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

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述了人們進行的一場討論：應不應該吃魚？作者通過這篇文章告訴了我們這個討論的話題。

1.C 細節題。根據文章2,3,4段"Fish are sensitive, they have personalities和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. 以及fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket. 說明ABD三項都是文章中所提及的具體內容，只有C項不是。

2.A 推理題。根據文章第四段"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?"說明他是反對吃魚的，也魚兒的痛苦比我們吃魚的快樂來的更重要，故A正確。

3.A 推理題。根據"While it may seem conspicuous that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables,"說明魚兒能夠感覺到痛苦是很明顯的，就和其它的動物一樣。故A正確。

4.D 推理題。根據文章最后一句What are they going to think of next? Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?"可知做沙拉里面放的cucumbers是一種蔬菜黃瓜。故D正確。

5.B 主旨大意題。本文主要講述了人們進行的一場討論：應不應該吃魚？作者通過這篇文章告訴了我們這個討論的話題。故B 正確。

考點：考查人生百態類短文閱讀

點評：本文主要講述了人們進行的一場討論：應不應該吃魚？作者通過這篇文章告訴了我們這個討論的話題。不僅要求考生讀懂文章中的每個句子的意思還要推理它們之間的關系，結合自己的生活常識和經驗，再通過邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義。任何一篇文章都有其特定的寫作目的，讀者應當知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理時我們務必要忠于原文，在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據，即：已知部分－推論的前提，從中推測出未知部分－推理的結論，切忌妄加評論，把自己的觀點當成作者的觀點。