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B
A boater who has worked with sharks was shocked to see three fishermen drag an endangered great hammerhead (锤头鲨) out of the water and onto a public beach on Florida’s Singer Island last week.
The shark drew a crowd, and several people took photos with it, boater Leigh Cobb said. She recorded the incident from her boat on Thursday and yelled at the people on shore to return the shark to the water.
“My adrenaline (肾上腺素) started pumping and my disgust started,” Cobb told the reporter. “We are seeing a shark dragged onto the beach. I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.”
Hammerheads are an endangered species. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, it’s illegal to kill them.
The shark was returned to the water after the fishermen removed their hook from its mouth. Although the shark appeared to swim away, such handling greatly reduces its chances of surviving the encounter, a recent study noted.
The wildlife commission recommends minimizing handling and release time in such a situation, and keeping the shark’s gills (鱼鳃) in water at all times.
One fisherman, who contacted the media, said the men were sport-fishing from shore and battled the shark for about 30 minutes. Once they realized they had a hammerhead, they dragged it onto the beach, cut the hook from its mouth and returned it to the water in “two minutes”.
The fisherman said the men used bolt (螺栓) cutters rather than a standard tool because it was the “fastest way to get the animal safely returned to the water”.
4. What is the underlined word “minimizing” in paragraph 6 probably mean?
A. Increasing.
B. Reducing.
C. Counting.
D. Ignoring.
5. What did the three fishermen do when they realized it was a hammerhead?
A. They took photos with the shark.
B. They yelled at the people on shore.
C. They got in touch with the media.
D. They tried to return the shark to the water quickly.
6. Which is the correct order of the incident?
① People took photos with the shark.
② The fishermen battled with the shark.
③ The shark swam away.
④ The shark was dragged onto the beach.
A. ④—②—③—①
B. ④—②—①—③
C. ②—④—①—③
D. ②—①—④—③

答案： 4. B 词义猜测题。由上下文可知，应减少处理的时间，从而保障鲨鱼的安全，reduce意为“减少”，符合语境，因此选B。
5. D 细节理解题。由倒数第二段最后一句可知，这些渔民在得知这是一条锤头鲨后，采取措施尽快把它放归大海，因此选D。
6. C 细节理解题。综合全文内容可知，事件的正确顺序应选C。