Question

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻击) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark didn’t die 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 (好奇的). 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 . 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 a seal. An example of this is when a shark attack 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 happens to most people attacked by sharks?

A．Most of them became blind．    B. Most of them became deaf.

C．Most of them died．            D．Most of them are still alive．

2.According to the passage，sharks find out about an unusual object

A. by biting     B．by smelling

C．by touching   D. by killing

3.The undertined word “bones” means         in Chinese.

A．骨头    B．毛发      C.脏器    D．血管

4.From the passage we know              ．

A.  sharks might mistake humans for seals

B． sharks pull meat off bones when they eat

C.  sharks like to attck surfers because oftheir thick fat

D．one bite from a shark is nothing serious

5.The main topic ofthe passage is that      .

A．surfers should stay away from sharks

B. people must stop killing sharks

C．the reasons for shark attacks on people

D. humans are much stronger than shark

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文的主要话题是鲨鱼攻击人类的原因，大多数被鲨鱼袭击的人仍然还活着，鲨鱼通过咬来发现不寻常的物体，鲨鱼可能错误地把人类当成海豹。

1.D细节理解题。据In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark didn’t die after receiving only one bite. 可知 大多数被鲨鱼袭击的人仍然还活着。故正确答案为D.

2.A细节理解题。根据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! 可知，根据短文鲨鱼通过咬来发现不寻常的物体。故该题正确答案为A.

3.A猜测词义题。据Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones . 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.可知，划线单词“bones”的汉语意思是骨头。故正确答案为A.

4.A细节理解题。据Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. 可知，从短文我们能知道鲨鱼可能错误地把人类当成海豹。故正确答案为A.

5.C主旨大意题。通读全文且据New research into the reasons for shark attacks Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not.可知，短文的主要话题是鲨鱼攻击人类的原因。故正确答案为C.

考点：动物类短文阅读