八年级阅读理解题（2011）二 （二） Can dolphins talk? Maybe they cant talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They dont study, but they travel together. Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say “welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆）. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins dont like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and lonely（孤独的）. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebodys life. Dolphin meat is good, but people dont like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this. 1. Dolphins show their feelings with _ . A. picturesB. wordsC. waterD. sounds 2. People cant hear the dolphins sounds because _ . A. they are above the water B. they are under the water C. they are very high D. they are very low 3. Which one is true according to the passage? A. Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study B. They dont study, but they travel in a group C. Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island. D. Dolphins like to kill people（三） 1. You are 26 years old and want to be a teacher. You should apply to _ . A. Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston B. Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK C. the Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd., 279 Canal Street. Roston. D. a private language school. 2. What stops Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis. A. Fond of beer and wine. B. Punished（处罚）for driving too fast and wrong parking. C. Unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education. 3. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just finished college. Which job might be given to him? A. Driving for Capes Taxi B. Working for Southern Airlines C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd. D. Working for Northern Airlines. 4. What prevents（阻止）Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostess A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined B. She cant speak Japanese very well. C. She has never worked as an air hostess before D. She doesnt feel like working long hours flying abroad. 5. Which of the following is NOT talked about in the three advertisements? A. Whether he or she is married B. Whether they are men or women C. Their education D. The ages（4） 1. 2. 3. （5） （五） New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world. You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is probably New Yorks most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop”only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other, less expensive shopping areas nearby, and youll soon come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macys and FAO Schwartz. And if youve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then youd be wrong. Nobody sits in Central Park: they run, jog（慢跑）, and most of all they rollerblade. When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you wont be is bored! 根据短文内容，回答问题。 1. Why would you probably only “window shop”in Fifth Avenue? _ 2. What do some waiters and waitresses in New York wear on their feet? _ 3. What dont people do in Central Park? _（六） In the USA, there are many types of restaurants. Fast food restaurants are very famous. You can find McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world. You look at a menu above the counter, and say what youd like to eat. You pay the person who serves you. You take your food and sit down or take it away. Theres no need to leave a tip. In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table. You dont wait for the waitress to show you where to sit. She usually brings you coffee when you sit down. You tell her what youd like to eat and she brings it to you. You pay the cashier as you leave. A diner is like a coffee shop but usually l