VI. Reading Comprehension Great white sharks, one of the most feared animals on the
planet, are not without their own predators. In the past week,
three great white sharks have been killed by orcas off the coast
of South Africa and had their livers removed. Prior to this
shocking finding, there were no records of killer whales going
after great white sharks in this region, though it has been
documented elsewhere in a few rare incidents. Orcas are one of
the most versatile and fearsome predators in the world, known to
eat various types of sharks, seals and whales, but they usually
avoid great whites.
Orcas are very smart, and have different behaviors for
hunting different animals around the world. It is possible that the
creatures have now learned to go after killer whales. When
turned upside down, many sharks become nearly comatose, and
thus easy prey. Samuel Gruber, a researcher at the Bimini
Biological Field Station in the Bahamas, said orcas could
develop and spread new such hunting tricks. “Their learning
abilities are so great, that if one of them happened to” flip over
and stun a shark, “and see that sharks freeze up in this state, they
could communicate it to the other ones.” (Adapted from
Newsweek, May 10, 2017)
【題組】43. Where were the victim found?
(A) in the coldest South Pole
(B) at the coast of South Africa
(C)in the deepest sea of Pacific Ocean
(D) a long the coast of Bahama