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!_______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
As a shark scientist, Daniel _______.
| A．studies sharks in his neighbourhood | B．makes lots of money |
| C．swims with sharks for a living | D．only writes reports on sharks |
In Daniel’s opinion, one needs to be _______ to become a shark scientist.
①excited ②patient ③brave ④strong ⑤wise
| A．①②③④ | B．①③④⑤ | C．②③④⑤ | D．①②④⑤ |
The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at university.
| A．subjects | B．books | C．scientists | D．prizes |
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 |
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Jim likes playing football. And he also enjoys _________(watch) football matches. As he hasn‘t enough money
________(buy) tickets, he has to watch them on TV at home if he
_____(have) time. But he always goes to school from Monday to Friday and
_______(miss) a lot of important matches. One afternoon there
__________(be) the biggest match of the year in America. Jim hoped
_________(watch) it on TV very much, but he couldn‘t. They
________(have) a science test the next morning and he had to get ready for it.
“Can we have a video, Mum?” Jim asked before he went to school. “Then you________(record) (录) the football matches for me.””I’m afraid we can’t buy one.” said his mother. But the next afternoon in
_______(come) Jim, with a new video in his arms.
“How did you pay for that , Jim?” his mother asked him in surprise.
“That’s easy, Mum,” answered the boy, “―I __________(sell) our TV set.”
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Josie is a Grade 7 student in England. She had to find out how people hundreds of years ago. She went to the library to
some information. She found a picture of a house in 1900.She found out that people
play the piano for fun at that time. They also hung a photo og Queen Victoria on the wall. She ruled England then. There were no
.
It was cold and in the room.. People used fire for light. Lots of insects
when they flew to the fire. There was no sofa or TV in the house,
.The toilet was at the back of the house. There was no gum to
or candy to eat, no posters of pop stars, and no CDs or computers in the house. There was a cat, though.
Studying, Josie wrote a
.Now she says that it is better to live in the modern world.
Everybody can suffer from stress. No matter what your age is, you can feel stressed out by things that are happening in your life.
Teenagers, however, have many more opportunities to get stressed than people in any other age group. Being a teenager is hard. You are not a child any more, but you are not an adult, even though you have to deal with some very grown-up problems and decisions.
Families can be one of the biggest causes of stress, such as problems with parents arguing at home or problems with brothers and sisters. Teenagers also have a lot of stress from school, either from their teachers or from their friends. Some teenagers also feel stressed about choosing their education after high school. Getting a place at university can be very difficult and some cannot afford to go to university. The stress about getting a job when finishing school is hard for some teenagers. There are so many young people finishing school and not enough jobs for them.
Sadly, there is nothing we can do to remove these causes of stress from the 1ives of teenagers, but you can learn the best way to deal with it. Talking to people is one of the best ways to deal with stress. It may sound simple, but it is true. A problem shared is a problem halved.Why is being a teenager often difficult?
| A．Because even though you are not an adult, you must deal with adult problems. |
| B．Because even though you are an adult, you must deal with children's problems. |
| C．Because even though you are a teenager, you must do a lot of homework. |
| D．Because adults often make them feel stressed. |
Families can add to the stress a teenager might experience _____.
| A．by asking them to go to university |
| B．by helping them with their homework |
| C．as teenagers quarrel with their parents, and their brothers or sisters |
| D．as families never support their children enough |
Why can leaving school be a stressful time for teenagers?
| A．Because they will be leaving their favorite teachers. |
| B．Because many people's favorite memories are at school. |
| C．Because they may worry about getting a place at university. |
| D．Because they may worry about becoming an adult. |
Why can finding a job after finishing school be difficult?
| A．Because there is a lot of competition for jobs. |
| B．Because there are no jobs. |
| C．Because a job is more difficult than school work. |
| D．Because there is a lot of competition for places at university. |
We can deal with the stress in our life _____.
| A．by not trying to find a job |
| B．by forgetting about our problems |
| C．by getting a place at university |
| D．by sharing our problems with our friends |
No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel their joints hurt in their bones if wet weather is coming.
Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects (昆虫) which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow (彩虹) during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.According to the passage, people's joints ache ______.
| A．is a sign of coming rain |
| B．without any reason |
| C．because they are ill |
| D．because of the insects |
Which is true about weather forecasting?
| A．Weather forecasting is a recorder about the weather on the following day or two. |
| B．Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like. |
| C．Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain. |
| D．People can change the weather. |
The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will ______.
| A．be warm |
| B．be rainy |
| C．become clear and fine |
| D．be cold |
A rainbow is a ______ of the weather.
| A．sign |
| B．way |
| C．method |
| D．road |
We must ______ to make weather forecasting.
| A．use our eyes and brains |
| B．study the weather hard |
| C．read correctly the signs |
| D．All of the above |
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At my clinic(诊所), I work long days on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and short days on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sunday is my day off， so I can spend some time with my family.
At 9 am, pet owners start to arrive with their sick pets. Appointments take up the whole morning.
At 2 pm. I start to see sick animals again. At 5 pm, three students from a local school who love animals arrive to help out.
From 5 pm to 7pm, I continue to see sick animals. Then, at 7 pm, we close our doors and the clean-up begins! We tidy the clinic, and feed and clean the animals. Of course,we also stroke(轻抚)them and give them hugs! Then, we turn off the lights and go home.
I’m very happy being a vet（兽医）, though unexpected things sometimes happen!
| A．Do you like pets? |
| B．It is fun being a vet. |
| C．At midday, I stop for two hours. |
| D．Animals are not easy to deal with. |
E.My day at my clinic begins at 7 am.
F.This is the type of day I want to have.
G.They are very kind and warm-hearted.