八年级上册Unit 5 Wild animals练习

Unit 5 测试

限时：40分钟　满分：100分

一、单项选择(每小题1. 5分,共15分)

1. Its face looks like a cat's, but its fat body and short tail look like a bear's. What is it?

 A. The fish. 　　　　　　　　 B. The bird.

 C. The elephant.    D. The panda.

2. Now the Chinese government has made laws ________ wild animals.

 A. protect　　　　　　　　　  B. protects 

 C. to protect    D. protected

3. — ________ does a baby tiger weigh when it is born?

 —It might be hard to believe. A new­born baby tiger weighs no more than 1

kilogram.

 A. What    B. How much

 C. How many     D. How heavy

4. —What are you going to do this weekend, Shirley?

 —I'm not sure. I ________ visit my grandparents in the country with my parents.

 A. should　　 B. can　　 C. may　　 D. shall

5. Make a note of the questions you want to ask when you revise your lessons.

 ________, you may forget some of them.

 A. Therefore　　　　　　　　 B. Anyway

 C. However     D. Otherwise

6. —Did you see any giant pandas in the zoo?

 —I saw ________ . They were all sleeping then.

 A. nothing　　　　　　　　　 B. no one

 C. nobody      D. none

7. —How did he finish so much work in one week?

 —I hear that he did it ________. It was not easy.

 A. in his own    B. on his own C. of his own     D. for his own

8. Tom is lazy and he doesn't work hard. ________, he didn’t pass the exam.

 A. Why    B. Because

 C. As a result    D. In order to

9. —When will the winter holiday start?

 —________ of January.

 A. In the beginning    B. At first

 C. At the beginning    D. At last

10. —Could you please do the dishes?

 —________. I cut my finger and I'm trying not to get it wet.

 A. Yes, sure　　　　　　　   B. No problem 

 C. Sorry, I'm afraid I can't   D. That would be fine

二、完形填空  (每小题1分,共15分)

The lion is one of the most fierce(凶猛的)animals in the world. Lions can be ________11 in Africa and India. Lions in Africa can live without water for about one month. Lions are also popular animals in the ________12. Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions.

It is very ________13 for people to tell male(公的)and female(母的)lions from each other. You can judge(判断) simply by their ________14. A male lion has manes(鬃毛)________15 female lions don’t have. Male lions are ________16 than female lions. A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion. Both male and female lions have very ________17 mouths. They can break the backs of other animals ________18. Lions feed on other animals and one lion usually kills between ten and twenty large animals each year for ________19.

It's unusual for lions to kill people. But in 1898 two lions ________20 and ate over one hundred people in Kenya ________21 they were shot by a British man named P. J. Patterson. This ________22 became the subject(主题)of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness. Now the Indian lions are dying out. ________23 really necessary(必要的)for us to ________24 the animals,or we won't see them again. Animals are our friends. We should ________25 them.

11. A. used　　  B. found　　  C. told　　  D. led

12. A. zoos   B. schools C. parks   D. gardens

13. A. hard    B. strange   C. easy   D. tiring

14. A. eyes   B. names    C. colours   D. looks

15. A. but   B. so   C. if   D. and

16. A. larger   B. smaller C. thinner   D. shorter

17. A. active   B. strong    C. weak    D. soft

18. A. sadly   B. happily   C. easily    D. luckily

19. A. fun   B. food   C. money   D. sale

20. A. killed   B. called    C. saved    D. kissed

21. A. after   B. when    C. before   D. while

22. A. book   B. story C. game   D. invention

23. A. We're    B. You're    C. He's   D. It's

24. A. care for   B. look for C. look at   D. play with

25. A. watch   B. call   C. raise   D. protect

三、阅读理解  (每小题3分,共15分) 

It's late evening in the middle of the winter. The snow is deep, but off I go into the wild.

Suddenly, I hear it: the howl(嚎叫)of wolves. Excitedly, I walk faster in the direction of the howling.

I've been working as a volunteer wolf tracker in Yellowstone National Park for over a year. It's my job to follow wolves to record information about them. Like wolves, however, I don't work alone. I'm one of a team of people who have been in a project to help reintroduce wolves to the park.

Humans have always feared wolves. From fairy tales to movies, the wolf is always the bad guy—a danger to humans and other animals. In the 1920s, the organizers of the park shared this view about wolves and made the decision to drive them away from the park. As a result, the number of elk (麋鹿)in the park increased. The elk started looking for food near river banks since they didn't have to worry about wolves. This, in turn, stopped trees from growing along the rivers, doing great harm to the environment there.

The return of wolves has already made a big difference. To begin with, the elk soon learned to stay away from the rivers, so new trees have been able to grow there. The trees become home to new wildlife, such as birds, and provide food for more animals.

The park is now becoming more and more popular with those who want to see wolves in their natural environment. It has also helped the local people make more money. Tourists visit the area, stay in the local hotels, and eat in the local restaurants.

Looking at the wild animals and the beautiful scenery around me, I am amazed at the changes the wolf has made to Yellowstone National Park. And happily, it is playing a good guy in this story.

26. According to the passage, one of a wolf tracker's jobs is to________.

 A. catch wolves in the park

 B. feed wolves in the wild

 C. stop wolves from killing elk

 D. collect information about wolves

27. Why did the organizers drive the wolves away from the park in the 1920s?

 A. The wolves were always howling at night.

 B. The elk in the park were in danger of dying out.

 C. The wolves had done great harm to the environment.

 D. The park was thought to be unsafe with wolves around.

28. Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about the ________that wolves have brought to

 Yellowstone National Park.

 A. risks　　　　　　　 B. troubles 

 C. changes    D. competitions

29. What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?

 a. Wolves returned.

 b. People drove the wolves away from the park.

 c. The trees became home to more new wildlife.

 d. The number of elk was getting bigger and bigger.

 e. The elk learned to keep away from the river.

 f. The trees couldn't grow well along the river.

 A. a－b－c－f－d－e　　　 B. b－a－f－e－c－d 

 C. b－d－f－a－e－c    D. a－d－c－e－b－f

30. What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

 A. Wolves are important to Yellowstone National Park.

 B. Yellowstone National Park has been home to wolves.

 C. The wolf and the elk live in peace now.

 D. The number of wolves is growing fast.

四、词汇运用(每小题2分,共10分)

根据句意及汉语提示完成句子

31. Lin Tao is very sad, because his pet dog ________ (死)last week.

32. There is nothing ________(严重的). Don't worry.

33. They met to discuss a plan of ________ (行动).

34. Lions are able to run fast, but only for a short ________ (一会儿).

35. We sleep with the windows ________(关闭的) in winter.

五、阅读还原(每小题2分,共10分)

Elephants are the largest living animals on land. For a long time, they are very helpful. They carry big trees, ________36, and are even used as “living tanks(坦克) ” in wars(战争). People work with elephants for ages, but they do not know elephants well enough. People don't think it's easy to hurt an elephant because its skin is thick and hard. In fact, that's wrong. Sometimes, even though(即使)its skin is thick—up to 2. 5cm, ________37.

People say elephants are afraid of mice. ________38. In fact, elephants have very poor eyesight(视力), so they usually cannot see a mouse even if one comes very close to them. If a person has a good memory, ________39. But up to now, no study shows that elephants have a better memory than other animals.

People also believe that when it is time for elephants to die, they will hide themselves in a so­called(所谓的)“ elephant graveyard(墓地)”. Often, hunters try to find such places to get ivories(象牙制品), ________40. In fact, when elephants are old or get sick, they will stay in deep and secret caves(洞穴)until they get better or die.

六、写作(共35分)

动物是我们人类的好朋友,可是近年来由于人类频繁的活动和大肆砍伐森林,越来越多的动物面临灭绝的危险。我们应该怎样保护动物呢? 假设你校正在举行征文竞赛,题目是“Let's Protect Wild Animals”。请根据以下提示,适当发挥想象,写一篇80词左右的英语短文,参加此次比赛。

要点提示：1. Why is the number of wild animals getting smaller and smaller?

2. What should we do to protect wild animals?

Let's Protect Wild Animals

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参考答案

一、1. D　点拨: 根据句意的描述“脸像猫, 肥胖的身体, 短尾巴, 看起来像熊一样”可知此动物为panda熊猫。故选D。

2. C 　点拨: 本题考查非谓语动词。protect是动词原形, protects是一般现在时, to protect是动词不定式, protected是过去式。结合句意, 中国政府制定法律的目的是保护野生动物, 因此用动词不定式, 故选C。

3. B 　点拨: 考查对重量的提问。有三种方法提问重量, What is the weight of sth. ? / How heavy is sth. ? / How much does sth. weigh？本题显然属于第三种, 故选B。

4. C 　点拨: 细节处理题。问句中的“本周末打算干什么？”, 以及答句中的“I'm not sure. ”可以看出, 也不确定, 所有选用may表示可能性。故选C。

5. D 　点拨: 考查副词。therefore因此, anyway无论如何, however不管怎样, otherwise否则。句意为“你复习功课的时候, 把你想要问的问题做一个笔记, 否则你会忘记一些的”。故选D。

6. D 　点拨: nothing指什么东西都没有; no one和nobody同义, 指没有人; none指数量上(某物)一个也没有。根据句意可知这里指“大熊猫一个都没有”, 故选D。

7. B 　点拨: on his own指“靠他自己”。故选B。

8. C 　点拨: 情景还原法。句意为“汤姆太懒了, 也不努力学习, ______, 他没通过考试”。why为什么; because因为; as a result结果; in order to 为了。根据句意可知是结果, 他没通过考试。故选C。

9. C

10. C 　点拨: 交际法。根据答语中的“I'm trying not to get it wet”可知, 我尽量不弄湿我的手指, 所以我不能洗碗, 故应对请求表示拒绝, Sorry, I'm afraid I can't符合题意。故选C。

二、11. B 　点拨: 句意为“在非洲和印度, 狮子能够被发现”。use使用, find发现, tell告诉, lead带路。故选B。

12. A 　点拨: 由“Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions. ”可以推出前面指在动物园, 狮子是受欢迎的动物。故选A。

13. C

14. D 　点拨: 根据“A male lion has manes(鬃毛)________ female lions don't have. ”可知公狮子与母狮子在长相上是很容易辨别的。故选D。

15. A 　点拨: 考查连词。前面讲公狮子有鬃毛, 后面讲母狮子没有, 所以表示转折, 用but, 故选A。

16. A 　点拨: larger更大的, smaller更小的, thinner更瘦的, shorter更矮的。下文“A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms which is always heavier than a female lion. ”告诉我们在重量上, 公狮子比母狮子要重, 自然体型也较大, 故选A。

17. B 　点拨: active积极的, strong强壮的, weak虚弱的, soft柔软的。这里用来修饰狮子的嘴, 后文“They can break the backs of other animals”能弄破其他动物的后背, 当然是强壮的。故选B。

18. C 　点拨: 前面提到狮子的嘴非常强壮, 因此这里表示“很轻易弄破其他动物的后背”, 用easily。故选C。

19. B 　点拨: 前文提到狮子以其他动物为食, 所以后文应指每年一头狮子要吃掉10到20头的大型动物为食物。故选B。

20. A 　点拨: kill杀死, call打电话, save拯救, kiss亲吻。这段开始讲狮子的伤人事件, 所以指两头狮子杀死并吃掉100多人。故选A。

21. C

22. B 　点拨: book书, story故事, game游戏, invention发明。本句指上文的伤人事件被拍成了电影, 应用story来指代, 故选B。

23. D 　点拨: 句型It is ＋ 形容词＋to do sth. 意为“做事怎么样”。故选D。

24. A 　点拨: care for 照顾, look for 寻找, look at 看, play with 和……一起玩。故选A。

25. D 　点拨: watch观察, call打电话, raise提升, protect保护。最后一句是全文的点睛之句, 句意为“我们应该保护它们”。故选D。

三、26. D 　点拨: 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It's my job to follow wolves to record information about them. ”可知, 是跟踪狼群记录它们的信息。故选D。

27. D 　点拨: 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“From fairy tales to movies, the wolf is always the bad guy—a danger to humans and other animals. In the 1920s, the organizers of the park shared this view about wolves and made the decision to drive them away from the park. ”可知, 在20世纪20年代, 组织者把狼赶出公园是因为它们被认为在公园是危险的。故选D。

28. C 　点拨: 段落大意题。分析第四、五两段内容可知, 之前狼被认为是危险的, 但是狼的回归已经造成了很大的不同, 狼相对而言减少了麋鹿的数量, 这样树木就可以生长, 也能为其他动物提供食物, 此处强调“变化、改变”。故选C。

29. C 　点拨: 文意排序题。顺序是人们认为狼是危险的动物, 把狼从公园里驱除, 使得麋鹿的大量繁殖, 导致河边的树不能正常生长, 破坏了公园的生态平衡。人们意识到后, 让狼重新回到了公园, 麋鹿不敢再靠近河边, 树能够正常生长, 成为了很多其他动物的家园。故选C。

30. A　点拨: 推理判断题。分析本段内容可知, 作者想要强调狼对黄石公园带来的好的影响, 对黄石公园的重要性。故选A。

四、31. died　32. serious　33. action　34. while　35. closed

五、36－40: C　F　G　A　D

六、范文:

Let's Protect Wild Animals

Animals are people's friends.

However, the number of wild animals is getting smaller and smaller because wild animals' living places are becoming fewer and fewer. Also, many wild animals now can't find enough food to eat. At the same time, people are killing animals for their fur, teeth, bones or other parts of the body. And people keep on cutting down lots of trees.

What should we do to protect wild animals? We should stop killing them, build more reserves for them and plant more trees.

【作文点评】本文运用“三段式法”描写濒危的动物。文章属于开放性作文, 范文分为三段, 第一段虽然只有一句话, 但足以说明保护动物的原因是什么。第二段具体描写了野生动物所面临的危险来自于哪些。最后一段提出了三点建议。结构合理。文章中也运用了经典句型, 如the number of wild animals is getting smaller and smaller, wild animals' living places are becoming fewer and fewer, people are killing animals for their fur等等。另外At the same time, keep on cutting down lots of trees也为作文增色了不少。