January 16, 2014 – We know the saying “The early bird gets the worm”, but today you’re going to  learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”
An African tigerfish(老虎魚) was seen jumping out of the air and catching a flying bird. The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth. There have been rumors(傳聞) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s, but no one was able to catch one.
"The whole action of jumping and catching happens so quickly that after we saw it, it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen," said Nico Smit from Environmental Sciences and Management at North-West University.
Smit and his research team saw it at a lake in the Mapungubwe National Park in South Africa during summer. They found about 20 fish feeding on birds in the morning. Those birds may be out early to look for food, but we will never know for sure!
小題1:The tigherfish ___________.
A．is from the USAB．has bright black fins
C．has very sharp teethD．was seen in a forest
小題2:The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 2 means _______.
A． a tigerB．a(chǎn) fishC．a(chǎn) birdD．a(chǎn) person
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Nobody has heard of the rumors about the tigerfish before.
B．It took Smit a moment to understand what he had seen about the fish.
C．The interesting findings happened in a lake in the afternoon.
D．The birds were caught by the tigerfish because they were out too early for food.
小題4:Where is the passage likely to be read?
A．In a poster.B．In a tour guide.C．In a newspaper.D．In a story book.
小題5:Which is the best title for the passage?
A．The early fish gets the bird.
B．Nico Smit and an African tigerfish.
C．Nico Smit and his research team.
D．The Mapungubwe National Park
   
小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：短文大意：2014年1月16日–我們知道諺語“早起的鳥兒有蟲吃”，但今天你要了解有趣的諺語：“早起的魚有鳥吃。”
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句The African tigerfish has bright red fins and very sharp teeth.可知該選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)前一句There have been rumors(傳聞) this kind of fish preys on(捕食) birds since the 1940s,可知one指代fish，所以選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中it took all of us a moment to really understand what we had just seen可知選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)常識及開頭January 16, 2014可知這樣的文章最有可能在報(bào)紙上讀到，所以選C。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句but today you’re going to  learn about the interesting saying “The early fish gets the bird.”就可知選A。
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