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江苏省连云港市2018届九年级下学期英语全真模拟(六)

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    I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Don't you think there's something to learn from the tortoise?”

    Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I'm entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”

    I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn't wish that the hare would fall asleep!”

    “He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”

    “He didn't have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”

    Sonny thought a while. “That's a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn't happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he'd never have won the race. That's for sure.”

    I gave up. Today's children are not like what we used to be. They're just hopeless.

(1)、The writer wanted his son _______.
A、to learn from the tortoise B、to open his eyes wide C、to enter for the 60-meter race D、to have a big wish
(2)、According to Sonny, it was the tortoise's wish that _______.
A、the hare would be as steady as he was B、he could run faster than the hare C、the hare would fall asleep during the race D、he would have a sleep during the race
(3)、Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race ________.
A、by pushing on steadily B、by luck C、by taking a risk D、by telling a lie
(4)、It is clear that the writer ________ in the end.
A、learned a lesson B、won the argument C、became impatient D、was satisfied
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Smart, Social Animals

Recently, researchers have found that dolphins know their own names much like people. Dolphins talk to one another with whistles (口哨) and calls. Scientists have known that the animals also use unusual whistles to name each other. They had thought that dolphins only heard each other's voices. However, the scientists didn't know that dolphins listen for their names too. 

To test this idea, the researchers caught 14 dolphins and recorded their name calls. The scientists then copied each dolphin's voice. When the changed recordings were played, the dolphins replied strongly to the names of their relatives and close group members. They paid no attention to the names of dolphins they did not know. 

Dolphins live in large groups that grow and change. Each dolphin's unusual whistle helps it quickly find a friend or a family member, or call for help. Understanding their calls requires learning. It's a skill that's seen in very few animals, which include humans, elephants and bats. 

Elephants, for example, communicate with sounds. Their sounds can be heard by other elephants miles away. Dolphins, too, communicate with each other by making sounds like this. 

Elephants also communicate by moving their head, feet and trunk. In much the same way, dolphins communicate through their movements. They often touch each other to express friendship. 

Unlike dolphins, elephants also communicate through their great sense of smell. They can recognize other elephants through the smells they have. 

Why do dolphins and elephants share the gift of communication? Scientists think it may be because they are social and smart animals. Both have strong family relationship. Now, whether they also have nicknames is another question! 

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