天津市初中毕业生学业考试试卷英语八、综合填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整，没空限填一词。2015InthetownofLampanginnorthernThailand,thereisanunusualgroupofmusicians.Theyplaymanydifferentk___81____ofmusic—everythingfromtraditionalThaisongstomusicbyBeethoven.Bothchildrenandadultslovethisgroup.Whatmakesthemsop82?Isittheirmusic?Theirlooks?Yes,it'sbothofthethings,butit’sa83somethingelse:they'reelephants.ThesemusicalelephantsstartedattheTECC（泰国大象保护中心）inLampang.TheTECCprotectselephants.Itteachespeopletounderstandandlovethem.And,likemanyzoosa84theworld,theTECCencourageselephantstopaint.RichardLairw85fortheTECC.Heloveshisjobthereandknowsalotaboutelephants.Hesayssomeoftheanimals'paintingsareverygood.But,infact,elephantsh86betterthantheysee.Andsohehadanidea:ifelephantsares87andtheyhavegoodhearing,maybetheycanplaymusic.Totesthisidea,LairandafriendstartedtheThaiElephantOrchestra.Duringaperformance（表演）,theelephantsplayanumberofi88,includingthedrumsandthexylophone（木琴）.Butcanelephantsreallymakemusicproperly?Yes,saysLair.Theyareverycreative.Humane89theanimalstoplay,buttheelephantsmaketheirownsongs;theydon'tjustcopytheirtrainerso90otherpeople.TherearenowCDsofthegroup’smusicwhichmakemoneyfortheTECC.Andthemusictheseartistscreateisprettyamazing.2014OnJuly2,1937,AmeliaEarhart(anAmericanpilot)andFredNoonanleftNewGuineaforHowlandIslandinthePacific.Thiswasthelongestandmostdangerouspartoftheirt81aroundtheworld.Earharthadtroublesoonaftertheplanetookoff.Theweatherwasverybad,soshehadtof82at3,000metres.Goingthishigh,theplaneusedfuelquickly.Afterabout20h83,EarhartandNoonangotclosetoHowlandIsland.Theislandwaso84about65miles(英里)away,butthebrightsunwasshiningintheirfacessotheycouldn’tseeit.NearHowland,ashipwasw85fortheplane.Earhartcontactedtheship:“Wedon’thaveenoughfuel,”shesaid.Theshiptriedtostayintouchwithherb86gotnoanswer.Finally,theshipcalledforhelp.PeoplelookedforEarhartandNoonanfordays.However,theyfoundnothing.WhathappenedtoAmeliaEarhart?Nooneknowsforsure.D87theflight,sheprobablymovedinthewrongdirection(方向)becausethesunwasbrightanditwasd88tosee.Soshegotlost;soonafter,herplaneranoutoffuel,andshediedatsea.Anotherideaisthatshesurvived(幸存)theplanecrash(飞机失事),s89toalonelyisland,andlaterdiedthere.StillotherthinkshesurvivedthecrashandsecretlyreturnedtotheU.S.withanewidentity(身份).-1-Tillnow,noneofthesei90hasbeenproved.Peoplearestillwonderingaboutthem.(Noonan’sbodyhasneverbeenfoundeither.)Nomatterwhathappened,Earhartprobablydiedasshewished.“WhenIgo,”shesaid,“I’dlikebesttogoinmyplane.”2013Manypeoplesaydolphinsareveryintelligent(聪颖的).Theyseemtobeabletothink,understand,andlearnthingsquickly.Butaretheyc81likehumansormorelikecatsordogs?Scientistssaydolphinintelligenceiss82tohumanintelligenceinsomeways.How?Likehumans,everydolphinhasa“name”.I83isaspecialwhistle(哨声).Scientiststhinkdolphins,likepeople.“t84”toeachotheraboutalotofthings,suchastheirage,theirfeelings,orfindingfood.And,likehumans,dolphinsuseasystem(系统)ofsoundsandbodylanguagetoc85.Butunderstandingtheirconversationsisnoteasyforhumans.Noone“speaksdolphin”yet,butsomescientistsaretryingtolearn.Dolphinsarealsosocialanimals.Theyliveingroups,andtheyoftencometoplaygamesfromdifferentgroupsandhavef86,justlikepeople.Infact,playingt87issomethingonlyint...
