1 . It’s sad to learn that a whale has died in the ocean. However, that is not the end for the whale. It gives a lot to other sea animals after death.
When a whale dies, it quickly drops to the bottom of the ocean floor. There the whale’s dead body provides food and nutrients(营养) for deep-sea animals. The remains(残骸) can last(持续) for ten years and build an ecosystem called a whale fall — an “oasis(绿洲)” of life in the deep sea.
Chinese scientists found a whale fall for the first time in the South China Sea this year. The whale fall ecosystem can stay in the deep ocean because of great pressure and cold temperature there. They can stop the body from decomposing(分解) too quickly. The depth(深度) makes it hard for scientists to find the whale fall. There are less than 50 known whale falls in the world.
The whale fall in the South China Sea is about three meters long. Scientists have found several species(物种) near the whale fall. Some fish have started to eat the whale’s tail. A scientist named Xie Wei says the whale fall might be quite recent and needs long-term observation(观察). By studying the whale fall, scientists can better understand how sea ecosystems support life.
1. What does the whale’s dead body provide for deep-sea animals?2. Where did Chinese scientists find a whale fall for the first time?
3. Why can the whale fall ecosystem stay in the deep ocean?
4. Are there any species near the whale fall in the South China Sea?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
2 . I enjoy short holidays very much. It can bring me a lot of happiness.
Last Sunday, I went on a trip to East Zoo with my mother. We had a great time there.
We didn’t leave until 10 o’clock on Sunday morning because I had my piano lesson. It was around noon when we finally got to the zoo by bicycle. We saw lots of animals from different places. Among them, I liked a lovely kangaroo best. My mother who teaches geography at school told me a lot about kangaroos, “There are forty-seven kinds of kangaroos in the world. Most of them live in Australia. Kangaroos have very long, strong back legs used for jumping. They also have long, strong tails used for resting on. They only eat fruit and grass. Kangaroos can run at fifty kilometres an hour. The biggest kangaroos stand more than two metres tall.” Later, we also saw one panda. Two tigers and some other animals.
I learned much knowledge about animals from this short holiday.
根据短文内容，完成下列表格。
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| The day I played at East Zoo | 1. |
| The thing I did before 10 o’clock on Sunday morning | 2. |
| The job that my mother does | 3. |
| The things that kangaroos eat | 4. |
| The way we went to East Zoo | 5. |
