The “swim-with-dolphins” tourist industry is becoming more popular every year with the increase of people's income. After all, it can cost a large amount of money to have this kind of holiday experience. So tour operators try to place eager swimmers as near as possible to the dolphins by trying to predict where the dolphins will be.

    Research has shown that while dolphins can move away if they do not want to interact (交流） with human swimmers, they do not like it at all if the swimmers slip into the water directly on top of them or if humans are in their path of travel. However, if swimmers enter the water to one side of them, the dolphins do not avoid the swimmers to the same extent.

    In all cases, the dolphins seem to have become more sensitive to the presence of the swimmers. For dolphins, swimming amongst or with humans is not necessarily a high priority. This research has shown that only 19% of any group of dolphins will participate in interaction. Young dolphins are the most likely to interact; they do seem curious about being with humans. It is believed that they see humans as “entertainment” and that the interaction is a new and unusual experience for them.

    It is frequently asked whether “swim-with-dolphins” tourism should be discontinued. The advice is that dolphins should be given enough periods of time throughout the day when they are not exposed to tourism. Permitted interactions should not be too disturbing to the dolphins since there could be mothers and calves (幼崽） present in dolphin groups. There should also be educational campaigns about the creatures and what is likely to cause danger to them.

    It is not easy to explain to someone that they cannot fulfill their lifelong dreams because the dolphins are resting, or that a mother dolphin and calf are in the area. But if we are to enjoy these remarkable animals and not just use them for our entertainment, then we must carefully monitor the “swim-with-dolphins” industry worldwide.

新型劳动者是善于学习新知识，掌握新技术、创新能力强的劳动者。我们中学生为成为新型劳动者要做好哪些准备（    ）

①努力学习，刻苦钻研                       ②练就一身真本领，将来成为现代化建设的有用之才

③增强创新意识，提高创新能力       ④初中毕业后，及早参加工作

心灵创可贴

    在芝加哥某广播电视台的脱口秀节目中，一个不知名的人通过电话和我们分享了下面这个故事。

     “嗨，妈妈，你在做什么？”苏茜问。

    “我在给邻居史密斯太太做一个焙（bèi用微火烘）盘。”她妈妈说。

    “为什么呢？”年仅6岁的苏茜问道。

    “因为史密斯太太很伤心，她失去了女儿，难过得心都碎了。我们应该照顾她一段时间。”

    “为什么呢，妈妈？”

    “你看，苏茜，当一个人非常非常伤心的时候，她甚至会在一些像做饭这样的小事上有麻烦。因为我们都是社区中的一员，而史密斯太太又是我们的邻居，所以我们应该做些事情帮助她。史密斯太太再也不能和她女儿聊天或者拥抱她，或者做一些妈妈和女儿一起做的愉快的事情。你是一个聪明的姑娘，苏茜，也许你会想出一个办法来帮助照顾史密斯太太。”

    苏茜很严肃地思考了这个问题：她怎么才能为照顾史密斯太太出一份力呢？几分钟之后，苏茜敲响了邻居家的门。过了一会儿，史密斯太太开门说：“嗨，苏茜。”

    苏茜注意到史密斯太太的语调不如从前她和人打招呼时那么委婉动听了。而且史密斯太太看上去好像一直在哭泣，因为她的眼睛很湿，还有些肿。“我能为你做些什么，苏茜？”史密斯太太问。

    “_______________________。”苏茜害羞地伸出了手，手中一片创可贴，“_____________________。”史密斯太太哽咽了，泪水有些止不住。她蹲下来抱住了苏茜，含泪说道：“谢谢你，亲爱的，这很管用。”

    史密斯太太接受了苏茜的善举，而且格外地珍惜。她买了一个带有普列克锡玻璃框的小钥匙环——既能挂钥匙又能骄傲地展示一张家里人照片的那种。史密斯太太把苏茜给的创可贴放进了镜框里，以便每次看到它时都能提醒自己要让心灵的伤口愈合一些。她很清醒地知道心灵的康复需要时间和支持。那片创可贴已经成为治疗她心灵创伤的一个象征，尽管她不会忘记曾和女儿一起分享的爱和欢乐。