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????模拟 考生：????金币：0????考试时间：120分钟????满分：100分 英语四级新试题21 ??? Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer sheet1.For questions , markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For questions, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Snake Venom What is it about snakes that mesmerize people? For thousands of years, these creatures have inspired religious myths, fanatical fear, and endless curiosity. Streamlined to the bare essentials -mouth, belly, brain, spine -snakes manage to slink over desert sands and rocky slopes as well as swim in rivers and glide through the rainforest canopy. In more than 100 million years on Earth, theyve evolved to elegant perfection. The way a snake moves, through sleek body curves, light shining off its scales, is one of the most impressive sights nature has to offer, says cobra expert Wolfgang Wuster at the University of Wales. Apes climb with powerful arms and hands; frogs swim with webbed feet; falcons seize prey with sharp talons. Snakes merely with a backbone do all these things. Among them, the king cobras aggressive reputation and its lethal defenses have inspired people to view its powers as godlike. In India and Southeast Asia, societies have long revered cobras and king cobras and placed them at the center of their most sacred rites. The deadly weapon of king cobra is its fangs, almost half an inch (8-10 millimeters) long. Because they are fixed to the upper jaw, they have to be short. If they were longer, the king might bite the floor of its mouth and commit royal suicide. Angled back into the snakes mouth, the fangs help push the prey on its path to the stomach. A regal bite delivers venom from gla