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Sydney—A shark savaged a schoolboy's leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in Sydney on February 23.It was the third shark attack along the coast of Australia's largest city in a month.

The 15-year-old boy and his father were in the water off Avalon，on Sydney's northern beaches，around dawn when he was attacked.The city's beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months.

“The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing(激烈扭动)about in the water，”the police said.“Fortunately，the shark swam away and the boy was helped to the shore by his father.”

Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller said，“It got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water.”He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to the shore.“There was a lot of pain，as you can imagine.”The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.

Police said the bites “cut through to the bone”，but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures (骨折)．He was in a stable condition now.

Several beaches were closed after the attack.Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark，while the police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks.But they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy.“I don't even know if he saw it，”Miller said.

Many shark species live in the waters off Sydney's beaches，but attacks on humans are still relatively rare.However，there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month，one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor，not far from the famous Opera House，and the other on a surfer at the city's world-famous Bondi beach.

Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise.There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor，which has increased fish stocks.Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment，attracting sharks closer to the shore as they chase fish.Many shark species，including the Great White—the man-eaters made famous in Steven Spielberg's Jaws—are protected in Australian waters.

1.The report mainly tells us ________.

A．shark attacks on humans are on the rise

B．sharks attacked humans three times in one month

C．a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach

D．shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney's beaches

2.The underlined word “savaged” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

A．attracted

B．dragged

C．bit

D．packed

3.What do we know about the city of Sydney from the passage?

B．Sydney harbor is not far from the famous Opera House.

C．There are many locals and tourists on its coast all the year round.

D．There are few shark species in the waters off Sydney's beaches.

4.About the injury of the boy we know that ________.

A．he was losing much blood when he was dragged out

B．he was very nervous when he was sent to hospital

C．he may be in danger of losing his leg

D．he was injured in the right leg

5.All the following are the causes of Australia's sharks' increasing EXCEPT that ________.

A．environmental protection has created a cleaner environment

B．a ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numbers

C．many shark species are protected in Australian waters

D．the film Jaws has made the Great White famous

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】语篇解读：本文是一则新闻，一个男孩在悉尼的一个海湾冲浪时遭到鲨鱼攻击，这已是本月第三次鲨鱼袭击人的事件了。此地禁渔令的实施以及环境的改善使得鱼的数量上升，鲨鱼在捕食过程中也越来越多地随着它的“食物”靠近海岸。

1.主旨大意题。文章第一段是主题段，特别是从文章第一段第一句可知文章大意。

2.词义猜测题。从第二段第一句中的“when he was attacked”，第四段的“the boy was bleeding heavily”和第五段的“the bites ‘cut through to the bone'”可知savaged的意思是“攻击，咬”。

3.细节理解题。从第七段中的“in Sydney harbor，not far from the famous Opera House”可知答案。

4.细节理解题。从第四段第二句可知，男孩被救上岸时正在大量流血。

5.细节理解题。最后一段主要提到三个因素致使鲨鱼的数量增加：environmental protection，a ban on commercial fishing以及many shark species are protected。D项不是鲨鱼数量增加的原因。