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　　Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park．The smaller dolphin Grace, shown 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 peduncles from side to side．

　　The movement 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 in 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 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 focus 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．

adaptation to the surroundings．

(2)

A man-made 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

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;
解析：

(1)

此題為細節(jié)題，考生需要直接定位到文章的具體情節(jié)。第二段當中的“Is she going to make it” 應當譯為“她能不能撐得住”，“她能不能活的下來”，故答案選C

(2)

此題為細節(jié)題，考生需要直接定位到文章的具體細節(jié)。第四段整段是對于給Grace安裝尾巴的介紹。此題易混淆選項為B。不選B的原因是，安裝尾巴的初衷并非是想讓Grace舒服。安裝尾巴的原因是因為沒有了尾巴的Grace在游泳當中出現(xiàn)了困難，所以要安個尾巴去解決這個問題，使它變舒服只不過是附帶的一個結(jié)果，故B不對。

(3)

此題為主旨題。記敘文主旨絕大多數(shù)出現(xiàn)在文章最后，本文也不例外。最后一句中的courage是本題的題眼。作者在最后告訴讀者本文寫作目的，即鼓勵人們在逆境中要勇敢要有勇氣，故答案為D。


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