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高中英语人教版(新课程标准)2017-2018学年高二下册选修七Unit 3 Under the sea同步练习1

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日期: 2025-01-08
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    There are many dangerous sea creatures in the world. The following are some examples.

    The needlefish are commonly seen living near the surface of tropical (热带的) waters. But they can alsobreak coverthe water,and once in the air they can become dangerous flying swords. Though it is rare,people have been seriously hurt and even killed by the fish.Night fishermen in small boats are at particular risk because their lights may attract the fish.

    Saltwater crocodiles are the world's largest crocodiles,sometimes reaching 23 feet in length and topping 2,200 pounds. Yet these crocodiles hunt quietly,lying in wait below shoreline waters to attack turtles and thirsty animals that have come to drink. Saltwater crocodiles kill a number of people each year.

    There is no doubt that the great white shark sits atop the ocean food chain. The world's largest fish can weigh at over 5,000 pounds and reach lengths of more than 20 feet. Great white sharks have about 3,000 teeth,which they typically sink into sea lions,seals,and sea turtles. These sharks are responsible for a third to a half of the 100 shark attacks on humans every year.

    The sea anemone (海葵) may look like the beautiful flower for which it's named,but fish that swim too close may regret it. The sea anemone,which lives on the sea floor,uses its poisonous tentacles (触须) to stab passing creatures with a kind of poison—making them helpless and fit to be eaten.

    The surgeonfish (刺尾鱼) is an attractive reef fish that is poisonous. Scientists believe that the world's seas hold some 1, 200 different surgeonfish species and think that they injure about

    50,000 people per year. But the surgeonfish poison can also bring great benefit—they are useful in the development of new drugs.

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    At first, muffled (听不太清的)conversations made researchers at a San Diego aquarium puzzled, but when a diver thought he was being told to get “out” of the water they realized the conversations were coming from a white whale.

    Noc was about one year old when he was caught off the Pacific coast of Canada. He was kept in an open-ocean pen (围栏) at the US National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego, California. After seven years at the Foundation, he began, automatically, to make unusual sounds, a report in the latest issue of the journal, Current Biology, said.

    “We thought of the whale' s vocalizations(发出的声音) as an attempt to imitate humans. Whale vocalizations often sounded as if two people were talking just out of the range of our understanding,” the authors said. “ 'These conversations' were heard several times before we finally realized the whale was the source.” The researchers realized it was Noc when a diver surfaced and asked, “Who told me to get out?” It was then that they realized the word “out”, which was repeated several times, had come from Noc. Later, his speech-like sounds were recorded in the air and underwater.

    Noc started making the sounds after seven years in the open-ocean pen, and continued making them for another four years. He died five years ago. Researchers have now analyzed the sound recordings. It was the first time that sound recordings had shown how such sounds imitated speech and were different from the usual calls of the species.

    The speech-like sounds were lower than normal whale sounds and much closer to those of the human voice. Also, whales talk to each other by blowing air through their noses, rather than using a larynx(喉), as people do.

    “We don't claim that our whale was a good imitator compared to such well-known imitators as parrots,” the researchers said. “However, the behavior we observed is an example of vocal learning by the white whale. It seems that Noc's close association with humans played a role in how often and how well he employed his human voice.”

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    Eating together as a family is a rare thing these days.Once I start my own family, I'll definitely do anything possible to establish a tradition of eating together as a family. Here's why.

    When you eat together as a family each day, your children will learn to respect both parents. They know you two are busy, but still find time to share meals with them.

    Learn good table manners

    When you have small kids, eating together as a family is an easy way to show and teach them good table manners, of course, if yours are good.,how to be on time so that other family members don't starve, and how to behave at the table. You want to be proud of your grown-up kids, don't you?

    Create wonderful memories

    .They will know how important it is to eat together as a family, and will definitely teach their kids to do the same. Your family tradition of sharing meals together as a family will pass down from generation to generation.

    There are many benefits of eating together as a family that many of us didn't even think about. Teach your children to appreciate family time and food, and show them how to behave well at the table. .

A. Respect both Mom and Dad

B. Your children will learn when it's best to eat

C. They will thank you down the road

D. Parents are always busy and kids have their own plans

E. When you eat together, you do eat those healthy meals too

F. When your children grow up, they will never forget those funny and precious family mealtimes

G. It's an excellent opportunity to become a family unit and improve your relationship with kids

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