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e. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point. Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules (分子 ) held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has e to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP. 短文解析: 本文介紹了南極鱈魚這一特殊物種,并揭露了它抵御嚴寒的獨特秘密:一種糖蛋白質(zhì)。 1. What is the text mainly about? A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic. B. A special fish living in freezing waters. C. The ice shelf around Antarctica. D. Protection of the Antarctic cod. 答案: B 解析: 由全文可知,本文介紹了南極鱈魚的神奇所在。 2. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature? A. The seawater has a temperature of ℃ . B. It loves to live in the ice salt mixture. C. A special protein keeps it from freezing. D. Its blood has a temperature lower than ℃ . 答案: C 解析: 由第五段第二句話可知。 3. What does the underlined word “ it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. A type of ice salt mixture. B. A newly found protein. C. Fish blood. D. Sugar molecule. 答案: B 解析: 第五段講的是鱈魚的血液不怕南極嚴寒的原因是奇特的以前未發(fā)現(xiàn)過的蛋白質(zhì)。最后兩句講的是這種蛋白質(zhì)的獨特性。因此 it 指新發(fā)現(xiàn)的這種蛋白質(zhì)。 4. What does “ glyco ” in the underlined word “ glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean? A. sugar B. ice C. blood D. molecule 答案: A 解析: 由該詞所在句 “ Because of its sugar content” 可推知該詞前綴表示 sugar 的含義。 Ⅲ .完形填空 閱讀下面短文,理解大意,從題中所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。 Many times my friend June would say, “ If I ever get 1 , I39。m moving into a bigger apartment and getting a pletely new 2 .” I would