2009年12月英語四級快速閱讀專項突破(一)

　　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 thanknown species of spider in the world.

　　9.Telling male and female spiders apart is easily done by.

　　10.The largest spider is.