《2026年江苏13大市中考名卷优选38套英语》

B
Do you know dolphins and believe they are among the smartest animals?

Dolphins are mammals(哺乳动物), not fish. The most famous type is the Bottlenose Dolphin. Bottlenose Dolphins are the stars of many shows. Their mouths look like friendly smiles and they can be trained to play tricks by their trainers. Like other dolphins, they breathe air through the blowholes on top of their heads from the water surface. They also give birth to babies and feed their babies milk.
Dolphins can communicate through whistles(哨音) and even call each other, using special names formed by different series of whistles. Noises also help them find food. Dolphins make up to 1,000 clicking noises per second. These clicks travel underwater until they hit an object and return to the dolphin, showing the object's size, shape and location.
Humans have studied dolphins for years to learn how their brains work. A lot of researches have been made to study dolphins in the wild. For example, people have seen dolphins off Australia's coast use shells to catch fish. It shows that dolphins are good at using tools.
It is said that smart animals like to play. If so, dolphins win the gold medal for their playfulness. They can jump out of the water up to 16 feet, play amazing tricks and ride the waves.
Scientists give different reasons for play. They find that play helps animals grow mentally and physically. The animals learn their own limits and abilities, practice skills and gain confidence. So, when you see dolphins playing in the wild, you'll know that they are not just playing for fun, but also to practice their skills and stay healthy.
24. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. An introduction to a kind of dolphin.
B. Reasons why dolphins play in the wild.
C. Differences between mammals and fish.
D. The way dolphins communicate with each other.
25. What ability of dolphins does the underlined word "It" in Paragraph 4 refer to(指代)?
A. Calling each other.
B. Using shells to catch fish.
C. Jumping out of the water.
D. Playing amazing tricks.
26. How does the writer prove that dolphins are among the smartest animals?
A. By presenting facts.
B. By carrying out a survey.
C. By comparing numbers.
D. By interviewing trainers.

答案： B
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文章大意:本文介绍了海豚是最聪明的动物,它们天性爱玩,从玩乐中习得技巧的同时保持健康。
24. A 段落大意。第二段主要介绍了最有名的海豚——宽吻海豚,介绍了它们是哺乳动物而非鱼类、它们是海洋表演的明星、它们的外貌和生理特征以及哺乳方式。因此第二段介绍了一种海豚。
25. B 代词指代。根据 It 下文的 using tools 可知,这里指代的是上文提到的 use shells to catch fish 这个行为。
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解答阅读理解代词指代题需遵循临近原则和语境原则,要结合上下文语境,优先选择与代词位置接近的名词或句子来确定指代内容。
26. A 写作方法。首先根据题干关键词 among the smartest animals 定位到倒数第二段。该段开头便引出“聪明的动物喜欢玩”的观点,接着说明海豚在“会玩”领域可以拿金奖,最后举了海豚会跳高、杂技以及乘风破浪这几种技能来证明其聪明。因此作者通过列举事实来说明海豚的聪明。