Question

根据图画及上下文提示，在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)，使对话完整。

A：Hey, Ginny．What do you call those big, gray things in the water?

B：　　1　　．

A：What?

B：Manatees。They’re very gentle and very shy．

A：　　2　　?

B：They’re usually about 10 feet long and they weigh about 1000 pounds．

A：How much do they need everyday?

B：They need about 1 00 pounds of aquatic food a day．

A：　　3　　?

B：It is underwater plants and vegetation(植被)．

A：That’s what they eat?

B：Yes．it is．

A：　　4　　?

B：Yes, they are endangered(陷入困境)．But, we’re trying to save them

A：Wait a moment．Why are they endangered?

B：　　5　　．

A：Where do they live?

B：They live in the swamps(沼泽)．　　6　　．They are endangered also because there sometimes isn’t enough food for all of them．

A：　　7　　．There used to be a lot of manatees, but now there aren’t very many ofthem left, I think．

B：Yes,　　8　　．At this point, there are only about 2,500 in the U．S．

A：　　9　　?

B：Since 1927 laws have been passed to protect them．

A：Thank you for your information．

B：　　10　　．

Answer 1

答案：
解析：

1．They’re called manatees/We call them manatees/They are manatees/Manatees 　　2．How big are manatees/they 　　3．What do they eat 　　4．Are manatees/they endangered 　　5．Because their homes are disappearing/Because their living areas are populated/Because there is not enough food for them to eat(本题开放度较人，凡是能够回答manatees处境危险的原因，只要表达正确都得分) 　　6．And they have become polluted 　　7．1 am sorry to hear that/What a pity 　　8．you are right/that's right(本题开放度较大，凡是能够表示赞成意义的，只要表达正确都得分) 　　9．Have long have laws been passed to protect them/Are there any laws to protect them? 　　10．My pleasure(本题开放度较大，凡是能够回答感谢的，只要表达正确都得分)