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根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。
Whales are my favourite animals. They are gentle and large. They are also a symbol of freedom and wisdom in many cultures.
Whales are the largest animals in the ocean. They are huge, with smooth skin and big flippers(鳍肢). They can swim very fast and dive deep into the ocean. Some whales can even sing beautiful songs.
They are very social(群居的) and loving. They travel together in families called pods. They are also clever. They can remember migration(迁移) routes and know how to find food. Whales are very kind too. They protect and look after each other. Mother whales help their babies reach the water to take in air.
Whales are an important part of ocean life. However, they are now in danger. They live in the sea, but people make the ocean dirty. Sometimes they eat plastic(塑料) by mistake. We should stop throwing plastic into the sea. We must protect their living environment and keep the ocean clean for them.
| Whales Mind Map | |
| --- | --- |
| What they are | • Earth's 1. ocean animals
• A 2. of freedom and wisdom in many cultures |
| What they look like | • 3.
• Smooth skin
• Big flippers |
| What they can do | • Swim very 4.
• Dive deep into the ocean
• 5. beautiful songs |
| What they are like | • Gentle
• Social and loving (live in 6. pods)
• Clever
• Kind (protect and 7. for each other) |
| How to save them | • Don't make the ocean dirty: 8. throwing plastic into the sea
• Protect their 9. environment: keep the ocean 10. for them |

【解析】：本题为阅读填表题，可根据原文内容定位逐一得出答案：
1. 定位原文第二段第一句"Whales are the largest animals in the ocean."，可知鲸鱼是地球上体型最大的海洋动物，填largest。
2. 定位原文第一段最后一句"They are also a symbol of freedom and wisdom in many cultures."，对应信息填symbol。
3. 定位原文第二段第二句"They are huge, with smooth skin and big flippers."，外貌特征除了光滑的皮肤、大鳍肢外，对应的特征是体型庞大，填Huge。
4. 定位原文第二段第三句"They can swim very fast"，对应信息填fast。
5. 定位原文第二段最后一句"Some whales can even sing beautiful songs."，对应动作填Sing。
6. 定位原文第三段第二句"They travel together in families called pods."，可知鲸鱼生活在名为pods的家族群体中，填family。
7. 原文第三段提到"They protect and look after each other."，look after同义替换为固定搭配care for，填care。
8. 定位原文最后一段"We should stop throwing plastic into the sea."，对应的保护措施是停止向海洋扔塑料，填Stop。
9. 定位原文最后一段"We must protect their living environment"，对应信息填living。
10. 定位原文最后一段"keep the ocean clean for them"，对应信息填clean。
【答案】：1. largest 2. symbol 3. Huge 4. fast 5. Sing 6. family 7. care 8. Stop 9. living 10. clean