四、阅读短文,回答问题
Cristina Zenato, a world-famous shark expert(鲨鱼专家) and diver (潜水员), was born in Italy and grew up in Africa till the age of 15. In 1994, she went on a holiday to Grand Bahama and fell in love with both diving and the place. So she began to make Grand Bahama her home and make diving her life.
Cristina learned to feed (喂养) sharks when she was a child. In 1996, she became a shark feeder trainer (教练员). She started a class that taught divers about the beauty of sharks and the need to protect them and their environment (环境). Through the "shark feeder class", more people became shark lovers.
Cristina is good at communicating (沟通) with sharks. With just a touch on a shark's head and face, she can let it sleep for 15 minutes. Her special skill has been used to study shark. 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 sharks' mouths and skin without hurting them. Her work has saved many sharks from death (死亡).
Cristina got many prizes (奖) for her great work in shark study and protection. She also acted in several films such as Saving the Sharks by the BBC. Till today, she still gives talks to let the people know it's important to protect sharks.
每题答案不超过8个单词
1. What does Cristina do?
2. How long can Cristina keep sharks sleeping?
3. What does Cristina use her special skill to do?
4. What may Cristina talk about in her talks?
5. What kind of person do you think Cristina is?
解析：
【分析】
这是人物类阅读理解简答题，解题时首先明确题干要求所有答案不超过8个单词，之后逐题带着题干核心关键词返回原文定位对应内容，直接提取匹配信息即可，最后一道开放题结合文中人物救助、保护鲨鱼的事迹提炼合理品质，同时控制答案字数符合要求。
【解析】
1. 定位原文开篇第一句"Cristina Zenato, a world-famous shark expert(鲨鱼专家) and diver (潜水员)"，直接提取她的职业信息得到答案。
2. 定位第三段第二句"With just a touch on a shark's head and face, she can let it sleep for 15 minutes"，提取鲨鱼保持睡眠的时长即可。
3. 定位第三段"Her special skill has been used to study shark. It also helps to save sharks"，合并两处信息精简表述，符合字数要求。
4. 定位最后一段末尾"Till today, she still gives talks to let the people know it's important to protect sharks"，提取演讲的核心内容即可。
5. 结合文中她冒险从鲨鱼口中取钓钩、常年投身鲨鱼保护的事迹，提炼出她善良勇敢的品质，表述符合字数要求。
【答案】
1. She is a shark expert and diver.
2. For 15 minutes.
3. To study sharks and save them.
4. It's important to protect sharks.
5. She is kind and brave.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，简答规范表达
【点评】
本题属于基础阅读简答题，绝大多数答案都可以在原文中直接找到对应内容，仅最后一题需要结合文本做简单的人物品质总结，核心考察学生快速抓取关键信息的能力，需要额外注意题干要求的答案字数限制，不要出现冗余表述。
【难度系数】
0.8
