Dangerous creatures

Some beach creatures are wonderful—like dolphins, but others are dangerous. Find out more about the dangerous ones –puffer fish, blue ringed octopus, and stingrays.

The blue ringed octopus

The blue ringed octopus is not a very big creature but it is very dangerous.

These octopuses are found all around the coast of Australia. They often lie in rock pools close to shore.

The blue ringed octopus is usually a dull colour but it shows its bright blue rings when it is in danger. If it is taken out of the water by someone, it is able to bite him and poison him.

If this creature bites someone, he will feel numbness (麻木) around the mouth, face and neck, Puffer Fish

Puffer Fish are found in all Australian seas. They are very easy to catch but must not be eaten because their flesh contains a poison.

Anyone who does eat the flesh can become sick very quickly. They may even stop breathing.

The Blue Bottle

The Blue Bottle is found in most Australian waters. Blue Bottles float lightly on the surface of the water but their tentacles(触角)can be as long as 10 meters.

Blue Bottles are much less dangerous than some other jellyfish, but they can give a swimmer a bad sting(刺) if the swimmer accidentally touches them.

Stingrays

There are many different kinds of stingrays in Australian waters. They usually swim and feed on the bottom of the sea. Accidents can happen if people stand on them or try to pick them up.

Stingrays have a sting on their tail. These stings have poison on them. If someone is stung, the wound can easily become infected.

If you swim in Australian waters, you will probably             .

       A．be bitten by the blue ringed octopus

       B．stop breathing because of Puffer Fish

       C．get a bad sting by the Blue Bottle

       D．become infected by stingrays

According to the text, the less aggressive (侵略性)creature is            .

       A．the blue ringed octopus   B．puffer fish

       C．the blue bottle         D．stingrays

According to this passage, the correct one of the following is that           .

       A．all creatures along the coast of Australia are dangerous

       B．poisonous creatures change the body color when in danger

       C．no accident will happen unless people touch these creatures

       D．if people stand on the beach, accidents can happen because of creatures

The main idea of this passage is about             .

      A．dangerous creatures in the sea B．interesting creatures in the ocean

       C．wild creatures in Australia seas       D．different creatures in Australian waters

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36  her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38 . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43  and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He  44   that one of the next bulls had to be a better  45  than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46  .
A few   47  later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so  48  and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next  50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A  51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52  to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his  54  , the bull had no tail. Life is full of opportunities.  55   catch the first one.

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36   her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37   his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38   . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40   the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42    the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43     and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   44     that one of the next bulls had to be a better   45     than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46    .
A few   47     later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   48     and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49   and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   50    was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   51     came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52     to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53     at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   54    , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.   55    catch the first one.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to  1  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  2  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  3  . I’m going to release (释放)  4  bulls, one at a time. If you can  5  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

  6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,  7   the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   8    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   9    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   10   than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   11   .

A few   12    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   13   and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   14  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   15   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.

The door opened a third time. A   16    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   17    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   18    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   19   , the bull had no tail.

Life is full of opportunities.    20  catch the first one.

1.                A．call            B．recognize       C．respect   D．marry

2.                A．remember      B．copy           C．ask  D．answer

3.                A．field           B．forest          C．river D．building

4.                A．two            B．three          C．four D．five

5.                A．see            B．cut            C．catch D．discover

6.                A．Immediately     B．Quietly         C．Finally    D．Proudly

7.                A．talking about     B．thinking of       C．looking for    D．waiting for

8.                A．moved         B．opened         C．broke    D．closed

9.                A．decided        B．noticed         C．suggested D．learned

10.               A．rule           B．help           C．choice    D．reason

11.               A．get up          B．go back         C．fall down  D．pass through

12.               A．seconds        B．days           C．hours D．months

13.               A．famous         B．big            C．short D．beautiful

14.               A．house          B．wall            C．ground    D．door

15.               A．fish            B．horse          C．bird D．bull

16.               A．pity           B．shame         C．smile D．tear

17.               A．explained       B．said           C．sang D．flew

18.               A．jumped         B．escaped        C．stopped   D．shouted

19.               A．anger          B．surprise        C．joy   D．excitement

20.               A．Never          B．Often          C．Seldom    D．Always

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  37  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38  . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can  40  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  41 , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42   the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   44    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   45    than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46   .
A few   47    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   48    and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   50   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   51    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   54   , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.    55   catch the first one.