初中英语牛津版 (深圳&广州)八年级下册Unit 5 Save the endangered animals优秀单元测试课后测评

Unit 5 Save the endangered animals

单元测试 100分

一、语法选择（15分）

Once upon a time, there lived a tricky fox. He used to speak to ___1___ animals sweetly and gain their trust before playing tricks on them.

One day the fox met ___2___ easy-going stork on his way home. He acted ___3___ her good friend. He wanted to play a trick on the stork, so he asked her to have dinner with him later. The stork accepted the invitation ___4___.

The day of the dinner came, and the stork went to the fox’s house with ___5___. She thought it was a delicious feast. But to her surprise, there ___6___ only some soup in a plate! “Come and have a taste! ____7____ took me the whole afternoon to cook the soup.” The fox smiled. Because of her long beak, the stork had difficulty having the soup. But the fox licked the soup up in no time. After finishing the dinner, the fox asked the stork, “Does it taste ___8___?”

The hungry stork replied, “Oh, it is wonderful. Thanks for your dinner.” She added, “But I could only taste a little ___9___ I don’t feel well today. I can’t take any more!” The fox pretended to feel sorry for that. Then _____10_____ later, the stork invited the fox to have dinner with _____11_____ and went home.

The next day, the fox got to the stork’s house on time. On the table, some soup _____12_____ and put in two narrow jars with long necks. This time, the stork found it easy to have the soup. However, the fox _____13_____ taste it.

After dinner, the stork asked the fox, “How is the soup?” “I am sorry for what _____14_____, I feel ashamed of myself. I think I’d better _____15_____ now.” the fox answered. Then, he went out of stork’s house in a hurry.

1. A. another B. other C. the other D. others

2. A. a B. an C. the D. /

3. A. for B. with C. in D. like

4. A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happier

5. A. joy B. joyful C. joyless D. joyfulness

6. A. is B. are C. was D. were

7. A. That B. This C. It D. Its

8. A. good B. well C. better D. best

9. A. because B. and C. though D. so

10. A. sometimes B. some times C. some time D. sometime

11. A. she B. her C. he D. him

12. A. prepare B. prepared C. was prepared D. were prepared

13. A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. couldn’t

14. A. do B. was doing C. am doing D. have done

15. A. leave B. leaving C. left D. to leave

二 、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

One day a man found a cocoon（茧）of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched it. Suddenly a small worm   16   , and it tried its best to   17   its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to make no progress. So the man decided to   18   the worm. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that it could come out   19  .

But to his surprise, the worm got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon. He continued to watch it, because he expected that its wings would be   20   enough to support the body and fly up in time.

Unluckily, the flight never happened. In fact, the worm kept crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings until it died. It was never able to   21  .

The man was in his surprise because he did not understand the   22   of nature. Before the worm came out of the cocoon, fluid(液体) from its body must be forced into its  23  , which is the necessary preparation for its flying. As for becoming a beautiful   24  , it must have a hard struggle to get out of the small opening by itself.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we go through our life without difficulties, we would not be as   25   as we could have been. We could never fly.

16. A.  came   B. went    C. flew    D. appeared

  17. A.  start    B. force     C. stop    D. make

  18. A.  help    B. save    C. injure    D. attack

  19. A.  happily   B. easily    C. carefully   D. peacefully

  20. A.  big    B. fast     C. small    D. tall

  21.A.  climb   B. fly    C. jump    D. walk

  22.A.  hobbies   B. habits    C. rules    D. customs

  23.A.  body   B. heart    C. legs    D. wings

  24.A.  cocoon   B. worm    C. butterfly   D. bird

  25.A.  strong   B. talented   C. ordinary   D. important

三、阅读理解（分两节，满分45分）

  第一节、阅读选择（40分）

A

What’s your favourite animal? For me, I love dolphins very much. When we think about dolphins, we think of kind, friendly and smiling animals. We might also think of many stories of dolphins saving people from water, or even the songs and stories about their wonderful skills. Then have you watched dolphin shows before? Watching dolphin shows in ocean parks is popular in some countries. People think the dolphins look lovely and friendly. But at the same time, we need to think about some terrible facts.

First, where are the dolphins from? Some ocean parks get the dolphins in a secret way. For example, they buy the dolphins at lower prices from fishermen. They catch, kill and sell the dolphins without following the government’s rules. Second, dolphins show more and more strange behavior because they get so bored with living in the small pools in the ocean parks. They may hurt their teeth by biting something. And they get sick easily because of their bleeding teeth.

It’s time for us to find out the truth behind the animal shows. If they belong to the ocean, how can they live happily and healthily in the ocean parks? Dolphins are our friends, so we should try our best to provide them with a comfortable place.

26. What are dolphins like according to this passage?

①friendly    ②lovely     ③quiet     ④ kind

A.①②④                 B.①②③          C.②③④                 D.①③④

27. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?

A. Workers in ocean parks.   B. Dolphin lovers.    C. Ocean parks.      D. Fishermen!

28. Why do dolphins in the ocean parks behave strangely?

A. They feel bored.   B. They get sick.       C. They have no friends.       D. They are hungry.

29. What can we know from the passage?

A. Dolphins can live in peace in the ocean parks.

B. Dolphins sometimes save people from water.

C. There are dolphin shows in every ocean park.

D. Some ocean parks get dolphins from fishermen for free. 

30. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A. People should stop watching dolphin shows.

B. Farmers should buy dolphins with the government’s permission.

C. People should try to protect dolphins.

D. There are many good facts behind the dolphin shows.

B

North American black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.

In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, the USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases, remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce. But in Minnesota, the USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of the research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives. In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But the research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different.

31.In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are 　　    .

A. shy and fearful animals                    B. not found today

C. well known to scientists                     D. not afraid of people

32.The word “remove” in the second paragraph probably means 　　     in Chinese.

A.拔下　　        B.移植　       　C.清洗　          　D.修补

33.Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

A. The age.                      B. The way of their communication.

C. The weight.                     D. The number of babies they produce.

34.In the Minnesota studies, researchers 　　    .

A. can never get close to the bears

B. study the bears while they are asleep

C. use grapes to make the bears full

D. learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives

35.What do the two studies have in common?

A. Research places.　                    　B. The main purpose.

C. Research methods.　                   　D. Collected information.

C

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.  Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice, with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.  Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

36. Why did people waste natural resources?

A. People cut the trees.

B. People killed animals for their fur , feather and food and so on.

C. People protected all kinds of little animals.

D. People got used to looking after animals.

37. Animals are important to us mainly because________.
A. they give us a source of food
B. they are beautiful and lovely
C. they keep the balance of nature
D. they give us a lot of pleasure

38. We can infer from the passage that_________.
 A. people have known the importance of animal protection since a long time ago
 B. many countries passed laws forbidding the killing of any animal
 C. the number of hawks is on the decrease
 D. animals play an important role in people's life

39. What is the meaning of the underlined word"multiplied"in the passage？A
A. Became more.        B. Became less.     C. Turned black.        D. Ate food.

40. What is the best title for the passage？
A. Save the Animals                     B. Useful Animals
C. Laws for Animals                     D. Animals in Danger

                                               D

During the Ice Age, the mammoths(猛犸象) lived both in Asia and America. But by about 4,000 years ago, the large and hairy elephants had disappeared.

Some scientists want to clone (克隆) a mammoth, and the first need is some mammoth DNA. Since 1900s, scientists have been digging up remains (残骸)of mammoths in the cold ground. Some still even have their skin and hair. Unluckily, even when it's frozen, DNA still can’t be kept very well. It starts to break apart soon after an animal dies. Scientists have found plenty of mammoth DNA-but it's all just short bits(零碎)and in a mess.

Modern Asian elephants are cousins of the ancient mammoths. Their DNA is about 99% the same. Still, that adds up to 70 million differences. But if we could change the elephant’s DNA in the places that are different could we make mammoth DNA? Some researchers at Harvard are giving it a try. They have got out 14 bits of DNA in elephant blood cells that help mammoths stand(抵御 )the cold. It seemed to work. But they're only working with groups of cells, not a whole animal. There is still a long way to go before cloning a mammoth.

Even if scientists could clone a mammoth or other disappeared animals, would it be a good idea? It might be cool to see a real, living mammoth. But would such an animal be happy, with no other mammoths around? Who would teach it how to be a mammoth? There are important questions for trying to bring back any disappeared creature. Cloning is expensive and often fails. Would the money be better spent on saving endangered animals that are still alive?

41. What happened to mammoth DNA?

A. Stayed the same.          B. Broke apart. 

C. Got longer.          D. Disappeared.

42. Which of the following is true about mammoths?

A. They still lived on the Earth 400 years ago.

B. They looked the same as todays elephants.

C. They lived both in Africa and Asia.

D. They were larger and stronger than today's Asian elephants.

43. What can we learn from the third paragraph?

A. There are lots of differences of DNA between mammoths and modern Asian elephants.

B. The scientists at Harvard have already cloned a mammoth.

C. It is not easy to clone a disappeared animal though their DNA is close to some animals.

D. The scientists are going to put the DNA of standing cold in another animal.

44. What is the writers opinion about cloning mammoths?

A. It is a good idea to clone mammoths.

B. The scientists should try to clone other disappeared animals instead of mammoths.

C. We should prepare a better place for mammoths to live in the future.

D. We should pay more attention to endangered animals.

45. Where can we most probably read this passage?

A. In a story magazine.    B. In a cartoon newspaper.

C. On a science website.    D. In a fashion report.

第二节、阅读填空（5分）

Koalas are lovely. Most of them live in Australia. Koalas have short front legs and long strong back legs. Their fur(皮毛) is brown and thick. ____46____ A baby koala is very small when it is born. It is not bigger than your little toe. ____47____It lives in its mother’s pouch(育儿袋)for 5 to 7 months. When the baby koala leaves its mother's pouch, it has lots of fur. And it is as big as your shoe. ___48___Koalas sleep during the day and eat at night. They have leaves as their food

____49___ During the 1920s, however, people kept killing them for their fur and lots of koalas died. Later, laws were made to stop people from killing koalas and make the population of koalas increase

Today, there were fewer than 100, 000 koalas in the country and they are still in danger of dying out. Life is still not easy for them. __50____

A. They have fewer and fewer places to live in and many of them die from diseases.

B. As adults, koalas grow to be about 60cm tall and weigh from 9kg to 13kg.

C. Once there were millions of koalas in Australia.

D. It keeps them warm during the cold weather.

E. It has no fur and cant see anything, either.

非选择题（满分30分）

第一节、短文填词（5分）

To Save Endangered Animals

Mary is a volunteer of The World Wide Fund for Nature. She introduces some easy things we can do to save endangered animals. First of all, learn about endangered animals in our area. To protect them, it’s 1. n_________ to learn about how interesting and important they are. Second, protect the 2 p__________ where they live and make them  3 s_________ enough to live. Third, reduce our use of water so that animals that live in or near water can have a better 4.c_______ of survival. Fourth, take our own bags when shopping. This will reduce the amount of waste we produce. Last but not least, never 5. u__________ products made from endangered animals.

第二节、完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）

1. 所有的花都应该一天浇两次水。

All the flowers ___________ ____________ _____________ twice a day.

2. 他出生时重八磅。

 He __________ eight pounds __________ ___________.

3. 非洲象在野外的寿命长达七年。

African elephants can live_______ ___________ 70 years _________ ___________ ___________.

4. 我独自一人去了上海。

I went to Shanghai __________ __________ _________. 或 I went to Shanghai __________ ___________.

5. 这只兔子的重量接近两公斤。

The ___________ of the rabbit is ____________ ___________ two kilograms.

三、书面表达（15分）

下图是某动物保护组织调查“世界濒危动物灭绝原因”的结果，请根据调查情况，以“How to protect the endangered animals？”为题写一篇短文，谈谈你对保护动物的看法，并提出解决办法。要求70~80词，可适当发挥。

How to protect the endangered animals?

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