問題詳情
Wildlife conservation is an issue of great urgency, as the number of the species on theverge of extinction has been on the increase. Among the (24) species are sharks. The sharpdecrease of the shark population has partly (25) some popular beliefs and practices aboutshark fin soup. Shark fin soup dates back to the Ming Dynasty, (26) it was reserved foremperors and nobles to (27) on. As time went by, it (28) symbolize wealth and class.That’s why nowadays it is often served as a high-end, (29) delicacy when people play hostto their guests at banquets. (30) the hospitable vanity and showoff of social status, amisconception about the dietetic value of shark fin soup contributes to its consumption. Shark finsoup, though widely (31) as healthy, can be toxic, since sharks can be loaded with toxinsfrom feeding on smaller, toxin-filled fish. What lies behind the resultant shark-finning is not(32) appetizing a reality (32) most of us have imagined. (33) their fins choppedoff, the sharks are tossed back into the water alive and left either to bleed to death or to fall preyto their predators. This not only is devastating to the shark population but also upsets the marineecosystem’s natural balance (34) the slow maturation of sharks. Thankfully, there is agrowing (35) that the price of eating shark fin soup extends way beyond the dining table.Campaigns have been (36) to advise or urge people and restaurants to take shark fin soupoff their tables. Furthermore, shark (37) have been set up to educate people about sharkconservation and save the species from going into history.
【題組】24.
(A) discouraged
(B) compromised
(C) scratched
(D) endangered
參考答案
答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)