单选题 It looks like a great big cigar, (1) it is really a dangerous saltwater fish called barracuda. This (2) fish has a narrow body which grows to be from four to six feet long. However it may reach ten feet in (3) ! The barracuda looks very much (4) the pike, a freshwater fish.
Although the barracuda is not related (5) the pike, it is like that freshwater fish in being a fearless fighter. The barracuda has a large mouth and strong jaws that hold knifelike (6) . When attacking or defending (7) the barracuda moves like lightning. It usually feeds on other fish. But it has been known to (8) swimmers. No wonder it is called "the tiger of the sea" !
The barracuda is usually found in warm, tropical seas or (9) . The most dangerous kind, the great barracuda, is found off the (10) of Florida, Bermuda, and the West Indies. (11) caught for food live in the warm waters off the coast of California and Australia.
To (12) its enemies, the barracuda can camouflage itself. It does this by taking on the color of its (13) . Its back changes from light brownish green (14) deep blue, its sides sparkle with silvery tones, and its belly is chalky white. The barracuda's tail and fins may be greenish yellow or gray.
Bright eyes flash as it roams the (15) . When it rests on the sandy ocean floor, it becomes ahnost (16) as long as it stays quite still. Even when it prowls around a coral reef, it is difficult to spot, even in (17) water. People who (18) for sport try to excite the barracuda to move by tying a long, white rag behind their moving boat. However, they are often (19) . But they never give up trying to trick "the (20) of the sea/

单选题 A. so B. but
C. though D. when
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此处选择but表转折。
单选题 A. fierce B. popular
C. beautiful D. ugly
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】fierce表示“凶猛的”。
单选题 A. body B. head
C. size D. foot
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】
单选题 A. alike B. like
C. as D. likely
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】look like是固定搭配,表示“看起来像”。
单选题 A. in B. at
C. onto D. to
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】be related to是固定搭配,表示“与……有关,与……有联系”,be related不与其他三个选项搭配。
单选题 A. teeth B. face
C. ears D. hair
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此句的意思是,它宽大的嘴和强健的下巴支撑起刀一样锋利的牙齿。
单选题 A. themselves B. herself
C. itself D. himself
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从下文的单数谓语动词可知,此处的代词应选用第三人称单数,并且指代的是动物。
单选题 A. train B. attack
C. race D. teach
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】train意为“训练,培训”;attack意为“袭击”;race意为“比赛,竞争”;teach意为“教授,教导”。此处意为这种鱼会袭击swimmer。
单选题 A. oceans B. parks
C. zoos D. stores
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】因为文章描述的是一种深水鱼,所以应选择ocean。
单选题 A. inland B. island
C. homes D. coasts
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】coast意为“海岸”,其他选项都不符合题意。
单选题 A. This B. That
C. Those D. These
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此处选those指代那些作为食物的barracuda(长梭鱼)。
单选题 A. praise B. fool
C. fail D. make
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】camouflage意为“伪装”,由此可知长梭鱼伪装自己是为了fool(愚弄,欺骗)敌人。
单选题 A. surroundings B. babies
C. mate D. attackers
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】长梭鱼会变成和周围环境一样的颜色。故选surroundings。
单选题 A. in B. with
C. near D. to
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】change from...to...意为“从……变为……”。
单选题 A. forest B. sea
C. jungle D. field
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此空不难选出。长梭鱼的活动环境是sea。
单选题 A. lovely B. beautiful
C. invisible D. fearful
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】lovely意为“可爱的”,heautiful意为“美丽的”,invisible意为“看不见的,无形的”,fearful意为“可怕的,惧怕的”。这句话的意思是,当它在海底沙滩休息时,只要它保持不动,几乎是看不见的。
单选题 A. shallow B. deep
C. ordinary D. warm
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据常识,此处应选shallow修饰water,表示浅水。
单选题 A. look B. fish
C. like D. set
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】四个选项中只有。fish(钓鱼)符合题意。
单选题 A. sleepy
B. successful
C. saddened
D. disappointed
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据however表转折可推知,这些钓鱼者多半会失望,所以选disappointed。
单选题 A. dog B. lion
C. tiger D. fox
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据上文,the tiger of the sea是人类给barracuda取的外号。