Question

【題目】Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Red grouper(石斑魚) are known for a few key characteristics — their color, which can 【1】from pink to bright orange; their tastiness, whether they’re grilled or fried; and their predation (掠奪行為) method, in which they 【2】 sea creatures and swallow them whole.

But their least-known characteristic might be the most valuable of all: They operate as underwater architects, 【3】 the seascape for numerous other forms of underwater life. That surprising discovery is 【4】 scientists and policymakers to readjust their approach to preserving the ocean’s natural order — and heightening tensions with those who fish for a living or as a hobby.

A team of scientists, led by Florida State University’s Felicia Coleman, recently found that the red grouper off Florida’s east and west coasts have created entire ocean 【5】by digging large holes in the sea’s sandy bottom. In the same way beavers 【6】dams, red grouper dig and maintain distinct holes whose rocky surfaces provide a place for coral, sponges and other marine life to gather.

This new understanding is changing the way federal and state authorities manage ocean habitats and is creating a completely new crack with fishermen. “The people who are in control want to 【7】 fishing as much as possible,” said Bob Jones, executive director of the Southeastern Fisheries Association. He added that the recent discoveries about red grouper amount to an “excuse they can use to restrict fishing, 【8】or recreational.”

But to many researchers, fishery officials and even some fishermen, the fact that fish act as environmental engineers provides a compelling reason to protect them from exploitation.

“If you 【9】 that fish, it puts into motion a whole chain of events,” said Don deMaria, who used to fish for red grouper near Key Largo, Fla., but no longer does. “There’s a whole lot of other animals that are 【10】. I’m not saying you can’t catch them. But you can’t do it to the extent we’ve been doing for the last 20 years.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 E

【2】 D

【3】 A

【4】 J

【5】 H

【6】 C

【7】 G

【8】 K

【9】 I

【10】 B

【解析】

本文為說明文。文章介紹紅石斑魚對海洋環(huán)境的重要作用。

A. transforming改變；B. affected影響；C. construct構(gòu)造；D. attack襲擊；E. range（在……內(nèi)）變動；F. academic學(xué)術(shù)的；G. prohibit禁止；H. communities群體；I. remove移除；J. forcing強(qiáng)迫；K. commercial商業(yè)的。

【1】句意：它們的顏色范圍可以從粉色到明亮的橙色。故E選項(xiàng)正確。

【2】句意：它們捕食海洋生物并將其整個吞下。故D選項(xiàng)正確。

【3】句意：他們作為水下建筑師，為許多其他形式的水下生物改造海景。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

【4】句意：這一驚人的發(fā)現(xiàn)迫使科學(xué)家和決策者重新調(diào)整他們保護(hù)海洋自然秩序的方法，并加劇了與那些以捕魚為生或以捕魚為業(yè)余愛好的人之間的緊張關(guān)系。故J選項(xiàng)正確。

【5】句意：佛羅里達(dá)東海岸和西海岸附近的紅石斑魚通過在海底的沙質(zhì)海床上挖大洞，創(chuàng)造了整個海洋群落。故H選項(xiàng)正確。

【6】句意：與海貍筑壩的方法相同，紅石斑魚也會挖洞并保持不同的洞。故C選項(xiàng)正確。

【7】句意：控制局面的人希望盡可能地禁止捕魚。故G選項(xiàng)正確。

【8】句意：他補(bǔ)充說，最近關(guān)于紅石斑魚的發(fā)現(xiàn)是“他們可以用來限制捕魚、商業(yè)或娛樂的借口”。故K選項(xiàng)正確。

【9】句意：如果你把那條魚移走，它就會引發(fā)一連串的事件。故I選項(xiàng)正確。

【10】句意：很多其它動物也受到了影響。故B選項(xiàng)正確。