Many people say dolphins are very intelligent (聰穎的) . They seem to be able to think,understand,and learn things quickly. But are they c 1 like humans or more like cats or dogs? Scientists say dolphin intelligence is s 2 to human intelligence in some ways. How?

   Like humans,every dolphin has a “name”. I 3 is a special whistle (哨聲) . Scientists think dolphins,like people ,“t 4 ”to each other about a lot of things,such as their age,their feelings,or finding food. And,like humans,dolphins use a system (系統(tǒng)) of sounds and body language to c 5 . 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 come to play games from different groups and have f 6 ,just like people. In fact,playing t 7 is something only intelligent animals do.

   Dolphins and humans b 8 make plans to get something they want. In the seas of southern Brazil,dolphins use an interesting way to get food. When fish are n 9 a boat,dolphins signal (發(fā)信號(hào)) to the fishermen to put their nets (網(wǎng)) in the water. And the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins? Why do they h 10 the men? The dolphins can get some of the fish.

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閱讀提示：本文介紹了海豚的生活習(xí)性，它們非常聰明，而且是群居 動(dòng)物，像人類(lèi)一樣，它們有自己交流的“語(yǔ)言”，并且能夠幫助人類(lèi)。

1. clever   2. similar   3. It 4. talk   5. communicate   6. fun

7. together   8. both   9. near   10. help

題目來(lái)源：2016年啟東中學(xué)作業(yè)本英語(yǔ)閱讀理解與完形填空4 > Week 19 Know our world 了解我們的世界

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