职称英语阅读理解联系及解析
Shark Attack!
Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard, scanning the distance for his next wave，when his board suddenly stopped moving. He looked down and was terrified to e a great white shark biting the front of his board. I could have touched its eye with my elbow, says Craig. The shark had surfaced so quietly that he hadnt heard a thing.
In his horror and confusion，he waved his arms and aidentally cut two of his fingers on the sharks teeth. He then slid off the oppo体育运动的意义
site side of his surfboard into the water. Then, with Craig in the water and blood flowing from his fingers，the five-meter-long shark simply swam away, disappearing into the water below.
Although sharks are often categorized as killers that hunt and eat as many humans as they can, th初学者熟悉键盘
is is factually inaurate. Sharks very rarely kill humans. A person has a greater chance of being struck by lightning or drowning in a bath than of being killed by a shark. On
ly 74 people have been reported killed by great whites in the last century. But great white sharks can reach six meters in length and weigh 2,200 kilograms or more. With frightening jaws that can hold up to 3,000 teeth arranged in veral rows，they could very easily kill and eat a helpless human in the water. Why is it, then, that most people survive attacks by great whites? Shark rearchers are trying to prehend the reasons that allow people to escape without being eaten.
The most mon explanation is that great whites don't e well.It has been thought that they mistake people for the als or a lions which make up a large part of their diet.There is reason to doubt this,however.Recent information shows that great whites can actually e very well.Also,when attacking als,great whites shoot up to the surface and bite with great force.When approaching humans,however,they most often move in slowly and bite less hard.They soon discover that humans are not a high —fat meal.“They spit us out becau we're too bony,” says Aidan Martin,director of Reef Quest Center for Shark Rearch.
Shark rearchers like Martin hypothesize that great whites are actually curious animals that like to investigate things.It's possible that they u their bite not only to kill and eat,but also to gather information.Although such an experience is unlucky for people like Craig Rogers,when sharks bite surfboards or other objects or people,they are likely just trying to learn what they are.
词汇：
scan vt审视,细看,浏览
elbow n.肘,肘部
surface n,外表,外表；vi.浮出水面,浮现
drown vi.淹死,溺死
注释：
1.…… cut two of his fingers on the shark's teeth.被鲨鱼咬掉了两个指头。
2.A person has a greater chance of being struck by lightning or drowning in a bath than of being killed怎样取网名
by a shark.比起被鲨鱼杀死,人类更有可能被闪电击中或是淹浴缸中。
练习：
1.After Craig Rogers fell into the water,the shark.
A）bit his surfboard
B）bit his fingers
C）swam away
D）attacked him
2.It is difficult for the author to understand why great whites.
A）often let humans escape
B）kill humans
C）have so many teeth
D）grow to six meters or more
3.Which of the following is clost in meaning to make up in line 2 of paragraph 4？
A）create.
B）are.
C）increa.
D）depend upon.
4.The word their in line 2 of paragraph 4 means.
A）people's
B）great whites'
C）a lions'
D）als'
5.What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph？
A）Great whites eat low-fat,bony meals more slowly.
B）Great whites e well enough to include als,a lions,and humans in their diet.
C）We now know great whites don't mistake humans for other animals.
D）There is reason to doubt that great whites e well enough to attack humans.
答案与题解：
1.C选项A（鲨鱼咬冲浪板）和B（鲨鱼咬他的手指）两个选项发生在Craig落水之前,故排除这两项。从第二段第三行可以得到如下信息：当 Craig落入水中,手指上的鲜血在水中散开之时,这条五米长的鲨鱼却恢复肾气最好的方法
自己游走了。此信息排除了选项D（鲨鱼攻击他）,因此答案为C （鲨鱼自己游走了）。
2.A从第二段第一行我们可以看出：鲨鱼被人类视为杀手,这是一条常识,很容易理解,因此选项B（杀人）被排除。而选项C（有很多牙）和D（长到六米长或是更长）只是对鲨鱼的简单描述,也属于常识；而且文中并未出现对它们的质疑,说明作者也默认了这两条常识。因此选项C和D也被排除。所以答案是 A（常常让人类逃脱）,这在文中第三段得到了验证,第三段整段就是在说虽然鲨鱼可以轻松杀死人类,但是它们却很少杀人。第三段最后两行甚至提到就连鲨鱼研究者们都在尽力寻找人类屡屡能鲨口逃生的原因,这就更能证明选项A是正确答案。
3.B此题要求读者根据上下文的语境猜想第四段第二行斜体标出的词组make up的意思。结合make up词组前出现的单词al和a lion以及它后面出现的词组a large part of their diet,通过常识我们可以猜出：海豹和海狮应该是鲨鱼的主要食物。比对四个选项,我们可以发现选项A（创造）、选项C（增加）和选项D（依靠）在意思上都说不通,代入原文无法构成有意义的一句话。因此只有选项B（是）在意思上和make up最为接近,代入原文也说得通。在本文中,词组make up的意思为：组成,构成。
