2019高考英语精编优选练：阅读理解提升练 精编优选练（十九） .docVIP

精编优选练(十九)　阅读理解——词句猜测题1(限时：25分钟) A For many animals in the ocean, crabs (螃蟹) are food. How can they stay off the dinner menu? One type of crab, known as the decorator crab, has found a clever solution. It “decorates” itself. Decorator crabs use seaweed or sea sponges to protect themselves from natural enemies. More than 100 types of decorator crabs are found worldwide. One type, commonly called the longnose spider crab, takes decorating to a whole new level. “My original thought was that they might just try to look like a piece of seaweed to blend into (融入) the background，” says Dr.Jay Stachowicz, from the University of California. But he soon noticed something odd. The ocean floor was covered in seaweed, but these crabs wouldn t use just any kind they found. “They were very, very picky，”says Dr. Stachowicz.“They were picking things that were fairly uncommon.” Dr. Stachowicz noticed that longnose spider crabs would pick up a piece of seaweed and attach it to their back. Sometimes they would just eat it. These crabs were choosing to decorate themselves with seaweed that has a peppery-tasting chemical in it. Most fish find this chemical unappetizing. Picking the right decorating material is important to the longnose spider crabs chances of survival. “If the crabs just decorated themselves to look like the background, they would be giving their natural enemies a little side salad with the main course，” says Dr. Stachowicz. But by carefully choosing the peppery seaweed, these decorator crabs can make their natural enemies stay away from them. Once a longnose spider crab has put together a good suit of “seaweed armor (盔甲)” to protect itself, it is set for a while. “When a crab leaves its old shell naturally, it has to redecorate. It often uses seaweed from its old shell to decorate the new one. What a smart animal it is！”says Dr.Stachowicz. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种属于装饰蟹的蜘蛛蟹，它们把伪装自己的本领发展到了一个新的境界——它们通过食用一种让其捕食者没有食欲的海草或用这些海草装扮自己的蟹壳来躲避危险。 1．What does the underlined