Dolphins are not fish. They are animals. They live in groups and speak to each other in their own language. But they are quite different from almost all land animals. Their brain is as big as men’s and they have a long life-at least 20 or 30 years.

Like some animals, dolphins use sounds to find their way around. They also use those sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. They do not use their ears to receive sounds, but use the jaw-the lower part of the mouth.

It is strange that dolphins are friendly to men, and for thousands of years, there are many stories about dolphins and men. In the 19th century, in a dangerous part of the sea near New Zealand, there was a dolphin. The seamen liked him very much and gave him a very good name, Jack From 1871 to 1903, Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. In 1903 a passenger on a boat with the same of The Penguin shot and hurt Jack. Luckily the dolphin didn’t die, and after a long time he was well again. He guided the ships through the area for nine more years, but he refused to help the boat The Penguin.

Today, some people still kill dolphins, but many countries in the world now protect them. In these places, people are not allowed to kill them.

1．The word jaw means ______ in Chinese

A．嘴巴                      B．胡須                       C．嘴唇                      D．下鄂

2．How do dolphins find their way?

A．They use sounds to find the way                  B．They use their ears to hear the sounds

C．They use their eyes to see the way               D．They use their brain to hear the sounds.

3．Jack is the name of _______

A．the writer               B．a(chǎn) seaman                 C．a(chǎn) dolphin                 D．a(chǎn) passenger

4．The dolphin guided the ships for about ______

A．32 years                 B．41 years                  C．9 years                   D．40 years

5．According to the passage, we have learned that ________

A．dolphins don’t live in groups

B．dolphins are not a kind of fish

C．dolphins are kind but dislike the humans

D．dolphins are unfriendly to humans.

Dolphins are not fish. They are mammals (哺乳動物).They live in groups and speak to each other in their own language. But they are quite different from almost all land animals. Their brain(大腦)is as big as men's and they live a long life at least 20 or 30 years.
Like some animals, dolphins use sounds to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. They do not use their ears to receive sounds,but use the jaw--the lower part of the mouth.
It is strange that dolphins are friendly to men, and for thousands of years, there are many stories about dolphins and men. In the 19th century, in a dangerous part of the sea near New Zealand,there was a dolphin. The seamen liked him very much and gave him a very good name, Jack. From 1871 to 1903 ,Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. In 1903 a passenger on a boat with the name of The Penguin shot and hurt Jack. Luckily the dolphin didn't die, and after a long time he was well again. He guided the ships through the area for nine more years, but he refused to help the boat of the Penguin.
Today, some people still kill dolphins, but many countries in the world now protect them. In these places, people are not allowed to kill them.
【小題1】The word "jaw" means_________in Chinese.

Dolphins are not fish. They are mammals (哺乳動物).They live in groups and speak to each other in their own language. But they are quite different from almost all land animals. Their brain(大腦)is as big as men's and they live a long life at least 20 or 30 years.

Like some animals, dolphins use sounds to help them find their way around. They also use these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. They do not use their ears to receive sounds,but use the jaw--the lower part of the mouth.

It is strange that dolphins are friendly to men, and for thousands of years, there are many stories about dolphins and men. In the 19th century, in a dangerous part of the sea near New Zealand,there was a dolphin. The seamen liked him very much and gave him a very good name, Jack. From 1871 to 1903 ,Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. In 1903 a passenger on a boat with the name of The Penguin shot and hurt Jack. Luckily the dolphin didn't die, and after a long time he was well again. He guided the ships through the area for nine more years, but he refused to help the boat of the Penguin.

Today, some people still kill dolphins, but many countries in the world now protect them. In these places, people are not allowed to kill them.

1.The word "jaw" means_________in Chinese.

2.How do dolphins find their way?

3.Who was Jack?

4.The dolphin guided the ships for about________.

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?

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.

Like some animals, dolpins 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.

Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.

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 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger 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.

Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

1. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____.

A. are warm-blooded B. have large brains

C. live in groups e D. have their own languag

2.Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?

A. Its nose B. Its mouth

C. Its eyes. D. Its ears..

3.Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?

A. He was seriously wounded.

B. They enjoyed playing with him.

C. They wanted his help

D. He was lonely and liked to be with people.

4.By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____.

A. Jack is different from other dolphins

B. people are cruel to animals

C. dolphins are friendly and clever

D. dolphins should be protected by law

A．all over the world

B．in some countries

C．in many countries

A．are leas than 3.3 meters long

B．are more than 3.3 meters long

C．weigh 3.3 tons each

A．hold breath for a long time

B．stay under the water for more than 6 minutes

C．stay away from the wait for a long time

　　閱讀理解

　　Dolphins (海豚) are very clever animals. They are usually not more than 3.3 metres long. They are found in many parts of the world. Dolphins like living together. Sometimes people can see groups of them swimming and playing in the water. It is impossible to tell how many there are around one ship, but there may be thousands. Dolphins live on fish but they do not spend all their time looking for them. They can spend more than six minutes below the surface (表面) of the water without coming up for air. Scientists say that dolphins are very much like humans. So it might be possible to teach them to talk. Some of the habits of dolphins are not the same as those of men, though it is certain that dolphins enjoy being with humans. Perhaps that is why they often go round after ships.

1．Dolphins like living ________.

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2．Dolphins ________.

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3．Maybe men can teach them ________.

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4．They are able to ________.

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A．live with men

B．stay under the water for more than 6 minutes

C．get on ships themselves

D．stay away from the water for a long time

5．Which of the following sentences is true?

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A．The habits of dolphins are all like humans'.

B．The habits of dolphins are all different from humans'.

C．Some of the habits of dolphins are good for humans.

D．Some of the habits of dolphins are like humans'.

6．Dolphins like ________.

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Dolphins are not fish．They are mammals（哺乳動物）．They live in groups and speak to each other in their own language．But they are quite different from almost all land animals．Their brain is as big as man's and they live a long life--at least 20-30 years．

Like some animals，dolphins use sounds to help them find their way around．They also use sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food．They do not use their ears to receive sounds，but use the jaw-the lower part of the mouth．

It is strange that dolphins are friendly to men，and for thousands of years，there are many stories about dolphins and men．In the 19th century，in a dangerous part of the sea near New Zealand，there was a dolphin．The seamen liked him very much and gave him a very good name，Jack．From 1871 to 1903，Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way．In 1903 a passenger on a boat with the name of The Penguin shot and hurt Jack．Luckily the dolphin didn't die，and after a long time he was well again．He guided the ships through the area for nine more years，but he refused to help the boat The Penguin．

Today，some people still kill dolphins，but many countries in the world now protect them．In these places，people are not allowed to kill them．

1．The underlined word “jaw” means ________ in Chinese．

A．下顎                   B．嘴巴                    C．嘴唇                      D．鼻子

2．How do dolphins find their way?

A．They use their noses to smell the way．              B．They use their ears to hear the sounds．

C．They use their eyes to see the way．            D．They use sounds to find the way．

3．Who was Jack?

A．The writer．        B．A dolphin．          C．A seaman．            D．The passenger．

4．The dolphin guided the ships for about ________．

A．32 years              B．9 years                C．41 years                 D．23 years

5．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT right?

A．Dolphins are not fish．

B．Dolphins don't live in groups．

C．Dolphins are kind and friendly to people．

D．Dolphins can live a long time．