Dolphins are interesting animals and researchers find them interesting to watch. They don’t have hands, but can use tools to solve problems, just like us. Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a shy eel(鳝鱼) to e out of its hole by poking(捅)it with a dead fish. Many species of dolphin live in large societies. They have many different relationships and need a good munication system; they use a variety of sounds to municate with each other.
There is currently no evidence that dolphins have a language of their own. But scientists still have a lot to find out about these animals and so there are certain to be a few surprises in the future.
At Kewalo Basin Marine Laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a sign langue to municate with the dolphins, and the results are amazing. Not only do the dolphins understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the significance of word order in a sentence. For example, when they were asked to ‘touch the ball with your tail and then jump over it’ they generally responded correctly and straight away, which showed that they understood the langue.
Most mammals seem to enjoy play—but dolphins seems to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, researchers working at a beach, off the southern coast of Brazil, observed a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins approached the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the ‘game’ and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour. From then on, different dogs were seem trying to interact with the dolphins.
Dolphins live in a very different world to ourselves, but they are very good at our ‘intelligence tests’. For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a reward. There is still much to learn about these flexible(灵活的)problem-solvers, but from the evidence so far, it would seem as though dolphins are very intelligent.
【小题1】To get a shy eel to e out of its hole , a dolphin would poke it with .A．a toolB．its tailC．a dead fishD．its mouth【小题2】At a laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a to municate with the dolphins.A．variety of soundsB．sign languageC．special word orderD．dolphin’s language【小题3】Dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the importance of in a sentence.A．the subjectB．the verbsC．the main structureD．word order【小题4】When they play, dolphins seems to like making their games as as possible.A．difficultB．easyC．interestingD．relaxing【小题5】Dolphins will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise in order to .A．watch peopleB．breathe fresh airC．enjoy themselvesD．get some foodC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】细节理解题。结合Scientists have observed a dolphin trying to get a shy eel(鳝鱼) to e out of its hole by poking(捅)it with a dead fish可知答案。
【小题2】细节理解题。结合At Kewalo Basin Marine Laboratory in Hawaii, the dolphin team have developed a sign langue to municate with the dolphins可知答案。
【小题3】细节理解题。结合Not only do the dolphins understand the meaning of individual words, they also understand the significance of word order in a sentence可知答案。
【小题4】细节理解题。结合Most mammals seem to enjoy play—but dolphins seems to like making their games as challenging as possible可知答案。
【小题5】细节理解题。结合 they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a reward可知答案。