Passage 6
Cristina Zenato,a world-famous shark expert and diver(潜水员),was born in Italy and grew up in Africa until the age of 15. In 1994,she went on a vacation to Grand Bahama and fell in love with both diving and the island. So she decided to make Grand Bahama her home and make diving her career.
Cristina learnt to feed sharks when she was a child. In 1996,she became a shark feeder trainer. She created a course that educated divers about the beauty of sharks and the need to protect them and their environment. Through the "shark feeder course",she has helped create more shark advocates(拥护者).
Cristina is talented at communicating with sharks. With just a touch on a shark's head and face,she can lead it into a state of sleep for 15 minutes. Cristina's special talent has been used to study shark behaviour by scientists. 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 tiger sharks' mouths and skin without hurting them. Her work has saved many sharks.
Cristina has received many awards and honours for her great work in shark research and protection. She also acted in several films including Saving the Sharks. Until today,she continues to give wonderful speeches to let the public know the importance of shark protection.
Cristina Zenato made Grand Bahama her 1 after falling in love with the place and diving. Cristina learnt to feed sharks when she was 2. She became a shark feeder trainer and started a course to teach people to love and 3 sharks.
She is good at 4 with sharks and has helped remove hundreds of hooks from their bodies,saving many sharks. She has 5 many awards,appeared in films,and still gives 6 speeches to call on shark protection.
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7. Is Cristina Zenato a world-famous shark expert and diver?

8. Why did Cristina decide to make Grand Bahama her home?

9. What may Cristina talk about in her speeches? Share your idea(s) in 20 words.

1. home
2. young
3. protect
4. communicating
5. won
6. wonderful
7. Yes, she is.
8. Because she fell in love with diving and the island.
9. She may talk about the importance of protecting sharks and the dangers they face.(开放性设题,言之有理即可)

【分析】本题是结合完形填空与阅读理解的综合题型，解题时需先定位原文对应信息：完形填空的空格需结合上下文语境、原文原句或固定搭配填写；阅读理解的问答需从原文提取关键信息，开放性题目围绕主题合理作答即可。
【解析】1. 由原文第一段最后一句“make Grand Bahama her home”可知，此处填home；2. 由原文第二段第一句“when she was a child”可知，此处对应填young；3. 由原文第二段“the need to protect them”可知，此处填protect；4. 由原文第三段第一句“talented at communicating with sharks”可知，此处填communicating；5. 此处为现在完成时，“赢得奖项”用won，对应原文“received many awards”；6. 由原文第四段“gives wonderful speeches”可知，此处填wonderful；7. 由原文第一句“a world-famous shark expert and diver”可知，答案为Yes, she is.；8. 由原文第一段“In 1994,she went on a vacation to Grand Bahama and fell in love with both diving and the island. So she decided to make Grand Bahama her home”可知，原因是Because she fell in love with diving and the island.；9. 开放性题目，围绕鲨鱼保护主题，如She may talk about the importance of shark protection.
【答案】1. home 2. young 3. protect 4. communicating 5. won 6. wonderful 7. Yes, she is. 8. Because she fell in love with diving and the island. 9. She may talk about the importance of shark protection.
【知识点】完形填空词汇、阅读理解细节理解、开放性表达
【点评】本题综合考查学生的词汇运用与阅读理解能力，题型基础，需准确提取原文信息作答。
【难度系数】0.6