冀教版英语八年级下册Lesson 14　Amazing Animals同步课时练习（含答案解析）

Lesson 14　Amazing Animals
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1.The hen l　　　　 two eggs yesterday.
2.The bird f　　　　 its wings and flew away.
3.In China, people of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ten s　　　　 hands when they meet each other for the first time.
4.Everyone knows m　　　　 are scared of cats.
5.He drove carefully to a　　　　 the holes in the road. 21世纪教育网版权所有
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
eggplant, long-eared, kiwi, desert, wing
6.　　　　 are a national animal of New Zealand.
7.My grandma has planted many 　　　　in the yard.
8.The birds’ 　　　　can make them fly high in the sky. 21·世纪*教育网
9.The 　　　　jerboas look like rabbits.
10.It is important to stop the rich lands from turning into 　　　　. www-2-1-cnjy-com
Ⅲ.单项选择
11.—What do you think of the movie Fang Hua
—It’s moving and it 　　　　my grandma 　　　　the life in the countryside.
A.reminds; of B.lets; down
C.wakes; up D.thinks; of
12.(2021苏州改编)D ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uring our holidays, we should 　　　　staying up at night and oversleeping in the morning. 【出处：21教育名师】
A.avoid B.travel
C.encourage D.lead
13.—My brother has 　　　　20 kinds of model planes.
—He is really interested in planes.
A.up to B.up for
C.at all D.all over
14.(2021连云港改编)O ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ur city is beautiful. It has been famous 　　　　Mount Huaguo since a long time ago. 21教育名师原创作品
A.as B.for
C.above D.past
15.(2020天门)—Linda　　　　 her mother.
—Yeah. Both of them have curly hair and blue eyes.21*cnjy*com
A.looks like B.looks at
C.looks after D.looks for
答案 11-15
Ⅳ.按要求完成下列各题
16.The boy put the book on the shelf and left just now.(改为同义句)21·cn·jy·com
The boy 　　　　the book on the shelf and left just now.
17.My uncle bought a big house. It had four bedrooms.(合并为一句)
My uncle bought a big house　　　　 four bedrooms.
18.Tom is 1.5 metres tall. Brian is 1.5 metres tall, too. (合并为一句)21教育网
Tom is 　　　　　　　　　　　　Brian.
19.The birds make ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the sound: keee-weee. So people call them Kiwis. (合并为一句)
People call the birds Kiwis　　　　 they make the sound: keee-weee. www.21-cn-jy.com
20.The girl gave a wonderful speech last Friday. (改为感叹句)
　　　　 　　　　wonderful speech the girl gave last Friday!
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A group of 15 Asi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an elephants was making its way north across China for over a year. After travelling nearly 500 kilometres northward, they reached the area near Yunnan’s capital, Kunming. And nobody was quite sure why.21cnjy.com
It’s unusual for thes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e animals to take such a journey. Ever since they left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve(保护区) in the spring of 2020, the elephants have gone into villages and cities. As members of animals under top-level protection in China, the elephants were welcomed with green lights at each leg of their journey. They walked into villages, broke into houses and turned taps on to drink. They even visited a car store and showed up at an old people’s home, where they reached out their long noses into some of the rooms, causing an old man to hide under his bed. 【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
The Yunnan Forest ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Fire Brigade(总队) said a team of eight people were following the group 24 hours a day. They were using drones(无人机) as well to watch them from above in the air.The 15 elephants have now become international superstars, with fans around the world watching their journey in social media.
“Asian elephants ne ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ed to live in warm areas. The further north they travel, the less comfortable the weather will be for them. So we need to guide them toward their home,” a professor said.
21.Paragraph 1 t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ells the facts about the Asian elephants EXCEPT 　　　　.
A.why they left their homes
B.where they moved towards
C.how long they walked
D.how many members they had
22.Where did the elephants live before they moved away 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
A.In the north of Asia.
B.In Xishuangbanna, Yunnan.
C.In the north of China.
D.In Yunnan’s capital, Kunming.
23.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 21*cnjy*com
A.The elephants liked the journey very much.
B.The green lights stopped the elephants’ journey. 【版权所有：21教育】
C.The journey was successful for the elephants.
D.There were lights on the legs of the elephants.
24.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A.The city people were ready to welcome the elephants.
B.No ways were fit to stop the elephants from moving.
C.The government didn’t allow people to hurt the elephants.
D.Many people were paying attention to these elephants.
25.What’s the best title for this passage
A.The journey of 15 elephants
B.The reason to have a journey
C.The way to protect the elephants
D.15 Asian elephants are in danger
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Lesson 14　Amazing Animals
Ⅰ.1.laid　2.flapped　3.shake
4.mice　5.avoid
Ⅱ.6.Kiwis　7.eggplants　8.wings
9.long-eared　10.deserts
Ⅲ.11.A
12.A　avoid意为“避免”;t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ravel意为“旅行”;encourage意为“鼓励”;lead意为“带领”。句意:在假期里,我们应该避免晚上熬夜和早上睡过头。2·1·c·n·j·y
13.A　14.B　
15.A　 look li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ke意为“看起来像”;look at意为“看”;look after意为“照顾”;look for意为“寻找”。根据“Yeah. Both of them have curly hair and blue eyes.”可知,琳达像她妈妈,她们都是卷发和蓝眼睛。根据句意判断选A。2-1-c-n-j-y
Ⅳ.16.laid　17.with　18.as tall as
19.because　20.What a
Ⅴ. 一群亚洲象离家一年多,跋山涉水,穿行将近500千米,引起了社会各界的广泛关注。本文简单介绍了这群亚洲象的行动轨迹及现状。
21.A　根据第一段最后一句“And nob ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ody was quite sure why.”可知,没有人确切地知道大象群迁徙的原因,因此选A。
22.B　由第二段第二句“Ever s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ince they left their home in the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve…”可知,在迁徙之前,这些大象生活在云南的西双版纳,因此选B。
23.C　句意理解题。“at each l ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eg of their journey”意为“在它们的每一段旅程中”;“with green lights”意为“一路绿灯;一切顺利”。因此选C。
24.D　本段主要介绍了云南森林消防总队的8 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )个人24小时跟随大象群,无人机也始终监护着大象群,15头大象成了网络明星,由此可推断很多人在关注着大象群,因此选D。
25.A　主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一群亚洲象的行动轨迹及现状,而非迁徙原因、保护措施和危险。因此选A。
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