Ⅳ. (2026 扬州梅岭教育集团月考) 阅读理解 (主题: 人与自然·生态特征)
What is an ocean like?
Bubbles rise. Before your eyes is a world of colour and beauty. There are colourful fish, corals, and other forms of ocean life. Its coral reefs can be millions of years old. It is the earth's largest environment.
The ocean is a large body of salt water. The earth has five oceans that are all connected. They cover more than 360 million square kilometres, or about seven-tenths of the earth's surface. The Pacific Ocean is the largest. Millions of living things are found in the earth's oceans. Almost all forms of ocean life live in shallow(浅的) waters that are 100 metres deep or less. Yet, most of the world's oceans can be as deep as 1,500 metres or more. The
bottom(底,底部) of the ocean is too cold and dark to support much life.
Of all the animals in the ocean, the number of fish is the largest. Ocean animals have their own ways that help them live in their environment.
The ocean is a wild place. Animals live in a changing environment. Some small fish feed on plants, and large fish eat smaller fish. Much larger animals, such as sharks,
rule the underwater animal world. So how do animals stay safe in this environment?
Some fish have special tails. Waving their bodies, they can swim quickly along the ocean floor. If a stingray(魔鬼鱼) senses danger, in just a few seconds, it will cover itself with some sand. Its skin is the same colour as the sand. This camouflage is a way that the stingray and some other ocean animals use to stay safe under the water.
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D
)16. What do we know about the ocean according to the passage?
A. Most animals live near the bottom of the ocean.
B. The Pacific Ocean covers seven-tenths of the earth's surface.
C. The ocean will become brighter as it gets deeper.
D. It is the largest home for many animals in the world.
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C
)17. Which of the following headings can be filled in the blank?
A. What do ocean animals look like?
B. What do ocean animals mainly live on?
C. How do ocean animals live under the water?
D. How do ocean animals keep away from danger?
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B
)18. Which of the following can also be seen as camouflage?
A. Zebras run very fast to get away from large animals.
B. Some butterflies have brown wings that just look like dry leaves.
C. Foxes will lie down and play dead when they meet larger animals.
D. Rabbits can dig and hide in many holes to keep away from being caught.
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C
)19. On which website can we probably read this passage?
A. www.freedictionary.com/power.
B. www.mooc.cn/music.
C. www.nationalgeographic.com/culture.
D. www.space.com/spaceflight.
