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There's no end of dangerous sports to try out in Southern Africa—bungee jumping, skydiving and water rafting.But for a new rush，how about swimming face to face with a killer shark?
The public seems interested in seeking excitement in this activity.Cape Town's aquarium has been filled with divers who want to swim with the sharks since it opened its tanks to visitors last month.Around 70 tourists aged between 12 and 40 have paid 275 rand ($55) each to spend up to an hour with Maxine，Dee and Floyd.
And conservationists (自然环境保护论者) say the project should help change the damage done to the shark's image by the popular movie Jaws.
“People will always pay money to be a bit daring, ”said Paul Loetter，an aquarium diver.“Most people think every shark is dangerous, but they've got the wrong idea.”
Each visitor can swim with the sharks and other fish that share their tank, guarded by aquarium divers armed only with a stick to keep off any overfriendly sharks.
“This is part of a communicational and educational programme to show sharks are not as bad as everyone makes out，” said Tony McGyre，operational manager of the aquarium.
Len Compagno，head of the South African shark research centre, agreed.“It's no joke to play around with a big dog.In the same way, a threemetrelong shark could put a few holes in you，” he said.
文章讲述了南非的一家水族馆可以让游客和鲨鱼一起游泳，科学家们进一步解释说鲨鱼并不像人们认为的那样都很危险。
1．We may infer that in the movie Jaws .
A．sharks are hunted everywhere
B．sharks kill other sea animals
C．sharks are disappearing in the sea
D．sharks are man eaters
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段可推断鲨鱼在电影《大白鲨》中的形象是不好的，对比现在人们敢于跟它们面对面地游泳，可见在该影片中鲨鱼对人是有伤害的，故D项正确。
2．What Len Compagno said really means that .
A．you had better not get close to sharks
B．you needn't be too serious about sharks
C．sharks are more dangerous than big dogs
D．sharks are as friendly to people as dogs
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。由最后两段可知伦恩与托尼观点一致，即：鲨鱼并非人们想象的那么坏，因此不必对鲨鱼太紧张。
3．The writer's purpose in writing the passage is to tell us that .
A．sharks are not as bad as everyone makes out
B．people will always pay money to be a bit daring
C．there's no end of dangerous sports in Southern Africa
D．the public seems interested in seeking excitement in swimming with a killer shark
答案：A
解析：写作意图题。文章讲述了人们可以在水族馆里和鲨鱼一起游泳，科学家们进一步解释说鲨鱼并不像人们认为的那样糟糕，这也正是作者的写作目的。
4．We can learn that Maxine，Dee and Floyd are .
A．workers in the aquarium
B．the aquarium's three sharks
C．conservationists
D．divers in the aquarium
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。第二段讲游客与鲨鱼一起游泳，且根据第二段最后一句“Around 70 tourists...spend up to an hour with Maxine，Dee and Floyd.” 可知“Maxine”“Dee”“Floyd”是鲨鱼的名字。
