Module5NewspapersandMagazinesⅠ.阅读理解A词数360难度系数★★建议用时7′(·潍坊质量检测)Sydney—Asharksavagedaschoolboy'slegwhilehewassurfingwithhisfatheratabeachinSydneyonFebruary23.ItwasthethirdsharkattackalongthecoastofAustralia'slargestcityinamonth.The15yearoldboyandhisfatherwereinthewateroffAvalon，onSydney'snorthernbeaches，arounddawnwhenhewasattacked.Thecity'sbeachesarepackedwithlocalsandtouristsduringthesummermonths.“Thefatherheardascreamandturnedtoseehissonthrashing(激烈扭动)aboutinthewater”，policesaid.“Fortunately，thesharkswamawayandtheboywashelpedtotheshorebyhisfather.”LifesavingClubspokesmanNickMillersaid“，Itgothimaroundthetopofhisleftlegandthefathercameanddraggedhimoutofwater.”Hesaidtheboywasbleedingheavilywhenhewasbroughttotheshore.“Therewasalotofpain，asyoucanimagine.”Theteenagerwasairliftedtohospitalfortreatmentforleginjuries.Policesaidthebites“cutthroughtothebone”，buttheboydidnotappeartohavesustainedanyfractures(骨折)．Hewasinastableconditionnow.Severalbeacheswereclosedaftertheattack.Waterpoliceandlifeguardsweresearchingfortheshark，whilepolicehopedtoidentifyitsspeciesbytheshapeofthebitemarks.Buttheysaiditwastooearlytosaywhattypeofsharkattackedtheboy.“Idon'tevenknowifhesawit”，Millersaid.ManysharkspeciesliveinthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches，butattacksonhumansarestillrelativelyrare.However，thereweretwoattacksonsuccessivedaysearlierthismonth，oneonanavydiverinSydneyharbor，notfarfromthefamousOperaHouse，andtheotheronasurferatthecity'sworldfamousBondibeach.Fishermensaysharknumbersareontherise.Thereisabanoncommercialfishingintheharbor，whichhasincreasedfishstocks.Marineexpertsalsoclaimenvironmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironment，attractingsharksclosertotheshoreastheychasefish.Manysharkspecies，includingtheGreatWhite—themaneatersmadefamousinStevenSpielberg'sJaws—areprotectedinAustralianwaters.一、新新单词treatment/'trItmənt/n.治疗，疗法identify/aI'dentIfaI/v.识别；确认；认出二、常用短语searchfor寻找ontherise在上升；在增加中三、靓点句式Thereisabanoncommercialfishingintheharbor，whichhasincreasedfishstocks.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．Thereportmainlytellsus________.A．sharkattacksonhumansareontheriseB．sharksattackedhumansthreetimesinonemonthC．aboywasattackedbyasharkataSydneybeachD．sharknumbersareincreasinginthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches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：C2．Theunderlinedword“savaged”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．attractedB．draggedC．bitD．packed解析：“词义猜测题。从第二段第一句中的whenhewasattacked”“，第四段的theboywasbleedingheavily”“和第五段的thebites‘cutthroughtothebone'”可知savaged“”的意思是攻击，咬。答案：C3．WhatdoweknowaboutthecityofSydneyfromthepassage?A．ItisoneofthelargestcitiesinAustralia.B．SydneyharborisnotfarfromthefamousOperaHouse.C．Therearemanylocalsandtouristsonitscoastalltheyearround.D．TherearefewsharkspeciesinthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches.解析：“细节理解题。从第七段中的inSydneyharbor，notfarfromthefamousOperaHouse”可知答案。答案：B4．Abouttheinjuryofthebo...
