Question

    A family watching a dolphin from their boat were shocked when it dropped them off a cod (鳕鱼) supper for dinner.

The group were enjoying watching the mammal playing in the water when it suddenly dived down and caught the cod before placing it near to Lucy Watkins, 14.

The dolphin then appeared and began pulling the fish towards the stunned teenager. Lucy and her grandparents wondered whether they should pick up the fish in case the dolphin wanted it for tea.

But the dolphin then appeared seconds later with his own fish, this time a seabass (石斑鱼), and began eating. The family gratefully accepted the cod, which weighed about 10 pounds, before taking it home to cook for their dinner.

Lucy said, “He definitely wanted me to have his fish. He first dropped it 20 feet away but then pushed it to within 5 feet of my boat. Everyone was watching on the beach and we caused quite a stir (激动) when we came back with the cod.”

Grandmother Nina added, “It was as if he was saying to Lucy ‘Don’t worry, now I’ve got a fish to play with and so have you. This is mine for my tea; you have that one for yours.’ ”

“He was just so playful and content to be around us. Lucy was swinging her fingers in the water and he seemed to be attracted by that.”

“If I hadn’t seen it myself, I’d never have believed it. My theory is that he was lonely and wanted human company. He was with us for about two hours.”

“It seemed rude to refuse him so we took the fish and had cod and chips for supper. It was very large. I’ve still got half in the freezer.”

A spokesman from Whale and Dolphin Conservation said, “This is a very interesting account. There are many examples worldwide of dolphins interacting with humans. We would just make our usual appeal for people to generally keep their distance.”

1.What does the underlined word “stunned” probably mean?

A.Astonished. B.Upset.

C.Disappointed. D.Worried.

2.Why didn’t the family accept the cod at once?

A.Because Lucy’s grandparents didn’t like cods.

B.Because they were not sure whether it was a gift for them.

C.Because they didn’t know how clever the dolphin was.

D.Because they wanted to change for another one.

3.According to the text, we can infer that ________.

A.Lucy was afraid when she first saw the dolphin

B.Grandmother didn’t believe what the dolphin had done

C.the fish was delicious so they kept a half in the freezer

D.dolphins should be given their own living space

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述Lucy一家人坐船观赏海豚时收到了意外大礼，海豚把一条大鳕鱼送到他们船上当晚餐。这是海豚和人类交流互动的有趣例子。文章呼吁人们像对待人类一样对待海豚，让它们有自己的生活空间。

1.词义猜测题。第二段中的The group were enjoying watching the mammal playing in the water when it suddenly dived down and caught the cod before placing it near to Lucy Watkins, 14.(正当这家人欣赏海豚在水里嬉戏时，它却突然潜到水下抓住一条鳕鱼，之后竟然把鱼送到了14岁的Lucy Watkins身边。)可知，句中的suddenly说明海豚的举动没有预兆，因此推断teenager （指Lucy）感到吃惊，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的Lucy and her grandparents wondered whether they should pick up the fish in case the dolphin wanted it for tea.可知，露西和她的祖父母都不知道是否应该收下鳕鱼，因为他们不确定这是否是海豚自己的点心。所以他们没有立刻接受鳕鱼，是因为他们不确定这是海豚自己的点心还是给专门送给他们的礼物。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的We would just make our usual appeal for people to generally keep their distance.可知，我们也会像对待人类一样对待海豚，让它们有自己的生活空间。因此推断应该让海豚有自己的生活空间。故选D。