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!
1._______ questions were asked about Daniel’s unusual job.
A. One B.
Two C. Three D.
Four
2.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
3.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
4.The underlined “Marine Science” and “Zoology” must be two _______ at
university.
A. subjects B.
books C.
scientists D. prizes
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