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预测试题五 Part IWriting (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Theft on Campus. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:1) 目前校园里学生偷盗现象时常发生2) 这种现象出现的原因3) 阐明你的观点The Theft on Campus Part IIReading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Dolphins: Behavior BackgroundPeople have always been fascinated by dolphins playing in the bowwaves(涡流) and wakes of ships. Seemingly, dolphins have no fear of people and readily interact with ships, divers and swimmers. On occasion, people have been saved from drowning by dolphins, who have pushed them towards a beach. Stories like this have been told for centuries and are still being told.The bottlenose dolphin, the best known dolphin species, is a social animal. They live in small groups and sometimes in larger schools. They hunt together and sometimes share the responsibilities of raising the young. This social behavior is probably the key to the survival of many dolphin species. To better understand the behavior of dolphins in general, an understanding of the dynamics of living in groups is necessary. Group CompositionThe smallest social unit of dolphins is a pod. In the bottlenose dolphins, pods are subject to change, although some units can remain the same for long periods of time. In the Florida dolphin populations, there are several types of groups: mothercalf (幼崽) pairsmixedsex groups of subadults singlesex groups of subadults (all male or all female groups) bands of females with their most recent offspring adult male groups (usually strongly bonded pairs or trios of adult males)Often, pods change size and composition depending on the activity: social traveling pods are usually the largest, while feeding pods are usually rather small.Group composition may vary per geographical region and per species. In the Florida coastal waters, bottlenose dolphin groups usually consist of 2-10 indivi