Sharks frighten most of us, but Daniel Weaver, a shark scientist, swims with them for a living! We asked him some questions about this unusual job.
So Daniel, what’s it like to be a shark scientist?
Well, it’s a great job. I often travel to faraway places like South Africa and Fiji to study sharks. On the other hand, a shark scientist sometimes does boring desk work, such as writing reports. Also, shark scientists don’t usually get paid a lot.
What qualities (品质) do you need to become a shark scientist?
Shark scientists need to be wise and strong. They enjoy working outdoors and they have to be cool and patient (耐心). They also have to be quite brave!
So do you think it’s a dangerous job?
Well, sharks have up to 15 rows of sharp teeth. However, sharks hardly attack (攻击) humans. There are over 350 kinds of sharks in the world and only about 10 are dangerous to us. In fact, dogs kill more people every year than sharks! Humans kill over 12 million sharks a year for food and sport!
How do you become a shark scientist?
A shark scientist usually studies Marine Science or Zoology at university. It’s also good to get some work experience in an aquarium (水族馆). In my opinion, I have the best job in the world!
【小题1】_______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.
A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four
【小题2】As a shark scientist, Daniel _______.
A.studies sharks in his neighbourhoodB.makes lots of money
C.swims with sharks for a living D.only writes reports on sharks
【小题3】In Daniel’s opinion, one needs to be _______ to become a shark scientist.
①excited   ②patient      ③brave    ④strong   ⑤wise
A.①②③④B.①③④⑤C.②③④⑤D.①②④⑤
【小题4】The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at university.
A.subjectsB.booksC.scientistsD.prizes
【小题5】From the passage we can know that _______.
A.sharks are likely to attack humans
B.dogs are as dangerous as sharks to humans
C.sharks are not dangerous to humans at all
D.humans do more harm to sharks than sharks do to humans

A young woman   1  alone through the country. It was getting dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road ,holding her hand out as if she needed a lift .
“I can’t leave her out in this weather”, the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the  2 .
“Do you want a lift?” she asked, the old woman nodded (点头) and   3  the car. After a while she said to the old woman, “Have you   4 for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again, “Bad weather for the time   5  year.” She said. The old woman nodded. Although the driver tried some more, the lady said   6  except for a nod of the head or something else.
Then the young woman saw the lady’s hands, they were very large and with thick hair. Suddenly she knew the lady was a   7 ! She stopped the car. “I can’t see that mirror   8 ,” she said, “Would you mind cleaning it for me?” The lady nodded and opened the door.
As soon as the lady was out of the car, the young woman drove off quickly.
When she got to the next village she  9 . She found that the old lady had left a  10  behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave out a deep breath(呼吸). Inside the bag was a gun!

【小题1】
A.has drivenB.had drivenC.was drivingD.drove
【小题2】
A.doorB.carC.glassD.hand
【小题3】
A.took inB.got offC.got into D.went to
【小题4】
A.lainB.keptC.satD.waited
【小题5】
A.outB.ofC.inD.off
【小题6】
A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything
【小题7】
A.boyB.girlC.womanD.man
【小题8】
A.quicklyB.clearlyC.carefullyD.slowly
【小题9】
A.fearedB.sleptC.stoodD.stopped
【小题10】
A.shoeB.boxC.handbagD.watch

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