Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.

　 Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together.

　 Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.

　 They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.

　 Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆）. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely（孤独的）.

　 There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

（　 ）61. Dolphins show their feelings with ___________ .

A. pictures　　　　　　　　　 B. words　　　　　　　 C. water　　　　　　　 D. sounds

(　 ) 62. People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds because ________ .

A. they are above the water　 B. they are under the water

C. they are very high D. they are very low

(　 ) 63. Which one is true according to the passage?

A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study

B. They don’t study, but they travel in a group

C. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island.

D. Dolphins like to kill people

(　 ) 64.Why don’t people like to kill dolphins?

A. Because their meat isn’t delicious. B.Because people don’t like dolphins.

C.Because people think dolphins can bring good luck for them.

D. Because people like to see the dolphins in the aquarium.

( ) 65.When the dolphins live in the aquarium, they feel 　　　 .

A. sad and lonely B. happy and lucky C warm and comfortable (舒适的) D afraid and sad

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   16   with sounds.

Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t   __ 17___ like school children, but they travel together.

Dolphins talk to each other in the school. They give out different   18  . They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “  19  ” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They can even make   20   sounds above water. However, they make many more sounds under water. People   21   hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high.   22   make tapes of the sounds and study them.

Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium (水族馆). People can watch the dolphins in a   23  . 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   24   that people are saved by dolphins at sea. Dolphin meat is good,   25   people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.

(   ) 16. A. ideas                 B. feelings             C. interests                   D. activities

(   ) 17. A. study                B. play                  C. hunt                         D. talk

(   ) 18. A. help                  B. signs                 C. information        D. words

(   ) 19. A. Morning            B. Good-bye          C. Congratulations  D. Welcome

(   ) 20. A. not any             B. a few                C. few                         D. all

(   ) 21. A. won’t        B. don’t                 C. mustn’t                    D. can’t

(   ) 22. A. Engineers   B. Directors           C. Scientists                 D. Zookeepers

(   ) 23. A. show                B. programme C. movie               D. school

(   ) 24. A. researches  B. secrets              C. accidents                  D. stories

(   ) 25. A. so                     B. but                    C. though                     D. unless

Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words，but they talk with sounds．

Dolphins travel in a group．We call a group of fish a “school”．They don't study but they travel together．Dolphins are not fish，but they swim together in a school．Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school．They give information．They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid．They say “welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school．They talk when they play．

They make a few s6unds above water．They make many more sounds under water．However，people can't hear these sounds．Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them．

Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium．People watch the dolphins in a show．Dolphins don't like to．be away from their school．In the aquarium they are sad and lonely．There are many stories about dolphins．They can help people．Sometimes they save somebody's life．Dolphin meat is good but people don't like to kill them．They say that dolphins bring good luck．Many people believe this．

1．Dolphins can talk with ________．

A．sounds                B．words                  C．1anguage

2．Dolphins ________ be in their school．

A．don't like to          B．like to                  C．dislike

3．Dolphins always bring ________．

A．sadness               B．bad luck               C．good luck

4．Dolphins make ________ sounds above water．

A．many                   B．a few                   C．much

5．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Dolphin meat is good，so people like to kill them．

B．Sometimes dolphins save somebody's life．

C．People can hear these sounds from under water．