Question

It’s easy to see how the sawfish got its name. These frightful creatures can grow to be more than 6 meters long. Their bodies are flat and winged, like underwater airplanes. And their noses are shaped like chainsaws.
Sawfish are food hunters of the sea. When a sawfish is hungry, it waves its sharp-toothed snout（口鼻部）through a group of fish. Then, it lifts its nose and uses its mouth to draw the injured victims.
Hardy（適應力強的）population of sawfish thrived in warm waters along coastlines around the world for thousands of years. Over the past 200 years, however, human actions have severely endangered sawfish. Threats include fishing nets that trap the huge animals, often by mistake.
Some people collect sawfish’s snouts as prizes: One snout recently sold for nearly $ 1,600 online. In some Asian cultures, the toothy snouts are used in ceremonies to drive evil and disease away. And sawfish are also delicious. A growing demand in Asia for the fish’s fins for a pricey soup has contributed to the fish’s loves. Compared with other fish, sawfish give birth late in life and at slow rates, which makes it hard for them to recover from overfishing.
New efforts now aim to restore sawfish population. Beginning next month, an international agreement will provide protection for all seven of the world’s sawfish species. Scientists are hoping that it’s not too late to save the sawfish.
Until 1998, “this fish had never been formally studied in the United States,” says Tonya Wiley of the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Fla. “We didn’t know such basic things as where they live, what habitat they use, how often they breed, how many young they have — even what age sawfish are when they begin breeding.”
Through historical studies and field research, scientists have become aware of how much the fish’s numbers have decreased. Today, there may be 90 percent fewer sawfish than there used to be. Wiley estimates that only 3,000 to 6,000 sawfish remain in US waters.
Sawfish

Descriptions	Size	【小題1】__________
	【小題2】 __________	Body: Flat and winged		Nose: Like a chainsaw
【小題3】 __________ of hunting for food	Attacking fish with 【小題4】__________
	Drawing the injured victims with its mouth
【小題5】 __________ Sawfish’s disappearance	【小題6】 __________
	Sawfish’s snout relates business
	Its 【小題7】 __________ and slowly which makes it hard to recover from overfishing
【小題8】__________	Only 10 % sawfish left
	3,000 to 6,000 remain in US waters
Efforts	【小題9】__________		Measure
	Restoring sawfish population		【小題10】 __________ all seven of the world’s sawfish species

 

Answer 1

【小題1】Shape / Appearance                
【小題1】Over 6-meter long
【小題1】 Steps                                
【小題1】 its sharp-toothed snout
【小題1】Factors / Reasons for / Causes of         
【小題1】People’s fish-catching activities / Human actions
【小題1】 giving birth / breeding late             
【小題1】 Present / Today’s situation  
【小題1】Aim / Goal / Purpose                     
【小題1】Providing protection for

解析【小題1】詞形轉化題：從第一段的句子：And their noses are shaped like chainsaws.可知答案是Shape / Appearance                   
【小題1】從第一段的句子：These frightful creatures can grow to be more than 6 meters long.可知答案是Over 6-meter long
【小題1】歸納詞：右邊的內容是打獵的步驟，可知答案是 Steps
【小題1】從第二段的句子：it waves its sharp-toothed snout（口鼻部）through a group of fish.可知答案是 its sharp-toothed snout
【小題1】歸納詞：從右邊的內容可知是sawfish消失的原因：可知答案是Factors / Reasons for / Causes of       
【小題1】從第三段的句子：human actions have severely endangered sawfish.可知答案是People’s fish-catching activities / Human actions
【小題1】從第四段的句子：sawfish give birth late in life and at slow rates, which makes it hard for them to recover from overfishing.
可知答案是giving birth / breeding late             
【小題1】從最后一段的句子：Today可知答案是 Present / Today’s situation  
【小題1】從第五段的句子：New efforts now aim to restore sawfish population.可知答案是Aim / Goal / Purpose                     
【小題1】從第五段的句子：an international agreement will provide protection for all seven of the world’s sawfish species.可知答案是Providing protection for