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1、河北省涿州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错系列训练(5) 作者： 日期：2 涿州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错系列训练（5）及答案 (第 篇)GUATEMALA CITY(Reuters)A fish that lives in mangrove swamps(红树沼泽) across the Americas can live out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted (适应)to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.The Mangro
2、ve Rivulus, a type of small killifish, lives in small pools of water in a certain type of empty nut or even old beer cans in the mangrove swamps of Belize, the United States and Brazil. When their living place dries up, they live on the land in logs (圆木), said Scott Taylor，a researcher at the Brevar
3、d Endangered Lands Program in Florida.The fish ，whose scientific name is Rivulus marmoratus, can grow as large as three inches. They group together in logs and breathe air through their skin until they can find water again.The new scientific discovery came after a trip to Belize.“We kicked over a lo
4、g and the fish just came crowding out，”Taylor told Reuters in neighboring Guatemala by telephone. He said he will 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
5、 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 found in Australia, Africa and South America can live ont of water，but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water
6、as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canadas University of Guelph.Further studies of the fish may tell how animals changed over time.“These animals live in conditions similar to those that existed millions of years ago ，when animals began ma
7、king the transition (过渡) from water onto land, ”Wright said.语篇解读最新发现：有一种鱼，即使离开水也能存活。1The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that _.A. likes eating nutsB. prefers living in dry placesC. is the longest living fish on earthD. cau stay alive for two months out of water解析事实细节题。依据在第六段，Taylor说这种鱼离水后能活66天，也
8、就是两个多月。答案D2Who will write up a report on mangrove Rivulus?A. Patricia Wright.B. Researchers in Guatemala.C. Scientists from Belize.D. Scott Taylor.解析推理判断题。第五段最后一句话告诉我们：明年Scott Taylor将要把对于这种鱼的研究在一份美国杂志上公布于众。答案D3According to the text, lungfish can _.A. breathe through its skinB. move freely on dry lan
9、dC. remain alive out of waterD. be as active on land as in water解析事实细节题。第七段第二句话告诉我们：lungfish离开水也可以存活。答案C4What can we say about the discovery of Mangrove Rivulus?A. It was made quite by accident.B. It was based on a lab test of sea life.C. It was supported by an American magazine.D. It was helped by
10、Patricia Wright.解析推理判断题。第五段Taylor的话告诉我们：发现这种鱼是偶然的。答案A*结束（2011广东卷）AIn the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for m
11、e, pour cream into my cofffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people,but sometimes I was sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They dont get to see this soft side of other
12、s. Often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove m
13、ore slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning(按喇叭)or even shouting at me. At that moment, I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four of driving I put on the flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.No more a
14、ngry shouts and no more horns!When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to the other drivers, “I have a problem here, I am weak and doing the best I can,” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. B
15、ut instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.Sometimes weakness call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont that those far between. More often, it would be better if we dont pretend to feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when were
