八年级下U5 Save the endangered animals测试卷
（B卷·提升能力）
【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】
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本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
1、 语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分。
With their long tusks (象牙), elephants look strong. However, it is this feature that makes the animal endangered. Many of them ___1_____ for their tusks. The crafts (工艺品) make their tusks 2 priceless goods that they are popular among rich people. Studies show that elephants are living under 3 conditions than expected.
The elephants’ tusks are actually part of their teeth. Once the teeth are lost , they ___4____ never grow back. Losing the tusk will not kill them, but they may find 5 difficult to protect themselves 6 danger, lift things and get 7 food. What really makes elephants endangered is the way they lose the tusks. Usually, to meet the demand for ivory (象牙), some poachers (偷猎者) kill ___8____ elephants and cut their faces open to remove the tusks. 9 human beings kill elephants for best ivory, an increasing number of African elephants have ____10_____evolved（进化） into elephants without tusks, in order to survive. 11 are still killed for ivory.
According to the experts, over the last decades, the population of African elephants 12 from 10 million to 400,000. If the poaching continues, African elephants will die out in 20 years. To protect the elephants, 13 organization called TNC (The Nature Conservancy) held an activity “Ivory only Belongs to Elephants” online. Users watched the videos about elephant poaching online, and expressed 14 they would like to say about protecting elephants. Besides, with the efforts of TNC and local African governments, laws are used 15 ivory trading to stop more elephant poaching.
1. A. kill B. killed C. are killed D. were killed
2. A. very B. such C. so D. such a
3. A. difficult B. the more difficult C. most difficult D. more difficult
4. A. can B. should C. must D. need
5. A. this B. it C. that D. one
6. A. from B. without C. for D. of
7. A. them B. themselves C. their D. theirs
8. A. health B. healthy C. healthier D. healthily
9. A. Because B. If C. Because of D. When
10. A. slow B. slowly C. slower D. more slowly
11. A. Another B. The others C. Others D. The other
12. A. have dropped B. dropped C. drop D. has dropped
13. A. the B. a C. / D. an
14. A. that B. how C. what D. when
15. A. punishing B. to punish C. to punishing D. punished
【答案】CBDAB ABBAB CDDCB
【解析】：本文主要讲人们为了象牙而杀害大象，大象正因此而濒危，一些非洲象为了生存出生时就没有象牙，呼吁大家抵制象牙制品。
1.C考查被动语态的用法，句意：他们中的许多是因为象牙而被杀的。这里用现在时态的被动。答案选C
2.B考查句式用法，句意：手工艺使他们的象牙成为价值连城的商品，因而在富人中很受欢迎。Such。。。that如此。。以致。Such后面接名词。So。。。that 如此。。以致so后面形容词或副词。Goods 名词。用such。。。that。 故答案选B
3.D考查比较级用法，句后有than表示比较用比较级。 故答案选D。
4.A考查情态动词用法，句意：一旦牙齿掉了，就再也长不回来了。Can表示“能会”。Must表示“必须” should表示“应该” need表示“需要”用于疑问句和否定句中。这里表示“不能”故答案选A
5.B考查代词用法，这里只能用it作形式宾语。 故答案选B。
6.A 考查固定搭配用法，句意：失去象牙不会杀死它们，但是它们可能会发现很难保护自己免受危险， protect 。。。from保护。。。免受。答案选A。
7.B考查反身代词用法，get themselves food 给他们自己找到食物。用反身代词。 故答案选B。
8.B 考查形容词用法，句意：通常，为了满足对象牙的需求，一些偷猎者会猎杀健康的大象，并切开它们的脸来除去象牙。名词前面用形容词。 故答案选B。
9.A 考查连词用法，句意：因为人类为了获得最好的象牙而猎杀大象，越来越多的非洲大象为了生存而慢慢进化成没有象牙的大象。前后句子是因果关系。 故答案选A
10.B考查副词用法，副词修饰动词，这里没有比较不用比较级。 故答案选B
11.C考查词语辨异，句意：还有一些因为象牙而被杀。这里用others 泛指。 故答案选C
12.D考查用法，从 over the last decades这个时间状语可以看出这里用现在完成时态。the population作主语用单数，故答案选D
13.D考查冠词用法，句意：为了保护大象，一个名为自然保护协会（TNC）的组织在网上举办了“象牙只属于大象”的活动。这里表示一类物用不定冠词an。不特指， 故答案选D。
14.C考查宾语从句连词用法，句意：用户在网上观看了有关偷猎大象的视频，并表达了他们对保护大象的看法。 故答案选C
15.B考查不定式用法，句意：此外，在跨国公司和非洲地方政府的努力下，法律被用来保护象牙交易，以阻止更多的大象偷猎。不定式表示目的。 故答案选B。
二、完形填空 （共10分，每小题1分）
Counting animals in the wild is a hard job. If you can’t _____16_____ how hard it can be, try counting all of the birds in a park near you. The difficulty of counting doesn’t stop the International Union for Conservation of Nature Resources, though. This group publishes（公布）a list of the world’s endangered animal and plant species.
People from all over the world work with the union to _____17____ and count endangered animals. Counting endangered animals is hard because some animals are so few that even scientists ____18_____ ever see them. Other animals live in such large areas that finding them is almost ____19____ without modern technology. Here are two ways scientists count endangered animals.
The Florida panther（豹）has a small ____20____. Only thirty to fifty panthers are left in the _____21_____ . Scientists use dogs to find them out. After finding a panther, scientists put a radio collar（无线电项圈）around its neck. Airplanes then pick up signals（信号）from the collar. The signal also _____22____ if the panther is resting or moving.
Humpback whales are another kind of endangered animals. Scientists look for humpback whales by using underwater microphones（麦克风）, which record the whales’ _____23____ . Photographs of whales’ tails then help scientists identify（辨别）whales. Like human fingerprints, each humpback’s tail has different marks. Tail photographs help scientists identify, count, and ___24___ whales as they swim through the oceans of the world.
There are many ____25____ to count animals, but the most important is to make sure a kind of animals doesn’t die out.
16．A．agree B．imagine C．mention D．remind
17．A．look for B．look out C．look up D．look at
18．A．usually B．certainly C．probably D．hardly
19．A．simple B．impossible C．valuable D．unusual
20．A．organization B．difference C．population D．competitions
21．A．park B．zoo C．water D．wild
22．A．shows B．sees C．draws D．thinks
23．A．smell B．songs C．feelings D．weight
24．A．catch B．lead C．follow D．train
25．A．suggestions B．chances C．opinions D．reasons
【答案】BADBC DABCA
【解析】本文主要介绍了几种计算濒危动物数量的方法。
16．句意：如果你无法想象这有多困难，试着数一数你附近公园里所有的鸟。
agree同意；imagine想象；mention提到；remind提醒。根据“If you can’t… how hard it can be”可知，此处指无法想象多么困难，故选B。
17．句意：来自世界各地的人们与该联盟一起寻找和清点濒危动物。
look for寻找；look out小心；look up查询；look at看。根据“count endangered animals”可知，寻找并清点濒危动物，故选A。
18．句意：濒危动物的数量很难统计，因为有些动物数量太少，甚至连科学家都很难见到它们。
usually通常；certainly当然；probably可能；hardly几乎不。根据“Counting endangered animals is hard because some animals are so few”可知，有些动物数量太少，科学家都很难见到它们，故选D。
19．句意：其他动物生活在如此大的区域，没有现代技术几乎不可能找到它们。
simple简单的；impossible不可能的；valuable有价值的；unusual不寻常的。根据“Other animals live in such large areas”以及“without modern technology”可知，没有现代技术不可能找到它们，故选B。
20．句意：佛罗里达豹的数量很少。
organization组织；difference差异；population人口；competitions比赛。根据“Only thirty to fifty panthers are left”可知，这种动物的数量比较少，故选C。
21．句意：野外只剩下30到50只佛罗里达豹。
park公园；zoo动物园；water水；wild野外。根据“Only thirty to fifty panthers are left in the”及常识可知，这种豹生活在野外，故选D。
22．句意：这个信号也显示出豹是在休息还是在移动。
shows展示；sees看见；draws画画；thinks认为。根据“The signal also… if the panther is resting or moving”可知，信号显示豹的情况，故选A。
23．句意：科学家们通过水下麦克风寻找座头鲸，这种麦克风可以记录这些座头鲸的声乐。
smell气味；songs声乐；feelings感受；weight体重。根据“Scientists look for humpback whales by using underwater microphones（麦克风）, which record the whales’ ”可知，这种水下麦克风可以根据座头鲸的声乐来寻找它们，故选B。
24．句意：当鲸鱼游过世界的海洋时，尾部照片可以帮助科学家识别、计数和跟踪鲸鱼。
catch抓住；lead带领；follow跟随；train训练。根据“Tail photographs help scientists identify, count, and … whales”可知，可以帮助跟踪到它们，故选C。
25．句意：有很多关于计算动物数量的建议，但最重要的是确保一种动物不会灭绝。
suggestion建议；chances机会；opinions意见；reasons理由。根据“There are many…to count animals”可知，此处指计算动物数量的建议，故选A。
三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
On Thursday, Uncle Max called Tom, “Tom, I was wondering if you’d like to go camping with me this weekend.”
Tom said, “I’m not sure, Uncle Max. Why do you want to go camping ”
“Well, I am going to write a story about endangered animals for the paper. I think it will help with my writing if I go up to the mountains. I just won’t get a feel for nature if I stay in my apartment in the city.”
“Sure, I’ll go with you,” Tom said, “Don’t forget your camera.”
“I won’t.” Uncle Max smiled.
On Saturday morning, Uncle Max and Tom got an early start. After they put up the tent, they sat down to relax. “It seems hard to believe that animals could be in danger in place as beautiful as this,” Tom said.
“You’re right,” Uncle Max said. “That’s why my story is so important. In the past, uncontrolled hunting (捕猎) was the main reason for animal extinction (灭绝). But now, many wild animals in our country are protected by laws. These laws limit hunting.”
“Why are some animals in danger now ” Tom asked.
“Some of their homes are destroyed (破坏) by pollution. Also, the land is used for homes, farms, and highways. That leaves fewer places for animals to live. So some land has to be left as national parks for wildlife,” said Uncle Max.
“I’m glad you invited me,” Tom said. “I just didn’t know how much animals depend on us. I think your story will help all of us.”
26．Why did Uncle Max go camping ________
A．To relax. B．To exercise. C．To help with his writing. D．To take photos of nature.
27．What does the underlined word “limit” in Paragraph 7 mean in Chinese ________
A．限制 B．接受 C．解决 D．鼓励
28．In Uncle Max’s opinion, why are some animals in danger now ________
A．Because people hunt them a lot.
B．Because they can’t find enough food.
C．Because their health is destroyed by pollution.
D．Because there are fewer places for them to live.
29．What did Tom think of the story Uncle Max would write ________
A．Perfect. B．Helpful. C．Successful. D．Humorous.
30．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article ________
A．To show how to write a story.
B．To tell how to build national parks.
C．To advise people to go camping on weekends.
D．To encourage us to protect endangered animals.
【答案】CADBD
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Uncle Max要完成一篇关于濒临灭绝动物的论文，邀请Tom一起去露营，在露营的过程中他给Tom讲述了现今一些动物濒临灭绝的原因的故事。
26．细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Well, I am going to write a story about endangered animals for the paper”可知，Uncle Max需要写作，所以他要去露营，故选C。
27．词句猜测题。根据文章倒数第四段中的“But now, many wild animals in our country are protected by laws. These laws limit hunting”可知，但是现在，许多野生动物在我国受到法律保护，这些法律……了狩猎，推知“limit”是“限制”的意思，故选A。
28．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“Some of their homes are destroyed (破坏) by pollution. Also, the land is used for homes, farms, and highways. That leaves fewer places for animals to live”可推知，因为一些动物的居住地越来越少，所以它们处于危险之中，故选D。
29．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“I think your story will help all of us”可推知，他认为叔叔的书有帮助的。故选B。
30．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了Uncle Max要完成一篇关于濒临灭绝动物的论文，邀请Tom一起去露营，在露营的过程中他给Tom讲述了现今一些动物濒临灭绝的原因，文章借此呼吁人们重视濒临灭绝的动物的生存环境并保护它们。故选D。
B
As we all know, the giant panda is a symbol of China. And people all over the world like this cute animal. During these years, our government has taken action to protect it. Thanks to our governments efforts, the animal is growing in number and already not on the endangered species (物种)list. However, it doesn’t go far enough. Now the government is trying hard to help more giant pandas live in the wild. Not long ago, two giant pandas, Ba Xi and Ying Xue, caught many people's eyes because they became the eighth and ninth pandas to be sent back to the wild.
Ba Xi and Ying Xue were both two years old. They were born at Wolong Hetaoping Wild Training Base and had got the back-to-nature training since they were born. Ba Xi’s mother, Xi Mei, taught him how to climb trees when he was just four months old. And Ying Xue's mother started bringing her to the forest to find food when she was little. After two years of training, they grew well and learnt basic survival (生存) skills. Experts all agreed to send them back to nature.
On the day when the two pandas left, a ceremony (仪式)was held at Liziping Nature Reserve and many reporters were invited to experience the important moment together. Ba Xi and Ying Xue left their cages(笼子) and quickly ran into the bamboo forest. With the GPS put on them, experts said they would keep an eye on their activities and study how well the two pandas would get used to the wild life.
31. How many pandas have been sent back to the wild so far
A. 8. B. 9. C.10. D.11.
32. Who taught Ba Xi to climb trees
A. Ying Xue. B. Xi Mei. C. The experts. D. The trainers.
33. According to the passage, the followings are the pandas’ survival skills EXCEPT __________.
A. finding bamboos B. climbing trees C. living in forests D. leaving the cages
34. What is the purpose of putting the GPS on Ba Xi and Ying Xue
A. To help them live in the wild. B. To follow and protect them.
C. To show us how they live in the wild. D. To bring them to the forest to find food.
35. What can we learn from the passage
A. People all over the world pay attention to Ba Xi and Ying Xue.
B. Ba Xi and Ying Xue have the same mother.
C. Ba Xi and Ying Xue would get used to the wild life well.
D. The giant panda likes living in the wild better.
【答案】BBDCC
31.B 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，映雪是第九只被送回野外的熊猫，所以到目前为止，一共有 9只熊猫被送去野外。故选B。
32.B 细节理解题。Ba Xi’s mother, Xi Mei, taught him how to climb trees when he was just four months old.故答案选B。
33. D细节理解题。通读第二段大熊猫生存技巧爬树，找食物，森林生活。都提及到。故D不包括。
34. C细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句可知，这个 GPS跟踪器通过跟踪以及记录，可以让专家了解到熊猫的生活轨迹以及他们是否能适应野外生活。故 选C。
35.C．推理判断题。由第一段可知，熊猫备受人们的喜爱以及政府对熊猫采取的保护措施,可人们应该是很关注大熊猫的。故选A。
C
When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.
There were once eight kinds of tigers in the world, but three died out during last century. In the last 70 years, the number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to somewhere between 18 and 22.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) started a program recently. It is about to put an end to tiger poaching(非法狩猎) and save wild tigers. China, together with 12 other countries, has joined in. The aim is to double(使…加倍) the number of wild tigers in the next ten years.
According to research by Chinese officers and the WWF, the Siberian tiger is already one of the world's most endangered animals. "If the government doesn't take any action, it's quite possible that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in 10 to 20 years," said Zhu Chunquan, director at the WWF's Beijing office.
Wild animals such as the red deer, sika deer (梅花鹿) and wild boar (野猪) are the tigers' main food. The poaching of these animals is the greatest threat to tigers. Traps(陷阱) are also a threat. In October, the people of Mishan, Heilongjiang found a dead Siberian tiger with a wire(金属丝) around its neck.
"Volunteers from the WWF remove traps every year, but the fact is that we cannot clear all the traps ourselves," Zhu said. The most important thing people can do is to save the animals which tigers eat. "To protect the tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating wild animals."
36. What are tigers like in people's eyes
A. Lovely and friendly. B. Lovely but dangerous.
C. Strong but friendly. D. Strong and dangerous.
37. How many kinds of tigers are left(剩余) in the world now
A. 11. B. 8. C. 5. D. 3.
38. Why did the WWF start a program recently
A. It was started to stop poaching and save animals in danger.
B. It was started to stop poaching and save wild tigers.
C. It was started to call on more countries to join in the WWF.
D. It was started to call on more countries to protect animals.
39. Which of the following is the reason why the number of Siberian tigers is becoming smaller and smaller
①the poaching ②traps ③people's eating of wild animals ④fewer volunteers
A. ①②④ B. ①③④ C. ①②③ D. ②③④
40. The word "threat" in Paragraph 5 means in Chinese.
A. 威胁 B. 方法 C. 狩猎 D. 征兆
【答案】DCBCA
【解析】本文介绍了老虎的数量在诚少的现状以及原因，我们应采取措施挽救老虎。
36.D细节理解题。根据When people think of tigers, they think of a strong and dangerous cat-like animal.可知老虎在人们的脑海中是强壮和危险的，故选D。
37.C推理判断题。根据There were once eight kinds of tigers on Earth, but three died out during last century.可知以前地球上有八种老虎，上个世纪灭绝了三种，因此现在世界上还剩下五种老虎，故选C
38.B细节理解题。根据The World Wildlife Fund （WWF） started a program recently. It is about to put an end to tiger poaching （非法狩猎）and save wild tigers.可知世界野生动物基金会创办了这项计划是 为了阻止非法狩猎老虎，从而挽救老虎，故选B。
39. C推理判断题。根据It is about to put an end to tiger poaching （非法狩猎）and save wild tigers.和Wild animals such as the red deer; sika deer （梅花鹿）and wild boar （野猪）are the tigers' main food.
The poaching of these animals is the greatest threat to tigers. Trap （陷阱）is also a threat.可知东北虎数量的减少是因为人们非法狩猎，对其他野生动物的猎杀以及陷阱，故选C。
40.A词义猜测题。根据Wild animals such as the red deer, sika deer （梅花鹿）and wild boa「（野猪）are the tigers' main food.可知老虎的食物被猎杀，这对老虎来说是最大的威胁，故选A。
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.
【答案】：BDCDC
【解析】克隆猛犸象是昂贵的，而且常常失败。把钱花在拯救仍然活着的濒危动物上会更好吗？
41.B细节理解题。DNA still can‘t be kept very well. It starts to break apart soon after an animal dies。DNA仍然不能很好地保存。动物死后不久它就开始分裂了。故答案选B。
42.D细节理解题。猛犸象已经灭绝，99%相似。AB都错误。没提及猛犸象曾经生活在非洲和亚洲，故B错误。答案选D。
43.C 现代亚洲象是古代猛犸象DNA相似99%。且从There is still a long way to go before cloning a mammoth.知C正确。
44.D．细节理解题。Cloning is expensive and often fails. Would the money be better spent on saving endangered animals that are still alive 克隆猛犸象是昂贵的，而且常常失败。把钱花在拯救仍然活着的濒危动物上会更好吗？所以答案选D。
45.C推理判断题。这是一篇科学方面的说明文。故答案选C。
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文内容，将下面A---E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。
Most animals have very good eyesight. _____1____ But some animals have tiny eyes and very poor eyesight. So how do they hunt for food
____2___ But if you look at certain bats, you will see they have extra-large ears that move easily. Scientists now know that bats“see” by using what we call “echolocation(声定位)”. Here is how it works.
____3____They send out sound waves that hit objects. Bats not only hear echo, but also are able to tell how far away the object is, and in what direction. ____4_____ So the bats are able to use the echo to locate the object.
Scientists have learned that bats use echolocation to hit an insect with sound waves, understand where it is, and catch it in the mid-air! ____5___ In some experiments, scientists threw small rocks in front of bats. The bats sent out sound waves and "saw" the rocks, but did not try to eat them. Somehow, bats are able to tell by the echoes whether or not the object is something good to eat!
A. Bats make a sound that humans cannot hear.
B. Some bats have very small eyes.
C. They use this eyesight to hunt for food.
D. All of this happens so quickly, even though it is far away from the object.
E. Bats are so good at doing this that it is almost impossible to trick them.
【答案】：CBADE
第2卷 写作（共30分）
第一节、短文填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
Xiujuan started helping her father when she was young. She soon showed a great love for these white birds, She became good at 1. r___________ them.
When Xiujuan was 21 , she got a job at a nature reserve in Jiangsu Province. If a bird became sick, she took good 2 c_________ of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong 3.e_________to fly
In September 1987 , one of the birds went missing. Xiujuan was very 4 w_________ . She looked for it day and night for two days. On the second night, while she was looking for the missing bird, she fell into a river and died. She was only 23.
5.L________a song was written in memory of Xiujuan.
【答案】1. raising 2. care 3. enough 4. worried 5. Later
第二节 完成句子。（共5小题，满分10分）
1.他出生时重八磅。
He __________ eight pounds __________ ___________.
2. 我独自一人去了上海。
I went to Shanghai __________ __________ _________.
或 I went to Shanghai __________ ___________.
3. 每周我都会收到英国笔友给我写得信。
My pen friend in England __________ _________ ________ by me every week.
4.昨天我花2小时做作业。
I __________ two hours __________ _________ my homework yesterday.
It _________ me 2 hours _________ _________ my homework yesterday.
5. 他足够大以至于能完成这项任务。
He is__________ _________ __________ __________ this task.
【答案】1.weighed at birth 2.on my own/ by myself 3.is heard from 4.spent in finishing/ took to finish 5.old enough to finish
第三节：书面表达
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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How to protect the endangered animals？
Animals are our friends. How to protect the endangered animals
First, our government is working to protect all animals in danger, and has made lots of plans to save the endangered animals. On the other hand, we shouldn’t eat wild animals. We should keep them away from our meals. In that case, there will not be wild animals on sale. I think the hunters and killers will become fewer and fewer. Last, we should protect the environment. We should give them fresh water to drink. We should stop people from cutting too many trees down. Without trees, wild animals will lose their homes. All of us should try our best to protect wild animals!
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本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
1、 语法选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分。
With their long tusks (象牙), elephants look strong. However, it is this feature that makes the animal endangered. Many of them ___1_____ for their tusks. The crafts (工艺品) make their tusks 2 priceless goods that they are popular among rich people. Studies show that elephants are living under 3 conditions than expected.
The elephants’ tusks are actually part of their teeth. Once the teeth are lost , they ___4____ never grow back. Losing the tusk will not kill them, but they may find 5 difficult to protect themselves 6 danger, lift things and get 7 food. What really makes elephants endangered is the way they lose the tusks. Usually, to meet the demand for ivory (象牙), some poachers (偷猎者) kill ___8____ elephants and cut their faces open to remove the tusks. 9 human beings kill elephants for best ivory, an increasing number of African elephants have ____10_____evolved（进化） into elephants without tusks, in order to survive. 11 are still killed for ivory.
According to the experts, over the last decades, the population of African elephants 12 from 10 million to 400,000. If the poaching continues, African elephants will die out in 20 years. To protect the elephants, 13 organization called TNC (The Nature Conservancy) held an activity “Ivory only Belongs to Elephants” online. Users watched the videos about elephant poaching online, and expressed 14 they would like to say about protecting elephants. Besides, with the efforts of TNC and local African governments, laws are used 15 ivory trading to stop more elephant poaching.
1. A. kill B. killed C. are killed D. were killed
2. A. very B. such C. so D. such a
3. A. difficult B. the more difficult C. most difficult D. more difficult
4. A. can B. should C. must D. need
5. A. this B. it C. that D. one
6. A. from B. without C. for D. of
7. A. them B. themselves C. their D. theirs
8. A. health B. healthy C. healthier D. healthily
9. A. Because B. If C. Because of D. When
10. A. slow B. slowly C. slower D. more slowly
11. A. Another B. The others C. Others D. The other
12. A. have dropped B. dropped C. drop D. has dropped
13. A. the B. a C. / D. an
14. A. that B. how C. what D. when
15. A. punishing B. to punish C. to punishing D. punished
二、完形填空 （共10分，每小题1分）
Counting animals in the wild is a hard job. If you can’t _____16_____ how hard it can be, try counting all of the birds in a park near you. The difficulty of counting doesn’t stop the International Union for Conservation of Nature Resources, though. This group publishes（公布）a list of the world’s endangered animal and plant species.
People from all over the world work with the union to _____17____ and count endangered animals. Counting endangered animals is hard because some animals are so few that even scientists ____18_____ ever see them. Other animals live in such large areas that finding them is almost ____19____ without modern technology. Here are two ways scientists count endangered animals.
The Florida panther（豹）has a small ____20____. Only thirty to fifty panthers are left in the _____21_____ . Scientists use dogs to find them out. After finding a panther, scientists put a radio collar（无线电项圈）around its neck. Airplanes then pick up signals（信号）from the collar. The signal also _____22____ if the panther is resting or moving.
Humpback whales are another kind of endangered animals. Scientists look for humpback whales by using underwater microphones（麦克风）, which record the whales’ _____23____ . Photographs of whales’ tails then help scientists identify（辨别）whales. Like human fingerprints, each humpback’s tail has different marks. Tail photographs help scientists identify, count, and ___24___ whales as they swim through the oceans of the world.
There are many ____25____ to count animals, but the most important is to make sure a kind of animals doesn’t die out.
16．A．agree B．imagine C．mention D．remind
17．A．look for B．look out C．look up D．look at
18．A．usually B．certainly C．probably D．hardly
19．A．simple B．impossible C．valuable D．unusual
20．A．organization B．difference C．population D．competitions
21．A．park B．zoo C．water D．wild
22．A．shows B．sees C．draws D．thinks
23．A．smell B．songs C．feelings D．weight
24．A．catch B．lead C．follow D．train
25．A．suggestions B．chances C．opinions D．reasons
三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
On Thursday, Uncle Max called Tom, “Tom, I was wondering if you’d like to go camping with me this weekend.”
Tom said, “I’m not sure, Uncle Max. Why do you want to go camping ”
“Well, I am going to write a story about endangered animals for the paper. I think it will help with my writing if I go up to the mountains. I just won’t get a feel for nature if I stay in my apartment in the city.”
“Sure, I’ll go with you,” Tom said, “Don’t forget your camera.”
“I won’t.” Uncle Max smiled.
On Saturday morning, Uncle Max and Tom got an early start. After they put up the tent, they sat down to relax. “It seems hard to believe that animals could be in danger in place as beautiful as this,” Tom said.
“You’re right,” Uncle Max said. “That’s why my story is so important. In the past, uncontrolled hunting (捕猎) was the main reason for animal extinction (灭绝). But now, many wild animals in our country are protected by laws. These laws limit hunting.”
“Why are some animals in danger now ” Tom asked.
“Some of their homes are destroyed (破坏) by pollution. Also, the land is used for homes, farms, and highways. That leaves fewer places for animals to live. So some land has to be left as national parks for wildlife,” said Uncle Max.
“I’m glad you invited me,” Tom said. “I just didn’t know how much animals depend on us. I think your story will help all of us.”
26．Why did Uncle Max go camping ________
A．To relax. B．To exercise. C．To help with his writing. D．To take photos of nature.
27．What does the underlined word “limit” in Paragraph 7 mean in Chinese ________
A．限制 B．接受 C．解决 D．鼓励
28．In Uncle Max’s opinion, why are some animals in danger now ________
A．Because people hunt them a lot.
B．Because they can’t find enough food.
C．Because their health is destroyed by pollution.
D．Because there are fewer places for them to live.
29．What did Tom think of the story Uncle Max would write ________
A．Perfect. B．Helpful. C．Successful. D．Humorous.
30．What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article ________
A．To show how to write a story.
B．To tell how to build national parks.
C．To advise people to go camping on weekends.
D．To encourage us to protect endangered animals.
B
As we all know, the giant panda is a symbol of China. And people all over the world like this cute animal. During these years, our government has taken action to protect it. Thanks to our governments efforts, the animal is growing in number and already not on the endangered species (物种)list. However, it doesn’t go far enough. Now the government is trying hard to help more giant pandas live in the wild. Not long ago, two giant pandas, Ba Xi and Ying Xue, caught many people's eyes because they became the eighth and ninth pandas to be sent back to the wild.
Ba Xi and Ying Xue were both two years old. They were born at Wolong Hetaoping Wild Training Base and had got the back-to-nature training since they were born. Ba Xi’s mother, Xi Mei, taught him how to climb trees when he was just four months old. And Ying Xue's mother started bringing her to the forest to find food when she was little. After two years of training, they grew well and learnt basic survival (生存) skills. Experts all agreed to send them back to nature.
On the day when the two pandas left, a ceremony (仪式)was held at Liziping Nature Reserve and many reporters were invited to experience the important moment together. Ba Xi and Ying Xue left their cages(笼子) and quickly ran into the bamboo forest. With the GPS put on them, experts said they would keep an eye on their activities and study how well the two pandas would get used to the wild life.
31. How many pandas have been sent back to the wild so far
A. 8. B. 9. C.10. D.11.
32. Who taught Ba Xi to climb trees
A. Ying Xue. B. Xi Mei. C. The experts. D. The trainers.
33. According to the passage, the followings are the pandas’ survival skills EXCEPT __________.
A. finding bamboos B. climbing trees C. living in forests D. leaving the cages
34. What is the purpose of putting the GPS on Ba Xi and Ying Xue
A. To help them live in the wild. B. To follow and protect them.
C. To show us how they live in the wild. D. To bring them to the forest to find food.
35. What can we learn from the passage
A. People all over the world pay attention to Ba Xi and Ying Xue.
B. Ba Xi and Ying Xue have the same mother.
C. Ba Xi and Ying Xue would get used to the wild life well.
D. The giant panda likes living in the wild better.
C
When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.
There were once eight kinds of tigers in the world, but three died out during last century. In the last 70 years, the number of Siberian tigers (东北虎) has gone from as many as 300 to somewhere between 18 and 22.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) started a program recently. It is about to put an end to tiger poaching(非法狩猎) and save wild tigers. China, together with 12 other countries, has joined in. The aim is to double(使…加倍) the number of wild tigers in the next ten years.
According to research by Chinese officers and the WWF, the Siberian tiger is already one of the world's most endangered animals. "If the government doesn't take any action, it's quite possible that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in 10 to 20 years," said Zhu Chunquan, director at the WWF's Beijing office.
Wild animals such as the red deer, sika deer (梅花鹿) and wild boar (野猪) are the tigers' main food. The poaching of these animals is the greatest threat to tigers. Traps(陷阱) are also a threat. In October, the people of Mishan, Heilongjiang found a dead Siberian tiger with a wire(金属丝) around its neck.
"Volunteers from the WWF remove traps every year, but the fact is that we cannot clear all the traps ourselves," Zhu said. The most important thing people can do is to save the animals which tigers eat. "To protect the tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating wild animals."
36. What are tigers like in people's eyes
A. Lovely and friendly. B. Lovely but dangerous.
C. Strong but friendly. D. Strong and dangerous.
37. How many kinds of tigers are left(剩余) in the world now
A. 11. B. 8. C. 5. D. 3.
38. Why did the WWF start a program recently
A. It was started to stop poaching and save animals in danger.
B. It was started to stop poaching and save wild tigers.
C. It was started to call on more countries to join in the WWF.
D. It was started to call on more countries to protect animals.
39. Which of the following is the reason why the number of Siberian tigers is becoming smaller and smaller
①the poaching ②traps ③people's eating of wild animals ④fewer volunteers
A. ①②④ B. ①③④ C. ①②③ D. ②③④
40. The word "threat" in Paragraph 5 means in Chinese.
A. 威胁 B. 方法 C. 狩猎 D. 征兆
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（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据短文内容，将下面A---E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使得补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。
Most animals have very good eyesight. _____1____ But some animals have tiny eyes and very poor eyesight. So how do they hunt for food
____2___ But if you look at certain bats, you will see they have extra-large ears that move easily. Scientists now know that bats“see” by using what we call “echolocation(声定位)”. Here is how it works.
____3____They send out sound waves that hit objects. Bats not only hear echo, but also are able to tell how far away the object is, and in what direction. ____4_____ So the bats are able to use the echo to locate the object.
Scientists have learned that bats use echolocation to hit an insect with sound waves, understand where it is, and catch it in the mid-air! ____5___ In some experiments, scientists threw small rocks in front of bats. The bats sent out sound waves and "saw" the rocks, but did not try to eat them. Somehow, bats are able to tell by the echoes whether or not the object is something good to eat!
A. Bats make a sound that humans cannot hear.
B. Some bats have very small eyes.
C. They use this eyesight to hunt for food.
D. All of this happens so quickly, even though it is far away from the object.
E. Bats are so good at doing this that it is almost impossible to trick them.
第2卷 写作（共30分）
第一节、短文填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
Xiujuan started helping her father when she was young. She soon showed a great love for these white birds, She became good at 1. r___________ them.
When Xiujuan was 21 , she got a job at a nature reserve in Jiangsu Province. If a bird became sick, she took good 2 c_________ of it and stayed with it every day until it was strong 3.e_________to fly
In September 1987 , one of the birds went missing. Xiujuan was very 4 w_________ . She looked for it day and night for two days. On the second night, while she was looking for the missing bird, she fell into a river and died. She was only 23.
5.L________a song was written in memory of Xiujuan.
第二节 完成句子。（共5小题，满分10分）
1.他出生时重八磅。
He __________ eight pounds __________ ___________.
2. 我独自一人去了上海。
I went to Shanghai __________ __________ _________.
或 I went to Shanghai __________ ___________.
3. 每周我都会收到英国笔友给我写得信。
My pen friend in England __________ _________ ________ by me every week.
4.昨天我花2小时做作业。
I __________ two hours __________ _________ my homework yesterday.
It _________ me 2 hours _________ _________ my homework yesterday.
5. 他足够大以至于能完成这项任务。
He is__________ _________ __________ __________ this task.
第三节：书面表达
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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