四川省宜賓市六中2023學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z試題（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．a(chǎn)ndB．forC．soD．but2．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI3．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively4．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what5．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited6．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．a(chǎn)ctually D．eventually7．Hewaselected______presidentofthecompany,and_____newscame,infact,as______surprise.A．a(chǎn);the;X B．X;the;a C．a(chǎn);X;the D．the;the;a8．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated9．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor10．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended11．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering12．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend13．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．a(chǎn)ddupto D．holdonto14．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when15．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive16．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken17．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．a(chǎn)llowance18．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．a(chǎn)msitting D．havebeenstting19．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．a(chǎn)nd C．yet D．or20．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6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(通風(fēng)孔),orwearingthesestylishandawesomegoggles.LockLacesThere’resomegreatwaystotieyourshoesbetter,butifyoulongforthelacelessshoesofyourchildhooddays,LockLacesareaprettygoodchoice.They’rebasicallyelastic(有彈性的)lacesthatremovetheneedtotieyourshoes.Sure,peoplewillmakefunofyou,butyoucanmakefunofthemaftertheytripovertheirownuntiedlaces.Oryoucanmakeyourownslip-onshoeswithelastictubing.2D-GlassesHate3D-movies,buthavetogotoone?Thedifferencebetween2D-glassesand3D-glassesliesintheirlenses(鏡片).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．a(chǎn)ddstoyourwashingwork3、Comparedwith3D-glasses,2D-glasses_____.A．a(chǎn)recheaperandthinnerB．won’tgiveyouaheadacheC．letyouseeadifferentpictureD．a(chǎn)remorepopularinmovietheaters22．（8分）Pastimeisabi-monthlymagazineforcuriousyoungminds.Manyofthetopicswewriteaboutwon’tbecoveredintheclassroom.Allthearticlesarewritteninalivelystyle,andeachoneispairedwithdrawingsbysomeofthecountry’smosttalentedartists.◆Historyfocusesonarchaeological(考古的)sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.◆Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,historyandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.◆Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.◆Artstimulatesachild’sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster’simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.Unlikemanyoftoday’sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhandsandtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.SubscriptionPastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust￡20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.Toorderbyphone:Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven’tbeenshippedyet.1、Accordingtothepassage,themagazineispublished______.A．everymonthB．everytwomonthsC．threetimesamonthD．sixtimesamonth2、Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread______.A．History B．WorldC．Sport D．Art3、Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?A．Photosoftalentedartists.B．Storiescreatedbychildren.C．Suggestionsonreaders’problems.D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.4、Howdothechildrenreacttotheprintedmagazine?A．Favorable. B．Critical.C．Unconcerned. D．Confused.5、SubscribersofPastimeneedtoknowthatthemagazine______.A．offerselectroniccopiesB．costs￡20foreachcopyC．isforkindergartenchildrenD．canbecancelledbeforeshipping23．（8分）IspentaweekinRugao,Jiangsu,athird-orfour-tier（四線）cityabout200kmnorthwestofShanghai,participatinginthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship,Iwenttherewithasimpleexpectation,otherthantryingtogetintothefinalsofthe100meventforthe65—69agegroup,totakesomegoodphotosofhistoricalarchitecture,ofaChinabeforedevelopmentwipesawayitspast.WearrivedatRugaoatnearlymidnightandthefirstsightofRugaowasinthemorning,fromthewindowofWenfengCityHotel.There,rightinfrontofme,wererowsandrowsofneatlybuiltandgoodqualitylow-risehomesofprettyrecentorigin.Andthereweremanyhigh-risebuildingsrisinginthedistance.ThestreetswerelandscapedandorderlyandnotmuchdifferentfromSingapore.ThebasicstructureofRugaowaseverythingamoderncitywouldhave,notathird-tiercityawayfromthemoderncoastalcities.Imanagedtovisitthevillagesmyselfandalongthewaythesightwasofnewlybuiltfarmers’homes,builtjustbehindthesmalllivingquartersofthepast.Thefewremainsofthepastthatwerestillstandinghavebeenrebuiltandservedtheownersintheirbiggerhomesasstoreroomsorgarages.WhatreallyimpressedmewasthesightofthepeopleofRugao.Thepeoplewereprettywelloff,livingingoodqualityhomesandlookingverycontentedwiththeirlives.Thechildren,theyouthandtheyoungwereapleasantsurprise.TheywereallthestadiumduringtheOpeningCeremonyfortheAsianMasters.Someweretheretoperform,somewerethereasaudiencestothisinternationalevents.Andtheunpredictablehappened,theskyopenedup,andeveryonewaswet.Buttheyouthandchildrencamewellprepared,withathintransparent（透明的）raincoatovertheircostumesandtheirlatestfashionablewear.1、ThewriterwenttoRugaomainlyto________.A．takepartinasportsmeetingB．goforasightseeingC．takesomepicturesofChinaD．visitsomerelatives2、WhatdoesthewriterthinkofRugao?A．Apoorthird-tiercityfarfromcoastalcities.B．Farmorebeautifulandmodernthenexpected.C．ItisverydifferentfromSingapore.D．ThevillagersarepoorbutthecityofRugaoisrich.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheskyopenedupinthelastparagraphmean?A．Theskywashighup.B．Therewasabigsunshine.C．Itwasraining.D．Theskywasopenedbysomeone.4、Whatmightthetextbelikelytotalkaboutnext?A．ThepreparationsforopeningceremonyfortheAsianMasters.B．TheperformanceofRugaointherainyopeningceremony.C．Theachievementsofthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship.D．TheclosingceremonyfortheAsianMasters.24．（8分）Beingmistreatedatworkcanouttheirnegativeemotionsonlovedonesathome.Butanewstudysuggeststhatgettingmoreexerciseandsleepmayhelppeoplebettercopewiththembyleavingthematworkwheretheybelong.Previousresearchshowsthatemployeeswhoarelookeddownonorinsultedbycolleaguesarelikelytogoexpresstheirfrustrationsandbehaveangrilytowardpeopleoutsideofwork,saysstudyco-authorShannonTaylor,amanagementprofessorattheUniversityofCentralFlorida’sCollegeofBusiness.Thenewstudybacksupthisidea,butoffersabitofgoodnewsaswell:Employeeswhoaveragedmorethan10,500stepsadayorburnedatleast2,100calorieswerelesslikelytomistreattheircohabitantsthanthosewhoaveragedfewerstepsofburnedfewercalories.Thefindingsalsorevealedthatwhenemployeesfelttheyhadabadnight’ssleepbecauseofworkissues,theyweremorelikelytobegrouchyathome.“Whenyou’retired,you’reeitherlessableorlessmotivatedtoregulateyourself”,saysco-authorLarissaBarber,aprofessorofpsychologyatNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Physicalactivityseemstocounterbalancepoorsleepy,Barbersays,becauseitpromoteshealthybrainfunctionsneededtoproperlyregulateemotionsandbehaviors.“Thisstudysuggeststhathighamountsofexercisecanbeatleastonewaytoimprovethesituationsbroughtbysleeptroublesthatleadtonegativebehaviorsathome,”shesays.Barberacknowledgesthatfindingtimetoworkoutandgetafullnight’ssleepcanbedifficultwhenworkpressureismounting,andthatoften,jobstresscanbedirectlyrelatedtosleepquality.Butshesaysmakingtheefforttoburnsomeextracaloriesandblowoffsomesteamcanbeworthit.“It’snotonlygoodforyou”,saysTaylor,butitcanbenefitthepeopleyoulivewithaswell.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraphlreferto?A．Lovedpeopleathome.B．Negativeemotions.C．Differentworkpressures.D．Moreexerciseandsleep.2、Whowillmostprobablybehaveangrilytofamilymembers?A．Apersonwhoalwaysiseasytogettired.B．Apersonwhooftengoestothegymtoworkout.C．Apersonwhooftenargueswithcolleagues.D．Apersonwhoisalwaystreatedbadlybycoworkers.3、Theunderlinedword“counterbalance”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．makeuseofB．takecontrolofC．makeupforD．keepupwith4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Workpressuremakesnodifferenceinsleepquality.B．Howtoburnmorecalorieshasbecomeamajorissueforworkers.C．Enoughexercisecanreplacegoodsleepindealingwithnegativebehaviors.D．Theamountofcaloriesemployeesburnaffectsthefrequencyoflosingtemper.25．（10分）Here'salistofbooksI'mlookingforwardtothisfallseason.Notallofthemwillrisetotheleveloftheadvertisement,butit'sanabundantcrop."HomeAfterDark"byDavidSmall(Liveright,Sept.11)In2009,Smallpublishedacelebratedgraphicmemoir(回憶錄)called"Stitches".NowtheCaldecottMedalwinnerisbackwithagraphicnovelaboutamotherless13-year-oldboybroughtupinanunhappyhomeinCalifornia.Thisisataletoldinfewwordsandmanystrikingimages.OnSept.11at3p.m.,SmallwillbeatAmazonbooksatUnionMarket.Moreinformationatwww./graph-tale."WaitingforEden"byElliotAckerman(Knopf,Sept.25)ThisbriefnovelisrelatedbyadeadsoldierwhoiswatchingoverahorriblyburnedpartnerinaTexashospital.Thatsoundsembarrassinglyemotional,butAckerman,whoservedinaNavyinIraqandAfghanistan,isoneofthebestsoldier-writersofhisgeneration.M/military-essay."AllYouCanEverKnow"byNicoleChung(Catapult,Oct.2)Chung,theeditoroftheliterarymagazineCatapult,wasadoptedasababybyawhitefamilyinOregon.Inthismemoir,shewritesaboutherchildhood,herAsianAmericanidentityandhersearchfortheKoreanparentswhogaveherup.M/politics-prose."Unsheltered"byBarbaraKingsolver(Harper,Oct.16)Alternatingbetweenpastandpresent,thisnoveltellsthestoryofawomaninvestigatingalate-19th-centuryscienceteacherwhowascaughtupinthecontroversyoverDarwinism.Likeherothernovels,thisonepromisestoexploresocialandscientificproblems.V/tech-scienceformoreinformation.1、Ifyouhopeforasignatureoftheauthor,youwillprobablybuyacopyof________.A．AllYouCanEverKnowB．WaitingforEdenC．HomeAfterDarkD．Unsheltered2、WhojoinedthearmyandwassenttotheMiddleEast?A．ElliotAckerman.B．DavidSmall.C．BarbaraKingsolver.D．NicoleChung.3、Ifyouwanttoreadbooksaboutnon-fiction,youcansurf________.A．/graph-taleB．/politics-proseC．/military-essayD．/tech-science第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Ihadnoideashewouldbethere.Myapologiesforher1hadbeenprepared.Whenmyteacherannouncedwewouldbehavinga(n)2mother-daughtertea,Ifelt3Iwouldnotbeservingmymotheratthisspecialevent.SoIwillneverforget4thebeautifullydecoratedgym-andthereshewas,sittingcalmly,and5!AsIlookedather,Iimaginedallthearrangementsthis6womanmusthavehadtomaketobeabletobewithmeforthatonehour.Whowas7Granny?Shewasillinbed,andMomhadtodoeverythingforher.Howdidshegethere?Wedidn’townacar,andshecouldn’t8ataxi.Itwasalongwalktogetthebus,plusatleastfivemoreblockstothe9.Andtheprettydressshewas10,redwithtinywhiteflowers,wasjustrightforthetea.Therewasnomoneyforextraclothes,andIknewshehadgoneinto11againtohaveit.Iwassoproud!Iservedherteawitha12,thankfulheart,andintroducedhertothegroupwhenour13came.Isatwithmymotherthatday,justliketherestofthe14,andthatwasvery15tome.Thelookofloveinhereyestoldmeshe16.Ihaveneverforgotten.Oneofthe17ImadetomyselfandtomychildrenwasthatIwouldalwaysbethereforthem.Thatpromiseis18tokeepintoday’sbusyworldButIhavea(n)19beforemethatputsany20excusestorest.Ijustrecallagainwhenmothercametotea.1、A．a(chǎn)bsence B．error C．lateness D．rudeness2、A．urgent B．formal C．private D．frequent3、A．proud B．a(chǎn)ngry C．certain D．embarrassed4、A．stayingat B．returningto C．walkinginto D．droppinginto5、A．sobbing B．smiling C．singing D．suffering6、A．educated B．lonely C．strange D．great7、A．a(chǎn)ttendingon B．laughingat C．cheeringfor D．chattingwith8、A．a(chǎn)dvance B．a(chǎn)fford C．a(chǎn)dmit D．a(chǎn)rrange9、A．home B．station C．school D．market10、A．wearing B．making C．designing D．holding11、A．detail B．business C．a(chǎn)ction D．debt12、A．strong B．brave C．happy D．broken13、A．turn B．chance C．message D．decision14、A．team B．company C．family D．class15、A．a(chǎn)nnoying B．important C．interesting D．surprising16、A．understood B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．a(chǎn)greed D．remembered17、A．choices B．mistakes C．efforts D．promise18、A．unfair B．difficult C．false D．wise19、A．role B．rule C．lesson D．example20、A．a(chǎn)wkward B．polite C．poor D．meaningful第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）“Livingwithin300metresofgreenspace1．(associate)withgreaterhappiness,senseofworthandlifesatisfaction,”saysanewstudy.2．(use)datafromUKgovernment’sAnnualPopulationSurvey(APS)of25518people,theresearchersshowthatpeople3．livewithin300metresofgreenspacehavesignificantlybettermentalwell-being.“Alotofresearchfocuses4．poormentalhealth,orsingleaspectofwell-beinglikelifesatisfaction.Whatmakesourworkdifferentisthewayweconsidermulti-dimensionalmentalwell-beingintermsofhappiness,lifesatisfactionandworth,”saidVictoriaHouldenfromtheUniversityofWarwick.Thestudy,5．(publish)inthejournalAppliedGeography,foundthatthereisaverystrongrelationshipbetweentheamountofgreenspacearoundaperson’shome6．theirfeelingsoflifesatisfaction,happiness,andself-worth.Greenspacewithin300metresofhomemadethegreatest7．(differ)tomentalwell-being.Thestudyfoundthataccesstogreenspacewas8．(important)thanlifestylefactorssuchasemployment,incomeandgeneralhealth.“By9．(combine)advancedstatisticalandmappingmethods,we’veshownthattheeffectisreal.10．(basical)we’veprovenwhateveryonehasalwaysassumedwastrue,”saidScottWeich,ProfessorattheUniversityofSheffield.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Todayafterclassintheafternoon,ourEnglishgroupgettogetherwithourhandsomeEnglishteacher.Tostartwith,wesangapopularEnglishsonghappyandthenwepractisedourspeakEnglish.ThetopicweweretalkingaboutwasthedifferentbetweenChinesefestivalsorwesternones.MoststudentscomparedSpringFestivaltoChristmas,andotherschoseMid-AutumnFestivalandThanksgivingDayasamatch.Aswehadbeentalkedtoomuch,allofusgotquitethirsty.Seenthis,ourteacherfetchedaboxofbottledwaterfrommyofficeforus.Whattimelyoffer!Thankyou,mydearteacher!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華，你校將在國際母語日（InternationalMotherLanguageDay）當(dāng)天（2月21日）舉辦一個(gè)交流會(huì)，討論中英語文化，擬邀語文老師和外教代表在會(huì)上發(fā)言。請你給外教Jack寫一封邀請信，內(nèi)容包括：1.會(huì)議的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；2.邀請?jiān)颍?.發(fā)言主題。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、D4、A5、A6、B7、B8、B9、D10、C11、C12、D13、A14、C15、D16、A17、A18、D19、C20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、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.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughou