Theoctopus’s（章鱼）reputationasahuman-killerisn’tsimplyanexaggeration（夸张）—itisatotalmyth.Theoctopuscanindeedbeadeadlyhunter,butonlyofitsnaturalvictims.Someshellfish（壳类动物）andanoccasiona

　　Theoctopus’s（章鱼）reputationasahuman-killerisn’tsimplyanexaggeration（夸张）—itisatotalmyth.Theoctopuscanindeedbeadeadlyhunter,butonlyofitsnaturalvictims.Someshellfish（壳类动物）andanoccasionalsickorincautiousfishhavereasontobefrightenedofthismulti-armedhunter,butapersonismuchtoolargetointeresteventhebiggestoctopus.Eventhelargestamongoctopiismuchsmallerthanmostpeopleimagine.Farfrombeinglargeenoughtoswallowaship,asmonsteroctopiinmovieshavebeenknowntodo,thelargestoctopus,foundonthePacificcoast,weighsaround110poundsandgrowstonomorethantenfeetinwidth.

　　Thehard,parrot-likebeak（喙）ofanoctopusisnotusedforattackingdeep-seadivers,butforcuttingopenshellfish.Indeed,theoctopuspossessessuchatinythroatthatitcannotswallowlargepiecesofmeat.Instead,itfeedsbypouringdigestivejuicesintoitsvictims,andthensuckingupthesoupyremains.Ashellfishthatfindsitselfinthegraspofanoctopushasonlyashorttimetolive.Buthumanbeingsareperfectlysafe.Still,peoplerarelycaretogocloseenoughtothesecarefulcreaturestogetagoodlookatthem.

　　小题1:Thispassageismainlyabout .A．thehorrorsoftheoctopusB．thelargestoctopusintheworldC．octopiandtheirbehaviorD．theoctopus’sdeadlyhuntingmethod小题2:Itisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassagethat .A．peoplehaveunreasonablefearsabouttheoctopusB．theoctopusisnotinterestedinhumanbeingsC．theoctopusisafraidofhumanbeingsD．theoctopusisaverycruelseaanimal小题3:Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“carefulcreatures”refertointhelastparagraph?A．Octopi.B．Shellfish.C．Fish.D．Thevictims.小题4:Thehardbeakoftheoctopusisusedfor .A．attackingdeep-seadiversB．cuttinguplargepiecesofmeatC．cuttingopenitsvictimsD．defendingitself