BEIJ ING，April 14--Thousands of dolphins stopped the suspected Somali pirate（海盜）ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant（商業(yè)的）ships passing the Gulf of Aden，the China Radio International reported on Monday．
The Chinese merchant ships which were escorted by a China's fleet（艦隊）sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships．Thousands of dolphins suddenly jumped out of water and stopped the pirate ships from getting close to the Chinese ships．
The suspected pirate ships stopped and then turned away．The pirates could only cry for their littleness before the great number of dolphins．The amazing scene continued for a while．
China first sent its three--ship fleet on Dec．26 last year after the United Nations Security Council called on countries to patrol（巡邏）the waters off Somalia．
China's first fleet has escorted 206 ships，including 29 foreign merchant ships，and successfully saved three foreign merchant ships from pirate attacks．
About 20 percent of Chinese merchant ships passing through the waters off Somalia were attacked by pirates from January to November in 2008，before the fleet was sent there．
A total of seven ships，either owned by China or carrying Chinese goods and sailors，were hijacked（劫持）．
Tianyu No．8，a Chinese fishing ship with l6 Chinese and 8 foreign sailors on it，was hijacked by Somali pirates on Nov．14 and freed in early February．
The second fleet of Chinese escort ships arrived at the Gulf of Aden on Monday to replace the first fleet．
1．According to the news report，Somali pirates _________．
A．felt sad about dolphins stopping their plan to rob
B．waited until the dolphins went away from them
C．attacked the dolphins instead of the Chinese ships
D．watched the amazing scene with the Chinese sailors
2．The underlined word “escorted” in Paragraph 2 means “_________”．
A．pulled B．sent C．protected D．controlled
3．Which of the following is true according to the news report?
A．The dolphins were trained to stop pirate ships getting close to passing ships．
B．The Chinese fishing ship Tianyu No．8 was saved by China's second fleet．
C．Most of the Chinese ships were attacked before China's fleet was sent there．
D．China's first fleet has helped not only Chinese ships but also foreign ones．
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BEIJ ING，April 14--Thousands of dolphins stopped the suspected Somali pirate（海盜）ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant（商業(yè)的）ships passing the Gulf of Aden，the China Radio International reported on Monday．
The Chinese merchant ships which were escorted by a China's fleet（艦隊）sailed on the Gulf of Aden when they met some suspected pirate ships．Thousands of dolphins suddenly jumped out of water and stopped the pirate ships from getting close to the Chinese ships．
The suspected pirate ships stopped and then turned away．The pirates could only cry for their littleness before the great number of dolphins．The amazing scene continued for a while．
China first sent its three--ship fleet on Dec．26 last year after the United Nations Security Council called on countries to patrol（巡邏）the waters off Somalia．
China's first fleet has escorted 206 ships，including 29 foreign merchant ships，and successfully saved three foreign merchant ships from pirate attacks．
About 20 percent of Chinese merchant ships passing through the waters off Somalia were attacked by pirates from January to November in 2008，before the fleet was sent there．
A total of seven ships，either owned by China or carrying Chinese goods and sailors，were hijacked（劫持）．
Tianyu No．8，a Chinese fishing ship with l6 Chinese and 8 foreign sailors on it，was hijacked by Somali pirates on Nov．14 and freed in early February．
The second fleet of Chinese escort ships arrived at the Gulf of Aden on Monday to replace the first fleet．
1．According to the news report，Somali pirates _________．
A．felt sad about dolphins stopping their plan to rob
B．waited until the dolphins went away from them
C．a(chǎn)ttacked the dolphins instead of the Chinese ships
D．watched the amazing scene with the Chinese sailors
2．The underlined word “escorted” in Paragraph 2 means “_________”．
A．pulled B．sent C．protected D．controlled
3．Which of the following is true according to the news report?
A．The dolphins were trained to stop pirate ships getting close to passing ships．
B．The Chinese fishing ship Tianyu No．8 was saved by China's second fleet．
C．Most of the Chinese ships were attacked before China's fleet was sent there．
D．China's first fleet has helped not only Chinese ships but also foreign ones．
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