Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk as human beings do, but they talk with sounds. They show their       with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t       like school children, but they travel together.
Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different      . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “    ” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make       sounds above water. However, they make many more sounds under water. People       hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high.       make tapes of the sounds and study them.
Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium (水族館). People can watch the dolphins in a      . Dolphins don’t like to be in an aquarium away from the sea. They are sad and lonely.
Dolphins are very friendly animals. Maybe you have heard some       that people are saved by dolphins at sea. Dolphin meat is good,       people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
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A．ideasB．feelingsC．interestsD．activities
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A．studyB．playC．huntD．talk
小題3:
A．helpB．signsC．informationD．words
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A．MorningB．Good-byeC．CongratulationsD．Welcome
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A．not anyB．a fewC．fewD．all
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A．won’tB．don’tC．mustn’tD．can’t
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A．EngineersB．DirectorsC．ScientistsD．Zookeepers
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A．showB．programmeC．movieD．school
小題9:
A．researchesB．secretsC．accidentsD．stories
小題10:
A．soB．butC．thoughD．unless

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小題3:C
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小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:C
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B

試題分析：本文敘述了海豚是哺乳動物，而不是魚類，但它們卻像“魚群”一樣在一起游泳。在“魚群”中，海豚們相互交流，互通信息，它們會在自己高興或是悲傷或是恐懼時表達感情。
小題1:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. ideas主意； B. feelings感情； C. interests興趣； D. activities活動。根據(jù)They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.可知這里描述的感情，故選B。
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. study學習，研究； B. play玩耍； C. hunt打獵； D. talk談話。根據(jù)like school children可知他們不像孩子在學校里學習，而是在一起旅游，故選A。
小題3:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. help幫助； B. signs標志； C. information   信息； D. words語言。根據(jù)They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.可知他們發(fā)出不同的信息，故選C。
小題4:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. Morning早晨； B. Good-bye  再見； C. Congratulations祝賀；    D. Welcome歡迎。根據(jù)Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium可知當他們回到學校時他們彼此說祝賀的話，故選D。
小題5:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. not any沒有一些； B. a few一些；；C. few很少； D. all全部。根據(jù)they make many more sounds under water.可知海豚在水上發(fā)出一些聲音，這里用a few修飾可數(shù)名詞sounds， 故選B。
小題6:考查動詞及語境的理解。mustn’t禁止；can’t不能。根據(jù)because the sounds are very, very high.可知人們不能聽到這種聲音，因為聲音超過人們能聽到的聲波，故選D。
小題7:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. Engineers工程師； B. Directors董事； C. Scientists 科學家；D. Zookeepers飼養(yǎng)員。根據(jù)study them.可知是科學家把聲音錄在磁帶上，回去進行研究，故選C。
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. show 演出； B. programme節(jié)目； C. movie電影； D. school學校。根據(jù)Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium這里可知人們抓住海豚讓他們去表演，故選A。
小題9:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. researches  研究報告； B. secrets秘密； C. accidents事故；D. stories故事。根據(jù)people are saved by dolphins at sea.可知也許你聽到一些海豚在海上救人的故事，故選D。
小題10:考查連詞及語境的理解。 A. so因此； B. but但是； C. though雖然，盡管； D. unless除非。根據(jù)They say that dolphins bring good luck. 盡管海豚的肉是好吃的，但是人們也不喜歡獵殺它們，故選B。
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