Section 2: Putting the Skills to Practice
Section 2---Unit 01 Animals
The Best Dads of the Water
In
the animal world, the mother is usually the parent that does the most for the
child. She gives birth to it and often raises it on her own. However, there are
several aquatic animals that are turning this idea upside down.
One
of the most interesting examples of an excellent ocean dad is the sea horse.
The female lays her eggs in a pouch on the front of a male sea horse. As the
eggs grow, so does his belly. When the eggs finally hatch, the dad gives birth
by pushing the tiny new sea horses from the pouch.
Another
father with a pouch is the Darwin's frog. The female lays eggs and the male
guards them for about two weeks. When the tadpoles come out of their eggs, the
father puts them in the big pouch of skin under his chin, where they stay until
they are ready to hop out into the dangerous world.
The
clown fish was made famous by the Disney film Finding Nemo. After the female clown fish lays eggs, the male
protects them until they hatch. That's not all. If the mother fish dies, the
dad can turn into a female and be the new mom of the family. Now that's real
dedication!
Another
great ocean dad is the emperor penguin. These dads keep the eggs on top of their
feet under a thick fold of warm skin. During the next two months of the
Antarctic winter, these fantastic fathers without food as they keep their
precious eggs warm.
While each of these fathers is very different, they all take responsibility for their children. These dads of the water make sure their kids have a safe place to grow so they will have a good life in the future.
  | chin | 第三級 | [名詞] 下巴 |
| | clown | 第三級 | [動詞] 開玩笑;裝傻; [名詞] 小丑,丑角 |
| | dedication | 第六級 | [名詞] 奉獻;揭幕儀式;獻身 |
| | emperor | 第三級 | [名詞] 皇帝 |
| | fantastic | 第四級 | [形容詞] 奇妙的 |
| | fold | 第三級 | [動詞] 摺疊;對摺; [名詞] 摺疊 |
| | hatch | 第三級 | [動詞] 孵出; [名詞] (船的)艙口 |
| | penguin | 第三級 | [名詞] 企鵝 |
| | precious | 第三級 | [形容詞] 寶貴的 |
| | responsibility | 第三級 | [名詞] 責任 |
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. What is the second paragraph mainly
about?
(A) How the male
sea horse takes care of the eggs
(B) How the female
sea horse hatches the eggs
(C) How the male
sea horse lays eggs in a pouch
(D) How the female
sea horse grows the eggs in her belly
( ) 2. How does the Darwin's frog father protect
his tadpoles?
(A) He keeps them
inside his belly.
(B) He puts them
under his chin.
(C) He turns into
a female to be the mom.
(D) He doesn't eat
for two months.
( ) 3. According to the writer, what is real
dedication?
(A) Protecting the
mother after she lays eggs
(B) Taking
responsibility for your children
(C) Turning into a
female if the mother dies
(D) Eating nothing
to keep eggs warm
( ) 4. Which of the following statements would
the writer NOT agree with?
(A) It is usually
the mother who does the most for the child.
(B) The clown fish
was made famous by a Disney movie.
(C) The emperor
penguin is an example of a great ocean dad.
(D) The fathers in the passage all protect their children in the same way.
| | according | 第五級 | [動詞] accord((與...)一致;調解) 的現在分詞 |
| | chin | 第三級 | [名詞] 下巴 |
| | clown | 第三級 | [動詞] 開玩笑;裝傻; [名詞] 小丑,丑角 |
| | dedication | 第六級 | [名詞] 奉獻;揭幕儀式;獻身 |
| | emperor | 第三級 | [名詞] 皇帝 |
| | hatches | 第三級 | [動詞] hatch(孵出) 的第三人稱單數現在式; [名詞] hatch((船的)艙口) 的複數 |
| | paragraph | 第四級 | [名詞] (文章的)段,節 |
| | passage | 第三級 | [名詞] 通行;走廊,過道 |
| | penguin | 第三級 | [名詞] 企鵝 |
| | responsibility | 第三級 | [名詞] 責任 |
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