初中英语早读阅读理解练习 The Starfish 课文原文

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The Starfish
A starfish isn’t really a fish although there is “fish” in its name. Sometimes people call it “sea star”. It looks like a star in the sky but belongs to the sea. Starfish can come in many colors. Some common colors are red, orange, and yellow.
A common starfish has 5 arms, but some starfish have up to 40 arms! They can regrow their arms when they lose one or two in an accident.
Starfish cannot swim but they can walk. They move across the ocean by using hundreds of tube feet on their arms and body. At the top of each arm, starfish have tiny eyes. Even though they have many eyes, they cannot see very well.
Female starfish can make millions of eggs. They put their eggs into the ocean and never go back to look after them. Surprisingly, starfish can change from male to female or female to male at any time.
However, starfish are losing their homes because of global warming and pollution of the sea water. Now it’s time to do something to save them. You’ll make a difference, one starfish at a time.。