【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 in a certain type of empty nut or even told 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(圓木), said Scott Taylor, a researcher at the Brevard 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 log 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 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 out of water, but only in an inactive state. But no other known fish can be out of water as long as the Mangrove Rivulus and remain active, according to Patricia Wright, a biologist at Canada’s 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 making the transition(過渡) from water onto land，” Wright said.55．The Mangrove Rivulus is a type of fish that ______.A. likes eating nutsB. prefers living in dry placesC. is the longest living fish on earthD. can stay alive for two months out of water56．Who will write up a report on Mangrove Rivulus?A. Patricia Wright.B. Researchers in Guatemala.C. Scientists from BelizeD. Scott Taylor.57．According to the text, lungfish can ______.A. breathe through its skinB. move freely on dry landC. remain alive out of waterD. be as active on land as in water58．What 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 Patricia Wright.[答案]本文是一篇自然科學(xué)方面的研究報(bào)道。研究者發(fā)現(xiàn)了可以在數(shù)月內(nèi)脫離水域的魚，它們可以生活在美洲陸地上，這種魚名為Mangrove Rivulus。55．D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第六段說這種魚可以在無水的環(huán)境中存活66天，即2個(gè)多月。56．D。推理判斷題。第二段的最后一句表明Scott Taylor是從事該項(xiàng)研究的人。第五段的最后一句告訴我們Scott Taylor將要撰寫有關(guān)這種魚的研究報(bào)告。57．C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第七段第二句中的“...while lungfish found in Australia, Africa and South America can live out of water, but only in an inactive state”說明lungfish能夠離開水存活，但不活躍。58．A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容和第五段中的“We kicked over a log and the fish just came crowding out”可判斷研究者意外地發(fā)現(xiàn)了這種魚特有的生活習(xí)性。C(2006全國Ⅱ)May: Happenings from the PastMay 5, 1884Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He bees the first rider ever to win the race three times.May 9, 1754Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon(漫畫), showing a snake cut in pieces, with the words “Join or Die” printed under the picture.May 11, 1994The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought(干旱), blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D．C.May 19,1994Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.May 24, 1844Samuel F．B. Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought，” over the experimental long－distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D．C., to Baltimore, Md.59．We know from the text that Buchanan is ______.A. Isaac’s fatherB. a winning horseC. a slave taking care of horsesD. the first racing horse in Kentucky60．What is the title of the first American political cartoon?A. Join or DieB. Pennsylvania GazetteC. What Hath God WroughtD. Kentucky Derby61．In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?A. 1934. B. 1960.C. 1964. D. 1994.62．Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?A. Washington, D．C. B. New York City.C. Kentucky. D. Pennsylvania.[答案]本文是關(guān)于歷史上在五月份發(fā)生的大事的總結(jié)報(bào)道。59．B。細(xì)節(jié)分析題。由文中第一部分的“horse rider”及“rides Buchanan to win...”可知Buchanan為贏得比賽的馬。60．A?！皐ith the words ‘Join or Die’．..picture”可知漫畫的題目是“Join or Die”。61．D。根據(jù)報(bào)道中第三個(gè)事件發(fā)生在May 19, 1994這一線索可知答案。62．A。由最后一段可知第一封電報(bào)是從Washington D．, Md的。D(2006重慶)Tragedy at the CircusIn yesterday’s circus(馬戲團(tuán)) show, a tiger suddenly attacked its trainer and had to be shot dead. As the circus packed up and left, circus officials said the show would go on, even without tigers.However, the officials can’t simply turn a blind eye