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Ⅵ.(2024·乐山中考改编)阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
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I can still remember my primary school homework on animals. I decided to 36. ________ about the whale. I have loved them from a young age.
I'm not quite sure why I love them. It might be something about 37. ________ shape. They have a smooth shape, and their tails look like a heart. They also move so 38. ________ and beautifully, like a tree dancing in the wind. This way, they seem very clever.
So, of course, one of my best memories 39. ________ when I got to see a type of whale called the Southern Right Whale in Argentina. Watching them moving smoothly in the water, I felt 40. ________ than ever. They were so beautiful!
And I'm not the only one who loves whales. Different peoples across the world have a special place for whales in their 41. ________. Take the Maori people in New Zealand 42. ________ an example. Living by the ocean, they see whales as guardians(守护者) of the ocean and talk about them a lot in their 43. ________ stories.
Why was I interested in whales like the Maori people? 44. ________ they need our protection. That's what my school homework was about—animals we need to protect. Whales play a big role in the ocean. So, protecting whales means 45. ________ the whole ocean.

答案： 36.write 37.their 38.slowly 39.was 40.happier 41.hearts 42.as
43.traditional 44.Because 45.protecting