A science book gives facts. Some science books tell us about animals. Some tell us about plants. Some tell us about outer space. This page tells us about animals.

Do you know that not only the fish but also some animals live in the sea? For example, the whale is not a fish. It can't breathe in the water. It swims in the water. But it comes up for air.

The blue whale is the world's biggest animal. There are other sea animals, too. One is called the dolphin. Dolphins need air to live. They breathe air, as whales do. Dolphins are very clever. They sometimes seem to speak to each other.

Many other animals live near the sea. Seals (海豹) and otters（水獭）love the sea. They swim and play there, They eat smaller fish and sea plants. Seals and otters have thick fur. The fur keeps them warm.

1.The passage mainly tells us about _______.

A．fishes            B．plants            C．science           D．sea animals

2.Which of the sentences below is NOT true?

A．The whale can swim in the sea like a fish.

B．The whale can breathe in the sea like a fish.

C．Both whales and dolphins are sea animals.

D．Seals and otters like living near the sea.

3.What food do seals and otters like eating?

A．Only smaller fish.                       B．Only sea plants.

C．Smaller fish and sea plants.                D．Blue whales and dolphins

4.Some sea animals can keep themselves warm because _______.

A．they are big animals                     B．they like playing in the sea

C．they have thick fur                      D．they eat enough food every day

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，所填单词在短文下面的横线上必须完整写出。
A little monkey is p   1   by the lake. He sees some fish swimming i  2  the lake.
How i   3   they are! Now some frogs are j    4    into the water and o   5  are swimming h    6    in the lake. The monkey t   7   it’s easy to swim. So he wants to jump into the lake. The fish and frogs all say, “You c   8  swim. Don’t come d  9   or you’ll be dead.” But the monkey doesn’t believe that. The monkey is in the water now. Of course he can’t swim and he is going to be dead. The fish and frogs are p   10  him out of the water and saving him.
Remember: “It’s easy to say, but hard to do.”

A science book gives facts. Some science books tell us about animals. Some tell us about plants. Some tell us about outer space. This page tells us about animals.
Do you know that not only the fish but also some animals live in the sea? For example, the whale is not a fish. It can’t breathe in the water. It swims in the water. But it comes up for air.
The blue whale is the world’s biggest animal. There are other sea animals, too. One is called the dolphin. Dolphins need air to live. They breathe air, as whales do. Dolphins are very clever. They sometimes seem to speak to each other.
Many other animals live near the sea. Seals（海豹）and otters（水獭）love the sea. They swim and play there. They eat fish and sea plants. Seals and otters have thick fur. The fur keeps them warm.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us about ____________.