Unit 4 Pygmalion Learning about language课时作业

Ⅰ.完形填空

　　The dolphin (海豚) swam in her tiny tank. It was early evening and the park was __1__ . She was alone again.

　　Earlier that day, she had performed her __2__ for the visitors; and though their cheers pleased her, they did not __3__ the anxiety of forced separation she experienced daily, __4__ her family.

　　Later that afternoon, her keepers had conducted their usual set of __5__ on her to make sure she'd be ready for the next day's show. This time, she had given in quietly to their attentions. This __6__ them, as it always did; they were so happy when she __7__ them. But, when she didn't, they assumed there was a __8__ and she would be punished.

　　She dived down and stared through the glass window into the observatory room. During the day, __9__ crowded into this lower－level viewing room to watch her from an underwater __10__ . The glass was __11__ with the hand prints of the many children who had pressed __12__ to get a good view.

　　Her daily routine rarely __13__ . Trainers would teach her __14__ tricks, to be added to her show. Occasionally, humans would bring their sick or __15__ children to swim with her. And, over time, she would heal (治愈) them. But she'd always __16__ the process so as not to expose her amazing ability to the humans.

　　She swam up to the __17__ then stared __18__ at the stars above.

　　She was far from her family and she was __19__ .

　　In the dark she sang ...

　　But none of her kind __20__ her.

篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章描述了一只被迫与家人分离，接受人类训练，在水箱里为人们表演节目的海豚在夜晚的公园里独自思念家人的故事。文章以拟人的手法描述了她的哀伤和孤独，侧面说明人类应思考如何对待动物。