洋中大型鱼类越来越少，说明这是一个关于野生动物环境报告。
2.A 细节题。根据第三段1,2行The scientists say the common method called longline fishing is especially damaging to populations of large fish.可知A正确。
3.D 细节题。根据第四段2,3行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.可知D正确。
4.C 主旨大意题。文章主要讨论的就是大型鱼类的消失的原因，故C正确。
5.D 计算题。根据第二段The study took ten years.现在里现在10多年，那么应该是在20世纪90年代开始的，故D正确。