閱讀理解訓練50篇

Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearn

howtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdisease,stomach

problems,headaches,emotionalproblemsandpossiblycancer.

Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeople

expressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithanger,and

screamandyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnot

expressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.

Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangerousto

aperson'shealththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangry,the

brainreleasesthesamehor-mones（荷爾蒙）.Theyspeedtheheartrate,raiseblood

pressure,orsugarintotheblood,etC.Ingeneralthepersonfeelsexcitedandready

toact.

Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbe

dangerous.Theybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemore

likelytodevelopheartdisease,andtheybelievethatthosewhokeeptheiranger

insidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.

Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirst

stepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,then

decideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitis,theysay,“Donot

expressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyou

areabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.^^

Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthe

situationthathasmadeyouangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthan

anger.

()1."Damagingemotion^^meansthat.

A.theemotionisharmlessB.theemotionisharmful

C.thefeelingisverystrongD.thefeelingishard

()2.Whatstatementisright?

A.Wereyouangry,youwouldbecancered(得癌癥.

B.Onceyouareangry,youmustbecancered.

C.Angryasyouareoften,youcan'tbecancered,

D.Angermaycauseyouacancer.

()3.Expressingangerviolentlyrepressingitaccordingtosomescientists.

A.isjustthesameasB.ismoreharmfulthan

C.isnobetterthanD.ismuchbetterthan

()4.Accordingtotheauthor,you'dbetter.

A.neverbeangryB.coolitdownbeforeyouexpressit

C.laughandlaughwhenyougetangry

D.admityouarewrongwhenyouareangry

Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterested

inspelling.NoschoolIhaveevertaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidered

itunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowto

teachit,orhowmuchpriority（優(yōu)先）itmustbegivenovergenerallanguage

developmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencourageachildto

expresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwith

thecomplexities（復雜性）ofspelling.

Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocal（焦點的）pointofhisteacher'sinterest,

clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywords

withinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That'swhy

teachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontent

ratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwriting

aboutapersonalexperience:'Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomany

spellingerrorsandyourwritingistemble.^^Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismof

thepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectiononthe

teacherwhohadomitted（省略）toreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautiful

expressionsofthechidsdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodraw

attentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild5sideas,an

expressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupil

moremotivation（動機）toseekimprovement.

()1.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout.

A.hedifficultiesinteachingspelling

B.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment

C.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills

D.thenecessityofteachingspelling

()2.Theunderlinedexpression"playsafe55probablymeans.

A.towritecarefiillyB.todoasteacherssay

C.tousedictionariesfrequentlyD.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof

()3.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat.

A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely

B.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwriting

C.studentswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes

D.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers

()4.Theauthorseemstothinkthattheteacher'sjudgmentonthatsensitive

pieceofwritingis.

A.unfairB.reasonableC.foolishD.careless

Perhapsthemostfamoustheory,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggested

byProfessorRayBirdwhistell.Hebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoften

culturallyprogrammed.Inotherwords,welearnourlooks?wearenotbomwith

them.

Ababyhasgenerallyinformedfacefeatures.Ababy,accordingto

Birdwhistell,leamswheretosettheeyebrowsbylookingatthosearound—

familyandfriends.ThishelpsexplainwhythepeopleofsomeareasoftheUS

looksmuchalike.

NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertaincommonfacefeaturesthatcan

notbeexplainedbygenetics（遺傳學）.Theexactshapeofthemouthisnotsetat

birth,itislearnedafter.Infact,thefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwellafter

newteethareset.Formany,thiscanbewellintogrown-ups.Ahusbandandwife

togetherforalongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalike.Welearnourlooks

fromthosearoundus.

Thisisperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmile

morethanthoseinotherareas.IntheUS,forexample,thesouthisthepartofthe

countrywherethepeoplesmilemostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmileless,

andinthewesternpartofNewYorkStatesstillless.Manysouthernersfindcities

suchasNewVbrkcoldandunfriendly,partlybecausepeopleinMadisonAvenue

smilelessthanpeopleonPeachtreeStreetinAtlanta,Geoigia.Peopleinlargely

populatedareasalsosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthanpeopleinsmall

townsdo.

1.RayBirdwhistellbelievesthatphysicalappearance.

A.haslittletodowithcultureB.hasmuchtodomuchculture

C.iseverchangingD.isdifferentfromplaceto

place

2.Accordingtothepassage,thefinalmouthshapeisformed.

A.beforebirthB.assoonasone'steethare

newlyset

C.sometimeafternewteetharesetD.around15yearsold

3.RayBirdwhistellcantellwhatareaoftheUSapersonisfromby

A.howmuchheorshesmilesB.howheorsheraisehisorher

eyebrows

C.whatheorshelikesbestD.thewayheorshetalks

4.Peoplewholivearemorefriendly.

A.inlargelypopulatedareasB.inNewYorkCity

C.inthecountryD.intheNorth

四

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1.Whatdoes“package“intheadvertisementreferto?

A.Thesalary.B.Thenumberoftheteaching

hours

C.Thefreeaccommodationprovided.D.Alltheabove.

2.Someteachersmaybeableto.

A.accomplishthejobaheadofschedule

B.quitthejobwhentheychoosetodoso

C.enjoyfreeaccommodationforalongertime

D.continueworkingattheschoolafterthesummer

3.Arels-Felcoisprobably.

A.acompanyB.thenameofaschool

C.aneducationaloiganizationD.ahousingagency

五

California-UpsetbythewarinIraq,JuliaWilsonexpressedherangerand

impatiencewithPresidentBushlastspringonherwebpageonMyS.

Shepostedapictureofthepresident,wrote“KillBush“acrossthetopanddrewa

swordstabbinghisoutstretchedhand.Shelaterreplacedherpageafterlearningin

hereighth-gradehistoryclassthatsuchthreatsareafederaloffense.

Itwastoolate,FederalauthoritieshadfoundthepageandplacedWilsonon

theirchecklist.Theyfinallyreachedherthisweekinherbiologyclass.The

14~year-oldwastakenoutofclassWednesdayandquestionedforabout15

minutesbytwoSecretServiceagents.Theincidenthasupsetherparents,whosaid

theagentsshouldhaveincludedthemwhenquestioningtheirdaughter.

Theteenagersaidtheagents'questioningledhertotears."Iwasn't

dangerous,saidWilson,anhonorstudentwhodescribesherselfaspolitically

enthusiastic.t4rmapeace-lovingperson.I'magainstthewarinIraq.I'mnot

goingtokillthepresident.55

Hermother,KirstieWilson,saidtwoagentsshowedupatthefamily'shome

Wednesdayafternoon,questionedherandpromisedtoreturnonceherdaughter

washomefromschool.

Aftertheyleft,KirstieWilsonsentanextmessagetoherdaughter'scall

phone,askinghertocomestraighthomeandtellingherthattwomenfromthe

secretservicewantedtotalkwithher.

Butmomentslater,KirstieWilsonreceivedatextmessagefromherdaughter

sayingagentshadpulledheroutofclass.

JuliaWilsonsaidtheagentsthreatenedher,sayingshecouldbesenttocourt

formakingthethreat.'Theyyelledatmealot,“shesaid.'Theywere

unnecessarilymean."

Wilsonandherparentssaidtheagentswerejustifiedinquestioningherover

herMySposting.Buttheysaidtheagentswenttoofarbynotwaiting

untilshewasoutofschoolandtheagentsshouldhavemorequicklyfiguredout

theyweren'tdealingwitharealdanger.

AssistantPrincipalPaulRobinonsaidtheagentsgavehimtheimpressionthe

girfsmotherknewtheywereplanningtoquestionherdaughteratschool.Thereis

nolegalrequirementthatparentsbenotified.

'Thishasbeenanon-goingproblem."saidAnnBrick,alawyerwiththe

AmericanCivilLibertiesUnioninSanFrancisco.

FormergovernorsPeteWilsonandGrayDavisvetoed（否決）billsthatwould

haverequiredthatparentsgivepermissionorbepresentwhentheirchildrenare

questionedatschoolbylawenforcementofficers.

1.JuliaWilsonwasquestionedbecause.

A.shewantedtokillPresidentBush

B.shesetupthewebsiteM

C.theagentsthoughtshemightbeathreattothefederal

D.shewasapeace-lovingperson

2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.JuliaWilsonwillbeputintoprisonformakingathreat.

B.KirtieWilsonthoughtitwrongtoquestionherdaughterinschool

withoutthem.

C.AssistantprincipalthoughttherewasnoneedtoinformJulia'sparents

whenquestioningher.

D.AnnBrickbelievesthatteenagersshouldnotbepolitically

enthusiastic.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mearTmeaninthetext?

A.cruelandviolentB.poisonous

C.kind-heartedD.unfair

4.Theauthorwrotethisstorymainlyto.

A.struggleagainstthewarinIraqstartedbytheUS

B.discusswhetherparentsshouldbeincludedwhenchildrenare

questioned

C.warnteenagersnottopostwebpagesonwebsites

D.criticizetheformergovernorswhovetoedthebill

六

WhenNathanWinogradannouncedthathewasleavinghisjobasalawyerin

CaliforniatorunananimalshelterinTompkinsCounty,NewYork,hisfather

lookedathimforalongminuteandthenasked,"Whatdodogsandcatsneeda

lawyerfor?^^

Themovemeantgivingupeightweeks'vacation,anofficewithaviewof

theSanFranciscoBayandabighouseamongtheredwoods,andmovingtoa

ruralareaknowforitsharshwinters.ButWinograd'swife,Jennifer,alsoan

animallover,wasallforit.Sotheypackedeverythingtheyowned,andwithtwo

youngchildren,plustwodogs,andabunchofcatsWinogradhadrescued,drove

cross-country.

Onthesecondday,theyhadnoroomforsixmorepuppiestheyreceived.

Theyfoundanoldhorsetrough,filleditwithhayandnestledtheanimalsinside.

Theyplaceditnexttothefrontdesk,andwithinadayortwo,allsixhadhomes,

adoptedbypeoplewhowalkedintotheshelterandcouldn'tresist.

Blinddogs,catswithmissinglimbs-allfindhomes.'Thereisnodogorcat

tooold,too

uglyortooundesirablenottobeadoptedbysomeone,saysWinograd.

Ibday,TompkinsCountyisconsideredtheonlyno-killcountyintheUnited

States.Nineoutoftendogscatsthatcomethroughtheshelterdoorsaresaved.

Onlyanimalswithincurableinjuriesorillnesses,andthetrulyevil,areputdown.

Thenationalaverageishalfofalldogsand70percentofcats,totalingmorethan

fourmillionanimalslastyearalone.

Eventhoughhedrivesanoldcarthatleakswhenitrains,andhisfamilylives

onatightbudgetwhilehisclassmatesfromStanfordLawearnsix-figuresalaries,

Winogradsayshe'sdoingwhathe'dalwayswantedtodowhenhegrewup;run

ananimalshelterandsavealltheanimals.

Asayoungdistrictlawyer,hekepthisgoalinmind,startingwhenheraised

hisfirstanimalcrueltycase.Amanwasaccusedofintentionallysettinghisbrown

catonfire.Winogradmadehiscase,andtheabusiveownerwassentencedto

prison.

Itwasthefirstofmanysuchcases,andheraisedeachwithvigor.Butthe

senselessviolence,neglectandignoranceneverfailedtoshockhim.Hedecided

simply,UIneedtogettotheothersideandstartsavingtheseanimals.^^

Now,Winogradishelpingtosavethousands,evenmillions,uFmconvinced

thatanokillnationispossible,I'mjustheretryingtoshortenthetimeuntilit

amves.^^

1.Whatwashisfather'sresponsewhenNathanWinogradlefthisjobasa

lawyerinCalifornia?

A.Hewasallforit.B.Hewasstronglyagainstit.

C.Hewasgreatlypuzzled.D.Hewasveryangry.

2.HowdidWinogradsuccessfiillysavesomanyanimals?

A.Hekeptalltherejectedanimalsinalargeshelter.

B.Helettheanimalsadoptedbypeoplewhovisitedtheshelter.

C.Hesoldsomeoftheanimalsandgetsomemoney.

D.Hedeliveredtheanimalstothelocalgovernment.

3.Whichcouldbetherightorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothe

passage?

a.WinogradandJennifersetupananimalshelter.

b.WinogradandJenniferleadacomfortablelife.

c.WinogradandJennifergotmarriedandhadtwochildren.

d.Winogradandhisfamilylivedonatightbugget.

e.Winogradworkedagainstanimalcrueltyasalawyer.

f.WinogradworkedasalawyerinCalifornia

g.WinogradandJennifermovedtoTompkinsCounty.

A.f-c-b-g-a-e-dB.f-e-d-e-a-g-bC.g-a-c-b-f^e-d

D.e-d-g-a-f-c-d

4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BeingRichisImportantB.Animals,OurBestFriends

C.NoPetLeftbehindD.TheWinogradFamily

七

Thiswebsiteismeantfortheshortstoryandforthoseinterestedinreading

lightarticles.

Ifyouhaveattclassic^^shortstoryyouwouldlikeaddedhere,pleasedon'tbe

shyaboute-mailingmeinthisregardasIwouldbehappytogiveyourfavorite

storyconsideration.Ihaveafairlylargecollectionofshortstories;however,ifyou

wanttosendastorytome,Iwouldappreciatedit(thiswouldsavemescanning

time).

Pleasenotethreethingsaboutthissite.One,someofthebiographiesarenot

available(thefocusofthissiteisthestory,notthebiographies).Iftheyarenotin

thebookfromwhichIamscanningthestory,Iwillnotgothroughmycollection

lookingforabio.Two,Iwillbefocusingonshortershortstories.NoIblstoiorF.

ScottFitzgeraldhere(unlessyouarewillingtosendmethestoryreadytogo

online)!MaybesomedayIwillwanttospendanentiredayortwoononestory,

butnotatthistime.Three,Ihavenosummariesoranalyses,soyouneedn'task.I

readshortstoriesoften,butonlyfortheenjoymentofdoingso.Ihaveverylittle

desiretoanalyzewhatIamreadingforthatdeep,hiddenmeaning.

Fewerandfewerpeoplethesedaysreadshortstories.Thisisunfortunate-so

fewwilleverexperiencethejoythatreadingsuchfineworkcangive.Thegoalof

thissiteistogiveanicecrosssectionofshortstoriesinthehopethattheseshort

storieswillexcitethesepeopleintorediscoveringthisexcellentsourceof

entertainment.

Happyreading!Ohyes,visitthebanneredsitesonthispage.Thisishowwe

surviveandthuskeepthisfreesiteonline.Ifyouarefamiliarwiththecosts

involvedwithbandwidth,youwillunderstandthatasitesuchasthisonerequiresa

lotofbandwidth(asitisvisitedheavily),whichcanbequiteexpensive.So,ifyou

appreciatethiscollection,gobuysomething.Thankyou!

1.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whatthewebsitefocuseson

B.howtoemailshortstoriestothewebsite

C.whyfewerandfewerpeopleenjoyreading

D.howtofindshortstoriesonthiswebsites

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthebookmentionedinthispassage?

A.Itcontainedmanyclassicalworkswithanalyses

B.Itwaswrittenbytheauthorandadvertisedhere.

C.therearemanybiographiesinthisbook.

D.It'sacollectionofshortstoriesofthiswebsite.

3.Howisthewebsitekeptfreeonline?

A.Thewebsitereceivesmuchdonationfromsociety.

B.Thewebsitegotmuchmoneyfromadvertisementsonit.

C.Thewebsiteearnsmoneybysellingbookswhichcollectstoriesofthe

website.

D.Everyreaderpaysforwhattheyreadbeforereadingit.

4.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.

A.advertisehisorherwebsiteandbooks

B.explainhowthiswebsiteiskept

C.explainwhothiswebsiteisfor

D.discusswhetherweshouldreadonline

八

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Activitiesforkidsofallages

Sunday,December179:00am—4:00pm

JoinusonDecember17th,2006（2nddayofHanukkah）forourannual

HanukkahFamilyFunFestforanexcitingdayoffunactivitiesforthewhole

family.TheHazimirChoirwillprovideholidaymusicalentertainment.Drum

Taleswillpresent'TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah^^show.Therewillbe

ceramic（陶瓷）paintingofdreidles,menorahs（燭臺），andotherHanukkahitems

forthekids.Andfunfoods,crafts（手工藥andactivitieswillbehappening

throughouttheday.Bringthewholefamilyandenjoyafun-filledday!

11:30—JollyFolliespuppetshowAges2-12

Afunmuppet（提線木偶）stylemusicalholidaystoryfollowedbya

Hanukkahsingalongfeaturingthe“Chipmunks”andotherfavoritecharacters.

Adult:$7Child$5

1:30-HazamirTeenChoir

SponsoredbytheBermanandLemerfamiliesinmemoryofCantorMosesL.

Snyder

3:15―DrumTalespresentsTheHeartyStoryofHanukkah

DrumTalesisfun,interactivepercussive（打擊樂）andmusical.Itismuch

likethetraditionaldrumcircleconcept.Itcombinesstorytelling,musical

instrumentationandsong.Eachparticipantsisgivenapercussiveinstrument

whichbecomestheirmediaoftransportationtofarawaylandsandexoticplaces,

toridethewavesofmysteryofanunfoldingplot,andintothedeeprealmof

imaginationandthecolorfulbeyond.Drumming,rhyming,rapping,clinking,

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Vendors

Specialvisitby"ChanukahBubby”

1.Howmuchdoesafamilyofthree(akidandparents)havetopayifthey

attendJollyFolliespuppetshow?

A.$21.B.$15.C.$19.D.$17.

2.WhatfeelingwillyounotexperienceifyouattendtheDrumTales?

A.Mystery.B.Imagination.C.ExoticismD.Horror.

3.Ifyourfamilyarefreeat1:30,whatactivitycanyoutakepartin?

A.DrumTales:TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah.

B.HazamirTeenChoir.

C.JollyFolliespuppetshow.

D.Cartoonfilms.

4.WhatisnotincludedintheChanukahFestival?

A.Ceramicpainting.B.Funfoods.

C.Computeradventures.D.Fashionshow.

九

Neverforgetwhereyoucomefrom

Manyofusrememberthetouchingtelevisionadvertisementwheretheactor

IronEyesCodyshedsatearoverlitter.SuchNativeimagesareoftenusedto

conveytheideaofsavingmotherearth.Peoplewhoacceptthisimagefindit

difficulttobringtogetherwhattheyhaveseenofsomereservations-shabby

homes,brokencars,underfeddogs,weedsinwinds,andcoalstripmines.Those

whomostromanticizeAmericanIndiansarethequickesttobedisappointedand

discoverthatthingsarenotasgoodastheyhaveoncebelieved.However,Indians'

relationshipwiththelandismuchmorecomplicated（復雜的）thanthosetwo

blackandwhiteimageswhichappearedinthetelevision.

Historically,tribal（部落的）peoplearoundtheglobehavehadclosetieswith

theearth.LakotahistorianVineDeloria,Jr.,tellsthestoryofthePoncapeoplewho

weretakenfromtheirrangeoveracenturyagoandtransportedagainsttheirwillto

Oklahoma.Otherwisehealthy,manyPoncawastedanddiedfromnootherclear

causethanseparationfromtheirhome.AsCherylCrazyBullsaysinthisissue,

'Thelandisourrelative.Withoutland,tribalpeoplelosetheiridentity~~theland

alongwithlanguage,spiritualbeliefs,andsocialsystemsdistinguishestribal

peoplefromothers.^^

lbmanypeopleintheUnitedStates,theIndianreservationisan

embarrassment.ItrepresentstheAmericanversionofracialseperation-aprison

withoutwallswherethegovernmentconfinedIndianstokeepthemapartfrom

otherAmericans.TbIndianpeoplethereservationishome,regardlessofwhatit

lookslike.Theyhavespiritual,emotional,andfamilyties.Manyoftheirrelatives

stilllivethereorareburiedthere,andtheircreationstoriesarecenteredthere.

Americanstendtopulluprootsandseparatefromtheirbirthplace,moving

fromcitytocitymanytimes.Manyofusnon~~Indianshavenevervisitedthe

placeswhereourancestorsareburiedorthehouseswhereourparentswerebom.

WesternnationsuseEarthinthesameway,asifwecangotoanotherplanetwhen

theairandwaterbecometoodirty.Ontheotherhand,tribesareveryfamiliarwith

theconceptoflimitedresource.Theycannotgetanotherreservationiftheirs

becomestoopolluted.

1.Whatdoesthewritermainlyintendtostateinthispassage?

A.AmericanIndiansaredisappointedwiththeirlivingenvironment.

B.AmericanIndiansleadamiserablelifenow.

C.Televisionadvertisementscanhaveanunexpectedeffectonpeople.

D.Landisveryimportanttopeople,especiallytribalpeople.

2.TheauthorincludedthestoryofthePoncapeopleinthisarticlemainlyto

state.

A.thecloserelationshipbetweentribalpeopleandland

B.thepovertyofthetribalpeople

C.thelonghistoryofthePoncapeople

D.thegreatchangesofthePoncapeople

slife

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Americanscanuselandastheylikeandthengotoanotherplace.

B.Peopleinthewestdon'tliketotravelfromcitytocity.

C.Tribalpeoplehavethesameconceptoftheresourcesasthe

non-Indians.

D.Thereservationshavebothpositiveandnegative（負面的）effectson

Indianpeople'slife.

4.Whattopicdoesthisarticlefocuson?

A.FamilylifeoftheIndians.

B.People'sattitudetowardsland.

C.Thehistoryoftribalpeople.

D.Environmentalpollutionnowadays.

十

Theoctopus's（章魚）reputationasahuman-killerisn'tsimplyan

exaggeration（夸張）一itisatotalmyth.Theoctopuscanindeedbeadeadly

hunter,butonlyofitsnaturalvictims.Someshellfish（殼類動物）andan

occasionalsickorincautiousfishhavereasontobefrightenedofthismulti-armed

hunter,butapersonismuchtoolargetointeresteventhebiggestoctopus.Even

thelargestamongoctopiismuchsmallerthanmostpeopleimagine.Farfrom

beinglargeenoughtoswallowaship,asmonsteroctopiinmovieshavebeen

knowntodo,thelargestoctopus,foundonthePacificcoast,weighsaround110

poundsandgrowstonomorethantenfeetinwidth.

Thehard,parrot-likebeak（喙）ofanoctopusisnotusedforattacking

deep-seadivers,butforcuttingopenshellfish.Indeed,theoctopuspossessessuch

atinythroatthatitcannotswallowlargepiecesofmeat.Instead,itfeedsby

pouringdigestivejuicesintoitsvictims,andthensuckingupthesoupyremains.A

shellfishthatfindsitselfinthegraspofanoctopushasonlyashorttimetolive.

Buthumanbeingsareperfectlysafe.Still,peoplerarelycaretogocloseenoughto

thesecarefulcreaturestogetagoodlookatthem.

1.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.thehorrorsoftheoctopus

B.thelatestoctopusintheworld

C.octopiandtheirbehaviour

D.theoctopus'sdeadlyhuntingmethod

2.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat.

A.peoplehaveunreasonablefearsabouttheoctopus

B.theoctopusisnotinterestedinhumanbeings

C.theoctopusisafraidofhumanbeings

D.theoctopusisaverycruelseaanimal

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“carefulcreatures“refertointhelast

paragraph?