2025届沈阳市第一三四中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题含解析

2025届沈阳市第一三四中学高三英语第一学期期末考试模拟试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,______anincreaseforthe14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.A．torealizeB．realizedC．realizingD．havingrealized2．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which3．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus4．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/5．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a;the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填6．Theenquiry________newfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.A．todevelop B．developedC．havingdeveloped D．beingdeveloped7．Throughouthistory,Chinanevercolonizedanynation._________thispeacefultradition,itiscommittedtobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．InlinewithB．InregardtoC．InharmonywithD．Inadditionto8．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon9．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot10．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent11．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,12．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a;不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a;the13．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow14．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show15．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening16．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow17．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic18．IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy19．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake20．—Iforgottoregisterforthecourses.I’monedaylateandmostoftheclassesarefull.WhatshallIdo?—________Youcan’tdoanythingaboutthat.A．Takeyourtime. B．Pooryou!C．Sowhat? D．Noway!第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Scientistsarepreparingtolaunchtheworld'sfirstmachinetocleanuptheplanet'slargestmassofoceanplastic.Theexpertsbelievethemachineshouldbeabletocollecthalfofthedetritusinthepatch–about40,000metrictons–withinfiveyears.Inthepastfewweekstheyhavebeenbusyweldingtogethergianttubesthatwillsitonthesurfaceoftheseaandformtheskeletonofthemachine,creatingthelargestfloatingbarrierevermade。Thesystem,originallydreamedupbyMr.Slat,willbeshippedoutthissummertotheGreatPacificGarbagePatch,betweenHawaiiandCalifornia,andwhichcontainsanestimated1.8trillionpiecesofplastic.Itwillbethefirsteverattempttotacklethepatchsinceitwasdiscoveredin1997.Mr.Slatwas16andstillatschoolwhenhewasdivinginGreeceandfirstsawforhimselftheamountofplasticpollutingthesea.“Thereweremorebagsthanfishdownthere,”herecalls.Twoyearslaterhecameupwithasolution,quituniversityaftersixmonthsandsetupTheOceanCleanupasacompany.Mr.Slat,23,saysthefirstplastictoarriveonshorewillbeamajormilestone.“Weasahumanitycreatedthisproblem,soIthinkit'sourresponsibilityalsotohelpsolveit,”hesaid.TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch(GPGP)spans617,763sqmiles-morethantwicethesizeofFrance,andcontainsatleast79,000tonsofplastic,researchfoundlastmonth.Mostofitismadeupof“ghostgear”–partsofabandonedandlostfishinggear,suchasnetsandropes–oftenfromillegalfishingvessels.Ghostgearkillsmorethan100,000whales,dolphinsandsealseachyear,accordingtoscientificsurveys.Seabirdsandothermarinelifeareincreasinglybeingfounddeadwithstomachsfullofsmallpiecesofplastic.Creatureseatplasticdiscardedintheseathinkingit’sfoodbutthenstarvetodeathbecausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.Othersaretrappedanddieofstarvationorarestrangledorsuffocatedbyghostgear.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．waste.B．ocean.C．system.D．machine.2、Accordingtothepassage,mostoftheGarbageinPacificismadeupof_____.A．fishingvesselsB．dolphinsandsealsC．gianttubesD．abandonedfishinggear3、whydosomecreaturesinTheGreatPacificGarbagePatchdieofstarvation?A．becausetheywerekilledbyGhostgear.B．becausetheyweresuffocatedbyghostgear.C．becausetheydidn'tlikeeatingplastic.D．becausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.4、WhatisthemainideaofthePassage?A．newsaboutthefirstmachinetocleanupoceanplastic.B．reportaboutthedeathofmarinelifeC．informationaboutoceanplastic.D．thereasonforinventingamachine.22．（8分）Dormitorymanagementofficialsinuniversitiessaythatlatelytheyarenoticingsomethingdifferent:studentsseemtolackthewillandskilltoaddresstheirordinaryconflicts.“Wehavestudentswhoaremadateachotherandtheytexteachotherinthesameroom,”saysateacher.“Somanyofourroommateconflictsarebecausekidsdon’tknowhowtonegotiate.”Andasmanypsychologistswilltellyou,bottledemotionsleadtosilentunhappinessthatcanboiloverintofrustrationandanger.“AtFloridaUniversity,emotionaloutbreaksoccuraboutonceaweek,”thedormitorydirectorsays.“Itusedtobe:‘Let’ssitdownandtalkaboutit,’”hesays.“Recently,roommateconflictshaveincreased.Thestudentsdon’thavetheperson-to-persondiscussionsandtheydon’tknowhowtohandlethem.”Theproblemismostimpressiveamongfreshmen;dormitoryofficialssaysomestudentsevenneverseemtocatchontillgraduation,andtheyworryabouthowsuchstudentswilldealwithconflictsaftercollege.AdministratorssupposethatrelyingoncellphonesandtheInternetmayhavemadeiteasierforyoungpeopletoavoiduncomfortablemeetings.Whyexpressangerinpersonwhenyoucandoitinatext?Facebookmakesthesituationworseascomplaintsgopublic.“Thingsarepostedonsomeone’swallonFacebook:‘Oh,myroommatekeptmeupallnightstudying,”’saysDanaPysz,anassistantdirectorinthehousingofficeatCaliforniaUniversity.“It’sadifferentwaytoexpresstheirconflictstoeachother.”InrecentgroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,studentssaidtheywouldnotevenaccusethenoisyneighborsontheirfloorfacetoface.Administratorsalsopointtoparentswhohavefixedtheirchildren’sproblemsintheirentirelives.Nowincollege,thechildrenlacktheskillstoattendtoevenmodestconflicts.Wouldtheseparentscontinuetotakecareofeverythingoncampus?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Togreetsomeonewithatitleorname.B．Tostarttryingtosolveaproblem.C．Toputanaddressonanenvelope.D．Tomakeaformalspeech.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Studentshandleditdirectlywhentheywereinconflict.B．Parentsarethemainfactortomaketheirchildrenlosetheskills.C．Cellphonesaretoblameinthestudents’conflictsintheirdormitories.D．Unhappyandcorneredemotionsresultedinquarrelsbetweenstudentsonceaweek.3、WhatdowelearnfromthegroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity?A．Studentsarealwaysangrywitheachother.B．Studentshavetobearnoisesfromneighbors.C．Studentsmaybenotgoodatnegotiatinginperson.D．Studentsarebroughtupself-centered.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Students’UnhappyLifeinUniversityB．Parents’AttentioninChildren’sLifeC．Students’FailuretoDealwithConflictsD．Teachers’ConcernsaboutStudents23．（8分）BritishwriterJohnDonneoncesaid:“Nomanisanisland;everybookisaworld.”Asanenthusiasticreader,Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore.Everysummer,IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed.ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd.Iamnofriendtochaos,either.IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms.1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection.AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel,however,waslessfruitful:Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes,butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen.ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ.D．Salinger,say,orFrankenstein.There’salwaysWarandPeacewhichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part,setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain,havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland,whichfeelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelongtoseriousliterature.Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath.Thistitledoesnotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes,butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes.Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer.Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland.B．1984isabookthatneedscarefulthought.C．Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful.D．SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedmotel.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getboggeddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Getconfused.B．Becarriedaway.C．Beinterpreted.D．Makenoprogress.3、Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A．Hefinishesthemquickly.B．Heshouldreadsomethingserious.C．Hebarelyunderstandsthem.D．Hegetsamazedbytheirtitles.4、Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthispassage?A．ThomasHardyishisfriend.B．Heshowstalentforliterature.C．Heisquiteforgetful.D．Heisaliterary-mindedman.5、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisreadingexperience.B．Toencouragereaderstoreadbooks.C．Tointroducegoodbookstoreaders.D．Tocondemnthechaoticworldwelivein.24．（8分）Ifwatchingkidsisn’tquitethepart-timejobyou’dwanttokeepyourselfbusywithduringthesummerholidays,thenherearesomeofthecoolestjobsforteens.CampCounselor(辅导员)Thoughit’skindofababysittingjob,it’smuchmorefunasitexposesyoutomanyskillssuchasteamworkingandmanyotheractivities.Anotheradvantageofthiskindofjobisthatyouaremorelikelytomakenewfriendsasyouwillbeworkingwithanumberofpeople.LifeGuardThiswillnotbeajobforanyoneasitisquitedemandingwhenyou’rereallyneeded.Undercalmconditions,thejobinvolvessittingbythepoolsideasyouwatchoverswimmersandhelpingthemincaseofemergencies.Forlifeguardtasks,specialtrainingandcertificationsarerequired.DogWalkerForanimallovers,youhavenotbeenleftout.Thisjobinvolvestakingcareofdogsandwalkingthem.Funasitis,dogwalkingcanbeaboringexerciseespeciallyifyouhavemorethanonedogtowalk.Asforthisjob,youneedtoadvertiseyourselfinyourneighborhoodbyusingflyersorapproachingdogownerstoaskiftheyneedyourservices.Retail&FoodServiceIfyouare14andabovethenyoumayconsidergettinga“real”jobasastoreorrestaurantattendantthissummer.Creatingaresume(简历)foryourselfwithalltherequiredinformationsuchascontactinformationandanyskillorworkingexperiencethatyou’dlikeyouremployertoknowaboutisimportant.1、Asacampcounselor,wecan.A．havechancestomakemorenewfriendsB．earnmuchmoremoneythanotherjobsC．getarealjobinastoreorrestaurantD．learntostaycalmincaseofemergencies2、Whichjobrequiresmakingyourselfknowntoneighbors?A．CampCounselor.B．LifeGuard.C．DogWalker.D．Retail&FoodService.3、What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?A．Toencourageteenstotakesummerjobs.B．Torecommendcoolsummerjobstoteens.C．Towarnteensoftherisksinsummerjobs.D．Tointroducesummerjobsforteenstoparents.25．（10分）Therearealotofproductsouttherethatmakeyourlifeeasier.Some,however,arealittlesillierthanothers—somuchthattheyseemlikejokeproducts.Hereareafewproductsthatsoundcrazy,butactuallytrue.SleepPhonesIt’shardtoimaginesomethingsillierthanamusic-playingheadbandyouwearwhileyousleep,buttheyexist—andarequitepopular.SleepPhoneswon’tgiveyouthehighestqualitysoundintheworld,butifyouprefertofallasleeptomusic,they’refarmorecomfortablethannormalheadphones.Whilethey’reabitexpensive,theymightbeperfectforyou.There’salsoawirelessversionifyouprefer.OnionGogglesIfcuttingonionbringsonthewaterworksnomatterwhatyoutry,it’stimefordesperatemeasures.Wetestedabunchofmethodsforavoidingoniontears,andfoundthebestsolutionscamedowntocuttingtheonionunderavent(通风孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.LockLacesThere’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有弹性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.2D-GlassesHate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(镜片).Eachlensof2D-glassesblocksthesamepicture,soeacheyegetsthesamepicture,whileeachlensof3D-glassesblocksadifferentpicture,soeacheyegetsadifferentpicturewhichthebraininterpretsas3D．Nowyouhaveapairofglassesthatcansaveyoufromtheheadachecausedbywearing3D-glasseswhicharepopularinourmovietheaters.Youcanbuythemormakeapairforyourself.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSleepPhones?A．Therearetwoversions.B．They’recomfortablebutunhealthy.C．Theygiveyouthebestqualitysound.D．They’recheaperthanotherheadphones.2、Theunderlinedpart“bringsonthewaterworks”inthetextprobablymeans_____.A．makesyoureyeswaterB．makesyourfingershurtC．destroysyourwaterpipesD．addstoyourwashingwork3、Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.A．arecheaperandthinnerB．won’tgiveyouaheadacheC．letyouseeadifferentpictureD．aremorepopularinmovietheaters第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Asacollegestudent,Itookapositionasasalesmanandweekendbrandambassadoratalocalmen'sclothingstoreinNewJersey.InadditiontoallowingmetobecomeanexpertT-shirtfolder,thejob1meforfuturesuccess,teachingmewhattoprioritize(优先处理)andhowto2mytimeeffectively.Ialsolearnedthevalueofteamworkandaclient-centric(以客户为中心的)3tobusiness.My4asabrandambassadorincludedmanagingthesales,takingpartincommunityeventsandsharingdetailsonin-storepromotions.Iwas5withorganizinginventory（库存）andpricemarkingourclothingforsales.WhileIenjoyedtheopportunitytocommunicatewith6onadailybasis,Iwaschallengedtomanagemyscheduleandwas7tolearntheimportanceofprioritization.Oneyearlater,wewereona8scheduletoopenanewstoreandIwasresponsibleforstockingtheinventoryand9newsalesmen.Being19,I10thisasamassivetaskandfeltagreatdealof11.Luckily,usingthetimemanagementskillsIhad12learned,Iwasabletocompletewhatwas13ofme.Iamnowableto14onthesuccessofopeninganewstorethat15existstoday.Muchof16Iaccomplishedwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe17ofmydirectmanager,Mrs.Brown,whohadagreat18onme.Shesetexpectationsearlyonmeandcleargoalsandprocessesforachievingsuccess.Herapproachhelpedmecompletetasks19andontime,andhas20thewayInowmanagemyownteam.1、A．preparedB．providedC．exposedD．employed2、A．divideB．occupyC．operateD．manage3、A．entranceB．suggestionC．approachD．relation4、A．abilitiesB．responsibilitiesC．ideasD．theories5、A．taskedB．helpedC．awardedD．connected6、A．visitorsB．guestsC．designersD．customers7、A．freeB．quickC．helpfulD．easy8、A．lightB．flexibleC．tightD．loose9、A．usingB．trainingC．consultingD．controlling10、A．describedB．respectedC．servedD．viewed11、A．pressureB．confusionC．reliefD．caution12、A．naturallyB．gratefullyC．previouslyD．carefully13、A．robbedB．requiredC．convincedD．rid14、A．commentB．reflectC．callD．go15、A．alsoB．evenC．alreadyD．still16、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．how17、A．guidanceB．persuasionC．kindnessD．attraction18、A．judgmentB．markC．signD．effect19、A．exactlyB．immediatelyC．efficientlyD．easily20、A．imaginedB．stoppedC．inspiredD．copied第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtodeliveraspeechtitledARealTestinMyLifebeforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwaswithsomanyeyes2．(fix)uponme.Ihadno3．(choose)buttoprepareforit,though.Firstofall,Iwastodraftthespeech,4．wasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart5．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory—fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbegan6．Istoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmylistenerswerewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback,7．(deliver)myspeechwithdifficulty.After8．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding—Imade9．!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeanaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourwaytosuccessisourfear.Overcomeit10．wewillbeabletoachieveourgoals.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearTom,Howiseverythinggoingrecently?ThathasbeenalongtimesincewemeetinChinalasttime、Havingpassedthefinallyexams,Iambusyplanningatwo-weekstriptotheUSduringthiswinterholiday、DoyouhavesomeadvicesaboutthechoiceofAmericancities?Iprefertobigandmoderncities、IguessI’dbetterbookahotel、Whatisthepriceforsingleboylikemyself?IsiteasytofindChinesefood?WhatisthetrafficlikeafterItravelbetweencitiesintheUS?Hopetohearingfromyou、Thankyou!Bestregards!LiHua86第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）某英语刊物正在进行有关旅游的征文活动。请根据以下要点提示，以”AboutTravelling”为题，用英语写一篇短文，向该刊投稿。要点：旅游的好处（欣赏自然、呼吸新鲜空气及广交朋友）；旅游中的常见问题（遇到恶劣天气、生病或丢东西）；你关于旅游的建议（出行前确认好天气、做好准备工作等）。注意：1.词数100左右；（征文开头已给出，不计入总词数）2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。AboutTravellingTravellingisaverygoodoutdoorsactivity.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、B5、D6、C7、A8、A9、D10、C11、C12、D13、C14、B15、B16、B17、C18、D19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、D3、D4、A22、1、B2、A3、C4、C23、1、B2、D3、B4、D5、A24、thenherearesomeofthecoolestjobsforteens☞B选项TorecommendcoolsummerjobstoteenshowMatthewHensonmetRobertPeary25、The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyear.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenen