2014年北京中考初三一模分类--阅读与表达(含答案).docxVIP

2014年初三一模--阅读表达2014东城八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）We’ve all heard of mermaids. They are the beautiful half-human, half-fish creatures(生物). They have the head and body of a human and the tail of a fish. We also know that mermaids only exist in fairy tales. But where did all the stories about these creatures come from? If you have ever seen a manatee, then you might have an idea.Manatees, which are also called sea cows, are mammals(哺乳动物) that live in the sea. Since they are mammals, they have to swim up to the surface to breathe air. Many people believe that the story of the mermaid began with