Deep down in the sea, Oliver, a little octopus(章鱼)sat on the floor covered with sand, bored and upset. He watched pretty fish swimming in and out of rocks, which were laughing and dancing in the sea. “Why am I so different?” he said to himself sadly.

“You are an octopus, Oliver. That’s special.” The sweet voice of Cherub, a beautiful purple angelfish (神仙鱼), always made Oliver feel better. Oliver looked up at the purple angelfish and smiled. Cherub suggested, “Let’s play hide-and-seek (捉迷藏).” They were having so much fun that they didn’t realize they had swum far from home. Suddenly, Cherub saw a large shark (鲨鱼) swimming above them. “It was Big White… the biggest, scariest shark in the sea,” she shouted to Oliver. Cherub looked at Big White hopelessly. She was too frightened to swim. Just at this moment, Big White rushed down toward them. An idea came to Oliver. He quickly sprayed (喷射) a very dark cloud of black water to the shark’s eyes. Then Oliver and Cherub escaped and got home safely.

“Are you OK?” asked Oliver. I am lucky to have you as my friend!” Oliver’s face turned red. “I guess being different can be pretty cool in some situations,” Oliver said. “That is what I tried to tell you,” Cherub smiled.

根据短文内容判断正、误。

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）

1.In the beginning, Oliver laughed when he saw pretty fish swimming around him.

2.Oliver and Cherub were enjoying themselves when Cherub noticed Big White swimming above them.

3.Cherub was brave and calm when she faced the unexpected danger.

4.Oliver’s quick mind and action saved Oliver himself and Cherub.

5.From this passage, we know we have our own advantages in all situations, though we are different.

We often forget that people in other countries eat different things from us．In some countries．for example， rice is a staple food(主食)．In others，such as Britain and America，bread made from wheat is the most important food．In many African countries a kind of corn called maize(玉米)is the most important food．

Most countries have dishes that were first created there．In China such dishes as sweet and sour pork，shark’s fin soup，and flied rice are very common．In Thailand and India people eat 111any different curries．They like their food hot and spicy．In England，a favorite dish is roast beef The Italians eat pasta，which is a kind of noodle made from wheat．French food is very famous everywhere．It is often very rich．

    In recent years fast food—sometimes called‘junk food’—has become very popular all over the world. It was invented in the USA，and the first fast food was the hamburger．Interestingly，a hamburger does not actually contain ham．It’s made from ground beef There are restaurants and takeout places selling hamburgers in most cities of the world．

    The most international food，however，is Chinese．There probably isn’t a city anywhere that does not have at least one Chinese restaurant．This is because there are so many different dishes from so many different parts of China that there is something for everyone，whatever their favorite kind of food．

11．Where is shark’s fin soup a common dish?

A．Britain．         B．The USA．     C．China．         D．India．

12．What kind of dishes are often hot and spicy?

 A．Soups．          B．Curries．      C．Hamburgers．     D．Pastas．

13．Where was junk food invented?

A．Thailand．        B．The USA．    C．Italy．           D．India．

14．What was the first fast food?

A．Ground beef．     B．Noodles．     C．Ham．           D．Hamburgers．

15．Why do many cities have Chinese restaurants?   

A．Because Chinese food has something for everyone．

B．Because Chinese food is very cheap，

C．Because Chinese food is everyone’s favorite．

D．Because there are so many different kinds of Chinese restaurants．

Should we be afraid of sharks? Maybe not. New research into the reasons for shark attacks (攻击) suggests that sharks don’t like the way humans taste! In fact, most people who are attacked by the shark are still alive after receiving only one bite (咬). Why is this?

There are many opinions to explain why sharks sometimes attack people. One opinion is that sharks are just curious (好奇的). We know that sharks are the strongest animals in their environment, so they are not afraid of anything. Naturally, that means they are curious when they meet something unusual. Because they don’t have hands or feet., the only way they can find out an object is to bite it! It is thought that sharks sometimes bite humans for this reason, and then swim away.

Scientists also say that sharks would not waste energy trying to eat a human, as we have a lot of bones (骨头). It is hard for a shark to eat us because sharks don’t have hands, and they can’t pull the meat off our bones. Maybe that’s why they only bite us once. Unluckily, one bite from a large shark is serious enough to hurt people greatly!

Another opinion is that sharks attack humans by mistake. Some sharks may sometimes mistake humans for a seal. An example of this is when a shark attack attacks a surfer. A surfer lying on a surfboard looks like a seal when seen from below. Sharks like seals because they have thick fat.

Whatever the reason for shark attacks on humans, sharks should be afraid of us. Sadly, we kill almost 40 million of them each year.

1.What happens to people attacked by sharks?

A．Most of them because blind.               B．Most of them because of deaf.

C．Most of them died.                      D．Most of them are still alive.

2.How do sharks find out about an unusual object according to the passage?

A．By biting.                              B．By smelling.

C．By touching.                           D．By killing.

3.Which sentence about sharks is true?

A．Sharks pull meat off bones when they eat.

B．Sharks might mistake humans for seals.

C．Sharks like to attack surfers because of their thick fat.

D．One bite from a shark is nothing serious.

4.What would the author write the passage mainly for?

A．To tell surfers to stay away from sharks.

B．To ask people to stop killing sharks.

C．To let us know the reasons for shark attacks on people.

D．To show that humans are much stronger than sharks.