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12．Daily Telegraph-An enormous number of sardines （沙丁鱼） have been photographed as they swam in the formation of a dolphin （海豚）．Steve De Neef photographed the fish near Cebu in the Philippines grouping together to protect themselves from larger animals．He said："Getting the picture of the dolphin shape was just about being in the right spot at the right time，but it would be to their benefit if they could imitate （模仿） a larger animal．"
Daily Mail-Black garlic-a sweet variety of the popular cooking ingredient that doesn't leave you with bad breath-is getting ready to hit the UK supermarket shelves．Black garlic tastes much sweeter than traditional garlic and enjoys twice the amount of anti-oxidants （抗氧化剂） and can last twice as long on the shelf．
BBC-Researchers in the United States have developed the first wirelessly controlled device （装置） that can supply a drug directly into the body．A small chip is implanted under the skin．It contains the medicine，which it releases at programmed times．The developers say the device could improve the lives of millions of people who take medicine for long-term illnesses and may one day free patients from having to remember to take their medicine，or give themselves injections．
VOA-Global warming could make humans shorter，warn scientists who claim to have found evidence that it caused the world's first horses to shrink nearly 50 million years ago．As temperatures went up their size went down，and vice versa （反之亦然）； at one point they were as small as a house cat．The scientists say that the current warming could have the same effect on mammals，and even humans．
59．What information can we obtain from Steve De Neef's words？B
    A．The sardines swim together to protect themselves from dolphins．
    B．The sardines will be in safety when meeting a larger animal．
    C．He took this rare picture of sardines probably by accident．
    D．It's easy to get the picture of the dolphin shape．
60．In comparison with traditional garlic，black garlicC．
    A．will leave you much stronger breath
    B．is more popular in the UK supermarket
    C．can be kept fresh for a much longer time
    D．contains the same amount of anti-oxidants
61．Who will probably find the wirelessly controlled device most useful？C
    A．Janet who is suffering a bad cold． B．Sophia who had had an operation．
    C．Winfred who has been ill for long． D．Lynette who has a poor memory．
62．The underlined word"shrink"in Paragraph 4 probably meansA．
    A．become smaller                   B．become weaker       
    C．grow bigger                      D．grow stronger．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了四篇科学报到的内容，分别是沙丁鱼模仿海豚的模样游泳，黑蒜的功能，无线控制的第一装置和全球变暖可能会使人类变矮．

解答 59．B．推理判断题．根据文章第一段"Steve De Neef photographed the fish near Cebu in the Philippines grouping together to protect themselves from larger animals"可知沙丁鱼模仿海豚的模样游泳是为了在更大的动物面前保护自己；故选B．
60．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"Black garlic tastes much sweeter than traditional garlic and enjoys twice the amount of anti-oxidants （抗氧化剂） and can last twice as long on the shelf"可知黑蒜可以长时间保持新鲜和拥有两倍的抗氧化剂；故选C．
61．C．细节理解题．根据文章第三段"The developers say the device could improve the lives of millions of people who take medicine for long-term illnesses and may one day free patients from having to remember to take their medicine，or give themselves injections"可知无线控制设备对于长期服药的人的作用最大；故选C．
62．A．词义猜测题．根据文章第四段"As temperatures went up their size went down，and vice versa （反之亦然）"可知随着气温的上升，其大小下降，可知词义为变小；故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．