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  A fish that lives in America can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals got used to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.

  The Mangrove Rivulus, a kind of little fish, lives in small pools of water.When their living place dries up, they live.on the land, said Scott Taylor, a researcher in Florida.

  The fish can grow as large as three inches.They group together and breathe air through their skin before they can find water again.

  The new scientific discovery came during a trip.

  "We were travelling for fun.and one day I kicked over a log(圆木)and the fish came out," Taylor told reporters by telephone.He said he would make his study on the fish known to the public in an American magazine early next year.

  In lab tests, Taylor said he found the fish can live up to 66 days out of water without eating.

  Some other fish can live out of water for a short period of time.The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time, while lungfish(肺鱼)found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in a not active(活波的)way.But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and keep active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at a Canadian University.

  More studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.

  "These animals live in conditions similar to those millions of years ago, when animals began to move from water onto land," Wright said.

(1)

The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ________.

[  ]

A.

lives on land in Africa

B.

can stay alive for months out of water

C.

prefers living in dry places

D.

is the longest living fish on earth

(2)

Who will write a report on Mangrove Rivulus?

[  ]

A.

Scott Taylor.

B.

Some reporters.

C.

Patricia Wright.

D.

Scientists from Europe.

(3)

According to the passage, lungfish can ________.

[  ]

A.

breathe through its skin

B.

be found in Asia

C.

keep alive out of water

D.

keep alive and walk on land

(4)

Which one of the sentences below is not true?

[  ]

A.

The Mangrove Rivulus fish can live out of water as long as other animals if it has something to eat.

B.

Millions of years ago, animals began to live onto land from water.

C.

Lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water in a not active way.

D.

The walking catfish found in Southeast Asia can stay on land for hours at a time.

(5)

What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?

[  ]

A.

ft was made by Scott Taylor, a researcher in New york.

B.

It was helped by an American magazine.

C.

It was helped by Patricia Wright.

D.

It was made by a researcher while travelling.

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Simon has read Amy's article about ORBIS in the school newsletter and has become very interested. He finds another article about the history of ORBIS. Read it with him.

ORBIS

 In the past, eye doctors and nurses in poor countries could not study outside their own countries because they could not afford to traveland pay for their school fees. Dr David Paton was a famous eyedoctor in America. He knew that more than 60 per cent of blind people are in poor countries. It is important to train eye doctors and nurses in these poor countries to cure their patients. So in the mid-1970s, he set up ORBIS.

 United Airlines donated a DC-8 plane to ORBIS. There was newmedical equipment inside the plane. It is not an ordinary hospital.It is a flying eye hospital. The plane started to fly to different poor countries in 1982. The eye doctors and nurses on the plane taught the local doctors new skills and knowledge.They also did operations together to cure patients with eye problems in poor countries.

 In 1992, three generous people donated more money to ORBlS. With their donations, ORBIS bought a new plane, DC-1O. The inside of the plane is twice the size of DC-8. Its first trip was to go to Beijing,China in 1994.

 A lot of people suffer from blindness. The ORBIS doctors found that 80per cent of blindness in poor countries can be cured or prevented. So it also carries out special programmes to teach people how to preventeye problems.

 To blind people, ORBIS brings new hope and light. Over the past 30 years, ORBIS has successfully helped 130,000 people around the world. TO those who can see, ORBIS is something we can be proud of .

Simon wants to write a report about ORBIS. He is checking his notes before writing his report. Write a T if the sentence is true. Write an F if it is false.

(1) ORBIS often files to poor countries. ________

(2) Dr Paton set up ORBIS.        ________

(3) ORBIS is an ordinary hospital.   ________

(4) ORBIS only gives out medicine. It does not do operations ________

(5) DC-10's first trip was to Shanghai. ________

(6) Blindness cannot be prevented. ________

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