Evenaftercenturiesofexplorationtheoceanstillholdsitsmysteries.Althoughweknowmoretodayabouttheworld’soceansandcreatureslivinginthemthaneverbeforeeveryonceinawhiletheseabringsupsomethingsostrangesounexpe

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