It’s easy to see how the sawfish got its name. These frightful creatures can gro

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

 

答案

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

解析

小题1:词形转化题：从第一段的句子：And their noses are shaped like chainsaws.可知答案是Shape / Appearance                   
小题1:从第一段的句子：These frightful creatures can grow to be more than 6 meters long.可知答案是Over 6-meter long
小题1:归纳词：右边的内容是打猎的步骤，可知答案是 Steps
小题1:从第二段的句子：it waves its sharp-toothed snout（口鼻部）through a group of fish.可知答案是 its sharp-toothed snout
小题1:归纳词：从右边的内容可知是sawfish消失的原因：可知答案是Factors / Reasons for / Causes of       
小题1:从第三段的句子：human actions have severely endangered sawfish.可知答案是People’s fish-catching activities / Human actions
小题1:从第四段的句子：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             
小题1:从最后一段的句子：Today可知答案是 Present / Today’s situation  
小题1:从第五段的句子：New efforts now aim to restore sawfish population.可知答案是Aim / Goal / Purpose                     
小题1:从第五段的句子：an international agreement will provide protection for all seven of the world’s sawfish species.可知答案是Providing protection for