初中生英语课外阅读Unit 1 Lesson 5 The Dolphin.doc

Reading and Vocabulary Development Unit 1 Lesson 5 The Dolphin Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feeling with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say ”Welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water, People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium. (An aquarium is a zoo for fish. )People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this. (201 words)1. Put a circle around the letter of the best answer.1) Dolphins talk with _________ . a. words b. their hands c. sounds d. music2) Dolphins talk when they __________. a . play b. listen c. show d. kill3) They make more sounds ________. a. above water b. under water c. for tapes d. in school4) Scientists study______ of dolphins. a. shows b. schools c. aquariums d. tapes5) Dolphins like to be _____. a. at an aquarium b. in their school c. lonely d. on a tape6) What sentence is not true? a. A dolphin can save a person’s life. b. People like to watch dolphins. c. Dolphins always bring good luck. d. A dolphin can talk with sounds.2．Circle the number of the main idea of the text.1). Dolphins use words to show how they feel and give information.2). Dolphins travel together and talk with sounds.3). Dolphins live in the sea and in aquariums.4). The dolphin is a mammal, and scientists can tape it. 3. Put the right word in each blank.lonely dolphin together save sounds believe scientists stories show travel feels group1) The __________is a mammal, but it lives in the sea.2) Many students at a large university feel _________.They don’t have many friends.3) Do you like to __________ to different countries?4) Please ______________ me your picture.5) Children like to play __________ in the snow.6) There is a ___________ of Omani students in our class.7) Is it true? Do you _____________ it?8) ____________study animals and many other things.9) She ___________happy today because it’s warm outside.10) You must ____________your money. Don’t spend it on a new car.11) It’s difficult to pronounce some English ________________.Unit 1 Vocabulary Review & Context Clues1. Put each word in the correct group in the chart. Some words go in both groups.eyelashes hump wing feather tail beak nose arm leg stomach hand eyes Parts of an Animal’s BodyParts of a person’s Body2. Write Camels or Kiwis in front of the words._______1) stores heat in its body. _____2) hump _______3) tail _______4) big eggs_______5) goes without water _____6) long, thick hair ______7) eyelashes ______8)beak _______9)desert _______10) wing ______11) hair ________12. feathers 3. Multiple choice.1) Some shoes stretch after you wear them for a while.a. get thicker b. get longer c. get shorter d. weigh more2) Fish live in lakes, rivers, and oceans. They don’t live on land.a. seas b. north c. trees d. south3) We often read about Queen Elizabeth II in the newspaper. She is a very famous woman.a. many people like her b. no one knows her c. many people know about her d. many people believe her 4) It is easy to make a salad. Mix some lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber. a. put together b. eat c. save d. store 5) Indonesia, the Philippines, Senegal and Cuba are in the tropic. a. hot, dry parts of the world b. cold ,dry parts of the world c. cold, wet parts of the world d. hot, wet parts of the world 6) I feel relaxed with my friends. I don’t feel relaxed during a test. a. tired b. cold c. not nervous d. thick 7) Walking and swimming are good exercise. Watching TV and driving a car are not good exercise. a. physical activity b. sounds. c. ways to get to work d. ways to travel 8) That plant is poisonous. Don’t eat it. a. smell bad b. is cool c. can kill d. is green 9) It is important to be alert when you drive a car. a. able to swim b. able to act quickly c. able to smell d。