A
(2021·洛阳市高三第二次统一考试)
One winter，a fisherman—Jim Savage—was braving the freezing temperatures when he noticed a baby dolphin struggling to free herself from another fisherman's trap—the fishing net.Jim spoke to her and she calmed down as he cut her free from the net.Seeing she was too tired to swim away，he called the Wildlife Conservation Commission and they rescued the dolphin，named her Winter and took her to the center to get treatment.
Winter was placed in a holding tank and the team put a feeding tube in her throat.Soon，though，Winter learned how to eat from a bottle.But the net wrapped around Winter's tail had caused her tail to fall off piece by piece.Eventually all that was left was a flesh stump(残肢).Though Winter did eventually start to swim，she taught herself an entirely original way—to swing her tail stump from side to side like a fish.
She learned very well and learned how to trust and love the people who cared for her.And she made a new nonhuman friend—Panama，another rescued dolphin.The two became lifelong friends，completely inseparable.
But the trainers were worried.Her original moving way prevented her from growing properly.Then Kevin Carroll，a dolphin lover and maker of prosthetic limbs(假肢) for people，stepped in.With a team of experts，vets，and trainers，Kevin developed a new tail for Winter.Winter was retrained to use the device to swim properly，and with lots of hard work she did it!
Word about the disabled dolphin got out and everyone could relate to the dolphin.Now she seems to be connected with everyone—from adults with prostheses to a little girl who didn't want to wear her hearing aid until she met Winter.
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了渔夫Jim Savage和野生动物保护委员会以及其他人救助一只小海豚的故事。
1．What made Winter calm down?
A．The fishing net. B．Jim's words.
C．The rescue team. D．The new tail.
B [考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Jim spoke to her and she calmed down as he cut her free from the net”可知，Jim的话让这只小海豚平静了下来，故选B。]
2．Why did Jim phone the Wildlife Conservation Commission?
A．To cure the baby dolphin.
B．To deal with the fishing net.
C．To rescue the other fisherman.
D．To look at the baby dolphin.
D [考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Seeing she was too tired to swim away，he called the Wildlife Conservation Commission and they rescued the dolphin”可知，Jim看到这只小海豚太累不能游走，就给野生动物保护委员会打电话，他们随后救助了这只小海豚。由此可推知，他打电话是为了让他们来察看并救助这只小海豚，故选D。]
3．What made the trainers worried?
A．Winter's relationship with Panama.
B．Winter's popularity with visitors.
C．The effect of the damage on Winter.
D．Winter's moving style like other dolphins.
C [考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“But the trainers were worried.Her original moving way prevented her from growing properly”可知，受伤对这只小海豚产生了很大的影响，这使训练员们很担忧，故选C。]
4．How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?
A．It's beautiful. B．It's controversial.
C．It's humorous. D．It's discouraging.
A [考查推理判断。根据第四段最后一句表述的这只小海豚又能正常地游动了和最后一段中的“Now she seems to be connected with everyone”可推知，这个救助海豚的事件的后续发展是好的，因而作者应该会认为它的结果是美好的，故选A。]
