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  People the world over tell tales of sirens and mermaids. In Germany strange, beautiful women-- only part human -- are said to sit on rocks in the Rhine River, singing sweet songs. Any man who listens to them will go out of his mind. In Italian legends, mermaids come ashore, marry men, and bear them children. But in time, these mermaid wives desert their husbands and take their children away to the depth of the ocean. The Chinese say the mermaids pass their time weaving. When they weep, their tears turn into pearls.

  Despite all stories, no one has ever captured one of these strange beings -- alive or dead. A man once claimed to have found a mermaid. The creature he displayed did indeed look half human, half fish. But closer inspection showed that it was nothing but the head and shoulders of a dried monkey and the tail of a fish -- sewn together by the cunning faker!

1.The strange beings mentioned in the article are said to be able to live_______.

A. in oceans B. in rivers C. on land   D.Any of the above

2.Some tales suggest that mermaids and sirens have_________.

A.no interest in men B.harmful effects on men

C.a great fear of men D.no power over men

3.Mermaids seem to have no effect on people in the stories told by the_______.

A. Germans B. Danes C. Italians D. Chinese

4.One of the mermaid tales may have started as an attempt to explain________.

A.where pearls come from B.why children love water

C.how storms begin   D.why mermaids weep

5.The writer suggests that he would believe in mermaids if he_______.

A.read more stories about them   B.saw a picture of one

C.met a fisherman who had seen one D.None of the above

6.A man once claimed to have found__________.

A.a husband deserted by a mermaid B.a monkey swimming in the ocean

C.a dead mermaid's body   D. the child of a mermaid

7.The creature the man displayed was probably_________.

A. huge B. ugly C. smooth D. yellow

8.Close inspection showed that the creature was really_______.

A.a being with a human head B.parts of two creatures

C.a monkey with a fish's head D.a large sea lion

答案:D;B;D;A;D;C;B;B
解析:

  各国话题“美女神话”是相同的,阅读困难不大。但是许多细节必须得到词汇的支持,如果有生词,必须尽可能猜测出它们的词义。如:desert,究竟怎么读,是什么词义?


提示:

  话题:阅读“美女神话”的技巧。重点:探究含义,概括主旨、细节捕捉。


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