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On winter, a fisherman — Jim Savage — was braving the freezing temperatures when

英语试题 05-02
On winter, a fisherman — Jim Savage — was braving the freezing temperatures when he noticed a baby dolphin struggling to free herself from another fisherman’s traps — the netting. Jim spoke to her and she calmed down as he cut her free from the line. Seeing she was too tired to swim away, he called the Wildlife Conservation Commission and they rescued the dolphin, named her Winter and took her back to the center to get treatment.
Winter was placed in a holding tank and the team put a feeding tube in her throat. Soon, though, Winter learned how to eat from a bottle. But the line wrapping around Winter’s tail had caused her tail to fall off piece by piece. Eventually all that was left was a fleshy stump (残肢). Though Winter did eventually start to swim, she taught herself an entirely original way — to swing her tail stump from side to side like a fish.
She learned very well and learned how to trust and love the people who cared for her. And she made a new non-human friend — Panama, another rescued dolphin. The two became lifelong friends, completely inseparable.
But her trainers were worried, her original moving way prevented her from growing properly. Then Kevin Carroll, a dolphin lover and maker of prosthetic limbs (假肢) for people, stepped in. With a team of experts, vets, and trainers, Kevin developed a new tail for Winter. Winter was retrained to use the device (装置) to swim properly, but with lots of hard work she did it!
Word about the disabled dolphin got it and everyone could relate to the dolphin. Now she seems to connect with everyone - from adults with prostheses to a little girl who didn’t want to wear her hearing aid until she met Winter.
8. What made Winter calm down?
A. The netting.
B. Jim’s words.
C. The rescue team.
D. The new tail.
9. Why did Jim phone the Wildlife Conservation Commission?
A. To cure the baby dolphin.
B. To deal with the fishing net.
C. To rescue the other fisherman.
D. To look at the baby dolphin.
10. What made the trainers worried?
A. Winter’s relationship with Panama.
B. Winter’s popularity with visitors.
C. The effect of the damage on Winter.
D. Winter’s moving style like other dolphins.
11. How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?
A. It’s beautiful.
B. It’s controversial.
C. It’s humorous.
D. It’s discouraging.

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