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IV.课文反馈根据短文内容，用适当的词填空，使短文意思完整、通顺。

Many have heard of shark fin soup. This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China. But do you 1. ____ that you’re killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?

When people 2. ____ sharks they cut off their fins and throw the shark back into the ocean.

This is not only 3. ____ but also harmful to the environment. Without a fin a shark can no longer swim and slowly 4. ____ . Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's 5.____ . If their numbers drop too low it will bring 6. ____ to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain. But in fact around 70  million sharks are caught and 7. ____ in this industry every year.

The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90  percent in the last 20 to 30 years.

Environmental 8. ____ groups around the world such as Wild Aid and the WWF are teaching the public about finning”. They have even asked governments to 9. ____ laws to stop the sale of shark fins. So far no scientific studies have 10. ____ that shark fins are good for health so why eat them? Help save the sharks!

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IV. 1. realize   2. catch   3. cruel4. dies   5. ecosystem   6. danger   7. traded   8. protection   9. develop   10. shown