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 are mammals(哺乳动物), not fish, but they swim together like fish in a school.
Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy, 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 the water. They make many more sounds under the 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.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphins’ meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.
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C
) 1. The word “school” means “______” in the passage.
A. a place for students to study B. a special kind of animals
C. a group of fish travelling together D. a place for training dolphins
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D
) 2. Dolphins make a sound to ______.
A. show other dolphins they are happy
B. tell other dolphins they are sad
C. let people know they are afraid
D. give information to other dolphins
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B
) 3. People can’t hear dolphins’ sounds under the water ______.
A. because they are very, very low
B. because they are very, very high
C. because they only make a few sounds
D. because they want to keep the sounds as a secret
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C
) 4. Dolphins would like to ______.
A. study at schools B. be in shows
C. stay with other dolphins D. be away from their schools
