C．Whale sharks depend on their teeth to harvest their food.

　　D．Whale sharks live in the deep waters of the warmer oceans.

　　C　[细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Their teeth play no role..."可知C项错误。A、B、D三项分别在文中第二段、第一段第二句、第三段最后一句有提及。]

　　2．Which of the following do whale sharks feed on?

　　A．Humans.　　　　 B．Plankton.

　　C．Small fish. D．Water plants.

　　B　[细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Their teeth play no role in eating，as plankton..."和第四段中的"Several times a year they..."可知，鲸鲨主要吃浮游生物。]

　　3．What's the best title for the passage?

　　A．Laws to Protect Whale Sharks

　　B．The Situation of Whale Sharks

　　C．The Biggest Creature in the World

　　D．The Benefit That Whale Sharks Bring

　　B　[标题归纳题。本文讲述的是鲸鲨目前的处境，故正确答案为B项。]

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the 1 move out to sea? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore 2 they saw him.

　　He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their 3 was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?

　　He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can 4 blood，he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the 5 . The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to 6 the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and 7 it with the piece of cloth.

The sharks smelled the blood and came 8 towards the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was 9 them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned towards the 10 and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.