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【題目】 Many people say dolphins are very itelligent. They seem to be able to think, understand, and learn things quickly. But are they smart like humans or are they more like cats or dogs? Dolphins use their brains differently from people. But scientists say dolphin intelligence and human intelligence are similar in some ways. How?

Like humans, every dolphin has its own name. The name is a special whistle. Each dolphin chooses a specific whistle for itself, usually by its first birthday. Actually, scientists think dolphins, like people, “talk” to each other about a lot of things, such as their age, their feelings, or finding food. And, like humans, dolphins use a system of sounds and body language to communicate. 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 join others from different groups to play games and have fun—just like people. In fact, playing together is something only intelligent animals do.

Dolphins and humans are similar in another way: both species make plans to get something they want. In the seas of southern Brazil, for example, dolphins use an interesting strategy to get food. When fish are near a boat, dolphins show signs to the fishermen to put their nets in the water. Using this method, the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins in doing so? They get to eat some of the fish that escape from the net.

根據(jù)材料內容選擇最佳答案。

【1】What does a dolphin often use as its name?

A.A body language.B.A special whistle.

C.Its feeling.D.Its age.

【2】What does the underlined word "species" mean in Chinese?

A.方法B.片段C.物種D.聲音

【3】Why do dolphins help the fishermen?

A.To catch a lot of fish by themselves.

B.To eat some fish outside the net.

C.To find the fish.

D.To show their intelligence.

【4】What can we infer（推斷）from the passage?

A.Some scientists can understand dolphin conversation.

B.Dolphins probably help fishermen by using their body language.

C.Dolphins help men because they like humans.

D.Dolphins can talk to humans about their age and feelings.

【5】What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Dolphins can communicate with each other at birth.

B.Dolphins are social animals because they play together.

C.Dolphins are smart and they are like humans in some ways.

D.Dolphins help humans do many things like catching fish.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要通過舉例，說明在某些方面海豚與人類很相像。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Like humans, every dolphin has its own “name”. The name is a special whistle.”可知，海豚使用特別的口哨作為名字。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“Dolphins and humans are similar in another way，”海豚和人類在另一方面是相似的。此處的both species是上文的dolphins 和 humans，而海豚和人類屬于兩個物種，故species意為“物種”。故選C。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“They get to eat some of the fish that escape from the net.”可知，他們可以吃一些從網(wǎng)里逃出來的魚。故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知，當魚群要來時，海豚會向漁民發(fā)出信號，從而幫助漁民捕獲更多的魚，B項與文意相符。故選B。

【5】主旨大意題。句子“But scientists say dolphin intelligence and human intelligence are similar in some ways.”但是科學家說海豚的智力和人類的智力在某些方面是相似的。可知，這句話是本文的主旨句，下文主要圍繞海豚和人類的相似之處展開的。故選C。

本題的第2小題是詞義猜測題。詞義猜測題是閱讀理解中常見的一種題型，所猜測詞匯可以是生詞，也可以是熟詞新義，還可以是人稱代詞的指代內容。詞義猜測題主要考查考生根據(jù)上下文推測詞義和語義的能力，突出考查對語境的分析和把握能力。本題可以利用上下文語境來猜測詞意。猜測任何詞義都離不開上下文，所以要借助上下文對需要猜測的詞或短語進行合乎邏輯的推測。