By saying "these figures are conservative" (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr. Worm means that ________.

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• 1We can infer from Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm’s paper that ________.

  A.the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%

  B.there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago

  C.the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount

  D.the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old

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• 2The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that ________.

  A.large animal were vulnerable to the changing environment

  B.small species survived as large animals disappeared

  C.large sea animals may face the same threat today

  D.slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones

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• 3From the text we can conclude that the author ________.

  A.is supportive of both sides

  B.favors the townsfolk’s view

  C.takes a detached attitude

  D.is sympathetic to the RSC

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• 4According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because ________.

  A.ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending

  B.the company is financially ill-managed

  C.the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable

  D.the theatre attendance is on the rise

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• 5By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that ________.

  A.Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects

  B.Stratford has long been in financial difficulties

  C.the town is not really short of money

  D.the townsfolk used to be poorly paid

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• 6Dr. Myers and other researchers hold that ________.

  A.people should look for a baseline that can work for a longer time

  B.fisheries should keep their yields below 50% of the biomass

  C.the ocean biomass should be restored to its original level

  D.people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation

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• 7The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries’ ________.

  A.management efficiency

  B.biomass level

  C.catch-size limits

  D.technological application

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• 8By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that ________.

  A.poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music

  B.art grows out of both positive and negative feelings

  C.poets today are less skeptical of happiness

  D.artists have changed their focus of interest

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• 9The word “bummer” (Line 5, paragraph 5) most probably means something ________.

  A.religious

  B.unpleasant

  C.entertaining

  D.commercial

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• 10In the author’s opinion, advertising ________.

  A.emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art

  B.is a cause of disappointment for the general public

  C.replaces the church as a major source of information

  D.creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself

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