Dolphins are interesting animals and research...

Dolphins are interesting animals and researchers find them interesting to watch. They don’t have hands, but can use tools to solve problems, just like us. Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a shy eel(鳝鱼) to come out of its hole by poking(捅)it with a dead fish. Many species of dolphin live in large societies. They have many different relationships and need a good communication system; they use a variety of sounds to communicate with each other.

There is currently no evidence that dolphins have a language of their own. But scientists still have a lot to find out about these animals and so there are certain to be a few surprises in the future.

At Kewalo Basin Marine Laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a sign langue to communicate with the dolphins, and the results are amazing. Not only do the dolphins understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the significance of word order in a sentence. For example, when they were asked to ‘touch the ball with your tail and then jump over it’ they generally responded correctly and straight away, which showed that they understood the langue.

Most mammals seem to enjoy play—but dolphins seems to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, researchers working at a beach, off the southern coast of Brazil, observed a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins approached the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the ‘game’ and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour. From then on, different dogs were seem trying to interact with the dolphins.

Dolphins live in a very different world to ourselves, but they are very good at our ‘intelligence tests’. For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a reward. There is still much to learn about these flexible(灵活的)problem-solvers, but from the evidence so far, it would seem as though dolphins are very intelligent.

1.To get a shy eel to come out of its hole , a dolphin would poke it with____.

2.At a laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a ____ to communicate with the dolphins.

3.Dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the importance of ______ in a sentence.

4.When they play, dolphins seems to like making their games as ______ as possible.

5.Dolphins will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise in order to _______.

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All over the world, animals and plants are in trouble. People are trying to find ways to help them. 1..

Adopt an animal.

Many zoos and wildlife organizations have programs that let kids donate money to help a specific endangered animal. 2..

Don’t release fish or pets onto the wild.

3.. Your pet is not native to where you live. Set loose, it might become an invasive species, or it might spread parasites (寄生虫). So keep your fish in their tank, or find them a new home but not the pond.

4..

Chemicals used to kill garden weeds and bugs are a big problem for animals. Maybe if you offered to pull up the weeds instead, you could help people to use fewer poisons.

Speak up!

Share what you know and speak up for the animals. Write letters! Powerful people need to know that you care and that you’re keeping an eye on them to make sure they do their jobs right and protect the planet.

Make less trash.

Pollution and plastic trash are bad for animals and nature. How can you help?

5..

Take your lunch in a lunchbox or reusable bag.

Bring cloth bags to the store and remind grow-ups of they forget.

A.It might seem kind to set pets free---but it isn’t.

B.But what can you do in daily life?

C.Pull weeds.

D.Pulling weeds is a chore---but you said you want to help!

E.People are finding lots of ways to help the endangered species.

F.For your next birthday, why not ask your friends and family to help you adopt.

G.Bring drinks from home in a refillable bottle.

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Dolphins are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this way they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time --- at least twenty or thirty years.

Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.

Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.

There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.

Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

1.Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____.

A. live in groups　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have their own language

C. are warm-blooded　　　　　　　　　　 D. have large brains

2.Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?

A. Its jaw.　　 　 　 B. Its ears

C. Its nose.　　　　 D. Its eyes.

3.By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____.

A. people are cruel to animals

B. Jack is different from other dolphins

C. dolphins are friendly and clever

D. dolphins should be protected by law

4.Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?

A. They wanted his help.

B. They enjoyed playing with him.

C. He was lonely and liked to be with people

D. He was seriously wounded.

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Here are some schools in Southeast England. Find out if you are interested in any of them.

1.What makes Caterham School different from the other three schools?

A. Accepting more students.　　 B. Accepting Il-year-olds.

C. Being a day school.　　 D. Offering boarding.

2.Which number would you call if you're interested in Deepdene School?

A. +44(0)1883 343028.　　 B. +44(0)1273 418984.

C. +44(0)1628 411472.　　 D. +44(0)118 987 1810.

3.Which school can a 5-year-old student and a 16-year-old student attend together?

A. Caterham School.　　 B. Deepdene School.

C. Claires Court.　　 D. Crosfields School.

4.What do we know about Crosfields School from the text?

A. It is a family school providing a caring environment.

B. Boys and girls are educated separately there.

C. It has the most modern facilities.

D. It has three studying sites.

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34. Wild animals have been overhunted, and as____result, some of them are among the animals in ______ danger.

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Wild animals have been overhunted, and as ________ result, some of them are among the animals in _____________ danger.

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They are talking excitedly about the writers and their books ________ interest them.

A．who                              B．whom                    C．that                      D．Which

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The USA, New York —Whales and dolphins are facing increasing threats from climate change, according to a new report published by WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society（WDCS）.

The report “Whales in hot water?” draws attention to the growing impacts of climate change on whales. They range from changes in sea temperature and the freshening of the seawater because of the melting of ice and increased rainfalls, to a sea level rise, loss of icy polar habitats and the decline of krill populations in key areas. Krill, a tiny shrimp that is dependent on sea ice, is the main source of food for many of the great whales.

The speeding up of climate change adds greatly to trouble from other human activities, such as chemical and noise pollution, which kills some 1000 whales every day.

“Whales and dolphins have an ability to adapt to their changing environment,” said Mark Simmonds, International Director of Science at WDCS. “But the climate is now changing at such a fast pace that it is unclear to what extent whales and dolphins will be able to adjust.”

Climate change impacts are currently greatest in the Arctic and the Antarctic. According to the report, cetaceans that rely on polar, icy waters for their home and food resources are likely to be greatly affected by the reduction of sea ice cover.

WDCS and WWF are urging governments to cut global production of CO2 by at least 50 percent by the middle of this century. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed it was possible to stop global warming if the world’s emissions start to decline before 2015.

1. From the passage, we can learn that whales mainly feed on ______.

A. dolphins       B.krill         C. sea horses       D. sharks

2. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “decline” (in Para 2)?

A. produce         B. develop       C. fall         D. increase

3. In what place is climate change greatest?

A. Two polar areas.                        B. Asia.

C. The pacific ocean.                      D. Equator.

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Climate change will lead to the changes in sea temperature.

B. Climate change will result in the freshening of the sea water.

C. Climate change will have a bad effect on human activities and whales.

D. Human beings will forever have no ability to stop global warming

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For centuries, dolphins have got our admiration, and it is easy to see why. They are beautiful, cute and smart sea animals. Dolphins are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this way, they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. It is said that dolphins are the world’s second brightest creatures after humans and have many brain features related to intelligence. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time at least twenty or thirty years.

Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.

Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.

There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903, Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.

Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

1.Dolphins are different from many other animals because they _____.

A. live in groups

B. have large brains

C. are warm-blooded

D. have their own language

2.Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?

A. Its nose.　　 B. Its ears.　　 C. Its jaw.　　 D. Its eyes.

3.Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?

A. He was lonely and liked to be with people.

B. They enjoyed playing with him.

C. He was seriously wounded.

D. They wanted his help.

4.By telling the story of Jack, the writer wanted to show that _____.

A. dolphins are friendly and clever

B. people are cruel to animals

C. Jack is different from other dolphins

D. dolphins should be protected by law

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According to scientists’ research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways. Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius (Jan. 21st ----Feb. 19th)may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother's exposure to sunlight in pregnancy(怀孕).

Sunlight helps lead to the production of Vitamin(维生素) D in the body. The lack (缺乏)of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health.

Vitamin D is called the "sunshine vitamin". It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the USA showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.

Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, "These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth."

1.Babies born in ______get sick easily.

A. summer　　 B. spring

C. autumn　　 D. winter

2.What does the underlined word “exposure” mean in Chinese?

A. 偏爱　　 B. 抗拒

C. 过敏　　 D. 暴露

3.What can we know about vitamin D according to the passage?

A. It comes from sunlight　　 B. It doesn’t help people live longer

C. Sunlight prevents its’ production　　 D. It has a good effect on health

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