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SectionⅠReadingandThinking(1)

阅读理解。

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JenniferFish,aweatherforecaster,maysoonbereplacedbysomethingtrulyfishier—theshark.

ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.

LauraSmith,24,isclosetocompletingherstudyonsharks’abilitytosensepressure.

Ifherstudiesprovethetheory,scientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviourofsharkstopredictbadweather.

MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehaviouroflemonsharksintheBahamas.

Shethenusedtheircloserelatives,lesserspotteddogfish(猫鲨),forfurtherresearchattheUniversityofAberdeen.

Herwork—thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory—resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.

MissSmithsaid,“I’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravellinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.”

“Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere’ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand—butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.”

Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.

AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamas,MissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperature,whilealsotrackingthemusingBDS(BeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem)technology.

InAberdeen,shewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal(潮汐的)andtemperaturechangesondogfish—noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic(模拟)oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.

Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajob,whichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.

1.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?

A.Ashort-storycollection.

B.Apersonaldiary.

C.Aresearchpaper.

D.Apopularsciencemagazine.

解析:推理推断题。本文是一篇科普说明文,A项“一本短文集