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【题目】Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.

Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish“a school(一群)。” They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals(哺乳动物)，not fish, but they swim together like fish in a school.

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say” welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.

They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.

Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium(水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely.

There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphins’ meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

【1】The word“school”means .

A.a place for students to study

B.a special kind of animals

C.a group of fish traveling together

D.a place for training dolphins

【2】A dolphin makes a sound to .

A.show other dolphins they are happy

B.tell other dolphins they are sad

C.let people know they are afraid

D.give information to other dolphins

【3】People can’t hear dolphins’ sounds under the water .

A.because they are very, very low

B.because they are very, very high

C.because they only make a few sounds

D.because they want to keep it as a secret

【4】Dolphins would like to .

A.study at schools B.be away from their schools

C.stay with other dolphins D.be in shows

【5】The best title for this passage is .

A.The Dolphin B.Schools of Dolphins

C.Dolphin’s Talk D.Man’s Friend

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该短文介绍了海豚的生活习性及他们不同于其它动物的特点。它们一般集体活动，是哺乳动物，他们通过声音彼此交谈，也具有人类的情感，并且被人们认为是会带来幸运的动物。

【1】C细节理解题。根据第二段中We call a group of fish“a school(一群)。”可知“school”在这里指的是一群鱼，所以该选C。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段中They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water.的描述可知海豚发出声音是为了向其他海豚传递信息，所以该选D。

【3】B细节理解题。根据People can hear these sounds because they are very high描述可知人们能听到海豚的声音，是因为他们发出的声音很大，所以选B。

【4】C细节理解题。根据第五段中Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely.可知海豚喜欢和其他海豚呆在一起，所以该选C。

【5】A标题归纳题。根据该短文介绍了海豚的生活习性及他们不同于其它动物的特点可知该选A。