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 15yearold 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,” 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 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 worldfamous Bondi beach.
Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise. There is a ban on mercial 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 maneaters made famous in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws—are protected in Australian waters.
【小题1】The report mainly tells us .A．shark attacks on humans are on the riseB．sharks attacked humans three times in one monthC．a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beachD．shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney’s beaches【小题2】 The underlined word “savaged” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”.A．attractedB．draggedC．bitD．packed【小题3】 What do we know about the city of Sydney from the passage?A．It is one of the largest cities in Australia.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.【小题4】 About the injury of the boy we know that .A．he was losing much blood when he was dragged outB．he was very nervous when he was sent to hospitalC．he may be in danger of losing his legD．he was injured in the right leg【小题5】 All the following are the causes of Australia’s sharks’ increasing except that .A．environmental protection has created a cleaner environmentB．a ban on mercial fishing has increased fish numbersC．many shark species are protected in Australian watersD．the film Jaws has made the Great White famousC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述的是在悉尼的沙滩上发生的鲨鱼攻击人类的新闻，描述了具体的情景，并分析了鲨鱼数量增加的原因。
【小题1】C 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段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.可知本文报道了在悉尼发生的鲨鱼袭击人类的新闻，故C正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据文章第一段A shark savaged a schoolboy’s leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in Sydney on February 23.和第五段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.可知这里的savaged是指一条鲨鱼咬了这个男孩。故C项正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段2,3行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,说明悉尼港离悉尼歌剧院很近，故B正确。
【小题4】A 细节题。根据文章第四段“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.说明这个男孩失血过多，故A正确。
【小题5】D 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4,5行There is a ban on mercial 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.说明ABC三项都是原因，只有D项不是，故D正确。