译林初中英语八上Unit 6 Bird watching完形填空与阅读理解练习（含答案）

Unit 6 Birdwatching完形填空练习
A
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The tower stands 1,451 feet (442 meters) tall, the＿1＿building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy ＿ 2＿fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he ＿ 3＿cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that ＿ 4＿a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 5 . He believes having a disability shouldn’t stop anyone 6 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 7 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 8 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 9 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 10 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. sometimes I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,” said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more exercise .”
( )1. A. largest B. highest C. earliest D. latest
( )2. A. seldom B. hardly C. always D. almost
( )3. A. enjoyed B. needed C. made D. kept
( )4. A. while B. after C. if D. though
( )5. A. heart B. hope C. body D. love
( )6. A. by B. for C. in D. from
( )7. A. as B. since C. until D. before
( )8. A. pleased B. beaten C. moved D. asked
( )9. A. used B. spent C. took D. wasted
( )10. A. here B. there C. he D. it
B
There was once a lonely girl. She wanted love very much. One day 1 she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small 2 . She was happy to have two “friends”. She 3 them with love and the birds grew strong.One day the girl happened to 4 the door of the cage open.The larger and the 5 of the two flew out of the cage.The girl was 6 that it would fly away.She caught it quickly.She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away.Suddenly she couldn't 7 a sound from the bird.
When she opened her 8 ，the bird was already dead(死的)．Her 9 killed the bird! Then she noticed 10 bird jumping up and down 11 the cage.She could feel its great need for freedom(自由)．It wanted to fly into the clear, blue 12 ．So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away 13 ．The bird circled(转圈) once, twice and three times.The girl watched as the bird flew.She didn't care about 14 the bird any more.She wanted it to be happy.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder(肩膀)．It sang the 15 song she had ever heard.The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
(　　)1.A．while B．after
C．before D．until
(　　)2.A．box B．basket
C．cage D．bag
(　　)3.A．looked for B．looked at
C．looked after D．looked over
(　　)4.A．forget B．leave
C．lock D．close
(　　)5.A．stronger B．lazier
C．weaker D．smaller
(　　)6.A．bored B．sad
C．afraid D．happy
(　　)7.A．listen B．make
C．describe D．hear
(　　)8.A．door B．eyes
C．hands D．mouth
(　　)9.A．love B．joke
C．luck D．wish
(　　)10.A．one B．the other
C．another D．other
(　　)11.A．outside B．inside
C．beside D．behind
(　　)12.A．sea B．hill
C．forest D．sky
(　　)13.A．angrily B．happily
C．loudly D．highly
(　　)14.A．losing B．loving
C．killing D．feeding
(　　)15.A．worst B．oldest
C．newest D．sweetest
C
Dear human friends,
We are beautiful red-crowned cranes. We have red caps on 　1　 of our heads. You may think the 　2　 are our feathers. In fact, they are combs(冠). We are one of the largest birds in size in the world. We are the 　3　. A red-crowned crane can weigh 11 kilograms when it 　4　. We’re good at dancing. I think we are the most beautiful 　5　 of all the birds. We are also good singers. We sing loudly and 　6　. We are good at flying 　7　. We fly to East Asia when warm 　8　 comes. We give birth to baby cranes there. We like to live together on wetlands in South-west China and some other places. We live mainly 　9　 worms(虫子) and small fish. We like to live in long grass. Water and grass are really 　10　 for us. However, life is 　11　 these years. We are one of the most endangered birds in the world now. People keep taking our living areas 　12　 make farms and build houses. 　13　, we don’t have much living space. And we don’t have 　14　 food to feed our babies because people fish and hunt too 　15　. Can you help me
Yours sincerely,
Red-crowned cranes
(　　)1.A.middle B.bottom C.top D.under
(　　)2.A.heads B.wings C.crowns D.caps
(　　)3.A.strongest B.heaviest C.best D.oldest
(　　)4.A.grows up B.passes by C.plays around D.gets together
(　　)5.A.actors B.painters C.dancers D.writers
(　　)6.A.beautiful B.beauty C.lovely D.beautifully
(　　)7.A.also B.as well as C.either D.as well
(　　)8.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
(　　)9.A.in B.on C.for D.by
(　　)10.A.special B.different C.important D.interesting
(　　)11.A.easier B.harder C.happier D.clearer
(　　)12.A.in order to B.so that C.in order that D.so as
(　　)13.A.But B.However C.For example D.As a result
(　　)14.A.little B.a little C.many D.enough
(　　)15.A.many B.much C.late D.early
D
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to 1 each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and 2 to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were 3 to a shallow(浅) water by a big wave(浪). A small boat was taken there too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were 4 and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish 5 with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much 6 for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around 7 . At last, the largest fish returned to the 8 by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in
9 his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn’t follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the 10 rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lacking(缺乏) of water.
( ) 1. A. listen to B. look after C. talk with D. worry about
( ) 2. A. dared B. hated C. refused D. stopped
( ) 3. A. allowed B. given C. invited D. taken
( ) 4. A. in safety B. in doubt C. in danger D. in peace
( ) 5. A. agreed B. talked C. compared D. discussed
( ) 6. A. time B. food C. water D. air
( ) 7. A. slowly B. sadly C. luckily D. happily
( ) 8. A. sea B. river C. lake D. pond
( ) 9. A. catching B. joining C. taking D. telling
( ) 10. A. storm B. stars C. moon D. sun
E
Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, or looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and __1__ are creative. __2__ can make you grow as a person, develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student. His hobby is __3__ . In senior high school, he wrote a book and it __4__ out in 2003. Many teenagers love his book. As a result, David has become a successful young __5__.
In spite of his great success, David sees writing __6__ only one of his many hobbies and interests. “I like playing badminton，too，” says David. He isn’t sure if he is going to write more books __7__.
David is very lucky __8__his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is __9__ in many other things, and he spends time playing badminton for his school team.
It’s something difficult to remember that we shouldn't __10__ all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
( )1. A. the other B. another C others D. other
( )2. A. Friends B. Hobbies C. Habits D. Life
( )3. A. reading B. painting C. writing D. fishing
( )4. A. came B. went C. worked D. painted
( )5. A. editor B. engineer C. writer D. host
( )6. A. as B. with C for D. to
( )7. A. in the past B. just now C. at present D. in the future
( )8. A. though B. because C. however D. if
( )9，A. interesting B. interest C. interested D. interests
( )10. A. take B. spend C. pay D. cost
F
We’re red-crowned cranes. We like living in Zhalong. It is an important living area for us. It 1 us with 2 and cover. Every year many 3 come to watch us. We need more people 4 and describe us. But some people want to change our home to make more 5 for farms and buildings. This means there will be 6 space for wildlife. And the number of us is getting 7 .
We are in 8 now. But many people don’t understand the 9 of 10 us.
( )1. A. takes B. offers C. provides D. have
( )2. A. foods B. food C. wetlands D. place
( )3. A. tour B. tours C. touristy D. tourists
( )4. A. count B. to count C. counts D. counting
( )5. A. space B. spaces C. rooms D. food
( )6. A. more B. many C. less and less D. a little
( )7. A. worse B. less C. smaller D. fewer
( )8. A. dangerous B. danger C. dangers D. dangerously
( )9. A. important B. more important C. importance D. importances
( )10. A. prevent B. protect C. preventing D. protecting
G
There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small ___1___. She was happy to have two “friends”. She __2__ them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to leave the door of the cage open. The larger and the___3___ of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was afraid that it would fly away. She caught it quickly, she felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t __4__ a sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, the bird was already dead. Her_5___ killed the bird! Then she noticed ___6__bird jumping up and down ___7__ the cage. She could feel its great need for freedom(自由) . It wanted to fly into the clear, blue __8___. So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away highly. The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl __ 9__ as the bird flew. She didn’t care about losing the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the ___10___ song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
( ) 1. A. box B. basket C. cage D. bag
( ) 2. A. looked for B. looked at C. looked after D. looked over
( ) 3. A. stronger B. lazier C. weaker D. smaller
( ) 4. A. listen B. make C. describe D. hear
( ) 5. A. love B. joke C. luck D. wish
( ) 6. A. one B. the other C. another D. other
( ) 7. A. outside B. inside C. beside D. behind
( ) 8. A. sea B. hill C. forest D. sky
( ) 9. A. watched B. saw C. guided D. escaped(逃脱)
( ) 10. A. worst B. oldest C. newest D. sweetest
答案
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Unit 6 Birdwatching阅读理解练习
A
Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. ‘I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note ’ he said to Mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.
Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is ‘OK’, but often he gets "You can do better than this." Mum knows what it means. She tells me ‘You can do better than this’ means ‘quite bad’ in China.
In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is ‘Please be nicer tomorrow’. Many parents are satisfied with a B grade for each subject.
But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spent more time on homework than I did when I was a 6th grader in the USA! Yet his parents and teachers didn't think he worked hard enough.
Is it too strict in China Or is it not strict enough in the USA Maybe both are true.
( )1. Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday
A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.
B. Because he did something wrong.
C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.
D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.
( )2. American parents will be when their children get a B-grade in their school.
A. interested B. sad C. angry D. happy
( )3. The underlined words "high expectations" in this passage means .
A. 很高的待遇 B. 很多的自由 C. 很高的期望 D. 很多的关爱
( )4. The writer mainly wants to tell us .
A. the differences between Chinese education and American education
B. Chinese students are better than American students
C. American parents are not strict enough with their children
D. what the best way to educate children is
B
　　Bears are found in Asia, Africa and America. They are very strong, with short tails and thick legs. Bears eat almost everything. They seem to enjoy meat, vegetables, fruit, milk and rice.
　　Bears are not quite dangerous as people imagine them to be. Like most animals, they will try to stay away from human beings. However, bears are not weak animals. Sometimes they kill hunters, for they can be very dangerous.
　　Bears have a good sense of smell but they have poor eyesight. They are also hard of hearing but they are very clever. They feed mainly on roots, frogs, fish and also small insects. They will sometimes kill deer and other large animals, but they seem to like small animals better.
　　In the cold area, bears hibernate or go to sleep from October to April. Before they start to hibernate, they eat a lot and store fat. The mother bear has its babies, usually two, towards the end of hibernation. A large bear is much cleverer than a cat and most other animals. You may notice at the zoo how cleverly they ask for food. They sit up and hold out their paws. You would have to teach a dog such a trick but the bears learn this by themselves.
(　　)1.Like most animals, bears try to　　　　.
A.kill hunters
B.store fat after hibernation
C.stay away from people
D.be friendly with people
(　　)2.People imagine bears to be　　　　.
A.quite harmless B.very dangerous
C.very safe D.very clever
(　　)3.“They are also hard of hearing.” means they　　　　.
A.have big ears B.cannot see
C.cannot hear well D.can hear even weak noise
C
Long long ago, a donkey(驴) fell into a well(井). The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to think out what to do. Finally, the farmer thought the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway, so he decided not to save the donkey.
The farmer invited his neighbours to help him. They began to shovel(铲) dirt into the well. The donkey cried harder. But a few minutes later, he became quiet. The farmer looked into the well, and was surprised by what he saw.
While every shovelful of dirt hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step on the new layer of dirt. As the farmer’s neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, the donkey would shake it off and take another step up. Soon the donkey stepped up out of the well and ran away, to the surprise of all the neighbours.
The lesson we get from this story is that if life shovels some dirt on us, we must get out of the well and not let it cover us. We must learn to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping-stone(踏脚石). We can get out of the deepest well by never giving up!
( ) 1. The farmer is .
A. careless B. kind to the donkey
C. ready to give up the donkey D. friendly
( ) 2. When we are in trouble, we have to learn from in the story.
A. the farmer B. the neighbours C. the donkey D. all of them
( ) 3. the story tells us .
A. never to give up even if we’re in great trouble
B. the donkey is a clever animal
C. he man has to be kind to the animal
D. the man is the most cruel(残酷的) animal
D
One day in summer, little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly, he saw a little tortoise moving slowly on the sand He started to look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise, the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs , and closed its shell tightly. He touched it again but the tortoise didn’t move at all Jack became angry. He used a stick and tried to force(强迫）it to open.
When his father saw this，he stopped him and said，“No，son，you mustn’t do that! You will kill the tortoise. You won’t get it open with a stick ”Jack was curious and asked，“Why ”
“Just wait and see,” his father replied. Then he picked up the tortoise and put it m a bag.
After they came back home, the father took the tortoise out of the bag. He put it near the fireplace(壁炉）.After a few minutes，the tortoise began to move a little. Then the tortoise stretched out(伸出）its head and legs. At last，the tortoise began to crawl across the room. How excited Jack was when he saw this.
“Son，now you see,” said his father，“sometimes，you can’t force someone to do things he doesn’t like. But if you get him warm first，he will do what you want him to do. ”
( )1. One day Tack and his father were playing _______.
A. on the beach B. in the zoo C. on the hill D. in the garden
( )2. Tack used a stick to _______the tortoise.
A. save B. feed C. open D. close
( )3. The father picked up the tortoise and _______.
A. killed it B. put it in a bag
C. cooked it D. threw it into the sea
( )4. After the tortoise got _______ near the fireplace, it began to move a little.
A. warm B. cool C. thirsty D. hungry
( )5. The story tells us that______.
A. people will do things we want them to do
B. people won’t do things we want them to do
C. we can force people to do things they don’t like
D. we can’t force people to do things they don’t like
E
Mr. Read has a large farm near a hill. He and his wife are busy all the day. They’re often tired but they have a lot of expensive things and they live a happy life.
One day their sows (母猪)had twenty baby pigs. Mrs. Read had to look after them at home. And at that time she had much housework to do. Several weeks later she let the baby pigs come out of the pigsty (猪圈) and look for some food themselves. Her seven-year-old son John came back from school. He was ready to help his mother. The woman was happy and told him to count them and see if they were all there. The boy threw his schoolbag on the table and ran out. About half an hour later the supper was ready, but the boy didn’t come back. The woman had to go to see what was wrong with her son. And she saw her son running after a baby pig.
“What are you running after it for ” she asked. “Are they all right ”
“I counted nineteen, Mummy,” said the boy. “But only the fellow(家伙) is running about so fast that I can’t count it all !”
( ) 1. Mr. and Mrs. Read are ______.
A. workers B. farmers C. drivers D. doctors
( ) 2. Mr. and Mrs. Read are tired but _______.
A. they get a lot of money B. they get little food
C. they want to leave the farm D. they Have enough food to eat
( ) 3. John found _______so he was ready to help her.
A. his mother was very busy B. his mother was too tired to work
C. his mother was ill D. his mother was hungry
( ) 4. Mrs. Read told her son to_______.
A. do some house
B. look after the pigs
C. give some food to the pigs
D. see if some of the pigs were missing (丟失)
( ) 5. In fact, _______.
A. John couldn’t count the pigs at all B. John was too young to catch the pig
C. John wouldn’t count the pigs D. all the pigs were there
F
Each year,volunteers from all over the world will help hundreds of little sea turtles( 海龟 ) return to the sea safely.These turtles are born on the beaches of the Caribbean Island of Bonaire.The work usually is keeping an eye on these turtles.However,volunteers had to do something they had never done this year.They created a human wall for some of the little turtles that might lose their way.
It all began when volunteers on Bonaire Island noticed some turtles were born a little farther from the beach,closer to the airport.This was a problem because baby sea turtles usually look for the bright moonlight to guide them to the sea.
However,when the turtles are born so close to the airport,they don’t know the difference between the bright lights from the airport and the moonlight.They often walk in the wrong direction.A similar situation happened a few years ago.Many turtles were killed when they walked onto a busy road.
In order not to let this sad story happen again,the volunteers kept a close eye on these little turtles.They came together and created a human wall around the turtles.At last,all the turtles walked in the right directions.
Sea turtles spend most of their lives in water.The only time female turtles come to the beach is to lay eggs.Young turtles may be eaten by other animals.They may be caught by fishing nets and die.Because of this,these turtles have been put on the endangered animals list.Therefore,this news caused animal lovers all over the world to celebrate.
( )1.Why do the volunteers come to the beach every year
A.To feed some little turtles.
B.To help turtles to find a place to lay eggs.
C.To help turtles return to the sea.
D.To build a wall for the turtles on the beach.
( )2.Some baby sea turtles were born near the　　　　this year.
A.hospital B.airport C.school D.cinema
( )3.What do the baby sea turtles look for to guide them to the sea
A.A boat. B.The sunshine.
C.A tree. D.The moonlight.
( )4.What happened a few years ago
A.Some turtles were killed on a busy road.
B.Some turtles were saved by the volunteers.
C.Some turtles were sold on a busy road.
D.Some turtles were ill on the beach.
答案
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