Question

January 16, 2014 – We know the saying “The early bird gets the worm”, but today you’re going to learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”

An African tigerfish(老虎鱼) was seen jumping out of the air and catching a flying bird. The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth. There have been rumors(传闻) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s, but no one was able to catch one.

"The whole action of jumping and catching happens so quickly that after we saw it, it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen," said Nico Smit from Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University.

Smit and his research team saw it at a lake in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa during summer. They found about 20 fish feeding on birds in the morning. Those birds may be out early to look for food, but we will never know for sure!

1.The tigherfish ___________.

A. is from the USAB. has bright black fins

C. has very sharp teethD. was seen in a forest

2.The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A. a tigerB. a fishC. a birdD. a person

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Nobody has heard of the rumors about the tigerfish before.

B. It took Smit a moment to understand what he had seen about the fish.

C. The interesting findings happened in a lake in the afternoon.

D. The birds were caught by the tigerfish because they were out too early for food.

4.Where is the passage likely to be read?

A. In a poster.B. In a tour guide.C. In a newspaper.D. In a story book.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. The early fish gets the bird.

B. Nico Smit and an African tigerfish.

C. Nico Smit and his research team.

D. The Mapungubwe National Park

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：2014年1月16日–我们知道谚语“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”，但今天你要了解有趣的谚语：“早起的鱼有鸟吃。”

1.根据第二段第二句The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth.可知该选C。

2.根据前一句There have been rumors(传闻) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s,可知one指代fish，所以选B。

3.根据第三段中it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen可知选B。

4.推理判断题。根据常识及开头January 16, 2014可知这样的文章最有可能在报纸上读到，所以选C。

5.根据第一段最后一句but today you’re going to learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”就可知选A。

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