福建省东山第二中学2021-2022学年高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying2．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when3．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing4．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto5．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite6．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve7．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered8．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly9．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo10．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie11．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted12．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving13．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized14．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected15．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway16．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively17．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged18．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that19．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides20．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．asthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．asbigasthreetimesD．asbigthreetimesas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）WhenWarrenBuffett,themostsuccessfulinvestor,wasaskedaboutthesecrettohiswealthandsuccess,herevealedthathereadeveryday,500pages,tobeprecise.Unfortunately,ifyou'realreadyworking9‒5,youmightnothavethetimetoreadatall,letaloneanentirebookaday.Butwhatifyoucouldgetthebenefitsofreadingwithoutsacrificingallofyourfreetime?Youcan!WiththeBlinkistapp,yougetthekeylearninginminutes,nothoursordays.Ourexpertstransformthesebooksintoquick,easy-to-understandinsights.Startwiththe5most-readbooks.1.ThirteenThingsMentallyStrongPeopleDon'tDobyAmyMorin12minreadingtime27kreadsDoyoustruggletogetoveryourfailures?Gettingoverthesecanhaveaprofoundinfluenceonyoureverydaylife.Morinshareshowhermostsuccessfulpatientsovercamethesedifficulties.2.HowtoStopWorryingandStartLivingbyDaleCarnegie19minreadingtime238kreadsEverwonderedwhyyoucan'tstopworryingaboutsomething?Bydefiningthesourceofyourstress,youcangetoveritonceandforall.Carnegiecameupwithaformulathathelpsyouhandleanyoverthinkingsituation.3.HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?byClaytonM.Christensen1minreadingtime17kreadsAreyoumakingtherighttrade-offs(权衡)inlife?Whilecareerachievementscanbesatisfying,neglectingyourfamilyandfriendscanbebadinthelong-run—inwaysyoucan'tevenimagine.4.FindingYourElementbyKenRobinson1minreadingtime62.4kreadsEveryonehasapassion.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatyoursis,itjustmeansyouhaven'tdiscoveredityet.Findouthowyoucanbreakfreeofsociety'sstrictrulesandfindyourcallinginlife.5.EmotionalIntelligencebyDanielGoleman16minreadingtime318kreadsDidyouknowifyourpulseraterisesabove100bpm,you'redeemedtooemotionaltothinkrationally?Youprobablyletfeelingscloudyourjudgmentmoreoftenthanyouknow.Golemanexplainshowyoucanavoidlettingyouremotionsruleyouandmakebetterdecisionsinlife.1、WhatkindofpeopledoestheBlinkistappbestsuit?A．Successfulinvestors. B．Richbusinessmen.C．Peoplewhohavelittletimeforreading. D．Studentswholovebooks.2、Whichbookhasbeenreadbythelargestnumberofpeople?A．HowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving.B．HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?C．FindingYourElement.D．EmotionalIntelligence.3、Whichbookoffersadvicetopeoplewhofeelstressed?A．ThirteenThingsMentallyStrongPeopleDon'tDo.B．HowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving.C．HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?D．FindingYourElement.22．（8分）Despitehiskneeandfingerinjuries,KobeBryantignoreshispainsastheNBAseasonnears.HeisleadingtheLosAngelesLakersintheirattempttowinathirdNBAchampionshipinarow,astheydidatthebeginningofthecentury.TheLosAnglesLakerssuperstarhastheperfectrecordsincehisstartin1996.HehasfiveNBAchampionships,12NBAAll-StarsandagoldmedalattheBeijingOlympics.Butalongwiththeawards,therehaslongbeentalkaboutBryant.Peoplesayheisaselfishplayerwithonlyafewfriends.HewonthreeNBAchampionshiptitleswithShaquilleO’Neal,butratherthanbecomingfriends,theycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachother.LakersCoachPhilJacksonstillremembersatalkheandBryanthad.“Italkedtohimalittlebitaboutleadershipandhisabilitytobealeader,andhesaidhewasreadytobeacaptain”JacksontoldESPN.“ButIsaidnoonewasreadytofollowhim.Bryant’spathofself-discoverytookhimLightyears.O’NeallefttheLakersin2004.Bryantwentontoleadtheteamtovictorylastyearandagainthissummer.Lastweek,NBArookies(新秀）votedBryanttheirfavoriteplayer.MarkMedina,sportsreporterwiththeLosAnglesTimeshasseenBryantgrow.“Kobehasbeenimprovinghisrelationshipwithteammatesandacceptsthatsometimeslessismore,”hewrote.“Hehaslearnedthathehastogivetogetbackinreturn.Andsohehasbecomeagiverratherthanademandingleader.Thathasbeengreatforhimandgreattowatch,”JacksontoldMedina.Bryanthasshownthroughtalentandhardworkthatotherscanfollowhislead.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKobeandO’Neal?A．Theywereinconflict.B．Theyweregoodfriends.C．Theyenviedeachother.D．Theyoftenhelpedothers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromJackson’swords?A．Hedidn’tlikeKobeorO’Neal.B．Kobehadnotalentforleadership.C．Kobe’sleadershipshouldbeimproved.D．Kobe’steammatespreferredO’Nealtohim.3、Kobedevelopedhisrelationshipwithhisteammatesby.A．invitingO'NealtocomebackB．learningtobecomeagiverC．winningthetrustofthecoachD．turningademandingleader4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Agrown-upNBAstarB．Ahard-workingNBAstarC．ThehighpraisefromKobe’scoachD．TherelationshipbetweentwoNBAstars23．（8分）Forallthetechnologicalwondersofmodemmedicine,healthcare-withitsfaxmachinesandclipboards(写字板)—isoutofdate.Thisoutdatederaisslowlydrawingtoacloseastheindustrycatchesupwiththeartificial-intelligence(AI)revolution.EricTopol,anexpertinheartdiseaseandenthusiastfordigitalmedicine,thinksAIwillbeparticularlyusefulforsuchtasksasexaminingimages,observinghearttracesforabnormalitiesorturningdoctors'wordsintopatientrecords.Itwillbeabletousemassesofdatatoworkoutthebesttreatments,andimproveworkflowsinhospitals.Inshort,AIissettosavetime,livesandmoney.ThefearsomepeoplehaveisthatAIwillbeusedtodeepentheassembly-linecultureofmodemmedicine.Ifitgivesa“giftoftime”todoctors,theyarguethatthisbonusshouldbeusedtoextendconsultations,ratherthansimplyspeedingthroughthemmoreefficiently.Thatisafineidea,butashealthswallowsanever-biggershareofnationalwealth,greaterefficiencyisexactlywhatisneeded,atleastsofarasgovernmentsandinsurersareconcerned.Otherwise,richsocietiesmayfailtocopewiththeneedsofageingandgrowingpopulations.Anextrafiveminutesspentchattingwithapatientiscostlyaswellasvaluable.TheAIrevolutionwillalsoenablemanagerialaccountantstoadjustandevaluateeveryaspectoftreatment.Theautonomyofthedoctorwillsurelybeweakened,especially,perhaps,inpublic-healthsystemswhichareduty-boundtocutunnecessarycosts.TheHippocraticOath(誓言)holdsthatthereisanarttomedicineaswellasascience,andthat“warmth,sympathyandunderstandingmayoutweighthesurgeon'sknifeorthechemist'sdrug”.There'slotsofsenseinit:thepatientsofsympatheticphysicianshavebeenshowntorecoverbetter.Yetasthesupplyofhumancarersfailstosatisfythedemandforhealthcare,thefuturemayinvolveconsultationsonsmartphonesandmeasurementsmonitoredbychatbots.Theconsideratelywarmedstethoscope(听诊器),placedgentlyonapatient'sback,maybecomearelicofthepast.1、What'sDrTopol'sattitudetowardAI'scomingintomedicine?A．Concerned. B．Doubtful. C．Optimistic. D．Cautious.2、Whatdoestheauthorofthetextattachmoreimportanceto?A．Medicalcosts. B．Nationalwealth.C．Longerconsultation. D．Greaterefficiency.3、WhyistheHippocraticOathmentioned?A．ToprovethebrightfutureofAI.B．Toshowtheadvantageofahumandoctor.C．Toexplainmedicalequipmentismoreimportant.D．Toargueahumandoctorperformsaswellasarobot.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthcareandAI B．AIanditsapplicationsC．DoctorsandPatients D．DrTopolanddigitalmedicine24．（8分）Ourmotherearthisgoingthroughaverytoughsituationandwe,theentirehumanrace,aredestroyingourenvironmentorunconsciouslywithoutevenrealizingitsconsequences.Nowwehavetoactverysmartlyandplansomethingtosustainwhatwestillhave,gettingallnecessarysupportfromnaturetoleadhealthylives.Gardeningisalwaysanexcellentandenvironmentallyfriendlyidea.Ifyoucangoforsustainablegardening,thenitwillbeevenmoreusefulforall.Gardeningisafavoritehobbyformany.Itistimetochannelizeyourhobbytowardsamoremeaningfulmotivation.Whenwedogardeningweneedtousedifferentingredients(材料)togrowplants.Someofthemarenaturalresourceslikewater,soil,sunshine,andmanythingslikethis.Usingtheseresourcessmartlyisapartofsustainablegardening.Somesimpletechniquesinclude:uselesswaterandorganicthingstogrowplants;trytostorerainwatersothatyoucanusethemforgardening;tryusinglessenergytodrivedevices;avoidusingplasticsinanyformwhilegardening;reusetheleavesfromyourgardentofertilizethem.Thesearethebasicsustainablemeasures.Todosoweneedtohaveproperknowledgeaboutgardeninganditsrequirementssothatwecanuseproperresourceswithoutwastinganyofthem.Intoday’sbusylifewedon’tgetmuchtimetospendonourenvironment.Gardeninggivesusachancetodoso.Wecanalsohavesomepesticide-free(无农药的)andfreshfoodifwegrowtheminourgarden.Thisistherighttimetodosomegoodtoprotectourownenvironmentandgardeningisoneoftheeasiestways.Doyouwanttostartgardening,butyou’renotsurehow?Clickhere:.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“channelize”inParagraph2referto?A．Cause. B．Transform.C．Direct. D．Associate.2、Whichofthefollowingbelongstoasustainablemeasure?A．Usingadvancedelectricalmachines.B．Avoidingfertilizers.C．Wateringplantswithcollectedrainwater.D．Clearingawaytheleaves.3、Whatisthebenefitofsustainablegardening?A．Itrequireslittlewater. B．Itneedsnofertilizer.C．Itbreaksupplastics. D．Itdoesn'twasteanyresource.4、Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewspaper. B．TheInternet.C．Aguidebook. D．Asciencereport.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）完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分．满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。InternetuserswillhavetoregisterusingtheirrealnamesbeforeindulginginonlinegamesstartingSundayaspartofanationwidecampaigntoprotectminorsandimprovemanagementofthevirtualgamingindustry,authoritiessaid.TheMinistryofCulturehad___1____theregulationinlateJune.#资#源#网Theregulation,whichwilltakeeffectonAug1,applies___2____allmultiplayerrole-playingandsocialnetworkinggames.Butbothardentgameplayersandexpertsbelievethepolicywillhave___3____impactontheindustry.MajoronlinegameoperatorsinChina,includingShandaandTencentGames,saidtheyhadalreadyimplementedtherealnameregistrationpolicysomemonthsagoandthemovehasnothadaneffectontheir____4___.Manyalsoquestiontheeffectivenessofthepolicy,asitwillfailtoprotectminorsintheabsenceofacredibleidentityrecognitionsystem."MinorsmightaswellborroworevenbuyIDcardsonlineiftheyreallywanttoplaygames.Sothenewrulecannotreallykeepthem____5___,"saidHuDong,anavidgamerfromShanghai.LiLi,deputydirectoroftheShanghaiInformationLawAssociation,___6____.Hesaiditwasmeaninglesstopromoterealnameregistration____7___aneffectivenationalidentificationsystem,___8____shouldideallyincludeothercredibleinformationoftheplayers,suchastheirbankaccounts,inordertobereallyeffective."Withoutsucha___9____,themovewillonlyincreasecostsfortheoperatorsandbringthemgreaterrisks,"saidLi.TheShanghaiversionoftheregulationhasmademoredetailedrulesinabidtoprotect___10____fromvirtualwarfare.考#资#源#网Onlinegamevendors,forinstance,arerequiredtoindicateatprominentpositionsoftheirwebsiteswhetherornotthegamesaresuitableforminors,whoare___11___18yearsoldIfunsuitableforminors,gameoperatorsshouldinstallatechnicalsystemprohibitingthem___12____startingthegames.Forthosegamesrenderedappropriateforminors,thereshouldbenomisleadinginformation___13____andatimelimitshouldbeinplacetopreventkidsfromgettingaddictedtothegames,accordingtotheregulation."IfeveryonecanusetheirrealIDcardstoregister,thenthepolicywouldbegoodforbothminorsandadults,"saidWuHao,22,aShanghairesidentwhohasbeenplayingonlinegamesformorethanadecade."Nowmanyonlinegamesthatcontainviolencehavebeenmodifiedtoappearless__14__tominors,butweasadultsdon'tlikethatascreeningsystemisnecessary___15____weallcanenjoythegames,"hesaid.1、A．issued B．delivered C．announced D．decided2、A．in B．to C．at D．on3、A．great B．much C．little D．alotof#考#资#源#网4、A．games B．customers C．operation D．business5、A．away B．aside C．down D．off6、A．disagreed B．agreed C．refused D．reputed7、A．with B．in C．within D．without8、A．which B．that C．what D．who9、A．base B．basis C．basement D．based10、A．people B．adults C．girls D．minors11、A．over B．about C．under D．at12、A．from B．away C．with D．in13、A．involving B．involved C．toinvolve D．beinginvolved14、A．interesting B．amazing C．frightening D．exciting15、A．sothatB．and C．because D．that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）Chinahasonceagainprovedits1．(able)tochangetheworldwiththe“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.They’rerelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation(创新),2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives,accordingtoasurvey3．(make)bytheBeltandRoadResearchInstituteofBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity.“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.IcanbuyandeatwhateverIwantsimplywithafingertiponmyphone,”said4．universitystudent,addingthat“evenpancakesellersareusingmobilepayment.”Thebikes5．(them)arenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing6．(base)onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologies.Chinahasenteredanewinnovativeera,thankstothelargeamountsofcapitalChinahasinvestedin7．(encourage)innovation,saidBernhardSchwartlander,WHORepresentativeinChina.8．isincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingwesternideas.Thisis9．(especial)trueinmobile,whereChinaisleadinginmanywayssuchas…socialmessagingappWeChat,shesaid.ThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCeraandwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthe10．(large)mobileuseintheworld.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Helenwasatwenty-years-oldgirl、Shehasneverhadajobbefore、Nowshewantedtogetawork、SoshewenttomeetMrBlack,themanagerofhotel、MrBlacktoldheritwasgettingverybusyinthehotelattheevening、Heaskherifshewasinterestinginapart-timejob、Thegirlsaidthatshedid、ThenMrBlacksaidshehadtoworkveryfastandthatshemustbethereatsixeveryafternoonandworkfromsixtoten,fromMondaytoFriday、Heofferedherwith4、5dollarsanhour、Hellenpleasedwiththeofferanddecidedtostartworkthenextday、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你校将举办一次辩论赛。请你以学生会的名义用英语写一份书面通知。要点如下：报名须知截止日期11月11日，填写表格，提供照片时间和地点11月16日上午8点，学校操场奖励胜方将获得15000元，最佳辩手将获得1500元联系人李华（电话1234-5678）注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：register登记Notice_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________StudentUnion

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、C5、B6、C7、C8、A9、A10、A11、C12、D13、A14、C15、C16、D17、D18、C19、D20、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、C2、D3、B22、1、A2、C3、B4、A23、1、C2、D3、B4、A24、1、C2、C3、D4、B25、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.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodist