Eat one puffer and the poison will paralyze your muscles, including the muscles responsible for breathing－so death is usually caused for lack of oxygen.Famously, the fish is a delicious dish in Japan, where highly qualified chefs produce dishes that contain safe levels of the poison.The puffer does not go to the trouble of producing poison itself.Instead, it hosts bacteria that combine the poison.It obtains these bacteria from its diet, so the youngest adult fish are not poisonous.

　　【语篇解读】

　　河豚，又称“气泡鱼”，肉质鲜美，厨师手艺精良，可制作一盘美味佳肴。处理不当或者贪食太多则会让人一命呜呼。它的生活习性如何呢？

　　5．The following statements account for the violence of puffers EXCEPT ________.

　　A．they often prevent people from capturing them

　　B．they can become larger to frighten enemies away

　　C．they kill their younger companions after growing older

　　D．they can poison people who try to eat them

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。从第一段可知，河豚毒素极高。它不仅能让身体膨胀从而威吓觅食者，而且还经常残杀同类。]

　　6．We can learn from the second paragraph that the puffer ________.

　　A．can mostly grow to the weight of 0.1g gram

　　B．never changes its behavior as it grows

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