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For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas, Dr John C. Lilly tried to teach a six-year-old dolphin to speak English. Margaret Howe, an experiment(实验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her life in swimming clothes—with a coat on colder evenings —and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.

After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.

The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himself by refusing to breathe (呼吸), and sinking to the bottom of his pool.

Dolphins may not speak English, but just like humans, they know all about broken hearts.

1.Peter is the name of _________.

A. a doctor B. a dolphin C. a scientist D. an experiment helper

2.Margaret worked ________ days a week during the experiment.

A. four B. five C. six D. seven

3.To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn’t _________.

A. cut her hair short B. have a common life like others

C. wear swimming clothes D. eat, bathe and play together with him

4.The ending of the story was that_________.

A. Margaret didn’t leave the lab

B. the lab was closed and the dolphin died

C. the dolphin could speak English at last

D. Dr John C. Lilly was satisfied with the experiment

5.From this passage, we can learn that _________.

A. dolphins aren’t worth studying

B. dolphins can’t be humans’ good friends

C. dolphins can’t communicate with humans

D. dolphins may have feelings just like humans

Tea culture is varied in different countries by the way tea is made and drunk, and by the places for tea drinking. How to make tea may be different. According to the ways of making tea, tea is classified (分类) into white tea, green tea,black tea, etc. And how to prepare tea may be different, too. In Tibet, tea is commonly boiled (煮) with salt and butter (黄油). People may drink tea at home or in public, for example, at tea houses.

As part of culture, tea has a relationship with history, health, education, communication and so on. It is commonly used at social activities. For example, afternoon tea is a British custom. Families or friends can communicate with each other while having afternoon tea.

Tea has remained a way of daily life in China and drinking tea has a lot of advantages. It makes people less tired, clears heat in the human body and helps people lose weight.

Chinese people are good at using tea to make other things delicious. Tea, originally (最初) served as a medicine in ancient times, is now not just a kind of drink, but also excellent seasoning (调味品). Here are two delicious dishes made with tea:

Tea Eggs: You can find them cooked and sold in street markets in almost every city in China.

Dragon Well Tea Shrimp (龙井虾仁): It’s one of the most well-known dishes in Hangzhou.

Before you drink tea, please check the following tips:

◆Drink tea hot.

◆The best time to drink is in between meals. It is bad for your stomach if you drink tea just before meals, during meals or soon after meals.

◆Do not drink too much strong tea.

1.Tea has no relationship with ______ as part of culture according to the passage.

A. history B. health C. education D. sports

2.Afternoon tea in Britain is a _____ according to the passage.

A. way of communication B. hobby

C. game D. weekend activity

3.In ancient China, tea was originally served as ______ according to the passage.

A. a medicine B. a drink

C. seasoning D. a dish

4.The best time to drink tea is ______ according to the passage.

A. just before meals B. during meals

C. soon after meals D. in between meals

5.The passage doesn’t mention _____.

A. ways of making tea B. places to drink tea

C. tools for drinking tea D. advantages of drinking tea

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