冀教版英语八年级下册 Unit 3 Lesson 17 Save the Tigers 同步课时练习（含答案解析）

Lesson 17　Save the Tigers
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1.One hundred years is a c　　　　.
2.The men showed great c　　　　 while climbing Qomolangma. 21世纪教育网版权所有
3.Why were you late again, Lisa Can you tell me the r　　　　 21教育网
4.To protect wild animals, we should stop hunters from k　　　　 them.
5.The girl c　　　　 her finger just now. Luckily, it was not serious. 21cnjy.com
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
fur, balance, chain, disappear, symbol
6.Some wild animals may 　　　　forever if we don’t stop hunting them.
7.My dog has white 　　　　. It looks nice and feels soft. 2·1·c·n·j·y
8.Tigers are 　　　　of strength and courage.
9.If the sheep loses the 　　　　, it will fall off the steel wire(钢丝). 2-1-c-n-j-y
10.Tigers are at the top of the food 　　　　.
Ⅲ.单项选择
11.(2021保定曲阳期中)—How many students are there in your school 【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
—　　　　 them 　　　　over one thousand.
A.The number of; is B.The number of; are
C.A number of; are D.A number of; is
12.(2021唐山路北期中)How 　　　 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )　Mr. Wang was! He jumped into the river and saved a child yesterday. 21*cnjy*com
A.strict B.honest
C.lazy D.brave
13.Her mother posted her some books and a lot of money　　　　. 【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
A.either B.also
C.as well D.as well as
14.We shouldn’t 　　　　too many trees. It’s bad for the environment. 【出处：21教育名师】
A.cut down B.put down
C.write down D.turn down
15.(2021云南改编)The ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )earth is 　　　　now. We have to do something to protect it.
A.in danger B.in fact
C.in style D.in space
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Ⅳ.根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
16.保持鸟类数量平衡(很)重要。
　　　　 　　　　to keep the number of birds　　　　 　　　　.
17.今晚的气温将降到零摄氏度。
Tonight’s temperature is going to 　　　　　　　　0℃.
18.这艘船面临沉没的危险。
The ship is 　　　　　　　　　　　　sinking.
19.他会写歌,也会弹吉他。
He can write songs and play the guitar 　　　　　　　　.
20.张老师必须在四月初完成这个课题。
Mr. Zhang must finish the project 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　April.
Ⅴ.(2021河北改编)阅读理解
Mary was in bed ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), feeling sleepy. She read the first few words of her book, “The dodo(渡渡鸟) was a bird that couldn’t fly…”, and soon she fell fast asleep.21·世纪*教育网
Whoosh! The wi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ndow flew wide open. Mary sat up, and through the window she saw a dodo, an unusual dodo, right there in her yard!【版权所有：21教育】
“I lived over four hun ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )dred years ago,” the dodo said. “But then terrible things happened. People cut down the forests, so we had nothing to eat. We all died.” The dodo felt sad.
Suddenly, a mammoth(猛 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )犸) rushed in. It said, “I’ve been looking for you, Dodo! I lived thousands of years ago, but not now.” It added, “Scientists think the weather changed, changing the environment where we lived. We ate grass, but as the weather grew warmer, forests spread and there was less grass to eat.”www.21-cn-jy.com
Seconds later, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an elephant bird came. It said proudly, “I’m the heaviest bird that’s ever lived. I weigh half a ton. But we lived on earth over a thousand years ago.”21教育名师原创作品
The animals all looked ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) sad. Before they had time to say another word, a tiger came in. “My friends,” it said, showing its big teeth. “I hear what you are talking about. We tigers are lucky. Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger. We are safe and no one can hurt us there.”21*cnjy*com
“Sounds great!” though ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t Mary. “Animals should have more of this kind of places!”
The window bl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ew shut, and Mary woke up with a start. There was no one and nothing to see, except the book in her hand.
21.Which of the animals lived thousands of years ago
A.Dodos. B.Elephant birds.
C.Tigers. D.Mammoths.
22.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “spread”
A.提升 B.蔓延
C.打败 D.溶解
23.Why are tigers lucky
A.They have big teeth.
B.They live in safe places.
C.The environment changed.
D.The weather grew warmer.
24.Which question could best help us find out the writer’s purpose www-2-1-cnjy-com
A.Did the writer want us to have fun
B.Did the writer want us to raise animals
C.Did the writer want us to protect dodos
D.Did the writer want us to learn something
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Ⅵ.词语运用
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词(有提示词的,填入所给单词的正确形式)。
　　Hello. We are studen ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ts from Thailand, and we want to save the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand’s 25.　　　　(symbol). Our 26.　　　　(one) flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol 27.　　　　 good luck.
Elephants are sma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rt animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also draw very 28.　　　　(good). People say that “an elephant never forgets”. Elephants can walk for 29.　　　　 long time and never get 30.　　　　(lose). They can also remember places with food and water. This helps 31.　　　　(they) to live.
But elephants are i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n great 32.　　　　(dangerous). People cut down many trees 33.　　　　 elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3 000 elephants(over 100 000 before). We must 34.　　　　(save) the trees and not buy things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.
答案
Lesson 17　Save the Tigers
Ⅰ.1.century　2.courage　3.reason
4.killing　5.cut
Ⅱ.6.disappear　7.fur　8.symbols
9.balance　10.chain
Ⅲ.11.A　the number of意为 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“……的数量”,在句中作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式;a number of意为“许多”,在句中作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。21·cn·jy·com
12.D　13.C　14.A　15.A
Ⅳ.16.It’s important; in balance　
17.drop to　18.in danger of
19.as well　20.at the beginning of
Ⅴ.21—24　DBBD
Ⅵ.25.symbols　26.first　27.of　28.well
29.a　30.lost　31.them　32.danger
33.so　34.save
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