第1期08任务型阅读-备战2024中考真题分项汇编英语

英语 试卷第1页，共1页 1 / 2 中考英语真题汇编第1期 08任务型阅读 一、阅读回答问题 （2023·山东烟台·统考中考真题）读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。 Cristina Zenato, a world-famous shark expert and diver (潜水员), was born in Italy and grew up in Africa until the age of 15. In 1994, she went on a vacation to Grand Bahama and fell in love with both diving and the island. So she decided to make Bahama her home and make diving her life. Cristina learned to feed sharks when she was a child. In 1996, she became a shark feeder trainer. She created a course that educated divers about the beauty of sharks and the need to protect them and their environment. Through the “shark feeder course”, she has created more shark lovers. Cristina is talented in communicating with sharks. With just a touch on a shark’s head and face, she can lead it into a state of sleep for 15 minutes. Cristina’s special talent has been used to study shark behavior by scientists. It also helps to save sharks. Cristina still remembers clearly the first time she managed to take out a huge hook(钓钩) from a tiger shark’s mouth. Up to now, she has taken out hundreds of hooks and fishing lines from shark mouths and skin without hurting them. Her work has saved many sharks from possible death. Cristina has received many prizes and honors for her great work in shark research and protection. She also acted in several films including “Saving the Sharks” by the BBC． Until today, she continues to give speeches to let the public know the importance of shark protection. 1．What does Cristina do? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2．Why did Cristina decide to make Bahama her home? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3．What can divers learn from Cristina’s “shark feeder course”? ___________________________________________________________________________ 4．What can Cristina’s special talent help to do?(list two ways) ①___________________________________________________________________________ ②____________