Question

Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won’t be able to understand them! We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.

Just like dogs, cats and other mammals, dolphins communicate by using sound, vision (视觉), touch and taste. Each dolphin has its own signature whistle to identify itself and to call others. Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.

We also asked Jane if dolphins have got their own language. She told us that they have and that dolphins started talking to each other from birth. They make different sounds, including whistles, squeaks and click. Sometimes they even sound like a heavy metal band!

We then asked Jane if any interesting experiments have been done. She told us that a very interesting experiment had been done with a mother dolphin and her two-year-old baby in an aquarium. They talked to each other over the telephone! The two dolphins were in separate tanks which were connected by a special under water system. Unfortunately the biologists couldn’t understand what the dolphins were talking about because they haven’t been able to decode (转换) dolphin language yet. However, it was very clear that the dolphins knew what they were talking about.

Finally we asked Jane if there was hope that we would be able to understand dolphins in the near future. She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to record and analyze their language. Unfortunately they haven’t been able to decode it yet, but who knows — maybe one day we’ll get a phone call from a dolphin.

1. It’s clear that ________.

A. we can speak to dolphins but not talk with

B. dolphins have not got their own language

C. researches on dolphins have just begun

D. only biologists know what dolphins talk about

2. The best title of the reading may most probably be_______.

A. An Interesting Experiment

B. Mother Dolphin and Baby

C. Animal Talk

D. Further Research

3. The word “analyze” in the reading mean________.

A. use   B. translate   C. copy   D. study

4.Which of the five senses haven’t dolphins got?

A. Smell   B. Touch    C. Taste   D. Vision

5. The interesting experiment tells us_______.

A. dolphins could talk in their own language

B. only mother dolphin was able to talk to her baby

C. the biologists can decode dolphin language

D. the two dolphins were talking by touch

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了动物的语言，主要是介绍的海豚就像狗、猫和其他哺乳动物。海豚用声音、视觉、触觉和味觉交流。海豚没有嗅觉能力，但它们的听力和视力都好。现在我们还不能破译海豚的语言，但是将来有一天我们一定能破译。

1.1】细节理解题。根据文章Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won’t be able to understand them!可知我们可以对海豚说话，但是我们不能够理解它们的语言。故选A。

2.这篇文章讲述了动物的语言，主要是介绍的海豚就像狗、猫和其他哺乳动物，海豚用声音、视觉、触觉和味觉交流。故选C。

3.词语猜测题。根据She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to recordand analyze their language.可知她告诉我们，她和她的团队一直在破译海豚的语言已经超过17年，使用特殊的设备来记录和分析研究它们的语言。故选D。

4.Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.

可知海豚没有嗅觉能力，但它们的听力和视力都好。故选A。

5.

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