职称英语考试理工类AB级的阅读理解精讲(3)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Dolphin">Dolphin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Astronomer">Astronomer</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1963, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Elvar">Elvar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span>, <span word="Carl">Carl</span> <span word="Sagan">Sagan</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Sagan">Sagan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tanks">tanks</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span>, <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="kept">kept</span>. <span word="Elvar">Elvar</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="swum">swum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="Dolphins">Dolphins</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="functions">functions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span>? <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>. 16 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="astronomer">astronomer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. 17 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span> <span word="leapt">leapt</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Sagan">Sagan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. 18 <span word="Parts">Parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. 19 <span word="Dolphins">Dolphins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. 20 <span word="Dolphins">Dolphins</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. 21 <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dolphins">dolphins</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>. 22 <span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grammar">grammar</span>. 答案：16. <span word="B">B</span> 17. <span word="B">B</span> 18. <span word="A">A</span> 19. <span word="C">C</span> 20. <span word="C">C</span> 21. <span word="A">A</span> 22. <span word="A">A</span></p>
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