Many people are frightened by spiders. They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird-eating spider, which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America.Bird-eating spiders are a type of tarantula. They are very hairy. Some of these giant spiders can spread eighteen centimeters (seven inches) with their legs. Tarantulas are not , as most people think, poisonous spiders. They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown-up. The poisonous bite of a black widow spiders far more dangerous.Bird-eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them.They have another unusual ability. They can walk up windowpanes because of sticky, silky hairs on their feet that cling to glass.1.The bird-eating spider can be described as __________.A. a very hairy spiderB. a very frightening spiderC. the largest of spidersD. all of above2.This spider lives where the climate is ___________.A. wet and hotB. cool and dryC. hot and dryD. cool and wet3.The article says that the bird-eating spider is a kind of _______.A. large crabB. tarantulaC. black widow spiderD. all of the above4.Compared with the bite of a black widow spider, the bite of a tarantula is ___________.A. more dangerousB. less dangerousC. just as dangerousD. none of the above5.Bird-eating spiders hunt ____________.A. during the dayB. at nightC. at dawnD. both A and B
Many people are frightened by spiders. They are especially afraid of large, hairy ones. The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird-eating spider, which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America.
Bird-eating spiders are a type of tarantula. They are very hairy. Some of these giant spiders can spread eighteen centimeters (seven inches) with their legs. Tarantulas are not , as most people think, poisonous spiders. They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown-up. The poisonous bite of a black widow spiders far more dangerous.
Bird-eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects. As you might guess from their name, they also catch birds and eat them.
They have another unusual ability. They can walk up windowpanes because of sticky, silky hairs on their feet that cling to glass.
1.The bird-eating spider can be described as __________.
A. a very hairy spider
B. a very frightening spider
C. the largest of spiders
D. all of above
2.This spider lives where the climate is ___________.
A. wet and hot
B. cool and dry
C. hot and dry
D. cool and wet
3.The article says that the bird-eating spider is a kind of _______.
A. large crab
B. tarantula
C. black widow spider
D. all of the above
4.Compared with the bite of a black widow spider, the bite of a tarantula is ___________.
A. more dangerous
B. less dangerous
C. just as dangerous
D. none of the above
5.Bird-eating spiders hunt ____________.
A. during the day
B. at night
C. at dawn
D. both A and B
题目解答
答案
参考答案：1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.B
解析
本题主要考查对文章内容的理解和细节信息的提取。解题思路是仔细阅读文章，根据每个问题的关键词在文中找到对应的信息，然后进行分析和判断。
第1题
- 文章中提到 “They are very hairy.” 说明食鸟蛛毛发很多；“The largest and most frightening of all spiders is the bird - eating spider” 表明它是最大且最可怕的蜘蛛。所以食鸟蛛可以被描述为毛发多、可怕且是最大的蜘蛛，A、B、C选项内容均符合描述，答案选D。
第2题
- 文中 “which lives in the hot, thick rain forests of northern South America” 表明食鸟蛛生活在南美洲北部炎热、茂密的雨林中。雨林的气候特点是潮湿且炎热，所以答案选A。
第3题
- 由 “Bird - eating spiders are a type of tarantula.” 可知，食鸟蛛是一种狼蛛，答案选B。
第4题
- 文中 “Tarantulas are not, as most people think, poisonous spiders. They can bite, and the bite is painful, but it will not kill a grown - up. The poisonous bite of a black widow spiders far more dangerous.” 说明狼蛛（食鸟蛛属于狼蛛）的咬伤虽然疼但不会杀死成年人，而黑寡妇蜘蛛的咬伤更危险，所以与黑寡妇蜘蛛的咬伤相比，狼蛛的咬伤危险性更小，答案选B。
第5题
- 根据 “Bird - eating spiders often hide in holes and under rocks during the day, but at night they creep out and hunt for insects.” 可知，食鸟蛛白天躲在洞里或岩石下，晚上出来捕食，所以它们在晚上捕猎，答案选B。