MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier---theshark(鲨鱼).
ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.
LaurenSmith24isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark’sabilitytosensepressure.
Ifherstudiesprovethetheoryscientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviourofsharkstopredictbadweather.
MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehaviouroflemonsharksintheBahamas.
ShethenusedtheircloserelativeslesserspotteddogfishforfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.
Herwork---thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory----resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.
MissSmithsaid:“I’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.”
“Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere’ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand----butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.”
Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.
AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamasMissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperaturewhilealsotrackingthemusingGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)technology.
InAberdeenshewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal(潮汐的)andtemperaturechangesondogfish----noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic(模拟)oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.
Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.
Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.
A.ashort-storycollection B.apopularsciencemagazine
C.aresearchpaper D.apersonaldiary
Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?
A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.
B.Sharks’behaviourcanbecontrolled.
C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjob.
D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherf