4．About the injury of the boy we know that ________.

A．he was losing much blood when he was dragged out

B．he was very nervous when he was sent to hospital

C．he may be in danger of losing his leg

D．he was injured in the right leg

解析：细节理解题。从第四段第二句可知，男孩被救上岸时正在大量流血。

答案：A　

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.

解析：细节理解题。从第七段中的“in Sydney harbor，not far from the famous Opera House”可知答案。

答案：B　

2．The underlined word “savaged” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

A．attracted　　　　B．dragged

C．bit　　　　　　　　　　 D．packed

解析：　词义猜测题。从第二段第一句中的“when he was attacked”，第四段的“the boy was bleeding heavily”和第五段的“the bites ‘cut through to the bone'”可知savaged的意思是“攻击，咬”。

答案：C

There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor，which has increased fish stocks.

which引导非限制性定语从句。

句意：这儿的海湾有一条关于商业捕鱼的禁令，这使鱼的数量上升了。

语篇解读：本文是一则新闻，一个男孩在悉尼的一个海湾冲浪时遭到鲨鱼攻击，这已是本月第三次鲨鱼袭击人的事件了。此地禁渔令的实施以及环境的改善使得鱼的数量上升，鲨鱼在捕食过程中也越来越多地随着它的“食物”靠近海岸。

1．The report mainly tells us ________.

A．shark attacks on humans are on the rise

B．sharks attacked humans three times in one month

C．a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach

D．shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney's beaches

解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段是主题段，特别是从文章第一段第一句可知文章大意。

答案：C　

search for　 寻找

on the rise　 在上升；在增加中

treatment /'trItmənt/ n.　 治疗，疗法

identify /aI'dentIfaI/ v.

　 识别；确认；认出

10．The new approach toward parenting mentioned in the passage most likely refers to ________.

A．relieving children's hard work and unnecessary activities

B．resisting the superficial values of pop culture

C．reducing more activities off their school schedule

D．spending more time with their children

解析：推理判断题。第五段的after her children cut back on activities和The return on our investment of spending time together has been enormous说明，适当让孩子少参加一些没必要的活动可以让孩子和家长受益颇多。

答案：A

9．What the author doesn't approve of in the essay is ________.

A．achieving a balance between pushing children too hard and leaving them alone

B．going from one extreme of pushing children too hard to the other of leaving them alone

C．involving children in activities that will probably contribute to their development

D．enrolling them in classes that are best for children

解析：细节理解题。作者对于家长的两种极端做法都不赞成。

答案：B

8．The best way to encourage children to work hard is ________.

A．to make them believe it's in their best interests

B．to consider the matter from parents' standpoint

C．to emphasize the importance of hard work from time to time

D．to make it interesting and enjoyable to them

解析：细节理解题。依据第三段最后一句可知，要让孩子知道，活动对他们有好处，他们才会自愿参与。

答案：A

7．The phrase“a laissez­faire approach”(in Paragraph 2)most probably refers to ________.

A．denying them what they need

B．controlling children in a flexible way

C．developing a keen interest in children

D．letting children do whatever they want

解析：词义猜测题。The other extreme在这里表示一些家长教育孩子的另一个极端，前面第一段讲了对孩子强烈干预，那么这里表示放手不管。

答案：D