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Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is thatshe's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.

Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the OceanPark in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. "Is she going to make it?" Her trainer, Abbey Stone,feared the worst. Grace did make it - but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way - like a fish! She pushed herself forwardthrough the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.

The movement put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.

The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink in the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others notat all. "The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable," says Stone, "but it helps to keep thatrange of motion(动作) and build muscles(肌肉)."

Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.

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60. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her___________.

A. physical build 　　　　

B. potential ability

C. chance of survival 　　

D. adaptation to the surroundings.

61. A man-made tail is created for Grace to ___________.

A. let her recover faster 　　　　

B. make her comfortable

C. adjust her way of swimming 　

D. help her perform better tricks

62. The story of Grace inspires people to___________.

A. stick to their dreams 　　　

B. treat animals friendly

C. treasure what they have 　
D. face difficulties bravely

参考译文

两只海豚在海洋公园的一个大水池里比赛游泳。小海豚格蕾丝展示了她的一些技巧，她转身并向人群挥手问好。然而，最令人惊讶的是，她没有尾巴，但是她却在游泳。

幼年时，格蕾丝落入捕鱼陷阱时失去了尾巴。2005年12月，海豚格蕾丝来到海洋公园，她在为她的生命而战斗。“她做到了么？”她的驯养员阿比·斯通做了最坏的打算。她做到了，但她的尾巴没有。她最终失去她的尾鳍和她的腕足的下部分。

在过去的六年里，她已经学会了不用尾巴游泳。通常海豚游泳是通过上下移动他们的尾鳍和腕足。但是格蕾丝自学了另一种方法，那就是像鱼一样游泳。通过在水中从一边到另一边不停地移动她的腕足来将自己向前推。

移动会给格蕾丝的脊椎带来严重伤害。所以有一家公司主动提出要为她制造一条人造尾巴，这种尾巴必须在她游泳时足够牢固地安在格蕾丝身上，但是也要足够柔软而不会伤害她的身体。

格蕾丝第一次穿上人工尾巴时，她很快就甩开了，并且还让它沉入了池底。现在，她还在学习使用尾巴。有些日子她能戴一个小时，而别人却不能。斯通说：“新尾巴并没有让她感到舒服，却能帮助她维持运动范围，强健肌肉。”

如今，海豚格蕾丝也即将拥有一个圆满的结局。本月，格蕾丝将出演电影《海豚的故事》，这是一部以她获救和康复为题材的电影。她的进步给人的启发远远超出一部新电影给人的感悟。很多人从远近不同的地方来看她。人们看到格蕾丝用她的人造尾巴游泳时，备受鼓舞。

答案解析

60. C 考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"she was fighting for her life"可知，训练员担心的是她能否存活下来。

61. C 考查推理判断。第三段的后半部分是她靠摇摆梗节(peduncle)前行，下一段提到这种移动对她的的脊骨有害，所以一家公司为她制造了一条人造尾巴，由此可推断出这么做是为了调整她的游泳方式。

62. D 考查推理判断。Grace失去了尾巴，但是她坚强地活了下来，甚至还用残缺的身体学会了另一种游泳方式，再结合最后一段最后一句中的"courage"可知，她的故事激励人们勇敢地面对困难。