A South African man Jérémy Schalkwijk was getting ready to impress his new girlfriend Athina Yalias with his pet goldfish Cleo when a giant spider snatched the fish out of its pond and carried it away. He was shocked.
The fish was in his pond in Barberton, South Africa. The spider lowered itself into the pond and used its fangs and front legs to carry the fish away. Amazingly, Schalkwijk took photos of the incredible event. "It was a crazy, crazy sight. You don't see that every day," Schalkwijk said. "I couldn't believe that a spider would be able to carry something twice its weight like that."
Schalkwijk added, "I've never seen something like that before. I knew the spiders could fish, but they were never such a large size. You see it sometimes with small fish like fingerlings, but never with a goldfish. This was twice the weight of the spider." After showing the photos to Athina, whom was so impressed, Schalkwijk returned with her to see what the spider would do next. Unsurprisingly, neither the spider nor Cleo were anywhere to be found.

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1.Schalkwijk kept a ______ as a pet at home.

A cat

B dog

C spider

D goldfish

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句A South African man Jérémy Schalkwijk was getting ready to impress his new girlfriend Athina Yalias with his pet goldfish Cleo when a giant spider snatched the fish out of its pond and carried it away.可知，Schalkwijk在家里养了一条金鱼作为宠物，故选D。

2.What did Schalkwijk do on the spot?

A He saved Cleo.

B He took some photos.

C He ran away quickly.

D He drove the spider away.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句Amazingly, Schalkwijk took photos of the incredible event.可知，Schalkwijk震惊之余，在现场拍下了照片，故选B。

3.Why was Schalkwijk shocked?

A Because Cleo was very crazy.

B Because the spider was eaten up.

C Because Cleo fought with the spider.

D Because the spider was strong enough.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句I couldn't believe that a spider would be able to carry something twice its weight like that.可知，Schalkwijk不敢相信一只蜘蛛竟然能搬运重量是它的两倍的东西，由此推测Schalkwijk对于蜘蛛强健的体魄感到震惊，故选D。

4.What was the end of the story?

A Schalkwijk killed the spider.

B The spider returned with Cleo.

C The spider and Cleo disappeared.

D Athina found Cleo dead in the yard.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句Unsurprisingly, neither the spider or Cleo were anywhere to be found.可知，蜘蛛和Cleo都找不到了，故选C。