题目内容
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Stonefish live among rocks in the ocean. They have wide, turndown mouths and small eyes. Their skin is the same color as rocks. This makes a stonefish look like one of the rocks.
Sometimes a swimmer will step on a stonefish. Then the fish will shoot poison into the swimmer's foot. The foot will start to hurt. Then the foot and leg will puff up. They may hurt for a long time. Because of fish, like the stonefish, the ocean floor is sometimes not as peaceful as it looks.
1. Why is this fish called a stonefish? [ ]
A. It feels like a stone.
B. It is as heavy as a stone.
C. It looks like a stone.
D. It shines like a stone.
2. The passage was most likely taken from a book about__________.
[ ]
A. cold-blooded animals
B. fishing
C. swimming
D. warm-blooded animals
3. What happens right after the stonefish poisons a swimmer?[ ]
A. The foot starts to hurt.
B. The foot starts to puff up.
C. The leg starts to hurt.
D. The leg starts to puff up.
4. What does a stonefish's head look like? [ ]
A. It has a big mouth and big eyes.
B. It has a big mouth and small eyes.
C. It has a small mouth and big eyes.
D. It has a small mouth and small eyes.
5. The ocean floor is sometimes not as peaceful as it looks because
_____________. [ ]
A. swimmers will step on a stonefish
B. the stonefish can shoot poison into swimmers
C. there are a lot of stones there
D. there are a lot of such fish as the stonefish