Question

【題目】

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks(攻擊)suggests that sharks don't like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite(咬). Why is this?

There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious. We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet, the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.

Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨頭). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can't pull the meat off our bones. Maybe that's why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!

Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for seals. An example of this is when a shark attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.

Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.

【1】What does “curious” in the second paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.害怕的B.好奇的C.興奮的

【2】How do sharks find out an unusual object according to the passage?

A.By biting.B.By smelling.C.By touching.

【3】What happens to people attacked by sharks?

A.Most of them die.B.Most of them are still alive.C.Most of them become strong

【4】Which sentence about sharks is TRUE?

A.Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat.

B.Sharks might mistake humans for seals.

C.Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat.

【5】What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

B.To ask people to stop killing sharks.

C.To let us know the reasons for shark attacks on people.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

短文主要從兩個(gè)方面解釋了鯊魚為什么襲擊人類的原因，一是因?yàn)楹闷嫘模�再就是因�(yàn)榘讶水?dāng)成海豹。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)“they are not afraid of anything.”他們不害怕任何東西，when they meet something unusual當(dāng)他們遇到不尋常的東西時(shí)，可猜測(cè)是“好奇”；故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet, the only way they can find out an object is to bite it!”當(dāng)他們遇到不尋常的東西時(shí)，他們就好奇，因?yàn)闆]有手和腳，他們弄清楚物體的唯一方法就是咬；故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite(咬).”事實(shí)上，大多數(shù)被鯊魚襲擊的人還活著；故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“they can't pull the meat off our bones”他們不能從我們的骨頭上撕下肉，可知A不對(duì)；根據(jù)Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for seals”一些鯊魚把人類誤認(rèn)為是海豹，故B對(duì)；根據(jù)A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat”當(dāng)從低處看時(shí)沖浪運(yùn)動(dòng)員躺在沖浪板上像一個(gè)海豹，鯊魚喜歡有厚脂肪的海豹，可知C不對(duì)；故選B。

【5】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容和There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people.有許多觀點(diǎn)來解釋為什么鯊魚有時(shí)候襲擊人；To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.為了告訴沖浪運(yùn)動(dòng)員遠(yuǎn)離鯊魚；To ask people to stop killing sharks.為了讓人們停止捕殺鯊魚；To let us know the reasons for shark attacks on people為了讓我們知道鯊魚襲擊人的原因；故選C。