Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won’t be able to understand them! We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.
Just like dogs, cats and other mammals, dolphins communicate by using sound, vision (视觉), touch and taste. Each dolphin has its own signature whistle to identify itself and to call others. Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.
We also asked Jane if dolphins have got their own language. She told us that they have and that dolphins started talking to each other from birth. They make different sounds, including whistles, squeaks and click. Sometimes they even sound like a heavy metal band!
We then asked Jane if any interesting experiments have been done. She told us that a very interesting experiment had been done with a mother dolphin and her two-year-old baby in an aquarium. They talked to each other over the telephone! The two dolphins were in separate tanks which were connected by a special under water system. Unfortunately the biologists couldn’t understand what the dolphins were talking about because they haven’t been able to decode (转换) dolphin language yet. However, it was very clear that the dolphins knew what they were talking about.
Finally we asked Jane if there was hope that we would be able to understand dolphins in the near future. She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to record and analyze their language. Unfortunately they haven’t been able to decode it yet, but who knows — maybe one day we’ll get a phone call from a dolphin.It’s clear that ________.
| A．we can speak to dolphins but not talk with |
| B．dolphins have not got their own language |
| C．researches on dolphins have just begun |
| D．only biologists know what dolphins talk about |
The best title of the reading may most probably be_______.
| A．An Interesting Experiment |
| B．Mother Dolphin and Baby |
| C．Animal Talk |
| D．Further Research |
The word “analyze” in the reading mean________.
| A．use | B．translate | C．copy | D．study |
Which of the five senses haven’t dolphins got?
| A．Smell | B．Touch | C．Taste | D．Vision |
The interesting experiment tells us_______.
| A．dolphins could talk in their own language |
| B．only mother dolphin was able to talk to her baby |
| C．the biologists can decode dolphin language |
| D．the two dolphins were talking by touch |
Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him “Chan Kong-sang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie’s family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆).His father was a cook, and his mother was a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie’s father sent him to the China Drama Academy. Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students practiced Kong Fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演)there.
When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn’t very successful. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1995,Jackie Chan became famous in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans and his films make millions of dollars. When did Jackie Chan’s parents move to Hong Kong?
A. They moved to Hong Kong a short time after Jackie Chan was born.
B. They moved to Hong Kong a short time before Jackie Chan was born.
C. They moved to Hong Kong after they came back from America.What did Jackie Chan learn in the China Drama Academy?
A. Dramas B. Dancing C. Kong Fu and stuntsWhich is true according to the passage?
A. Jackie Chan is about forty years old.
B. He wasn’t very successful when he first went to Hollywood.
C. He became famous at the age of 17.From the passage we know that_________.
A. neither his American fans nor his Chinese fans like his films.
B. everybody in the world likes his films very much
C. his films are popular not only in China but also in AmericaWe can learn from the article that _____.
A. Jackie Chan’s mother was also born in Hong Kong .
B. At first, Jackie’s family lived in France.
C. the time when his family moved to Australia was around 1961.
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river. It was very hot. How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while.
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers. He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them. Now Allan was walking by himself.
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake（蛇）! Help!..."
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan.
"A snake bit（咬）me in the leg. Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound（伤口）on Henry' s leg.
"The snake was in the grass. I didn't see it."
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry.
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck（吸）at it. In this way he saved （挽救）Henry's life. "Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me."
"That's all right. We are friends and we must always help each other."It was________ when-Allan and Henry went out.
| A．hot | B．cold | C．raining | D．wet |
After swimming, they played in the sun________.
| A．the whole morning | B．for 2 hours |
C．long | D．for a while |
On their way home,________ got something wrong with his____
| A．Allan; leg | B．Allan; head |
C．Henry; leg | D．Henry; head |
Henry and Allan are________.
| A．workers | B．good friends |
C．brothers | D．farmers |
Which of the following（下面的）is true?
| A．Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan. |
| B．Allan saved Henry' s life. |
| C．Allan saw the snake. |
| D．They ran to the hospital at once. |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Mary is an American girl. Now she lives in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know much Chinese, but she is studying it. She often speaks Chinese with her Chinese friends. Sometimes they can’t understand her, because she can’t speak Chinese very well.
Mary likes animals. Her favourite animal is the panda. On Saturday morning, she goes out. She wants to go to the zoo to see pandas, elephants and monkeys. But she doesn’t know how to get there. She asks a Chinese boy the way. The boy can’t understand her. Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper. She draws a panda on it, and shows the picture to the boy. And then the boy understands her, and shows her the way to the zoo.Mary is __________ girl.
A. a Chinese B. an American C. an English Mary lives in __________ with her parents now.
A. Shanghai B. New York C. BeijingMary doesn’t know how to get to _________.
A. the zoo B. the park C. the cinemaMary’s favourite animal is __________.
A. the monkey B the elephant C. the pandaAt last, the boy _________.
A. draws a picture for Mary B. takes her to the zoo C. shows her the way to the zoo
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在括号里填A， 错误的在括号里填B。
A man has a parrot (鹦鹉). It’s blue and green. It can speak like a man. Every morning, the man wants to talk with it. But the parrot never says any words to him. One morning, the man says something to the parrot, but the parrot doesn’t say anything. The man is angry (生气) with it. He doesn’t give it any food or water. The next morning, the man goes and sees the parrot. He says something to it. But the parrot still (仍然) doesn’t speak. At last , the man says , “ Fool (笨蛋)！You are a fool.” After that he hears the same words from the parrot. Then he loves it very much. It’s a clever parrot.The parrot is white and blue.
The parrot talks to the man every day.
The man doesn’t give the parrot food or water when it doesn’t speak.
The parrot is really a fool.
At last, the parrot says the same words as the man says.
根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。
| Name of Museum |
Science Museum |
| Place |
Hangzhou |
| What’s on |
Animal Hall-----the ground floor Human and Health----the first floor Home on earth----the second floor |
| Rules |
1.No phones 2.No smoking |
| Opening hours |
9:00am---5:00pm (It is closed on Mondays) |
| Charge(费用) |
Free |
| Telephone |
73238596 |
The museum is in______________.
A. Hangzhou B. Beijing C. GuangxiWe can go to __________ on the first floor.
A. Animal Hall B. Human and Health C Home on earth. We mustn’t ___________ in the museum.
A. talk B. stop C. smokeThe museum is open ______________ hours a day.
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12Which of the following is TRUE?
A. We can visit the museum on Mondays.
B. We don’t need to pay for the visit to the museum.
C. We can take some photos in the museum.
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