B. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)
The ocean contains many strange and surprising creatures. One such creature is the puffer fish (河豚). This very strange fish is probably the most poisonous (有毒的) creature in the ocean. The poison that this fish produces is 275 times more poisonous than the chemical which is usually used to kill rats.
The puffer fish gets its name from the way the fish protects itself from enemies. Whenever it is attacked, the fish blows up its body to three times of its normal (正常的) size.
Another strange thing about this fish is the fact that it cannot swim like other fish. Because it does not have bones like other fish, the puffer fish can only move slowly through the water as it is carried by waves.
The puffer fish also has funny teeth. These teeth stick out of the fish?s mouth and are used by the fish to open the shells of the creatures that live on the ocean floor.
This strange, ugly, and very poisonous fish is actually a very expensive kind of food in Japan. The Japanese call this fish “fugu”, and people have been known to pay $150 per person to eat a fugu meal.
Very brave people want to eat the most poisonous part of the fugu fish on purpose. They think that this part of the fish tastes the best. Strict laws control restaurants which serve fugu; however, quite a few people have still died from eating fugu. Almost 200 people have died from fugu poisoning in Japan over the past 25 years.
When people eat fugu poison, they do not die on the spot. First, they feel a strange tickle(痒) on their lips and in their mouth. Then they cannot feel anything with their fingers. Eventually, they cannot move or speak. Death follows when they can no longer breathe. The poison may take only
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a few minutes or up to six hours to kill a person. There is no known cure for fugu poisoning. 78. Which of the following is TRUE about the puffer fish?
A. It has no teeth. B. It moves quickly. C. It is poisonous. D. It lives on land. 79. The puffer fish cannot really ______.
A. attack B. swim C. see D. eat 80. Fugu means ______ in English. A. dinner
B. poisonous C. expensive D. puffer fish
81. Fugu is a ______ kind of dish in Japan.
A. very expensive B. very cheap C. very popular D. strange 82. What happens when a person eats the poison in a puffer fish? A. He or she can?t breathe. B. He or she can?t see. C. He or she can?t hear. D. He or she can?t smell.
83. The poison of the puffer fish ______.
A. can kill a man in a few seconds B. killed 200 people in Japan last year C. has no cure D. can kill a man in a few days 84. The poison in a puffer fish may take ______ to kill a person. A. a few seconds B. a few minutes C. up to six hours
D. B and C
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（14分）
Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved painting very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send ______85______ of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally worked out a plan. They would toss(抛) a coin. The loser would go ______86______ into the mines (矿井) and, with his earnings, support his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the college.
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much ______87______ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he graduated , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.
______88______ James returned , the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James ______89______ up from his seat to drink a toast (举杯祝酒) to his dear brother. He said, will take care of you.
But Jack said ______90______ , my hands, so it\' s too late. Now I can\' t even hold a glass.
To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother\' s hands with ______91______ towards the sky.
He called his drawing 78. A. any B. all C. both 79. A. off 80. A. better 81. A .Before
D. neither D. down D. older D. While
B. away C. up B. worse C. cheaper B. When C. Though
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82. A. picked 83. A. happily 84. A. arms
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B. turned C. looked B. surprisedly C. softly B. fingers C. legs