第一节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a biologist and photographer, I always take my camera everywhere to take pictures of wild animals. One day, I was standing on a boat when a very large female leopard seal(海豹) swam by. I put on my diving equipment and grabbed my ____1____. I was frightened because she was so big. My mouth was dry, and I couldn’t even ____2____. But I knew it was time to ____3____ this mysterious creature.
I jumped into the freezing water. Immediately, the seal swam towards me. Then she put my entire camera and much of my head into her mouth. Thinking this must be a sign of ____4____, I decided to stay very calm. Although the seal was showing me her teeth, I tried not to ____5____ any fear. She did it a few more times, and then swam away. To my ____6____, she came back with a live penguin. And she even showed me how to eat it. Then she pushed the penguin into my camera—she thought the camera was my mouth!
Being a biologist, I understood that she was trying to ____7____ me. But I thought that she was really trying to communicate with me. At this point, she didn’t seem very ____8____. She stayed by me and took care of me for four days.
I got many amazing pictures during those four days. And, more importantly, I’ve learned that animals do not always behave the way we ____9____. I believe the _____10_____ experience I had with this powerful and intelligent animal will stay with me forever.
1. A. knife B. bag C. camera D. gun
2. A. escape B. make C. move D. fight
3. A. approach B. adopt C. imagine D. rescue
4. A. respect B. sympathy C. reward D. threat
5. A. confirm B. expose C. overcome D. reduce
6. A. satisfaction B. regret C. surprise D. sorrow
7. A. feed B. comfort C. attack D. assess
8. A. reliable B. dangerous C. sensitive D. ambitious
9. A. admire B. promise C. demand D. expect
10. A. confusing B. similar C. incredible D. bitter
