德阳市2019高考英语二轮短文类训练（4） 及答案或解析 <br />Dolphins (海豚) are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time--at least twenty or thirty years. <br /> Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw. <br /> Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people. <br /> There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 19典型例题 met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 19典型例题assenger on a boat called The penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area except for The penguin. <br />Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but manycountries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them. <br />1. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they_______. <br /> A. live in groups B. have large brains <br /> C. are warm-blooded D. have their own language <br />答案：B 指导：根据第一段最后两句话可知，海豚区别于几乎所有的陆地动物，是因为它们的大脑几乎和人类的一样大而且生活时间长。 <br />2. Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?_______. <br /> A. Its nose. B. Its ears. <br /> C. Its mouth. D. Its eyes. <br />答案：C 指导，海豚是靠声音探路的，而接听声音的地方却不是耳朵而是嘴的下部。 <br />3. Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack? <br /> A. He was lonely and liked to be with people. <br /> B. They enjoyed playing with him. <br /> C. He was seriously wounded. <br /> <br /> D. They wanted his help. <br />答案：D 指导：由于这片水城十分凶险，所以水手们需要杰克的帮助。 <br />4. By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that_______. <br /> A. dolphins are friendly and clever <br /> B. people are cruel to animals <br /> C. Jack is different from other dolphins <br /> D. dolphins should be protected'by law <br />答案：A 指导：文章大部分篇幅都在讲述海豚与其他动物的不同，它们与人类的友谊的故事，说明了海豚是一种友好而又聪明的动物，所以A为最佳选项。 <br />*************************************************************结束 <br />Passage *** <br />Years ago in S...
