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海洋研究人员表示，目前在德文和康沃尔海域大量出现的章鱼很可能会 “定居下来”。英国海洋生物协会（Marine Biological Association）的最新研究结果显示，在这场 75 年来规模最大的 “章鱼潮” 中，这一入侵物种已经能够在英国海域成功繁殖。

It's never been easy for fishermen in England's southwest to make a living, but now they face a competitor: around 200,000 octopuses, probably coming from the Mediterranean. Climate change is blamed for this migration, and the animals are apparently gobbling up the crab, lobster and other marine life which many fishermen depend on.

对英格兰西南部的渔民来说，谋生从来都不容易，而如今他们面临新的 “竞争对手”——大约 20 万只可能来自地中海的章鱼。人们将这次章鱼迁徙归咎于气候变化。而这些动物似乎正在大量吞食螃蟹、龙虾以及其它渔民赖以谋生的海洋生物。

A report published on Monday found octopuses spotted further north and in Wales, and said fishermen are having to adapt, hunting for the octopuses themselves. One market town recently saw 100 tonnes of octopus sold in a single day.

一份周一发布的报告指出，在更北部的地区以及威尔士也发现了章鱼的身影。报告还提到，渔民正被迫调整策略，开始转而捕捞章鱼。最近，一个集镇甚至在一天之内售出了 100 吨章鱼。

词汇表

fishermen 渔民
make a living 谋生
competitor 竞争对手
blamed 被归咎于
migration 迁徙
gobbling up 大量吞食，迅速吃掉
crab 螃蟹
lobster 龙虾
marine life 海洋生物
spotted 发现了
adapt 适应，调整
hunting 捕捞，捕捉
market town 集镇

听力练习（答案见下页）

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

1. Has the increase in the octopus population been mostly positive or negative for fishermen in the southwest of England?

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. Fishermen in the southwest of England had few problems before the octopuses arrived.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

2. Global warming could be the reason for this migration.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

3. Octopuses are eating what fishermen usually catch.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

4. Fishermen can make more money by catching octopuses.
a. True
b. False
c. Not given

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. It's ______________ for fishermen in England's southwest to make a living, but now they face a competitor, around 200,000 octopuses, probably coming from the Mediterranean.

2. Climate change is blamed for this migration, and the animals ______________ gobbling up the crab, lobster and other marine life which many fishermen depend on.

答案

一、听第一遍音频，回答问题。

It has mostly been negative as octopuses are a competitor for marine life that many fishermen depend on.

二、用一分钟阅读下列问题，然后听第二遍音频并回答问题。

1. b. False. It's never been easy for fishermen in England's southwest to make a living, but now they face a competitor, around 200,000 octopuses, probably coming from the Mediterranean.

2. a. True.Climate change is blamed for this migration, and the animals are apparently gobbling up the crab, lobster and other marine life which many fishermen depend on.

3. a. True.Climate change is blamed for this migration, and the animals are apparently gobbling up the crab, lobster and other marine life which many fishermen depend on.

4. c. Not given. The text doesn't mention how much money can be made from selling octopuses.

三、听第三遍音频，将句子补充完整。（提示：可以反复听，直到听清楚每一个词）

1. It's never been easy for fishermen in England's southwest to make a living, but now they face a competitor, around 200,000 octopuses, probably coming from the Mediterranean.

2. Climate change is blamed for this migration, and the animals are apparently gobbling up the crab, lobster and other marine life which many fishermen depend on.