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九年级寒假英语能力提升训练卷（二） 21. What did John do last night? A. He read a book. B. He watched a movie. 22. What does Li Hua want to be when he grows up? A. A writer. B. An astronaut. B C. He visited a museum. C. A translator. Sea lions and fur seals are some of the Galapagos Islands’ friendliest wildlife. They are always good for a smile and a photo. They are both excellent swimmers. They look like each other. Actually, sea lions are much larger than fur seals. 23. What is special about marine iguanas? A. They live in the water. B. They only live on the Galapagos Islands. C. They can be more than five meters long. 24. Giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands can live for up to . A. 150 years B. 350 years C. 500 years 25. What do fur seals and sea lions have in common? ①They' re similar in size. The Galapagos Islands are home to many strange animals. Let's take a look at some of them. One animal that lives on the islands is the marine iguana. They can be over five feet long! They are the most natural swimmers. They can stay underwater for up to an hour. And they only live on the Galapagos Islands. Another unusual animal living on the islands is the giant tortoise. These tortoises are big, and they can weigh about 500 pounds! They can live for up to 150 years! And they don't swim. 2 They’re friendly animals. 3 They’re good at swimming. 4 They’re endangered animals. A. ①② B. ②③ C.③④ C To show how serious the problem of climate （气候）change is and encourage bike use, the couple Daniel Rayneau-Kirkhope and Arianna Casiraghi did something amazing. They drew a large GPS bicycle across Europe by cycling. And they did this with their pet dog. Rayneau-Kirkhope built the bikes for the journey himself. One of them had a cargo section （货物区）at the front, in which their dog could sit and travel with them. The couple gave up their jobs as physics researchers and began their journey in the summer of 2019. They cycled through seven countries --a 4,500-mile trip, and created the largest GPS d