Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue (胶水), soap, margarine (人造奶油), pet food and fertilizer.

　　Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Back in port, they defrost the fish, make the fish have no bones in it and sell it as fresh fish.

　　Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.

　　The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much fish as the Americans.

　　The Russian sturgeon (鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar.

　　1. What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?

　　A. We eat all the fish we catch.B. We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.

　　C. We do not use 25% of it. D. We freeze all the fish we catch.

　　2. We catch most fish ____ .

　　A. south of the equator B. on or just north of the equator

　　C. in the northern part of the earth D. in the southern hemisphere

　　3. In the second paragraph, the word “defrost” means ____ .

　　A. make the fish dead B. make the fish alive

　　C. make the fish become unfrozen D. make the fish clean

　　4. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?

　　A. Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.

　　B. Scandinavians eat five times as much fish than the Americans.

　　C. Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.

　　D. The Americans do not eat so much fish as the Japanese.

　　答案：

　　1B 2 C 3 C 4 D