Question

Japanese scientists have taken the first photographs of one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep ocean — the giant squid^①.

Until now the only information about the behavior of the creatures which measure up to 18 meters (59 feet) in length has been based on dead or dying squid washed up on shore or captured^② in commercial fishing nets.

But Tsunemi Kubodera, of the National Science Museum, and Kyoichi Mori of the Ogasawara Whale Watching Association, both in Tokyo have captured the first images of Architeuthis attacking bait^③ 900 meters below the surface in the cold, dark waters of the North Pacific. “We show the first wild images of a giant squid in its natural environment,” they said in a report in the journal Proceedings B of the Royal Society.

Little is known about the creatures because it has been so difficult to locate and study them alive. Large ships and specialist equipment, which is costly, are needed to study deep sea environments.

The Japanese scientists found the squid by following sperm whales, the most effective hunters of giant squid, as they gathered to feed between September and December in the deep waters off the coast of the Ogasawara Islands in the North Pacific. They used a remote long-line camera and depth logging system to capture the giant squid in the ocean depths.

The most dramatic character of giant squids is the pair of extremely long tentacles^④, distinct from the eight shorter arms. The long tentacles make up to two-thirds of the length of the dead specimens^⑤ to date. The giant squid appear to be a much more active meat-eating animals than researchers had thought.

Notes:

① squid  n. 魷魚

② capture  vt. 捕獲

bait  n. 魚餌

tentacle  n. 觸角，觸須

specimen  n. 標本，樣本

The passage mainly tells us that ________.

      A. Scientists captured a giant squid alive

      B. Scientists captured a giant squid on camera

      C. giant squids are special meat-eating animals

      D. giant squids mainly live in the deep sea

According to the passage, we can infer that the word “Architeuthis” should refer to ________.

      A. a scientist        B. the sperm whale       C. a big ship      D. the giant squid

Which of the following about giant squids is TRUE?

      A. They like living the cold and deep waters.

      B. They mainly feed on the dead fish.

      C. They like playing, using their tentacles.

      D. They have only eight arms around the mouth.

According to the passage, the scientists located the giant squid ________.

      A. through a remote long-line camera

      B. by using depth logging system

      C. by following sperm whales

D. by using the bait to attract them

Answer 1

【小題1】B

【小題2】D

【小題3】A

【小題4】C

解析:

【小題1】主旨大意題。本篇文章主要是向讀者講述了科學家利用攝像機捕獲了一條大魷魚的圖像，其他選項要么與原文不符，要么太片面。

【小題2】詞義猜測題。由文章的第三段可知科學家利用相機觀測到一條大魷魚的情況，因此襲擊魚餌的應當是魷魚，所以Architeuthis指的就是魷魚。

【小題3】細節(jié)判斷題。由文章第三段和第五段可知，這些大魷魚主要生活在深海處，由于是在北極地區(qū)，當然也是較冷的地方。

【小題4】 細節(jié)理解題。由文章的第五段可知，科學家是通過跟蹤sperm whale來知道大魷魚的大體位置。