D. when your money is stolen during the trip
57. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. It makes sense to work out a daily budget in advance. B. You’ll know different locations at Travel Money Max. C. It costs the least to buy your money in high-street banks. D. You will experience unpleasant surprises after your trip.
B
New study suggests angler education can benefit sharks
A new study finds fisher education can help protect vulnerable (易受攻击的) shark populations. The research, led by University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientists, showed that recreational anglers (钓鱼者) were more supportive of shark management and conservation if they had prior knowledge of shark conservation. “The recreational fishing community has a long history of supporting marine conservation efforts, so there is great value in trying to understand which factors affect their behavior and decision making, especially for threatened species such as sharks,” said Austin Gallagher, UM adjunct assistant professor and lead author of the study.
The researchers interviewed 158 recreational anglers in South Florida about their attitudes towards shark conservation. They found that many catch-and-release anglers recognized that sharks can suffer from post-release mortality (死亡) but it is still an under-appreciated consequence, particularly for species that are born sensitive, such as hammerheads (双髻鲨). The data also revealed that many recreational anglers are supportive of marine protected areas for threatened shark species, although climate change is a larger perceived threat to sharks than recreational fishing.
“Anglers generally care about shark conservation, but are unaware of some potential threats from recreational fishing and how they can best modify their angling techniques to improve survivorship of released sharks,” said co-author Neil Hammerschlag, research assistant professor at the UM Rosenstiel School and UM Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy.
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According to the authors, the findings suggest a need for increased education and outreach on the impacts of catch-and-release angling on sharks to improve survival rates and conservation of threatened sharks.
“Our study identifies important disconnects between existing scientific evidence on the impacts of recreational fishing on certain shark species and existing conservation beliefs among anglers,” said Gallagher. “This is a good starting point for new conversations on sustainability within the fishing community.”
58. According to the passage, we can make anglers play a role in protecting sharks by ______. A. managing them quite differently B. providing other recreational activities C. equipping them with necessary information D. helping them to make much better decisions 59. More released sharks could have survived ______. A. if they were sensitive species B. if they had been angled scientifically C. if the climate hadn’t changed so much D. if they stayed out of protected areas 60. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Recreational fishing has little effect on protecting sharks. B. Many recreational anglers are actually for marine conservation. C. The fishing community will surely gain sustainable development. D. The fishing community are willing to give up angling sharks.
C
Given that motivation is so central to our lives, what do we truly understand about how it operates and about its role in our lives? The assumption is that it’s driven by a positive, external reward. Do this, get that. But the story is much more complex.
One of the most striking aspects of motivation is that it often drives us to achievements that are difficult, challenging and even painful. You may think that you would be happy to spend all your time sitting on a white-sand beach drinking and that as long as you get
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