MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier---theshark(鲨鱼).

ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.

LaurenSmith24isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark’sabilitytosensepressure.

Ifherstudiesprovethetheoryscientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviourofsharkstopredictbadweather.

MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehaviouroflemonsharksintheBahamas.

ShethenusedtheircloserelativeslesserspotteddogfishforfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.

Herwork---thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory----resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.

MissSmithsaid:“I’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.”

“Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere’ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand----butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.”

Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.

AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamasMissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperaturewhilealsotrackingthemusingGPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)technology.

InAberdeenshewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal(潮汐的)andtemperaturechangesondogfish----noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic(模拟)oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.

Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.

Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.

A.ashort-storycollection B.apopularsciencemagazine

C.aresearchpaper D.apersonaldiary

Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?

A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.

B.Sharks’behaviourcanbecontrolled.

C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjob.

D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherf