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听力课堂,开放式外语学习平台！TingClass.com声明：本资料由听力课堂网站收集整理，仅供英语爱好者学习使用，资料版权属于原作者。-1-Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyForquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage;Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.1.SpidersSpiderscanbedistinguishedfromotherArachnidsbecausetheprosoma(combinedheadandthorax)isonlyseparatedfromtheopisthosoma(abdomen)byanarrowwaist,inotherArachnidsthewholebodyappearstobemuchmoreofasingleunit.Allspidersproducesilk,butonlysomeconstructwebstocatchtheirhomesandtoprotecttheireggs.Allspiderspossesspoisonglandsbutveryfewofthemaredangeroustohumans,ofthe600speciesinBritainonly12(atleastoneoftheseisarecenthumanassistedcolonist)arestrongenoughtopiercethehumanskin,andapartfromallergies,nonearemoredangerousthanacommonwasp.Mostspidershave8eyes(thoughsomehave6,4,2or0),aswellas8legs.(Bythewayifyoucounttheclawsasseparatelegsection(whichyoushouldn’treally)thentheirlegshave8partsaswell(coxa,trochanter,femur,patella,tibia,tarsus,metatarus,claws).Therearemorethan32,000knownspeciesofspiderintheworld.Nohumanbeinghaseverbeenofficiallyrecorderashavingdiedastheresultofatarantula’bite.Allspidersarecarnivorousandfeedonlyonliquids,i.e.theirpreysnaturaljuicesandthebreakdownproductsofexternaldigestion(meaningtheyspit,exudeorinjectdigestivejuicesonto/intotheirpreyandsuckuptheresulting听力课堂,开放式外语学习平台！TingClass.com声明：本资料由听力课堂网站收集整理，仅供英语爱好者学习使用，资料版权属于原作者。-2-soup).Sowhynotinvitesometoyournextsocialdo?What’sInaNameThewordArachnidacomesfromtheGreekwordArachne,whowasthedaughterofIdmonofColophoninLydia,adyerbytrade.Arachneherselfwasaweaver,thebestinalltheknownworld.HoweverinafoolishmomentshechallengedAthene,thedaughterofZeusandgoddessof,amongotherthings,wavingtoaweavingcompetition.Arachnewovesoperfectacloththatshetoreittoshreds.Arachnebecamedepressedafterthisandintheendshehungherself.AthenestirredtoremorseattheknowledgeofwhatherangerhadwroughtturnedtheropeArachnehadusedtohangherselfintoawebandArachneherselfintoaspidersothatthebeautyofherspinningshouldnotbelosttotheworldeveragain.TheGreatHouseholdSpiderSafariTherearejustoversixhundreddifferentsortsofspidersintheBritishIsles.Butoftheseonlyahandfularecommonlyfoundinhouses.Atthefrontoftheheadareapairofwhatappeartobesmalllegs.Thesearecalledpalpsandareusedtoguidefoodtothespider’smouth.Thefrontoftheheadalsohasagroupofsixoreighteyes.Ontheundersideofthebodyattherear,arefourorsixsmallconicalbumpsorcylinders.Therearethespinneretsfromwhichthespiderproducesthesilktomakeitswebs.Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydonebylookingattheirpalps.Maleshaveswollenendstotheirpalpswhichmakesthemlookasiftheyarewearingboxinggloves,theseareoftenstrangeshapesiflookedatwithahandlens.Femaleshavenormallookingpalpsthatarenotswollenattheends.ThelargestspideristheGoliathspider,thefemaleofwhichgrowstoreachalegspanofteninches.ThelargestspiderinBritainistheCardinalspiderwhichisaclosecousinofTimTegenaria.Femalescanachievealegspanoffourandahalfinches.ItisknownastheCardinalspiderasitwascommoninHamptonCourt听力课堂,开放式外语学习平台！TingClass.com声明：本资料由听力课堂网站收集整理，仅供英语爱好者学习使用，资料版权属于原作者。-3-whenCardinalWolseylivedthere.Thesightoftheselongleggedspiderswanderingaroundthepalaceatnightusedtofrightenhim.Sofar32，000differentkindsofspiderhavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.Britainhas630differentkindsofspiderofwhich250aretinyMoneyspiders.Thesmallestofwhichhasabodylessthanonemillimeterlong.1.Allthesilkproducedbyspidersconstructwebstocatchtheirfood.2.Notallthepoisonglandspossessedbyspidersaredangeroustohumanbeings.3.SpidersoftenkillhumansinBritainwhentheypiercehumanskin.4.Afterseeingherenemycommitssuicide,ArachneturnedAtheneintoaspider.5.TimTegenariaspidersarecloselyrelatedtotarantulaspiders;botharefoundinBritain.6.Sofar32,000differentkindsofspidershavebeendiscoveredfromallovertheworld.7.MoneyspidersarethesmallestspidersfoundintheArachnidsfamily.8.Therearemorethanknownspeciesofspiderintheworld.9.Tellingmaleandfemalespidersapartiseasilydoneby.10.Thelargestspideris.听力课堂,开放式外语学习平台！TingClass.com声明：本资料由听力课堂网站收集整理，仅供英语爱好者学习使用，资料版权属于原作者。-4-【答案与解析】1.N当出现all这种过于绝对的词语时，考生应该引起注意。一般这样的命题多数是不正确的。首段中有句话：“Allspidersproducesilk,butonlysomeconstructwebstocatchtheirhcmes...”命题中all的说法过于绝对。2.Y该命题是对原文第二段首句话的同义改写。3.N原文中第二段首句中写到，“ofthe600spidersinBritainonly12arestrongenoughtopiercethehumanskin”，因此并不是命题中说的当它们刺进人的皮肤通常能致人死亡。4.N原文中说，“Arachnebecamedepressedafterthisandintheendshehungherself.”注意代词this指代上面的句子，结合上一句一起理解，命题显然是错误的。5.NG文章中只出现过一次TimTegenaria，所以该题很好定位，即最后一段的第二句。可是文章中并没有出现tarantulaspiders。6.Y该命题定位在最后一段倒数第三句话处。7.NG首先定位Moneyspiders出现的位置是文章的最后的两句，可是并没有提到它是最小的。8.32,000该题由关键词speciesofspider定位在第二段倒数第二句。9.lookingattheirpalps该题定位在倒数第二段的首句。10.theGoliathspider本题答案在最后一段的首句。