【題目】 Even after centuries of exploration(探險(xiǎn)), the ocean still holds its mysteries. Although we know more today about the world’s oceans and creatures living in them than ever before, every once in a while the sea brings up something so strange, so unexpected, that makes the world wonder what it could be.

Such was the case when the currents (水流) of the Mediterranean Ocean recently washed a 13-foot-long, smelly body onto the shores of the village of Villaricos in Andalusia, Spain. An early report in the Spanish publication Lavante described the strange, horned (帶角的) body as what might seem like a big fish, but it was already in pieces. Locals joked that it was some kind of Loch Ness Monster.

The media jumped right on the creature, of course. Some sites called it a horned sea monster. The popular newspaper Boing Boing called it a dragon. Some people guessed that it might be an oarfish(皇帶魚), which is actually a rarely seen kind of big fish that can grow up to 55 feet long.

But now the experts have weighed in and we’re sorry to report that it’s not a dragon, a Loch Ness Monster, or even an oarfish. “That is actually a shark skeleton (骨架),” Professor Grubbs from Florida State University told NBC News. “The parts toward the back were confusing me, but those are the lower caudal fin (尾鰭) supports. The “horns” are the scapulocoracoids which support the pectoral fins(胸鰭).” Scapulocoracoids are backbones common to many animals.

So there we go, another mystery solved. Well, the ancient maps that once described areas of the ocean as places of dragons have yet to be proven true. But it’s good to know that the ocean still has a few surprises for us, even in cases where they’re just dead, smelly bodies.

【1】The creature mentioned in the text _____.

A. was about 15 feet long with a horn

B. could probably grow up to 55 feet long

C. was already in pieces but it was still alive

D. was found on the shores of a village in Spain

【2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 really refer to?

A. A dragon. B. A shark skeleton.

C. An oarfish. D. A horned sea monster.

【3】The third paragraph is mainly about _____.

A. how the creature was found

B. the characteristics of an oarfish

C. people’s guesses about the creature

D. Boing Boing’s opinion of the creature

【4】The main purpose of the text is to _____.

A. show the mystery of the ocean

B. ask people to protect sea animals

C. introduce a rarely seen kind of fish

D. show how to find surprises in the sea

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇奇聞。本文講述了從地中海中漂浮出來的一具奇怪的尸體。它十三英尺長，散發(fā)著惡臭，頭上有角，人們對尸體的身份有著諸多的猜測。最后科學(xué)家通過檢驗(yàn)認(rèn)為這是一具鯊魚的骨架。

【1】D事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段Such was the case when the currents (水流) of the Mediterranean Ocean recently washed a 13-foot-long, smelly body onto the shores of the village of Villaricos in Andalusia, Spain. 可知尸體是在西班牙的一個(gè)小村莊發(fā)現(xiàn)的，故選D。

【2】B詞義猜測題。It只得是那具怪異的尸體，最后科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)That is actually a shark skeleton (骨架)，其實(shí)它是鯊魚骨架，故選B。

【3】C段落大意題 。文章第三段Some sites called it a horned sea monster. The popular newspaper Boing Boing called it a dragon. Some people guessed that it might be an oarfish(皇帶魚).這些都是人們對尸體身份的猜測，故選C。

【4】A文章大意題。文章第一段 Even after centuries of exploration(探險(xiǎn)), the ocean still holds its mysteries. ，最后一段 So there we go, another mystery solved. 可知這篇文章介紹了一件顯示海洋神秘性的事件，故選A。

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