Track 59

Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us humans？Let me tell you some moving stories of great animal parents.
Several years ago a heavy rain hit a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped，people found that a dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so？Her four children were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This true story moved many people.
Another story is about chimpanzees. A scientist named Jane Goodall spent 14 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost.“It is not only humans who have duties，animals also do，”she said.
Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parental love. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird away with their claws.
生词
move
/muːv
/ v.感动：The report about the child moved many people to tears. 这篇关于这名儿童的报道使许多人感动得流下了眼泪。
‖movingadj.动人的，感人的：This is a moving story. 这是一个感人的故事。
duty
/ˈdjuːti
/ n.责任：Every person has a duty to their country. 每个人对自己的国家都有一份责任。
parental
/pəˈrentl
/ adj.父母的，家长的：your parental rights and responsibilities你作为父母的权利和义务
claw
/klɔː
/ n.（猫等动物的）爪子：Cats have sharp claws. 猫的爪子很锋利。
❶ After the heavy rain，the mother dog swam to the island _.
A. to look for food
B. to feed her babies
C. to move some people
D. to carry things to her owner
❷ The scientist found chimpanzees _.
A. cared for the hurt or lost ones
B. often left for a far place
C. always stayed in the same place
D. didn’t care about each other
❸ The two birds rushed down and took the little one away because _.
A. they didn’t like their baby
B. they were not kind enough
C. they wanted to teach their baby
D. they wanted to save their baby
❹ From the passage we know _.
A. dogs like to swim across the river in a heavy rain
B. mother birds don’t want to save their children
C. animal parents love their children a lot
D. all animals want to move people very much
参考译文
你知道动物就像我们人类一样会彼此相爱、会关爱自己的孩子吗？让我给你讲几个关于伟大的动物父母的感人故事。
几年前，一场大雨袭击了一个小镇，使得河水上涨。雨停的时候，人们发现有一只狗连续两周坚持每天两次游到河中央的一个小岛上。她为什么要这样做呢？原来她的4个孩子在那里。狗妈妈每天游到那里给她的孩子们喂食。这个真实的故事感动了很多人。
另一个故事是关于黑猩猩的。简·古多尔是一名科学家，她在非洲和黑猩猩一起生活了14年。她发现黑猩猩也会照顾受伤或迷路的同类。“不只是人类有责任感，动物也是如此。”她说。
成都的两只鸟也展示了它们的父母之爱。它们的孩子受伤后落到了市中心的街道上。一辆辆汽车正在街道上疾驰而过，但小鸟勇敢的父母俯冲到路面上，用它们的爪子把孩子带走了。