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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
3. The underlined "Marine Science" and "Zoology" must be two _______ at university.
A. subjects
B. books
C. scientists
D. prizes
4. 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
