Tail Spin

Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.

Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “ Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it—but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.

The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man?made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.

The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable,” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion (動作) and build muscles (肌肉).”

Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man?made tail gives people so much courage.

1.When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ________.

A.physical build

B.potential ability

C.chance of survival

D.a(chǎn)daptation to the surroundings

2.A man?made tail is created for Grace to ________.

A.let her recover faster

B.make her comfortable

C.a(chǎn)djust her way of swimming

D.help her perform better tricks

3.The story of Grace inspires people to ________.

A.stick to their dreams

B.treat animals friendly

C.treasure what they have

D.face difficulties bravely

 

1.C

2.C

3.D

【解析】

文章大意:本文為一篇記敘文,屬勵志類文章。通過講述海洋公園的小海豚Grace盡管沒有尾巴,卻能克服困難,用另外一種方式游泳,并且還要拍電影《海豚的故事》以激勵人們要勇敢地面對困難。

1.答案:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段可知,當(dāng)這只海豚在2005年12月剛到海洋公園時,“she was fighting for her life”,它的訓(xùn)練員說“Is she going to make it?”,由此我們知道,剛開始,它的訓(xùn)練員擔(dān)心它能不能活下來,故正確答案為C項。

2.2】答案:C 推理判斷題。由文章第三段可知,海豚Grace形成了它自己的游泳方式。由第五段內(nèi)容可知,給海豚戴上人造尾巴的目的不是為了舒服,而是為了保持動作,鍛煉肌肉,也就是它帶著人造尾巴的目的是調(diào)整游泳方式,故C項正確。

3.3】答案:D 推理判斷題。A項表示“堅持夢想”;B項表示“友好的對待動物”;C項表示“珍惜擁有”;D項表示“要勇敢面對困難”。由文章內(nèi)容可知,盡管海豚Grace沒有了尾巴,但是它克服困難,以另外一種方式游泳,最后還提到,它要拍電影給人們帶來鼓勵,由此我們知道,我們要勇敢地面對困難,故D項為正確答案。

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