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A、peopleshouldlookforabaselinethatcan‘tworkforalongertime
B、fisheriesshouldkeeptheyieldbelow50ofthebiomass
C、theoceanbiomassshouldrestoreditsoriginallevel.
D、peopleshouldadjustthefishingbaselinetochangingsituation.
35、Theauthorseemstobemainlyconcernedwithmostfisheries‘
A、managementefficiency
B、biomasslevel
C、catch-sizelimits
D、technologicalapplication.
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Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweirdandtheweirdestmaybethis:artists‘onlyjobistoexploreemotions,andyettheychoosetofocusontheonesthatfeelbad.
Thiswasn‘talwaysso.Theearliestformsofart,likepaintingandmusic,arethosebestsuitedforexpressingjoy.Butsomewhereinthe19thcentury,moreartistsbeganseeinghappinessasinsipid,phonyor,worstofall,boringaswewentfromWordsworth’sdaffodilstoBaudelaire‘sflowersofevil.
Youcouldarguethatartbecamemoreskepticalofhappinessbecausemoderntimeshaveseensuchmisery.Butit‘snotasifearliertimesdidn’tknowperpetualwar,disasterandthemassacreofinnocents.Thereason,infact,maybejusttheopposite:thereistoomuchdamnhappinessintheworldtoday.
Afterall,whatistheonemodernformofexpressionalmostcompletelydedicatedtodepictinghappiness?Advertising.Theriseofanti-happyartalmostexactlytrackstheemergenceofmassmedia,andwithit,acommercialcultureinwhichhappinessisnotjustanidealbutanideology.
Peopleinearliererasweresurroundedbyremindersofmisery.Theyworkeduntilexhausted,livedwithfewprotectionsanddiedyoung.IntheWest,beforemasscommunicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch,whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereinperilandthattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms.Givenallthis,theydidnotexactlyneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.
TodaythemessagesyouraverageWesternerisbombardedwitharenotreligiousbutcommercial,andforeverhappy.Fast-foodeaters,newsanchors,textmessengers,allsmiling,smiling.Ourmagazinesfeaturebeamingcelebritiesandhappyfamiliesinperfecthomes.Andsincethesemessageshaveanagenda——tolureustoopenourwalletstomaketheveryideaofhappinessseemunreliable.“Celebrate!”commandedtheadsforthearthritisdrugCelebrex,beforewefoundoutitcouldincreasetheriskofheartattacks.
Whatweforget——whatoureconomydependsonisforgetting——isthathappinessismorethanpleasurewithoutpain.Thethingsthatbringthegreatestjoycarrythegreatestpotentialforlossanddisappointment.Today,surroundedbypromisesofeasyhappiness,weneedsomeonetotellusasreligiononcedid,Mementomori:rememberthatyouwilldie,thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit.It‘samessageevenmorebitterthanaclovecigarette,yet,somehow,abreathoffreshair.
36.BycitingtheexampleofpoetsWordsworthandBaudelaire,theauthorintendstoshowthat
A.Poetryisnotasexpressiveofjoyaspaintingormusic.
B.Artgrowoutofbothpositiveandnegativefeeling.
C.Poetstodayarelessskepticalofhappiness.
D.Artisthavechangedtheirfocusofinterest.
37.Theword“bummer”(Line5.paragraph5)mostprobablymeanssomething
A.religiousB.unpleasantC.entertainingD.commercial
38.Intheauthor‘sopinion,advertising
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