Question

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”. They don’t study, but they travel together.

Dolphins are mammals（哺乳动物）, not fish, but they swim together 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 can’t 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.(An aquarium is a zoo for fish.) 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. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

1.A school of dolphins means_____.

A．a zoo for dolphins                       B．a show by dolphins

C．a group of dolphins                      D．a library of dolphins

2. A dolphin feels _____in an aquarium.

A．afraid

B．happy with people watching them

C．lucky

D．sad and lonely

3.Which sentence is true?

A．Dolphins talk with words.

B．Dolphins always bring good luck.

C．Dolphins make more sounds above water.

D．Dolphins can’t breathe（呼吸） under the water.

4.People can’t hear the dolphins’ sounds because they are         .

A．low              B．high              C．soft              D．quiet

5.From the passage we know_____.

A．Dolphins travel together.

B．Dolphins talk with words when they play.

C．Dolphins like to live in aquariums.

D．All people want to catch dolphins and eat them.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文重点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.根据Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”.描述，可知选C。

2.根据倒数第二段Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely.描述，可知选D。

3.根据最后一段They say that dolphins bring good luck. 描述，可知选B。

4.根据People can’t hear these sounds because they are very, very high. 描述，可知选B。

5.根据Dolphins travel in a group.描述，可知他们集体活动。故选A。

考点：关于海豚的说明文阅读