【題目】What looks like an angry old man and lives at the bottom of the ocean? It’s the world’s ugliest animal---the blobfish(水滴魚).

Its strange skin is shaped by its habitat. It lives 800 meters below the ocean’s surface, a depth where very few other creatures can survive.

Most fishes have a swim bladder(魚鰾), which is filled with gas and helps them stay afloat. At the depth that the blobfish live, water pressure is 80 times higher than that at higher sea levels and any swim bladder wouldn’t be able to serve its purpose.

The blobfish don’t have a swim bladder because their skin works the same way. It helps them stay afloat without having to use any energy.

The blobfish have a pretty relaxed attitude towards eating. All they do is stay and wait for crabs or lobsters to come by.

Since the blobfish like to eat crabs and lobsters, they often get caught in nets that are used to catch lobsters or crabs and end up dying or being killed. They are not suitable for eating so they are useless for fishermen.

There’s a purpose behind the blobfish’s new title; it has become the new mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society, an organization whose purpose is to preserve endangered ugly animals.

“We’ve needed an ugly face for endangered ugly animals for a long time and I’ve been amazed by the public reaction,” said the Society’s Simon Watt. “For too long cute animals have taken the limelight(風(fēng)頭) but now the blobfish will be a voice for those who always get forgotten.”They hope this new face will help the world know that we need to help preserve the populations of ugly animals too.

【1】The biggest difference between the blobfish and most other fishes is that the blobfish_____ .

A. cannot be eaten by people

B. don’t have a swim bladder

C. only live at high sea levels

D. aren’t active in catching food

【2】What makes the blobfish stay afloat?

A. Their skin. B. Their tail.

C. Their mouth. D. Their swim bladder.

【3】We can learn from what Simon Watt said that _____ .

A. most ugly animals are in danger

B. the population of the blobfish is increasing

C. the blobfish have attracted the public’s attention

D. people knew nothing about the blobfish in the past

【4】What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To discuss the importance of preserving animals.

B. To give the reason for starting an organization.

C. To present the results of a survey.

D. To introduce a special animal.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】試題分析：文章主要介紹了世界上最丑的動(dòng)物——水滴魚。以及動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)把它列為新的吉祥物，目的是讓人們保護(hù)瀕危的丑陋?jiǎng)游铩?/span>

【1】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段At the depth that the blobfish live, water pressure is 80 times higher than that at higher sea levels and any swim bladder wouldn’t be able to serve its purpose.可知，由于水滴魚生活在海底800米處，水壓大，特殊的環(huán)境使得它們沒有魚鰾。故選B。

【2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第一句The blobfish don’t have a swim bladder because their skin works the same way.可知，水滴魚的皮膚的工作方式和絕大多數(shù)魚的魚鰾的工作方式相同。故選A。

【3】C 推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段Simon Watt說的話可知，水滴魚作為長得丑的瀕危物種，會(huì)讓全世界人注意到它們，并保護(hù)它們免于滅絕。故選C。

【4】D 主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了世界上最丑的動(dòng)物——水滴魚。以及動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)把它列為新的吉祥物，目的是讓人們保護(hù)瀕危的丑陋?jiǎng)游�。故選D。

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