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新乐市实验学校 新乐市实验学校 新乐市实验学校 Section A 3a To learn some new words and expressions To know something about sharks What is the biggest animal on the land? elephant whale What is the biggest animal in the ocean? shark What is the fiercest animal in the ocean? （凶猛的） 鲨鱼早在恐龙出现前三亿年前就已经存在地球上，至今已超过四亿年，它们在近一亿年来几乎没有改变。鲨鱼是海洋中的庞然大物，所以号称“海中狼”。 中国目前是世界第一大鱼翅进口国，随着中国民众生活水平的提高，鱼翅已不再是少数人特享，而鱼翅被水银污染的程度高达百分之七十，而且食用鱼翅正使全球鲨鱼种群遭遇绝灭之灾。渔民在捕捞上一条鲨鱼后不论大小，都会在甲板上用电锯活生生地把鲨鱼的背鳍、两个胸鳍和一部分尾鳍割掉，然后将全身血流不止的鲨鱼扔回海中 。 因为鱼翅的价格甚高，近年吸引各地渔民争相在海中捕杀鲨鱼，引致海中生态出现不平衡，导致部分鲨鱼濒危。由此导致鲨鱼总数大幅减少——50年来下降了80%。据估计，每年全球有1百万鲨鱼被捕杀，鱼翅的年产值达到12亿美金。消费者消费鱼翅的心理动机主要是“为了显示个人的品位或身份”、“高档次的鱼翅能给个人的事业或健康带来帮助”。　 Save the Shaks shark fin cruel be harmful to at the top of the food chain ecosystem industry law scientific 鲨鱼 （鱼）鳍 残酷的，残忍的 对……有害 在……顶部或顶端 食物链 生态系统 工业，行业 法律，法规 科学上的，科学的 Words Review Match the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 Sharks are because of people’s _______. Para2 We should the sharks. Para3 Shark fin soup is_________ . popular endangered killing save Where is shark fin soup popular? Para1 It is especially popular in southern China. Para 2 Q1: What do people do to sharks? People catch sharks, cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. as a result It’s not only cruel , but also harmful to the environment. Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies. Q2:What does the writer think of people’s behavior? Sharks are at the top of food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. If their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Q3:Why does the writer say it is harmful to the environment? Q4:What’s the situation of sharks now? They’re endangered/ . Around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years