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ⅠⅡⅢⅣⅠ.阅读理解ATaylorhasaveryForrestGumpianviewoftheocean:“Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtofindouttherebeyondthelimitofyourvisibility.”LikeGumpandhisboxofchocolates,Taylor,now85yearsold,holdsburningcuriosityforouroceansafteralifetimeofswimminginthemandlearningabouttheoldestanimaltostillexist,theshark.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣTaylorgrewuponthecoastofNewSouthWales.Shebeganspearfishingandworkedherwayupinherearly20stobecomeoneofveryfewwomenwhowereprofessionalspearfishers.Butasshespentmoretimeunderwater—especiallywiththesharks,ofwhichsheonlyeverkilledone—shehadachangeofheartanddecided,alongwithherlatehusbandandworldspearfishingchampion,RonTaylor,tohangupherspear.Fromthatpointon,shewouldonlyshootthemwithhercamera.Thus,theTaylorsbecametwoofthefirstunderwaterphotographersandcinematographersdocumentingsharks.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣAsapioneeringsharkconservationist,Taylorsucceededinmanyfirststhroughoutherlife’swork.Shewasthefirstpersontodivewithsharkscageless,andthefirstpersontoputonaspecialsuittotestthepowerofasharkbite.Shewasalsothefirsttohand-feedaGreatWhitesharkandevenpetit.HerhusbandwasthefirstpersonintheworldtofilmaGreatWhitesharkswimmingunderwater.Togethertheyfilmedallthelive-actionsceneswithsharks,andbecausethepublic’sreactiontothefilmwassofulloffear,theywentoncountlessPR(publicrelations)tourstohelpcorrectthemaligncreatures’image.

ⅠⅡⅢⅣHerresearchhasbecomethebasisformuchofwhatweknowaboutsharkstodayandshesucceededinbecomingthefirstpersontogetGreyNursesharksprotectedinaspecificarea.There’snothingshewouldn’tdotohelpprovethatsharksarenotdangerousmonsters.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章简述了鲨鱼保护者先驱泰勒的成就及其影响。

ⅠⅡⅢⅣ1.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenTaylorandForrestGump?A.Fondofchocola