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Afteralongperiodofstudiesscientistsareuncoveringsurprisingnewfindingsaboutdolphins(海豚).Theybelievethatdolphinsdo“talk”toeachotherwhistling“names”amongthemselvesandothersintheirgroup.Theyhelponeanotherwhenintroublelikebatstheyusesoundwavesto“see”.
Dolphinslovetomimic(模仿).Ifweswimonourbackstheydotoo.Ifwedivetheyfollow.Onceatrainerblewapuffof(一阵)cigarettesmokeagainstthewindowofanobservationtank(箱)ayoungdolphinsuddenlyswamtoitsmothernursedamomentandspitoutacloudofmilkagainsttheglass.
Itisevenmoresurprisingthatthatdolphinsareabletounderstandsighlanguage.OneofHerman'sdolphinshasmasteredmorethan50signwords.Andtheycanalsomimicthesignaturesofothers.Nowscientistsarelearninghowdolphins“speak”toeachother.
Dolphinshelponeanother.Whenbirth-givingtakesplacefemalegathertokeepoffsharks.Laterwhilethemotherlooksforfoodtheytakecareoftheyoungdolphinswimmingincircle.
Dolphinsreachouttousinastonishingways.Whatwouldtheworldbelikewithoutthem?
1.Tothebestofourknowledgedolphinsare________.
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A.surprisingfish
B.humanman'sfriends
C.intelligentmammals
D.interestinganimals
2.Inthesecondparagraph“nursed”means________.
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A.broughtthemothersomethingtoeat
B.suckedmilkfromthemotherdolphin
C.askedtobetakencareof
D.gavesomemilktoher
3.Whatwasthedolphindoingwhenitsuddenlyswamtoitsmother?Itwas________.
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A.havingalittlefun
B.divingintothedeepsea
C.playingwiththetrainer
D.copying“smoking”
4.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkismorereasonable?
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A.Weareintheearlystageoflearningabouttheanimals.
B.Wehavelittledifficultyinunderstandingdolphins.
C.Manwillbeabletotalkfreelytodolphinsinthenearfuture.
D.Signlanguageistheonlywaytomakedolphinsunderstandus.
5.Theunderlineword“they”inthefirstparagraphrefersto________.
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