《2025年基础训练大象出版社九年级英语全一册人教版》

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You may think songbirds are the only animals who sing. But you are wrong. Scientists think that many animals sing 11. ______ one another.
First, we need to know the differences between a song 12. ______ other sounds. Scientists say a song has tones (音调). Tones can make a melody (旋律). So a dog’s bark and a frog’s croak are not songs.
In a study, scientists found that bats sing to attract mates. But their songs are 13. ______ high-pitched (声调高的) that humans need special tools to hear them. Gibbons (长臂猿) can sing too. They sing like opera singers. A kind of singing mice in Central America can sing duets (二重奏). Each mouse stops for 14. ______ second after its friend has finished before it begins its own song.
Do animals sing just for the joy of it? There 15. ______ no answers yet. But we do know that animals have “emotional lives”.

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五、补全对话。
A: Hello! Paytm Movies Booking. 1. Can I help you / What can I do for you / ...?
B: Hello! I’d like to book three tickets for the new movie Chaos Walking, please.
A: What time? There are showings at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. every day.
B: In that case, I want the first showing this Saturday, please.
A: I’ll check. Oh, sorry, that showing is fully booked. 2. Would you like to book the showing at 7:00 p. m. / Shall I help you check the second showing / ...?
B: Er … yes, please.
A: Well, there are still seats for the second showing at 7:00 p.m. Do you want them?
B: Yes, please.
A: 3. Could you please tell me your name and phone number / May I know your name and phone number / ...?
B: Yes. My name is Darren Brown and my phone number is 398-0102. 4. When and where can I get my tickets / ...?
A: You can get your tickets from the box office at any time before the movie starts.
B: Thank you.
A: 5. You are welcome / That's all right / ....

答案： 1. Can I help you / What can I do for you / ... 2. Would you like to book the showing at 7:00 p. m. / Shall I help you check the second showing / ... 3. Could you please tell me your name and phone number / May I know your name and phone number / ... 4. When and where can I get my tickets / ... 5. You are welcome / That's all right / ...