The octopus’s（章魚）reputation as a human-killer isn’t simply an exaggeration（夸張）—it is a total myth. The octopus can indeed be a deadly hunter, but only of its natural victims. Some shellfish（殼類動物）and an occasional sick or incautious fish have reason to be frightened of this multi-armed hunter, but a person is much too large to interest even the biggest octopus. Even the largest among octopi is much smaller than most people imagine. Far from being large enough to swallow a ship, as monster octopi in movies have been known to do, the largest octopus, found on the Pacific coast, weighs around 110 pounds and grows to no more than ten feet in width.
The hard, parrot-like beak（喙）of an octopus is not used for attacking deep-sea divers, but for cutting open shellfish. Indeed, the octopus possesses such a tiny throat that it cannot swallow large pieces of meat. Instead, it feeds by pouring digestive juices into its victims, and then sucking up the soupy remains. A shellfish that finds itself in the grasp of an octopus has only a short time to live. But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, people rarely care to go close enough to these careful creatures to get a good look at them.
小題1:This passage is mainly about          .
A．the horrors of the octopus
B．the largest octopus in the world
C．octopi and their behavior
D．the octopus’s deadly hunting method
小題2:It is implied but not stated in the passage that          .
A．people have unreasonable fears about the octopus
B．the octopus is not interested in human beings
C．the octopus is afraid of human beings
D．the octopus is a very cruel sea animal
小題3:What does the underlined part “careful creatures” refer to in the last paragraph?
A．Octopi.B．Shellfish.C．Fish.D．The victims.
小題4:The hard beak of the octopus is used for          .
A．a(chǎn)ttacking deep-sea diversB．cutting up large pieces of meat
C．cutting open its victimsD．defending itself
小題5:From the passage, we can conclude that          .
A．the octopus is not dangerous to man
B．people often fear creatures that are not dangerous to them
C．the octopus only hunts its natural victims
D．things described in movies are not to be believed

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：文章介紹了章魚和它們的習(xí)性，也解釋了人們對章魚作為人類殺手的誤解。消除人們對章魚的害怕。
小題1:主旨題：從全篇文章的第一段的句子：it is a total myth. The octopus can indeed be a deadly hunter, but only of its natural victims.可知文章介紹了章魚和它們的習(xí)性，選C
小題2:推理題：從最后一段的句子：But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, people rarely care to go close enough to these careful creatures to get a good look at them.
可以推斷出人們對于章魚有著莫名的恐懼，選A
小題3:猜詞題：從最后一句話：A shellfish that finds itself in the grasp of an octopus has only a short time to live.可知貝殼類被章魚抓住只能存活很短時間，但是人很安全，可是人還是不敢看這種溫順動物，說明這種溫順動物是章魚，選A
小題4:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：The hard, parrot-like beak（喙）of an octopus is not used for attacking deep-sea divers, but for cutting open shellfish. 可知章魚的硬喙是用來咬開貝類的，選C
小題5:總結(jié)題：從最后一句話：But human beings are perfectly safe. Still, people rarely care to go close enough to these careful creatures to get a good look at them.可知對人來說，章魚是沒有威脅的，選A
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