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 pushed 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 manmade 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 (动作) and build muscles.”
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 manmade 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.adaptation to the surroundings.
2.A manmade tail is created for Grace to ________.
A.let her recover faster B.make her comfortable
C.adjust 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
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A.a pet advertisement B.A news story
C.a novel D.a travel guide
Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport
Neighborhood: John Wayne Airport (SNA), Orange County
1325 East Dyer Road, Santa Ana, CA
OVERALL GUEST SCORE
Very Good
Based on 163 Guest Ratings
Hotel Description
Being close to airport and freeway access makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for our guests in the area. The 300-room Embassy Suites offers homey comforts for those on business and vacation alike—suites with separate living and sleeping areas, refrigerators, microwaves, coffeemakers, Wi-Fi access and two TVs. Wake up to a free cooked-to-order breakfast and enjoy the indoor pool and fitness center. A two-hour evening reception offers drinks and appetizers and the on-site restaurant serves American favorites. The property also has a business center with copy and fax services. Parking is available for an additional fee. Less than two miles from I-405, the Embassy Suites is within a half-mile of various restaurants and just three miles from John Wayne Airport. Our guests say the Embassy Suites’ location, “brilliant” breakfast and “friendly” staff make it one of their favorite Santa Ana properties.
Guest Ratings |
Good Feb 8, 2017 By: Harold Pros: Loved the breakfast and the friendly, helpful staff. Spacious accommodations made this a very good value. |
Cons: Didn’t love the heating/AC system; room was too cold for comfort. Also was not aware of the parking fee until we checked in. The parking fee was $17 a night. |
Good Jan 24, 2017 By: Micaela Pros: Breakfast was amazing with a variety of choices and the staff were helpful. Cons: The room had a very strange old smell when we first got there. I had to open the door to air it out. |
Very Good Jan 5, 2017 By: Bruce Pros: The location was very good for us and the included breakfast was a plus. Cons: The room was not cleaned properly when we got there. The heating system was not working for the hotel as well |
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1.________ makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for its guests in the area.
A.The business center B.The friendly staff
C.The convenient location D.Wi-Fi access
2.According to the guest ratings, all the guests are satisfied with its ________.
A.heating system B.accommodations
C.parking fee D.breakfast
3.This advertisement is made more believable by ________.
A.providing the exact address B.using guests’ comments
C.analyzing its pros and cons D.interviewing the guests
假定你是星光中学的学生李华，你的英国朋友Tom自从进入高一以来一直觉得压力很大，学习状态不太好。请你给他写封邮件，以帮助他振作起来。
内容要点：1. 给他三条缓解压力、提高学习状态的建议；
2. 表达期望并送上祝福。
注意：1. 词数为100词左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I’m sorry to hear about your situation.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Hearing the news that the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in China, I felt very exciting. It struck me how I learned skating when I was a child. In the age of 7, I began to go crazy about skating, like all my friends. At the beginning, it was not very hard for me to keep my balance. I always fall over on the ground. As the result, I thought I had no gift for skating. So I gradually lost confidence but became upset. The upset I was, the more terribly I did. I was about to give up while my father came to help me. Encouraged by her, I gained confidence and stood up again. As I practiced skating, he always created a relaxing atmosphere and offered some specific advices. In the end, I made it.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I like taking photos very much. Once I travelled by ship on a cloudy morning. It was in the afternoon 1.the weather turned fine. So I wanted 2. (take) some photos. I was looking around and I saw next to me a lovely little girl sitting on her3.(father) shoulders. It was lucky for me to meet 4.a perfect moment-the girl was smiling and the surrounding view was beautiful. Without5. (think), I took a picture of the little girl at that moment.
Her mother was surprised that a 6.(strange) was taking the photo of her daughter. I explained that I was 7.(move) by that sight and showed them the photo on my digital camera. They loved it very much. I said I could email it to them when I got home. 8.(Final), they gave me their email address. The next day, I 9. (send) them their daughter’s photo as I had promised.
This morning I received a message back, 10.says they are grateful and that they are very happy with the lovely photo of their daughter and a lovely memory of the day.
I passed a man on the way home from work this evening. He was_______down the grass edge at the side of the driveway._______, he was swinging (摇晃), almost falling over, sometimes on the edge, sometimes off. I_______, wondering whether to stop and give him a lift. Then the car behind me overtook (赶超) me and I didn’t stop there as the road was so_______.
I couldn't be sure but he_______to be quite drunk. Yes, he was_______drunk. A _______turned sharply to avoid him at one point.
I thought I might as well sit and_______him to reach the car. He'd probably turn down my _______ of a lift or smell really bad or... a number of things went through my________while I waited.
Five________went by and I sat on. He reached the car. My________were down, and I asked him if he wanted a________. He said that he was going to the next town, just out of my way, but not far enough to put me to ________. So he got in.
“Sorry, I'm really quite________.” He called me brother and offered me his cool glasses as pay. I refused and said the________was in the giving.
Three times along the way he told me that “Whatever we give out there comes back to us. Something good will come to you for________me up.”
“The joy is in the giving,” I said again.
He________again for being so drunk.
“Anywhere around here is fine for me,” he said. So I________him at the next crossing. We ________hands and said goodbye to each other.
1.A.driving B.walking C.running D.jumping
2.A.Actually B.Directly C.Gradually D.Suddenly
3.A.settled down B.sped up C.slowed down D.gave up
4.A.entire B.loose C.busy D.straight
5.A.appeared B.determined C.tried D.happened
6.A.selflessly B.sincerely C.fortunately D.obviously
7.A.train B.plane C.cab D.boat
8.A.search for B.wait for C.look for D.care for
9.A.offer B.attitude C.parcel D.struggle
10.A.heart B.head C.leg D.face
11.A.midnights B.seconds C.centuries D.minutes
12.A.cars B.windows C.wheels D.lights
13.A.lift B.gift C.hug D.deed
14.A.anger B.shock C.attraction D.trouble
15.A.active B.drunk C.reliable D.stubborn
16.A.freedom B.damage C.strength D.joy
17.A.picking B.pushing C.getting D.setting
18.A.begged B.congratulated C.apologized D.commanded
19.A.recognized B.dropped C.persuaded D.buried
20.A.took B.ruined C.destroyed D.shook
