The largest spider is the Goliath spider, the female of which grows to reach a leg span of ten inches. The largest spider in Britain is the Cardinal spider which is a close cousin of Tim Tegenaria. Females can achieve a leg span of four and a half inches. It is known as the Cardinal spider as it was common in Hampton Court when Cardinal Wolsey lived there. The sight of these long legged spiders wandering around the palace at night used to frighten him. So far 32,000 different kinds of spider have been discovered from all over the world. Britain has 630 different kinds of spider of which 250 are tiny Money spiders. The smallest of which has a body less than one millimeter long.
1. All the silk produced by spiders construct webs to catch their food.
2. Not all the poison glands possessed by spiders are dangerous to human beings.
3. Spiders often kill humans in Britain when they pierce human skin.
4. After seeing her enemy commits suicide, Arachne turned Athene into a spider.
5. Tim Tegenaria spiders are closely related to tarantula spiders; both are found in Britain.
6. So far 32,000 different kinds of spiders have been discovered from all over the world.
7. Money spiders are the smallest spiders found in the Arachnids family.
8. There are more than known species of spider in the world.
9. Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by .
10. The largest spider is
Spiders参考答案:
1.N当出现all这种过于绝对的词语时,考生应该引起注意。一般这样的命题多数是不正确的。首段中有句话:“All spiders produce silk, but only some construct webs to catch their hcmes...”命题中all的说法过于绝对。
2.Y该命题是对原文第二段首句话的同义改写。
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