2020-2021学年浙江省杭州市第二中学八年级上学期期中考试英语试卷（解析版）

2020-2021学年浙江省杭州市第二中学八年级（上）期中英语试卷

第三节：阅读理解（15小题，每小题6分，共30分）

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12. ????Can?dolphins talk?? Maybe they can't 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 don't study but they travel together．

????Dolphins talk to 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 can't hear these sounds because they are very high．Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them．

????Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆）． People watch the dolphins in a show． Dolphins don't like to be away from their school． In the aquarium they are sad and lonely．

????There are many stories about dolphins． They can help people． Sometimes they save somebody's life．

????Dolphin meat is good but people don't like to kill them． They say that dolphins bring good luck． Many people believe this．

（1）Dolphins show their feelings with________．

A. pictures B. words C. water D. sounds．

（2）People can't hear the dolphin's 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 don't 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．