Question

The seahorse is a very strange fish. Do you know what its head looks like? It looks like a horse. Of course it is not as big as a horse. You can pick it up with one hand. It swims with its head up and tail down.

This strange looking fish often remains still. It will hang on to a bit of weed (海草)with its tail. Then when a small fish swims by, the seahorse will suddenly jump and eat it up.

Mother seahorse lays eggs(产卵).These eggs are kept in Father's pouch(育儿袋).When the eggs hatch, the babies pop out of the pouch into the sea.

1.The seahorse is ______.

A. a small horse   B. a fish

C. an egg          D. a sea

2.The seahorse swims with ______.

A. its tail up high    B. its head down

C. its tail down       D. its nose down

3.Baby seahorses are ______.

A. hatched from eggs

B. born in mother's pouch

C. born in father's pouch

D. hatched from horses

4.A seahorse eats ______.

A. sea weed      B. small fish

C. water         D. nothing

5.A seahorse is ______.

A. bigger than a horse

B. the same size as a horse

C. as big as a horse

D. much smaller than a horse

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】

1.第一段中The seahorse is a very strange fish.可知海马是一种奇怪的鱼，所以选B。

2.第一段中It swims with its head up and tail down.可知海马是用头和尾巴上下晃动来游泳的，所以选C。

3.

4.第二段中Then when a small fish swims by, the seahorse will suddenly jump and eat it up.可知海马吃小鱼，所以选B。

5.第一段中Of course it is not as big as a horse.可知海马比马小得多，所以选D。