Evenaftercenturiesofexplorationtheoceanstillholdsitsmysteries.Althoughweknowmoretodayabouttheworld’soceansandcreatureslivinginthemthaneverbeforeeveryonceinawhiletheseabringsupsomethingsostrangesounexpectedthatmakestheworldwonderwhatitcouldbe.
Suchwasthecasewhenthecurrents(水流)oftheMediterraneanOceanrecentlywasheda13-foot-longsmellybodyontotheshoresofthevillageofVillaricosinAndalusiaSpain.AnearlyreportintheSpanishpublicationLavantedescribedthestrangehorned(带角的)bodyaswhatmightseemlikeabigfishbutitwasalreadyinpieces.LocalsjokedthatitwassomekindofLochNessMonster.
Themediajumpedrightonthecreatureofcourse.Somesitescalleditahornedseamonster.ThepopularnewspaperBoingBoingcalleditadragon.Somepeopleguessedthatitmightbeanoarfishwhichisactuallyararelyseenkindofbigfishthatcangrowupto55feetlong.
Butnowtheexpertshaveweighedinandwe’resorrytoreportthatit’snotadragonaLochNessMonsterorevenanoarfish.“Thatisactuallyasharkskeleton(骨架)”ProfessorGrubbsfromFloridaStateUniversitytoldNBCNews.“Thepartstowardthebackwereconfusingmebutthosearethelowercaudalfin(尾鳍)supports.The“horns”arethescapulocoracoidswhichsupportthepectoralfins.”Scapulocoracoidsarebackbonescommontomanyanimals.
Sotherewegoanothermysterysolved.Welltheancientmapsthatoncedescribedareasoftheoceanasplacesofdragonshaveyettobeproventrue.Butit’sgoodtoknowthattheoceanstillhasafewsurprisesforusevenincaseswherethey’rejustdeadsmellybodies.
21.Thecreaturementionedinthetext .
A.wasabout15feetlongwithahorn
B.couldprobablygrowupto55feetlong
C.wasalreadyinpiecesbutitwasstillalive
D.wasfoundontheshoresofavillageinSpain
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.Adragon. B.Asharkskeleton.
C.Anoarfish. D.Ahornedseamonster.
23.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout .
A.howthecreaturewasfound B.t