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(1)A.细节理解题。根据文章第二段""We were surprised to see the head moving just after it was removed," said Sayaka Mitoh. "We thought that it would die soon without a heart and other important organs,but we were surprised again to find that it regenerated the whole body.""(Sayaka Mitoh说:"我们很惊讶地看到它的头部在被移除后还在动。""我们认为,没有心脏和其它重要器官,它很快就会死亡,但我们再次惊讶地发现,它再生了整个身体。")可知,当Sayaka Mitoh看到海蛞蝓的头部被移除后还能存活,并且还再生了整个身体,她和同事们都十分惊讶。故选A项。
(2)C.细节理解题。根据文章第三段"Older slugs weren't as fortunate.Often the heads didn't feed,so they died in about 10 days."(年长的蛞蝓就没这么幸运了。通常它们的头部不进食,所以它们在大约10天内死亡。)可知,年长的海蛞蝓在丢失了头部之后,它们失去了触觉,很快就死了。故选C项。
(3)B.细节理解题。根据文章第四段"They may have parasites that can hurt reproduction so they are removing their heads in order to also remove the parasites."(它们身上可能有会损害繁殖的寄生虫,所以它们会把自己的头也割掉,以清除寄生虫。)可知,根据研究者发现,海蛞蝓断头也许是为了消灭寄生虫。故选B项。
(4)D.段落大意题。根据文章第五段"How the heads can survive without a heart and other vital organs is another puzzle.The researchers say these sea slugs fuel their bodies by photosynthesis.They rely on chloroplasts from algae in their own bodies when other food isn't available,a process known as kleptoplasty.They think this might help them survive long enough to regenerate a body."(大脑在没有心脏和其它重要器官的情况下如何存活是另一个难题。研究人员说,这些海蛞蝓通过光合作用为身体提供能量。当没有其它食物时,它们依靠自己体内藻类的叶绿体,这一过程被称为"盗食质体"。他们认为这可能会帮助它们存活足够长的时间来再生身体。)可知,第五段介绍了海蛞蝓在失去身体后,头部仍能存活的原因。故选D项。