meek.Of the animals we choose to rate,it is the strongest and friendliest animal.I do not really believe that a shark is beautiful but compared with a snake or a crocodile,a shark may rank as the fifth beautiful animal in the list. 2.What Is It? Sample It's a very tall kind of bird,with long legs and neck,which appear too thin to support its body and head.Its beak is long and pointed,and when it falls asleep it lifts up one leg to let the other support the whole body.(crane) It crawls on the ground,with a rope-shaped body and a triangular head.Deadly poison may be found in its fangs,which can cause death within minutes.In legends,it was the animal which seduced Adam and Eve.(snake) It's a swimming animal with smooth brown fur and it eats fish.You may regard it as the laziest animal since it sleeps most of the day,but at night,it turns out to be the greatest builder,its masterpiece-the dam.(beaver) Part Two Reading-Centered Activities In-Class Reading Post-Reading Reading Comprehension 1.Paras.1-2-C Para.3-A Para.4-D Para.5-E Para.6-B 2.1D2B3B4B5C6A7D8D 3.Sample I think animals have a culture.We can easily find facts to support this.For example,animals of the same species can communicate with each other,with language unknown to us humans. We have read a lot of stories about wolves.When a wolf is in danger or hurt by a human,very soon it will get other wolves in its group to take revenge.Even insects like ants can work together very well.If they didn't share a language of their own,how could they move something much larger than themselves over a long distance to their nest?Besides,animals such as chimpanzees can use and make tools to get food,and monkeys are found to be able to learn and share behavior.Surely,animals don't have any religion or law.Obviously,this does not prove that they don't have a culture but shows that their culture is different from ours or there are limits to their culture. I don't think animals have a culture.Culture is a very broad term.It covers many aspects such as politics,economics,literature,law,and religion.Animals do not have language,at least they do not have a written language,nor do they have politics and economics.It's true that they can learn and share such behavior as washing sweet potatoes to get rid of sand,but I doubt whether they can learn more complicated behavior.What's more,scientists only4 meek. Of the animals we choose to rate, it is the strongest and friendliest animal. I do not really believe that a shark is beautiful but compared with a snake or a crocodile, a shark may rank as the fifth beautiful animal in the list. 2. What Is It? Sample • It’s a very tall kind of bird, with long legs and neck, which appear too thin to support its body and head. Its beak is long and pointed, and when it falls asleep it lifts up one leg to let the other support the whole body. (crane) • It crawls on the ground, with a rope-shaped body and a triangular head. Deadly poison may be found in its fangs, which can cause death within minutes. In legends, it was the animal which seduced Adam and Eve. (snake) • It’s a swimming animal with smooth brown fur and it eats fish. You may regard it as the laziest animal since it sleeps most of the day, but at night, it turns out to be the greatest builder, its masterpiece—the dam. (beaver) Part Two Reading-Centered Activities In-Class Reading Post-Reading Reading Comprehension 1. Paras. 1-2—C Para. 3—A Para. 4—D Para. 5—E Para. 6—B 2. 1 D 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 A 7 D 8 D 3. Sample • I think animals have a culture. We can easily find facts to support this. For example, animals of the same species can communicate with each other, with language unknown to us humans. We have read a lot of stories about wolves. When a wolf is in danger or hurt by a human, very soon it will get other wolves in its group to take revenge. Even insects like ants can work together very well. If they didn’t share a language of their own, how could they move something much larger than themselves over a long distance to their nest? Besides, animals such as chimpanzees can use and make tools to get food, and monkeys are found to be able to learn and share behavior. Surely, animals don’t have any religion or law. Obviously, this does not prove that they don’t have a culture but shows that their culture is different from ours or there are limits to their culture. • I don’t think animals have a culture. Culture is a very broad term. It covers many aspects such as politics, economics, literature, law, and religion. Animals do not have language, at least they do not have a written language, nor do they have politics and economics. It’s true that they can learn and share such behavior as washing sweet potatoes to get rid of sand, but I doubt whether they can learn more complicated behavior. What’s more, scientists only