Question

Passage 11(2013 天津)

       根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限填一词。

       Many people say dolphins are very intelligent (聪颖的) .They seem to be able to think,understand,and learn things quickly. But are they c   l    like humans or more like cats or dogs? Scientists say dolphins’intelligence is s   2    to human intelligence in some ways. How?

       Like humans,every dolphin has a “ name . I   3   is a special whistle (哨声) .Scientists think dolphins,like people ,“ t    4     ”to each other about a lot of things,such as their age,their feelings,or finding food. And,like humans,dolphins use a system (系统) of sounds and body language to c    5     .But understanding their conversations is not easy for humans.No one“speaks dolphin”yet,but some scientists are trying to learn.

       Dolphins are also social animals. They live in groups,and they often come to play games from different groups and have f    6    , just like people.In fact,playing t    7     is something only intelligent animals do.

       Dolphins and humans b    8      make plans to get something they want.In the seas of southern Brazil,dolphins use an interesting way to get food. When fish are n    9     a boat,dolphins signal (发信号) to the fishermen to put their nets (网) in the water. And the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins? Why do they h   10     the men? The dolphins can get some of the fish.

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Answer 1

Passage 11

[语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。题材是科普知识。科学家们通过大 量的研究发现海豚在某种程度上和人类相似，是一种聪明的动物。

1. clever   由上句“它们似乎能够思考……”可知填clever。

2. similar   句意：科学家们说海豚的智力在某些方面和人类的智力 相似。

3. 1t    指代上文提到的a “name”。

4. talk    由句意可知“科学家们认为海豚像人类一样互相谈论许多事情”。

5. communicate    句意:并且海豚像人类一样用一个声音系统和肢体语言去交流。

6. fun    考查固定短语have fun。

7. together     句意:事实上，一起玩是只有有智力的动物才会做的事情。

8. both      句意:海豚和人类都会制订计划以得到他们想要的东西。

9. near.     句意:当鱼靠近船的时候，海豚会向渔民发出把渔网放到水里 去的信号。

10. help     句意:它们为什么帮助这些人呢？