appear.But after two hours.she's still alone.Dash calls the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for help.可知，Dash非常担心小海牛。

　　答案：　D

　　3．At the rehabilitation center the manatee .

　　A．is given full­time care

　　B．is becoming overweight

　　C．is checked up once a day

　　D．gets along with other orphans

　　解析：　细节理解题。由第三段中的The baby is placed in a pool where the workers give her 24­hour care.可知A项正确。

　　答案：　A

　　4．What's the main idea of the text?

　　A．Animals are in need of help.

　　B．A newborn manatee is in danger.

　　C．The rehabilitation is playing a role.

　　D．An orphaned manatee finds a new mom.

　　解析：　主旨大意题。本文讲述了一只失去母亲的海牛在救援小组的帮助下最终找到一位愿意接纳自己的新母亲的故事。

　　答案：　D

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　　My sister Martie and her husband Jan，just returned from their trip to Ecuador，and I couldn't wait to hear their 1 about their two weeks abroad.As I listened to them 2 their adventures over dinner the other night，I was 3 ！So many changed lives!

　　As dinner came to a close，I 4 that my sister had a new ring on her right hand，so I asked her about it.

　　 5 ，tears came to her eyes as she began telling me about her beautiful new 6 .

　　Early in the trip，they went to a church，where they met a woman，who shared her 7 with addiction (沉迷) and other life struggles with them.They prayed (祈祷) with her，and 8 Martie hugged her，an idea struck her that she could give her ring to the woman as a gift.

So Martie 9 her ring，handed it to the woman，and said，"Please accept this ring so that every time you look down at your 10 ，you'll remember this day and celebrate your new beginning."