阅读理解 B TaIL Spin 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(动作) 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.
单选题 When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her ________.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】【解析】:此题为细节题,考生需要直接定位到文章的具体情节。第二段当中的“Is she going to make it” 应当译为“她能不能撑得住”,“她能不能活的下来”,故答案选C。
单选题 A man-made tail is created for Grace to ________.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】【解析】:此题为细节题,考生需要直接定位到文章的具体细节。第四段整段是对于给Grace安装尾巴的介绍。此题易混淆选项为B。不选B的原因是,安装尾巴的初衷并非是想让Grace舒服。安装尾巴的原因是因为没有了尾巴的Grace在游泳当中出现了困难,所以要安个尾巴去解决这个问题,使它变舒服只不过是附带的一个结果,故B不对。
单选题 The story of Grace inspires people to ________.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】【解析】:此题为主旨题。记叙文主旨绝大多数出现在文章最后,本文也不例外。最后一句中的courage是本题的题眼。作者在最后告诉读者本文写作目的,即鼓励人们在逆境中要勇敢要有勇气,故答案为D。