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高二英语30Q-B选修7TextinFocus

（2020·广东·单元测试）

Adolphinslifespan

在绝大多数人的即象中，海豚活泼、聪明、爱玩闹，它仉温情脉脉，能与同伴建立良好牢固的友谊；而在狩猎时，它们又摇身一变，成为纵横大海的非凡猎手。那么海豚的寿命有多长？让我们一起来了解一下吧！

Dolphinscanlivefordecades,butthelifespan(寿命)ofthesesplendidcreaturescanbeshortenedformanyreasons.

Adolphinslifespanvariesaccordingtoitslivingenvironmentandspecies.Althoughsomebottlenosedolphinscanreachtheageof40,theiraverageageisbetween15and16.Fortyisanoldageforadolphin—onemakingitto40iscomparabletoahumanlivingtobe100.AccordingtotheInstituteforMarineMammal